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From what I understand the soul is like a 'life force'. Its what philosophers have been grappling with the creation of life itself. When God breathed life into Adam. Some say its consciousness. The knowledge of experiencing life as a reality. As opposed to inanimate objects. Pre enlightened...

I am not sure what you want me to shw. That gentiles were saved before Paul came along. As mentioned we have Cornelius the Centurion in Acts 10 who Peter preaches the gospel to. We have the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8. Phillip preached and baptised the high ranking Ethiopian official...

Many gentiles were saved before Paul came along. It is the Holy spirit and not Paul or any disciple.

I don't think Paul was the only disciple that preached to the Gentiles. As mentioned, Peter a Jew came to realize that the Gentiles were included before Paul. Paul did not come along until around 3 to 5 years after Christ left. Many Gentiles were saved before Paul came along. So, the message...

I also think that the early church fathers (disciples of the disciples) can also add insights into how the early Christians applied and lived out the gospel and teachings. They were growing while some of the disciple's and especially John were still alive. But even afterwards they had the...

Sorry I thought you were questioning that the disciples accepted the gospel was for all after the Holy Spirit came to reveal the truth to them. When you sais "boy I wish that were true". As though it may not be true. There is only one gospel, and Paul was forthright about false gospels. That...

I am not sure where you are from. But most western nations now see traditional marriage and family as discrimination. Of denying other forms of marriage and family. This phenomenon has really only been happening in modern times since the revolutions of the sixties. As a result, many...

I mean Gods marriage of man and women in a lifelong commitment and for the procreation of children. Many churches and denominations allow divorce, and other forms of marriage and family in line with secular society. It was the same when the Christian worldview became the main religion of the...

The early Christians based the family on Jewish tradition which was based on (Genesis 1:28) reflecting the mandate to “be fruitful and multiply”. Paul also mentions that a church leader has to first be hospitable and manage his own household and family. The importance of bringing the family up...

If we don't know what they were preaching then how can you question their preaching. As far as I understand the majority of disiciples left Jerusalem and were in gentile and foriegn lands. Tradition has them preaching the gospel and being martryed for Christ. Of course they were very Jewish. It...

Is there such a sin as not doing something. I know the obvious like theft, murder, fornication ect are wrong and really even a non Christian will know this deep down. But what about not feeding the hungry or helping someone. It seems to me the biggest sin in western Christian nations is not...

I agree the disciples did not understand what Christ was saying. Only after His death when the Holy spirit came to them did they understand. They actually hid and were afraid and bewildered before that. I think at first it was natural that the apostles and Jewish Christians thought as a Jewish...

The rest of the NT is derived from Christs words. Apart from the telling of the events surrounding Christ such as the telling of the events and the people involved. Which can help give creedence to Christ and His words. But the teachings after Christ are based on what Christ taught. The...

Yes the same gospel taught directly by Christ and the holy spirit to all the disciples. CHrist said Peter was the rock that His church would be built upon based on the gospel. Do you know what the gospel is ?. Why would Peter have a different gospel to Paul. The gospel is that Christ died for...

These verses say Paul was appointed to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. But Paul did not even begin to preach until somewhere between 3 and 5 years after Christ. There were many Gentiles saved in that time by the preaching of the gospel by other disciples and even Christians. Antioch a...

Yes having Christs words highlighted cuts to the only words we should hold as truth. There is a lot of preaching about social issues and Ted talks on how we should apply the bible. Christ mentioned He spoke in parables to keep it simple.

I had to shake my head and do a double take as I thought I was having deja vu. Then I realised you posted the same reply in another thread lol. You have a mission for Paul. I don't blame you. I have sort of answered this in the other thread. Only for context in this thread I would add that I...

I agree with all these about Paul. I also like Romans 15:16: to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Its amazing that Paul was...

I think content has to be age appropriate. Likewise for new Christians or those having striggles with faith it is important to ensure accurate interpretations of Gods word. People will sometimes not understand parts of the bible and really that is something they need to grow into. One thing I...

I am liking gospel music at the moment. In fact I think this may be coming back. Especially the blues roots black American gospel and soul. Which really is the roots for all modern music. Along with folk whicvh I also like. I have been into blues roots music for years with legends like Robert...