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About 15 years ago we held a church out of our home and a few other families. Unless you're very top-down authoritative, this does not lead to doctrinal unity. Top-down and authoritative was what we all were trying to get away from, anyway. It turns out that it's fine to disagree on some...

For what? I don't understand what you're asking for. This argument doesn't work logically. It assumes the conclusion. If a different assumption were made - that the heavens are physical - then the conclusion would also be different. :shrug: Yes, but was there something you'd recommend? I...

What is pictured here is the Lord descending upon the earth - His Return. Those gathered to meet him, yes in the air, meet Him as He descends TO THE EARTH. They stay on earth, they are just gathered to Him as He descends to... Jerusalem, I think? He doesn't. In this chapter, the Lord's...

This started in Colossians 1:15, regarding the "image" of the invisible God. If you go look at that verse and word closely, you'll find that the Greek word there is εἰκὼν, which is an icon in English, and is sometimes translated as idol elsewhere in the Bible. The verse isn't talking about...

Paul wasn't even sure whether his experience was real or not. (2 Corinthians 12:2) What do you think I've claimed exactly? I don't have any sort of special revelation. I just have the Bible, and a willingness to work at understanding it. It doesn't really matter whether Matthew did it or...

It isn't the same for everyone. It looks like early on in the history of mankind, we split into two groups - farmers and herders. If you're descended from farmers, you'll likely see benefits from eating more plants and grains. If you're descended from herders, you'll likely see benefits...

Yes. It's usually plural - heavens - and those "several meanings" are usually regarded as different heavens, or different levels of heaven. It can mean our blue skies and clouds OR it can refer to space and the planets and stars. We know that Paul believed in at least 3 heavens, because he...

Men are supposed to be dangerous. If you've elected a man as the head of your country, and he's NOT dangerous, then you elected a WEENIE. That being said, I also find Mr. Trump's narcissism distasteful. Not so much that I'd vote for that sock-puppet Biden, but it is a problem. I might vote...

I think this may be the most popular heresy of the modern age - that "heaven" is an alternate-reality, extra-dimensional spirit realm. The Bible entertains no such notion. The heavens it talks about are the literal heavens. You can see them right now by walking outside and looking UP...

Yep, communication between us doesn't seem to be working. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes.

It doesn't seem like you know what the word spirit means.

My Bible teacher, way back in high school, used to say... I have always found this to be true, and that's the all the perception I want or need. If I stay out of the wrong places and stick to the right spaces, and if I do not muddy the waters myself, it becomes easy to see when something is...

No? Just because we are created for the purpose of being His Body, that doesn't mean that's what happens all the time and everywhere.

"Avoid Nigeria" has been good advice for the last 4000 years. Is there some special reason to avoid it now?

Yes, we are created to be his body.

Hi Robert, I think we've been internet-acquaintances now for the better part of, what... 2 decades? And in that time, we haven't agreed on much. But I will say... your character has been better than your theology. I have never seen you return evil for evil, or send hateful words to anyone...

Hezekiah's Tunnel was discovered in 1837, well before today's orthodox Jews even existed in the country. It connects the Gihon Spring to the city. The spring still exists. We know where it is. And it doesn't feed the "temple mount" of today. It's one mountain south.

Herod the Great built the third temple. Are you asking if they're going to build a fourth temple?

They're pretty noisy. The 14 books of the Deuterocanon were all written during that period, as well as the Book of Enoch, the first parts of the Talmuds, and the Dead Sea Scrolls... most of them aren't just copies of the Biblical books. The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Tanach) was...