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That's true. But there is this: John 16:13, Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. I would think the spirit of truth is as...

Like the 12 apostles. Fishermen have no qualifications to teach the Bible.

That is true. However, symbols point to a reality, something that is actually going to happen.

Well, it'd be a heck of an afterlife if we couldn't even praise God! I'd rather be with God and Jesus also, but that isn't going to happen until Jesus comes back again. In a few places in his letters, Paul explained the sequence of events as to when the dead in Christ would rise from the dead...

Exactly what the ancient Egyptians and Greeks believed. But the Hebrews believed that the dead were dead. Eccl 9:5, For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Eccl 9:10, Whatsoever thy...

Jesus called the transfiguration a vision. Matt 17:9, And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. Also, why would Jesus have to raised from the dead if the dead aren't dead?

Heb 11:13, These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Abraham was among the "these all die" in this verse, so he died. And...

I have to say I'm totally confused by the things you say. On the one hand, you say I'll be sent to hell for believing Jesus freed us from the law. On the other hand, you say we are free from sin. The two ideas are diametrically opposed to each other. Am I liable for eternal damnation for...

I think I see what you are saying now, but just to make sure, are you saying that a Christian can not sin? Verse 6 says we are released from the law, not sin, nor the spiritual battle between flesh and spirit. Cain wasn't under the law either, but he certainly sinned. Technically, the...

Nonetheless, I think Jesus was pointing out the insidious nature of sin.

I have two natures. With the flesh, I, like Paul, serve the law of sin. With the mind I, like Paul, serve the law of the spirit. Rom 7:22-23, 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me...

True. I may have been exaggerating!

It might be comforting to remind the grieving parents that Jesus will raise their child in the end. But, as you said, it might be best to just let them cry on your shoulder.

Pluck out your eye if it causes you to offend. Cut off your hand if that offends you. How about, thinking evil about someone is the same as murder? Since Jesus was obligated to observe all the Jewish feasts, why don't we? There's a bunch of things like that if you think about it.

God assures us that we are more than conquerors (Rom 8:37). So we should always keep that in mind when the devil attacks. I'm glad you know that God didn't cause the accidents. I just spoke to a brother who told me the death of his friend in an automobile accident was God's will. What was the...

How should I take it? Like there's some secret meaning that only "the initiated" know? If I want to take it symbolically, I could say that Jeremiah meant that heaven is on Mars, and we're all going there. I mean, who holds the "key" to the "secret meaning?" A lot of assumptions there. Almost...

I'm not so sure anybody here thinks there behavior is of no importance. I think maybe you misunderstand those who you think feel that way. But I suppose I could be wrong Our behavior does matter. Personally, I want to please God, but He's not going to un-son me if I don't (and sometimes I, like...

God gave different revelation to different people. 1Cor 10:32, Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: Jews Gentiles church of God Different people, different revelation. I've said that, " whatsoever things were written aforetime were...

I dare say it's an honest question. I think better Christians than either you or I have fallen by the wayside. You can not guarantee how you will feel about God in the future. Granted, you will probably remain faithful, but there's no guarantee. If that doesn't scare you, then I don't think you...

Christianity is defined by the scriptures, not by the churches. But if it is by the churches, pray tell which of the 2,000+ denominations teaches the truth? Well, references the 2,000+ different denominations I mentioned, somewhere along the line the teaching of Jesus went AWOL. Among those...