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Greetings Writer, My faith rests on a belief of the Gospel which consists of the things concerning the Kingdom of God and the things concerning the Name of Jesus Acts 8:5-6,12. Part of my belief in the Kingdom of God portion of the Gospel is that the 1000 years is a literal period of 1000...

Greetings again HealthyShape, Part of my standard procedure, hopefully considered courteous and it highlights who I am addressing rather than a general comment. I agree we are not under the law and some information may not be relevant. One reason why we see the need to also concentrate on OT...

Greetings again HealthyShape, I suggest we need both. We instruct our Sunday School children three years lessons in the OT and two years lessons in the NT. Many of the OT lessons are essential and not repeated in the NT. Our SS has three levels, Junior, Intermediate and Senior, covering 15...

Greetings again HealthyShape, But this seems to cast some possible doubt on the prophecy in Micah 5 and also the records in Matthew 2 and Luke 2. I suggest that your perspective and the perspective of this thread is not in line with the attitude of Jesus and the Apostles. A few examples...

Greetings HealthyShape, They are not "Jewish prophecies" but part of the Word of God and designed to encourage and enlighten the true believers. A healthy spiritual environment is where all aspects of the Word of God are understood and taught in proper balance. Peter in Acts 2 correctly...

Greetings again Grailhunter, But it is Peter who quotes this as teaching the resurrection of Jesus. Acts 2:22–36 (KJV): 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye...

Greetings CTK, I consider these kings depicted by the ten toes as the subdivision of the Roman Empire after its demise. Additional detail is also given in Daniel 7 represented by the ten horns and then by the rise and demise of the Catholic power. Kind regards Trevor

Greetings again Grailhunter, You continue to ignore the two references in Luke 24 and continue to express some of your extreme views. We are not directly told what Jesus expounded to the two on the way to Emmaus, nor what he expounded to the Apostles. Peter's speech in Acts 2 seems probable to...

Greetings Aunty Jane, You are giving a different definition to the word mortal. Adam was not mortal, that is, subject to death, until after he had sinned. When created he was in a position of not possessing eternal life, but also not mortal, that is, subject to death. He had the potential...

Greetings again Grailhunter, Luke 24:25-27 (KJV): 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded...

Greetings Aunty Jane, I agree with most of the rest of your post, but I still object to your statement that before Adam sinned he was a mortal. I looked up the Macquarie Dictionary and it endorses my understanding of the word mortal as subject to death. Mortality and death were only introduced...

Greetings Aunty Jane, I thought that the definition of "mortal" is "subject to death", not "capable of dying". Mortality and death were introduced after Adam sinned. Kind regards Trevor

Greetings again Grailhunter, No, you have given an elaborate collection of ideas, most of them very marginal and extreme, and your latest post is similar. The religion of the OT faithful is the same as the NT faithful. Yes the extremes of modern Judaism and modern so-called Christianity are...

Greetings Grailhunter, You have given an elaborate collection of ideas, most of them very marginal and extreme. The OT and NT are harmonious and Jesus is prophesied in numerous OT Scriptures and also anticipated by many examples and lessons. Stephen, for example, mentions the initial rejection...

Greetings GRACE ambassador, I do not consider that this in any way negates the literalness of the 1000 years mentioned in Revelation 20. It certainly does not teach that the faithful will only rule with Christ over the nations for one day. There are many Scriptures that teach that Jesus is to...

Greetings again NotThe Rock, I appreciate your comments and your position, but I do not believe in "spiritual baptism through the Holy Spirit". I consider the baptism of the Holy Spirit was the impartation of the Spirit Gifts to the first century believers and I consider that these are not...

Greetings NotThe Rock, Water baptism. A uniting in true faith with the death and resurrection of Jesus which necessitates a life motivated from then on by the love of Christ. Galatians 2:20 (KJV): I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life...

Greetings again Exegesis, For those that have been faithful and are already dead at the return of Jesus, they will be saved out of the first death, as they will be resurrected from the dust and given immortality. For those who are faithful and are already alive at the return of Jesus, they will...

Greetings again Exegesis, I consider that it is clearly taught. First time I have heard that theory. I read Genesis 1-3 as speaking about the first man created, usually called Adam. You seem to be "subliminally adding something to the verses that really isn't there". I understand the phrase...

Greetings Exegesis, I suggest that after Adam sinned, the sentence of his eventual death is clearly taught, and also that in the meantime leading up to his death he would be subject to a life of trouble and difficulty, clearly indicating that his death would be future. And this is the first...