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Did not the lawyer correctly identify the neighbor as one who showed mercy? Did not Jesus agree and tell the lawyer to do likewise? Did not I say we ARE to show mercy? I stand by what I said

All sins are forgiven, but all sins have a consequence. I don't understand the thinking behind "hypergrace". Grace allows us to focus on the inward man instead of trying to do the impossible task of making the flesh worthy. I am also one to believe Jesus's tough love was mercy up to a point...

I agree: Jesus was the good Samaritan. There are a couple of things you didn't discuss which I believe are important and perhaps a bit controversial. First, you mentioned that he said that he would come again, but he said more than that. He gave the money and noted that if his care exceeded...

Jesus didn't command them to teach the nations what he taught them. He said to teach them what I have commanded you [to teach them]. Sure, they were going to tell what happened. But they weren't going out to make more apostles. They were teaching sheep to be sheep, not shepherds. There were...

You have the so-called great commmision of Matt 28:19. But there is a prblem with that. Jesus was speaking to the 11 remaining disciples; not everyone. Jesus said go and teach all nations. But all are not teachers, nor apostles as these 11 would become. 1 Cor 12:29 asks the rhetorical...

Very thoughtful. Haven't thought of a few of those things such as the representation of the stone vessels. One of my favorite points of this story is that of the governor's response [paraphrasing], "most serve the best wine first, and then when the guests are well drunken, bring out the poorer...

There is absolutely no Biblical or historical account to support your claim. Romans 15 doesn't say or even suggest that Peter was there first. In fact, the book as a whole suggest he wasn't.

If you bring up that There is a slight flaw in your thinking if your point is that Romans were of the uncircumcision. Look at the last chapter of acts and you will see that in Rome Paul first preached to the Jews. Some believed and some didn't. Overall, Paul was sent to the gentiles...

John 1:42 KJV And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. I've seen many comment on Peter meaning "a stone", but lets look at something a little less obvious: the timing. This...

Hey, why not? I think they are pretty "super" things... And they are powerful....

Luke 3:23 KJV And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, This verse says that Joseph was the son of Heli. Mat 1:16 says that a man named Jacob was Joseph's father. It is believed (and you can check wikipedia...

I think this is more what you intended the conversation to be about. I am not one to separate the spirit from the Son from the Father. People often do. But they get that euphoric feeling and thank the holy spirit and glorify the holy spirit for that wonderful feeling. Again, I don't...

Any choir or band in a service is there to help the body worship God. They provide music so we the congregation can sing praises and dance before the Lord. It is perfectly acceptable worship as noted in both new and old testament. But I think I understand where you are coming from. No one...

Here: "That is why when we testify of the Son in worship be it by song or sermon, we glorify the Son in worship as led bt the Spirit of God so that what we say and sing in worship is true as Another Witness is ndeded to add to our testimony of the Son to be true."

He gave you 4 verses and left a bunch out. Acts 16:25 KJV And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Hebrews 2:12 KJV Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. James 5:13 KJV...

I would like to know how you have come to that conclusion, because everything in Matthew 12 (as pertaining to this incident) doesn't suggest that. First off... No woman is involved in a conversation. One woman (Mary) was seeking an audience with his brothers (or brethren). Jesus didn't talk...

It's a pet peeve of mine anytime people start talking about Calvinists and what they believe. I've read Calvin's work and he wasn't a calvinist! In fact, it may surprise you just how Catholic he could tend to be. I know where the "calvinist" beliefs came from and it was from long time...

Gen 1 says that created man in his image, but if you dig deeper you see that that is referring to Adam. God created Adam in his image. Look at Gen 5. Adam was both male and female and their name was Adam. Furthermore, they were in spirit form and put into earthen bodies. They actually were...

This is not the first time I have heard you say this. Its the second time. And ever since I heard you say it the first time, I've thought well of you despite any differences. I still will call you on differences (though now I do it more sternly but also fairly), but I have always remembered...