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The early church held many beliefs that had been passed down through tradition. They did not have the written Word of God, and therefore were dependent upon word of mouth, customs, and tradition. I believe that all that has been written must be carefully measured against the whole Bible...

Ok, I think I understand the point you seem to be making. All who are of the wicked one (devil) shall be cast into outer darkness when Christ comes again. It's depicting Judgment Day, when them which do iniquity shall be cast into a furnace of fire, that is the lake of fire. Matthew...

Good morning Scott, In the effort of being briefer, I will make just one point. This point of view seems to be more mythological than biblical. I say this because when a human dies, the spirit in them (breath of life) returns to God in heaven. Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV) Then shall the dust...

Marty, the Pharisee's say, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils". They did not commit blaspheme against the Holy Spirit because they knew the Holy Spirit. Just like Paul, these Pharisee's accuse Jesus as being under the power of Satan, and cast out devils...

I choose to leave you to your own devices!

When was the testament through the testator in force? Jesus died to forgive sins of the whole world, that's when the Testament/New Covenant became of force. 1 John 2:2 (KJV) And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. That does...

Until the day of his conversion, Paul had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit. Paul, like all the Pharisee's of Old rejected Jesus, a man, because like those of Old, he believed the promised Messiah foretold to come would be like King David with military might. Paul had no understanding of Who...

Hi Marty, Did Paul reject the Holy Spirit, or did he reject the person (human) whose name is Jesus?

Doug, the New Covenant is the New Testament. Both speak of Christ the Messiah giving His life to make atonement for sin, and resurrecting from the dead that mankind might live forever.

RN, I'm very sorry to hear of your arthritic afflictions! I too suffer some, but not a great deal with arthritis, and know how painful it can sometimes be. Praying the Lord will send you relief that you might continue to share in these forums. blessings rwb

You can't find biblical proof of the Spirit of Christ being within our hearts and minds?

Why would understanding that God will make all things new again, lead you to suggest I am a Jehovah's Witness? Why is the typical response of so many who profess to be Christians to caste dispersion upon the character of fellow believers? Is it because you know to argue against what I have...

Saint Augustine in the same book and chapter, continues to confirm the statement emboldened and underlined above. It's hard to imagine that St Augustine believed angels of God could become demonic spirits, who being created good became evil through disobedience. Speaking of those sons of God...

There is no difference between the two words. Both speak of promise of God to save whosoever believes through Christ the mediator of a better testament/covenant. Hebrews 7:22 (KJV) By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. Hebrews 8:6 (KJV) But now hath he obtained a more...

More like saved for global renovation on the new earth. Whosoever is born again through the Spirit of Christ in us will have life forever in the age to come.

Within the hearts and minds of faithful saints through His Spirit (God)!

The shed blood of Christ is for the remission of sin for ALL who are of faith in Him The Old Testament, through the Law and Prophets declares the Promised One would come and whosoever of Old believed, looked forward in faith to the Promised One Who was to come. He came, His name is Jesus...

You mean global flood! It was not global genocide for every man because 8 souls were saved.

I don't mean to be rude, but I'm really not interested in what you "think"! It's what you can prove from the written Word of God!

Scott, I rebooted this discussion wanting to expand a bit on this part. After mankind through natural seed of Adam lost the likeness and image of God, and became the natural likeness and image of their earthly father, what is the implication of this? Natural man, born naturally without the...