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No, by agency I mean their will to influence what their prophecies were about. They would not have control. As for any stories or prophecies that may have proceeded biblical prophecy, I have no problem with God having prophets outside of Israel that were told mysteries before. I also expect...

You ascribe too much agency to the prophets, they just wanted to release the pressure that the Holy Spirit put on their soul. The intention of the legitimate Old testament prophets was to speak the words God gave them to speak... As to remain silent as in Jeremiah 20:9, felt like fire in the...

So, the scribes misinterpret scripture and that somehow means scripture is lacking consistency? Concerning this, Let God be true and every man a liar. His words are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times.

Well spoken rabAI. Though the Jews likely were taking Jesus literally and were confused about being called slaves.

Negative, I am done with this so called conversation. I hoped we could benefit from a discussion, as iron sharpens iron, but this discussion is not fruitful. You are making baseless accusations about my beliefs when everything I have said to you comes from scripture, directly or indirectly...

We are wary of false teachers. And you being defensive does not help us to determine the truth of the matter. If your answer to a why question is: the answer is clear in his word, I guess that's fine. I for one delight in uncovering the mysteries of God and forming a better understanding by...

Sufficiency speaks to exclusive conditions affirming a positive result. While necessary refers to one or more conditions to affirm a positive result. For the repentant thief crucified with Jesus, his confession was sufficient. Some would call that a work. For those of us who live longer we...

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

It is down right demonic really. Why should God care if a bunch of deceivers are themselves decived. Why should those who hate the truth be enlightened?

It doesn't appear that we are on the same page yet so I'll not make assumptions about your beliefs. Could you clarify why works are necessary for salvation? And give an example of what constitutes a work?

You should repent of believing the enemies of Israel have any sort of moral high ground. They target civilians indiscriminately, and I've seen no evidence Israel has done the same. Their attacks are targeted and successful. Their civilians are not blameless either. There is tacit approval...

I disagree, one is saved entirely by faith in Jesus Christ. One can cling to their flesh and refuse to do good works. Or on the opposite end of the spectrum they can try to justify themselves before God and others by their works. Both are missing the mark. The former calls into question if we...

This does not prove a correlation of wisdom to intelligence. If he is so intelligent, he probably realizes that it is cringe worthy to lean on his intelligence for evangelizing. Yet he has determined rightly to approach his audience in such a way, making use of the opertunity.

I don't know, I'm hoping it to be an outpouring of the Spirit. Real lava doesn't act as described, moving one town to another.

The wave seems to point to God's wrath IMO. But we are not children of wrath, so it washes over us.

Verse 17 also mentions casting out demons. Then there is verse 18, which is no less important. "18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Speaking in tongues is one of many gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit himself is the same in all who are saved. But not all who are saved may speak in tongues. If I were to argue that only those healing the sick are saved it would be equally invalid.

Trade rainbows and glitter for sackcloth and ashes.

Regarding the "rich fatty milk" I was referring to the foundation of repentance from sin. This should be the first step of many in becoming worthy followers of Jesus. But we are often stuck in this first step, and do not mature past it. Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary...

People are ignoring the full council of God, stuck eating the fatty rich milk of the word. Do people actually read their bibles? I know many who own a bible but never have read it. Is there something in the flesh that makes us resist opening the bible when they might be avid readers of other...