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I hear you, and I agree that Scripture gives us spiritual lessons that apply across time. There’s nothing wrong with drawing parallels or learning from patterns — that’s part of comparing spiritual with spiritual. But I also think it’s important to keep the original context in view. When Jesus...

Pro, and Shep, There you go then. People make their choices, and everyone walks according to what they’re able, what they understand, or what they’re comfortable with. We can’t control that. All we can do is stay faithful to what God has shown us. At the end of the day, it really does come...

Questionnaire: “Sealed for a Day That Has Passed” Section 1 — Understanding the Historical Context According to Malachi 4:5, what event was called “the great and dreadful day of the LORD,” and why is this important for understanding the New Testament? Why does identifying John the Baptist as...

Introduction Few phrases in the New Testament are more misunderstood than Paul’s statement that early believers were “sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30). Many Christians today assume this sealing applies to every believer in every generation, often interpreting it as a guarantee...

Oh I'll be glad when your ban is lifted you can go back there. Aside from that why dont you explain more? That's what you want to do. I see you were insistent with that person too apparently. Its pretty neat for a 82 year old to be still typing away on the keyboard. Nearly a century year old...

When you look at this historically and in its original context, the “sealed for the day of redemption” was tied directly to “the great and dreadful day of the LORD” (Malachi 4:5). It was not a universal, timeless sealing for every believer in every generation. It was a first‑century...

Godsgrace, I hear what you’re saying, and I understand why you push back on certain teachings. A lot of ideas have developed over time that simply weren’t part of what Jesus taught or what the apostles passed on to the early believers. They were real people, living in a real historical moment...

Many people think ignoring someone isn’t very Christian, but the truth is that not everyone has good intentions, and sometimes healthy boundaries are necessary. I wasn’t taught anything about boundaries growing up, so now that I’m 35, I’m finally learning how important they really are. Ignoring...

What is your interest with talking to me personally? Can you address that for everyone and not just me? Do you want me to talk to you about something, what it is you are trying to talk to me about. Why dont you just write it out and say hey matthew you are wrong here and this is why? Thats...

You’re right that Pax Romana meant peace through submission to Rome. But Paul was speaking directly to first‑century believers living under that system, not predicting a future ecumenical movement. The ‘peace and safety’ warning was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem, not in a modern...

The reality is this: if someone isn’t actually listening to what Jesus said, yet they expect to be gathered as the bride of Christ, then they wouldn’t have been taken in the first place. Jesus asked, “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not the things which I say” (Luke 6:46). His words...

I know for me, I come here simply to share information. My desire is to get people thinking, and whatever good comes from that is for the glory of God, not for myself. When I was young, all I ever heard were pulpit messages about how wrathful God was, how He planned to destroy the whole earth...

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I added a little note in my signature now it's at the very bottom it says "i use copilot for bible studies and stuff." @TrevorHL, so everyone will now be able to find that out okay? Appreciate ya.

Peoples problems aren't with me. Typically they are always with Jesus and the things he says... people either accept it or they do not. Idk what to say. I believe that Jesus was the Word of God, and the Word was God. That Word inside him was the part of God that spoke in the beginning and...

Im thankful for your disagreements, Trevor. All I know a lot of people got a problem with Jesus and the things he says. You know that has nothing to do with me personally. I like using Co-pilot. It's fine as a tool. I'm not trying to do anything evil with it, ya know what I mean. Idk what...

What counts as assembling together? ✔ Two believers talking about Christ ✔ Praying with someone ✔ Encouraging a brother or sister ✔ Reading Scripture together ✔ Sharing struggles and supporting each other ✔ Meeting in a home ✔ Meeting in a park ✔ Meeting online ✔ Any gathering where Christ is...

What did Jesus actually require for someone to follow Him? **What Jesus Actually Commanded: Believe on Him + Love One Another** 1. Believe on the Son John makes this crystal clear: “This is His commandment: that we believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ…” (1 John 3:23) Jesus said the...

Richard, I appreciate what you wrote — especially your point that Yeshua entered into ordinary human life, lived simply, and identified with the lowly. That’s exactly why I’ve said he was almost certainly not a “carpenter” in the modern sense. That’s a respectable, skilled trade today, not a...

Questionnaire: “The Voice of the Word — How Jesus Uses Scripture in the Gospels” Section 1 — Jesus Quoting the Old Testament When Jesus quotes the Old Testament (such as in Matthew 4), what purpose does it serve in the moment? Why do you think Jesus chose Deuteronomy specifically during His...