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This verse does not say that Jesus is God's first creation. It attributes creation from the beginning as being from Him. Revelation 3:14 (KJV) And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation...

I think what you lack understanding about is that Christ provides salvation for all that God created. Through Him creation shall be saved, as well as whosoever lives and believes in Him.

I believe the more biblically accurate way to define who salvation has been provided for is to repeat Christ when He says. For the Bible speaks of more than the salvation for all who shall believe. It also tells us that all of creation shall be saved through Christ. John 3:15-21 (KJV) That...

This is true! And even the ability to repent and believe in Christ comes through the gift of faith that accompanies all who are eternally saved. John 4:10 (KJV) Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest...

Here is how we fulfill the commandments of Christ. Not according to works of righteousness that we do, because even our love for the Lord thy God and thy neighbor comes through His Spirit working in us. Matthew 22:37-40 (KJV) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all...

No one denies this! The problem is your insistence that Christ has come to save everyone, without also acknowledging "everyone who believes." Surely you can see the difference? Christ came to save mankind without distinction, but not without exception, because many are already lost in their sins.

Then why do you not say this? The only way to reconcile how Christ provided salvation for everyone, is in understanding everyone is only everyone who believes? Yes? In other words, the atoning work through the sacrificial life, death and resurrection of Christ is not dependent upon any one...

JBO gives an interesting opinion regarding the creation of angels. The following seems to be saying the hosts (angels) of heaven were created by God within the six days of creation, and that all that is in heaven and the earth both visible and invisible were created by God before He rested from...

It is true that all who live and die without Christ shall die in their sins. When we read that Christ is the Saviour of the whole world, and the Saviour of all people without exception, how will those who die in their sins be saved through Him? If some live and die in their sins, how has...

Though the word trinity is not specifically written in the Scriptures, one would be hard pressed to answer against the verses of Scripture speaking of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Or Father, the Word and Spirit. For according to John these three (triune/trinity) give witness in heaven and...

Why blame unbiblical doctrine on Creeds and Confessions? If the Creed is unbiblical prove from the Scripture how/why it is! Look for instance at the doctrine here that you espouse. I'll point out only one point you make. You give us your opinions without bringing into harmony ALL the...

According to John the time that is NOW is for HEARING HIS WORD, it is not the hour COMING when the dead in the graves HEAR HIS VOICE. The DEAD can only hear His voice because it is too late after physical death to hear His Word. The time now is for hearing the Gospel proclaimed, and all who...

Everything shall be consumed by the fire that shall come down from heaven because the fall brought corruption and death to the whole of creation. Even animals and plant life as well as marine life is all ordained to death through the corruption of sin that was introduced into God's creation...

I've never read of a "second" resurrection for unbelievers? I've only read from Scripture of the first resurrection which is the resurrection of Christ, for He is the first to be resurrected from the dead to never die again. And Scripture speaks of the physical resurrection for all who are...

The Breath - Strong's Hebrew Dictionary 5397. נְשָׁמָה neshamah (nᵉshâmâh) Search for H5397 in KJVSL; in KJV. נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh, nesh-aw-maw' from H5395; a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal:—blast, (that) breath(-eth)...

Israel's role was to make manifest God unto all nations. Instead of making God known to the nations (Gentiles) they became arrogant because God had chosen them, and through them the promised Messiah would come. Instead of sharing the "good news" of a coming Messiah with the nations, they...

I agree with JBO, it is difficult to make a distinction between soul of mankind, and spirit in mankind. The way I've come to understand these is that in the beginning God formed man from the dust of the earth, and breathed life, which is spirit into the flesh and man became a living breathing...

Every living breathing creature has a breath of life which is spirit. Without the breath of life there can be no physical life. What differs mankind from animals is that mankind by grace through faith alone are given the Spirit from Christ to have the breath of life through their spirit that...

When the dead are resurrected from the graves in an hour coming, when the last trumpet sounds, we will either be resurrected to eternal life or to condemnation in the lake of fire. None will live again on this earth, because this earth shall be consumed by the fire of God's wrath that shall...

Of course a living soul dies. Since every living breathing creature on the earth has a physical body with the breath of life, which is spirit, the two alive together is a living soul. When the body of every living breathing creature dies, our spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecc 12:7). When...