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Are you sure of that? Comprehension 101 tells me that it is describing the child that is to be born (the Messiah, namely Jesus).

If that was as clear as you say, then there wouldn't be so much debate between the opposing factions! Anyhow, at my age, it won't be too long before I find out, and I won't be able to come back and let you know the facts! :-)

By the way, do you agree with the Archbishop of Canterbury rejecting the report that the only Scriptural marriage union is between a man and a woman; and is fully supporting same sex marriage? Is that not going to bring a major division in the Anglican church, and the American Episcipal church...

Mary was just an ordinary young girl whom God chose to be the mother of Jesus, and after giving birth to Jesus, she went on to have more children as any Jewish parents would do. Jewish culture favoured parents who had multiple children and Mary and Joseph would have been no exception. All...

Taking "authority" over the disease smacks of the "positive confession" Hindu mind-control heresy that comes out of the occult inspired "Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale. Also reminds me of the English king Canute who stood at the sea shore and commanded the tide to stop at...

An informative and reasonable reply. It appears that the things we should not be returning to as mature believers are those things that should be established in our Christian walk and we should not be quibbling about them like babes in Christ who haven't yet got all their essential "ducks in a...

The bottom line to all this is the mix of probabilities that makes the certainty somewhat possible, if the factor, or the non-factor of the principle is taken into account, along with the subsistence of the overall and overarching continuum of theoretic propositions that make up the complete...

Capitalization or non-capitalization can make a big difference in the meaning of a word.

But the word in the Scripture is not a title, but could be the great tribulation that they were experiencing while they were alive. If The Great Tribulation was meant, it would be stated in that way to show that it was a general event that involved believers left behind in the Rapture, which I...

I notice that the word "tribulation" is all in lower case and therefore is not a capital noun, showing that it is not a period called The Tribulation" but more likely the normal tribulation of having to live in a world hostile to Christian faith. When teaching of The Tribulation was taught to...

We have to remember that what was said here is for us and not necessarily to us. It is to show that when a people turn away from God to idols, then judgment will follow, either in this life or the next. Also, we must remember that under the Mosaic Law, blessings came when people did what...

The writing of Francis Schaeffer is really good for explaining things from a philosophical perspective, especially in his books "God is There and He is not Silent", and, "Escape From Reason". He uses plain logic to show that God really does exist, and that He is who He says He is, and that the...

It shows that God had a sense of humour when He designed sex! Also, "sex" could very well be what a Dutch man carries his coal home in! Concerning the Catholic view of it, I think there is a lot of guilt attached to it, because church history shows that fornication between priests and nuns...

Well, the Bible is the only record where "possible", "probable", and "might have" are not used to describe the creation of the universe. So, for a Christian believer who accepts that God is really there, and did inspire the Biblical record, he must also accept that God was the only eye-witness...

It all depends on the theological stance of the historian. It stands to reason that RCC historians are going to whitewash the darker episodes of the Catholic church of the Middle Ages and show Martin Luther as a liar and reprobate who teaches false doctrine. That is just normal human bias...

I had to have a chuckle about your comment about "a lot of women were virgins before they had sex". What about the ones who weren't? I thought all women and men were virgin before they had sex. However, just a very minor point in a post I thoroughly support! :-)

Yep. Because I believe the literal text of the Bible, that God is quite capable of creating an aged universe in a moment of time, and He doesn't have to defend, or prove His methodology to human scientists. Actually, I am a qualified in linguistics, as part of my diploma in Teaching English as...

There is the story of the believer who died and went to heaven. St Peter was showing him around the different areas - the Anglican, Baptist, Pentecostal, Open Brethren, Greek Orthodox, saying "It didn't matter what denomination, they are all here." Then they got to an area where there was a...

Yep. If I did, I would be Catholic. I'm halfway there. My wife of 30 years was brought up and educated Catholic, and I did a paper in Catholic theology for my M.Div. Also, I have two precious puddy cats, one which comes and cuddles up to me in bed to wake me up - So I am a confirmed...

Oh. I must be just the same as you qualifications-wise, unless you have a PhD in one of those sciences. Knowing my luck, you probably have! :-)