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You are most definitely wrong about that. One of my favourite programmes on TV is natural history. I have watched a number of them and nearly in every case, when a randy male approaches a female, she decides if it will happen and when it will happen. No. We have not chosen to give special...

This verse has been used elsewhere to prove the existence of priests and to state that apostles were priests. What the writer has not understood is that Paul is using a metaphor for his ministry and note that he said his priestly duty was proclaiming the gospel of God. It had nothing at all to...

Team Venture is doing nothing more than quoting the anti spiritual gifts believers. I went to a Brethren Bible College and was taught just that. When I left, I ended up in a Charismatic Brethren Assembly and discovered it was all lies as the nine gifts of the Spirit were in operation all the...

An interesting comment, one which reveals why there was no such thing as teaching about tithing in the new testament for the simple reason that the new testament church did not do any of this. They did not sit in buildings they sat in homes; they didn't partake in worship led by a professional...

It is because you asked me this question: So what about the verse which says if we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness. If that is the case, what is this comment all about which was a response to what I said? "All" in here...

A very valid point and I note that Luther did not promote baptism by immersion despite returning to the scriptures regarding salvation. It seems to me that when a new movement starts they focus on what they determine is their speciality that sets them apart and for ever and a day, nothing...

You have avoided the question. I asked if the comment was not directed to me why the comment which was directed at me? I didn't ask you for an explanation.

Why? What do you mean by the church? Where does it say in the NT that everyone should give to the church? What should they give to the church? What is the church supposed to do with what is given to it? Why does the church need to have money given to it? I look forward to your answers to...

Romans 8 has nothing at all to do with the original creation. It is a teaching of Pauls to the Romans about walking in the spirit. Jeremiah 4 has nothing at all to do with creation. It is God speaking to an unfaithful Israel. Isaiah 45 has nothing at all to do with the original creation. It...

I haven't read every post but enough to get the gist of what is being argued. Where most go wrong is that they interpret scripture according to what is happening in their church or denomination. By way of example I was told that the passages in Timothy and Titus about Elders means the pastor...

We can argue over the length of God's days in Genesis from a theological perspective and we could be both right and both wrong. However, if we look at actual experience it may be more informative. I had a period when I was interested in the stories of people who said that they went to heaven...

May I suggest that this is standard practice for the evangelical church. We pick and choose which parts of the bible we will invest in as it suits our dogma and reject those that challenges our understanding of scripture. As a classic example, even if we do believe the 10 commandments are...

If that is the case, what is this comment all about which was a response to what I said? "All" in here does not mean your "future" sins, and sins that you don't confess and purposely withheld are NOT forgiven. Think about this: If God forgave all my future sins, then whatever sins I commit...

If you think about this logically, you cannot dismiss the 10 commandments especially the fourth one. It has been said here that the 10 commandments apply but not the fourth one. Who says so? Not the scriptures and the comment about the church and the first day of the week is wrong. In the...

​if you look at this from a historical perspective as I have done, you will find that it was common practice that whatever religion the head of the house followed, all the other members of the house followed it as well, even the slaves. In Acts 16 Lydia and ALL her household were baptised. We...

Personally, I think it would be better to replace the word illumination with revelation, especially when the scripture says that the Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth. In other words, he gives us revelation as to what the scripture means. We all need revelation whether it comes to us as...

I am not sure I understand this comment in the present context and in the context of what I said. What I listed were not the commandments of God. They were the commandments of man which you don't find in scripture. That being the case, we are not required to submit to them. Just to...

When I read this it got me thinking again. if we look back on church history, we see very distinct phases for want of a better term. It started with the apostolic age full of power, signs and wonders and virulent evangelism. This was followed by dead formalism which brought about the roman...

I did a study of the New Testament Church (NTC) and read about 40 books on the subject from various authors from various denominational persuasions. There were a few things that most seemed to agree on. There were no such things as priests as we know them today in the NTC. There were no...

A couple of thoughts which may be right or wrong depending on your perspective on things. It doesn't matter which translation you use as you can read the word of God and still not understand it. For it in any version to have authority, we need the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth of what we are...