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the word translated as prince also means elder. Michael is a created being, Jesus existed before His birth.

Yes, but it needs to be a choice that doesn't defile the conscience and the conscience is informed by law. This goes to the issue of spiritual "weakness" or immaturity. I was raised to despise weakness, but that was worldly parental guidance and not really an option. We're called by the Apostle...

the early gentile church was only required (by the leadership in Jerusalem) to abstain from sexual immorality and meats offered to idols. The modern church can't even live up to that standard. We have One standard who is the person of Jesus Christ, do you "look" like Him?

Kaddish for mourning. The word means sanctification. read the rest. God cares about His testimony. The church is a spiritual house, these bodies are just tents, temporary habitations, bodies of death. The law promoted physical life, but eternal life is a gift of grace. God not only cares what...

absurd.

Hi Stan, folks always prefer something that they can do to something that they can't do. We're always running from grace and putting on fig leaves.

This is a Jewish perspective, but the image of God is not about our physical nature: God is Spirit.

God's concern in Leviticus over tatoos was about being different from the practices of the nations. The cuts were bloodlettings to foreign gods (demons) and tattoos weren't done for decorations, but "spiritual" reasons. I don't have any tats, but my wife does. Whatever you make part of your...

The angels, like us, are created beings and the cults are cults in part because of such antichristian doctrine. Jesus is Lord, Son of the living God, but Jehovah's witnesses will not extend the concept of "after its kind" to their creator. Their doctrine is corrupted in the same manner as Jewish...

The purpose of a witness is to give true testimony and if we know Him, we have His witness. If we do not have His witness, then how can we know Him? God knows who we are and what's in us, but its a rare man that knows himself. What are we to prove?

The judgment of believers, called the beema(?) seat judgment is one of reward not punishment. The final judgment, called the white throne judgment, is the judgment of everyone else at the 2nd resurrection, the end of the millennial kingdom as such. God punishes disobedient believers as a...

Some folks believe that the bride is the 144000 Jewish virgins and that the gentiles are the guests, but this is a little too much like JW doctrine for me to be comfortable with and puts a little too much importance in bloodlines. God's promises to the gentiles go back to Noah and are...

I am currently reading through Isaiah in my morning readings (skipped right over song of songs) and in chapter 1 God refers to Israel as His children. If these verses refer to the church directly, then the church is in big trouble. God promises to bring the sword against the rebellious and...

We disagree about the rapture, but your posts are exegetically sound and certainly aligned with what I've been shown by the Lord.

Now, I'm a little prejudiced in my thinking because I was named after the archangel, but in the book of Daniel who was it that alone stood with the Lord against His enemies and who is it that takes his stand for Israel and the church at the time of the judgment?

the king in the parable is unidentified. that's why its a parable, not a prophecy (though it is in part prophetic.)

well, the parable doesn't call the guests believers, and says that they are compelled to attend.

I don't think people wear armor to weddings so the metaphor doesn't apply. However a person may believe that there is a God without submitting to Him. This parable relates to something written in the Old Testament, chapter 65 of the book of Isaiah, which is about the judgment of Israel and then...

Some theologians speak of special calls and general calls, sort of like a personal e-mail and a network wide broadcast e-mail. The gospel isn't a special call to faith, but a commandment "to believe" given to all that hear it. However the gospel is viewed by some as a general call to all...

great question. I also wonder about the city from God (in the book of the revelation) as well, with regard to those outside the gate and not permitted in (where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.) Some would say that this refers to Hell (outside the gates) but a literal interpretation of...