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John 8: 58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” Exodus 3: 13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to...

He knew the Father was in Him.

Self control is one of the fruit of the Spirit. It is not a sin unto death, so just ask the Father to cleanse you of those words and to cultivate the fruit of self control in you by His power. He will if you ask Him. Galatians 5:22-23.

The answer to your question, and the question itself, are ones many denominations don't ask, let alone know the answer to. So I applaud you for being open enough to ask this most important question in all of Christianity. Because Jesus made it the most important when He said, "We MUST be born...

I understand your intent, and it is righteous. But why did you assume he didn't and not even answer his OP, yet you want him to answer yours? Do you know him? I don't, except his name, but nothing about what he believes.

Don't assume. Let him answer. And if he won't, then still don't assume.

Jesus said He is I Am. Even the Pharisees knew He was saying He is God.

Of course, He knew. Jesus didn't do ANYTHING He didn't see the Father doing in heaven. That is respect. Jesus had the mind of the Father, just as those of us who are born again receive the mind of Christ. That is why we must be born again and baptized in the Spirit. Unfortunately, many...

I expect we both will know the real truth one day soon. At least, I'm old enough. ;)

So? In the wilderness Satan told some truth to Jesus, but for Jesus to act on it would be the sin of presumption.

When Paul said that he would rather die so that he could be with the Lord, he meant immediately. And the fact that when Jesus returns he will bring those saints who have died with Him, from where were those spirits if not heaven. To be born again is to put on immortality, so our consciousness...

Not sure what you are getting at here, but what I believe about what needs to be born again is the mind and spirit (our nature) which dies with Christ on the cross, and is resurrected to immortality to partake of the divine nature of God. The third part of us is the body, which doesn't sin, as...

I praise God that the denomination I was raised in was SDA, and not one of those liberal churches that hardly know the milk of the gospel, let alone the deeper things. SDA was like grade school, learning the basics that are so important to build on. Then I went on to another denomination that...

If you don't want to believe that there are facts in Jesus' stories, that's okay. :) I can still believe Him if I want to, and I do, and for the reasons I already gave you.

Yes, he spoke to the crowds in parables Luke 15. But Luke 16 is just to the disciples, and the Pharisees overheard Him. That is how I see the difference.

You do know that it was Jesus who told the story, which is why I have no doubt. Was He wrong?

Barney, I believe it is truth. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said...

I agree. But Jesus shows us in His account of the Rich Man and Lazarus that there are two sides to it. The Rich Man was NOT inside Abraham's Bosom because it is obvious he was suffering where he was. It is my belief and reasoning, that because many saw the the OT saint's tombs opened at His...

But that doesn't show there are two raptures. One for the church, and one for the Jews who get saved during the GT.

That's a new one for me. How do you figure? I'll read it in the morning. Good night, my dear friend.