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It is also important to distinguish between Local Canon and Church Canon. Regarding the Epistle of Barnabas, it was never accepted by the Church canon, only a few local places. You appear to be saying that the Epistle of Barnabas was accepted by the Church; that would be going against the...

Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. Jude 3

Do the Scriptural Truths offend me? Not the scriptures themselves, but the interpretation of scriptures offends me sometimes. For example, I am offended with the Reformed/Calvinistic teachings about the nature of my Father.

I see you are part of the Catholic tradition. sorry I didn't know you were a Catholic. One of the difference we have is I interpret scripture with a literal method. For an easy example, we are told to call any man father. I believe that to be a literal mandate. So we don't accidentally meet...

The Core of the Canon was settled in the 1st and 2nd centuries, before the Catholic church was formed. The Muratori fragment show that the core canon (22 or 27 books of the NT) was known to be from the Apostles' teaching. When Peter told his audience that Paul's writings had some difficult...

When did the 2nd temple literally initially cease being the holy place? The temple ceased being the holy place for the Jews in BC 586 when it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. The Times of the Gentiles began in BC 606. It will once again be a holy place for the Jews during the first half of the...

Differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming. Each number correspond to the same number in the other chart: At the Rapture: 1. Christ comes FOR His own in the air 2. All believers are translated into new bodies 3. Christians are taken to the Father's House 4. There is no judgment on...

Imminent means no preceding signs take place before the Rapture. The Second Coming is preceded by hell on earth: the last half of the Tribulation. The Rapture will be anything but a secret. The whole world will know it. The persecution and martyrdom are characteristics of the Tribulation...

Your research is about 40 years too late. Many pre-trib beliefs have been discovered hundred of years before Darby was born. Several church fathers held to the imminent return of Christ.

Should I bring a lamb to the altar? Paul didn't.

Any bible student that has taken Church History 101 solved this debate 30 years ago.

Most evangelical scholars concur that the canon was not "decided" but the books were self-evidently part of the canon. The canonical books were each recognized as such due to their 'living' nature.

Since Christ lived during the Mosaic Dispensation. I pattern my life after the Apostle Paul. Remember, Paul said to imitate me (Paul) and Paul would follow Christ. The Mosaic Law that Christ followed is no longer in effect, it is obsolete since Christ fulfilled it.

Hmmm, okay, so are all people going to be saved, KUWN? Is that what you think? Are you a universalist? Explain how God wants all people saved but not all people are saved? How is that possible? Interpret the quoted verse, don't avoid it. I want an explanation as you see it. Asking questions...

Well, right, because there are no passages that "take the opposite." Are you saying Scripture contradicts itself? Surely not... no, what I am saying is that you are contradicting hundreds of Scripture. If God wants all people to be saved, how can his desire be thwarted. Is God unable to...

All you have done is to list a bunch of verses. You have not defeated those passages that take the opposite. For every verse you quoted a non-Calvinist could present with you the opposite. Luke 13:3... I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 1 Tim 2 This is good, and...

The "may" that you highlighted is part of a Purpose Clause that goes with hINA. There is no sense of contingency with this clause. When you do Systematic Theology, you have to take into consideration hundreds of other passages. One passage that everyone seems to have overlooked is 2 Pt 2.1. This...

Jesus lived under the OT era. the Gospels are about Jesus in the OT. That is how he was able to fulfill the Law. And that is why the writer of Hebrews says that the Mosaic Law has become obsolete.

What I said was your theology toward your God is the same concept that Muslims have toward their god.

I am about as far away for the Reformed view that one can go. Please remember, God created all of us to seek him. This is part of his grace and mercy.