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I am a 5 point Calvinist and a non-Cessatioist and a Credobaptist. :) It manages to get me in enough trouble with most people just being a "Particular Bapti-Costal" :D On the "trinity" question, I have to agree with the Athanasian Creed: That we worship one God in trinity and the trinity in...

We seem to have some sort of miscommunication happening. I acknowledged that the claim that the trinity formula was not original to Matthew 28:19 may have some merit (whether or not it was part of the original autograph written by Matthew is a reasonable question). What I was casting serious...

That was quite an imaginative piece of eisegetical fiction; you should have just stopped at challenging the authenticity of Matthew 28:19b as part of the autograph of Matthew.

You need to reread Genesis 1 ... all of the worlds belong to God (and not the god Mars).

[Mat 16:25 NASB] 25 "For whoever[G3739][G1437] wishes[G2309] to save[G4982] his life[G5590] will lose[G622] it; but whoever[G3739][G302] loses[G622] his life[G5590] for My sake[G6025] will find[G2147] it. [Mar 8:35 NASB] 35 "For whoever[G3739][G1437] wishes[G2309] to save[G4982] his life[G5590]...

So "don't be afraid of people who can bury your body, but fear God who can bury your body and soul" ... got it. I don't think that I want you for MY bible teacher ... "Hell" was a better translation than your inaccurate explanation of a Hebrew word with another Hebrew word: [H776] ʼerets...

Yup ... but what is Gehenna?

I agree, except for your characterization of Luther's position on salvation. Luther never advocated that Faith apart from obedience would save anyone. Luther advocated that the power to save came from God without the need for our works to earn God's love. "The first and chief article is this...

"fairy tales" is a VERY POOR choice of words. fairy tale noun 1 a : a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins b : a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending 2 : a made-up story usually designed to mislead...

That is your right, but I don't see what you have to complain about. You asked a rather brief and vague question ... To which I offered what I thought was a fairly specific answer ... Most of Jesus' "specific instructions" do not directly apply to me. I cannot let down a fishing net that I...

Jesus says we all do: [Mat 10:28 NASB] 28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

You are ignoring the implications of your assumptions. That is what my question was intended to get you to think about. You asked a dishonest question about if scripture is true and if we can believe it ... that is not the issue. Of course scripture is "God breathed" True and we must believe...

You focus too much on dying to self ... which is necessary ... but God is the God of the LIVING not the God of the dead, so you need to focus more on what you are LIVING FOR than what you are dying to.

We are aware on some level that Mars, the god of war, is not real ... is he. ;) Here is a confession for you, even if God had said there was no afterlife ... if only the sleep of the grave awaited us like the Old Testament seems to imply ... I would still choose to follow Christ and strive to...

I agree. However his statement need not be read as denying that. What does the expression mean to you? I have Jesus (because the Father foreknew me and DREW me to the Son), and I am, therefore, IN CHRIST. I have the Holy Spirit (because I have been SEALED with the Holy Spirit). I have the...

Which is different from Caucasian, Black, and Asian how, exactly? At one time "pop science" claimed they were different species. Then "real science" rebuked that as false nonsense. Now Genetics seems to be bringing us full circle. There are distinct coloration differences and physiological...

Can’t argue with that. Yay JESUS!

[Mat 7:15-20 NASB] 15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn [bushes] nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad...

No. God.

To give credit where it may be due, I am not sure bbyrd009 is completely wrong in his theology. I am unsure if he is correct, incorrect or somewhere in between. His posts are so ‘sharp’ that it is difficult to tease the message out from the parries and thrusts. I sort of wish he would just...