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Jesus's statement that He is "the beginning of God's creation" (Revelation 3:14) is in no way any kind of acknowledgment that He was "the first thing created" or any nonsense along those lines, but rather exactly the same as John's statement about Jesus in the opening verses of the first chapter...

And I am aware that you think it false, and that's unfortunate... and false. :) Well, not all "OSAS" believe those in Christ have, in this life, two natures, only the right ones do. :) Sure, and two noses, and two pairs of arms, and two pairs of legs, right? Like I said before... That's...

And two noses, and two heads... actually that would be a total of four noses on the two heads we have (along with two pairs of arms and two pairs of legs)... LOL! Yes, to say something like that would be akin to saying all have two physical bodies, which, of course, nobody actually would...

I actually think all three are true (the death of His friend, which I would attribute to a human moment also, Mary's and Martha's lack of faith in Him, which I would attribute to His deity, and yes, disappointment, in a human moment also). Grace and peace.

Hm. Let's not call each other wrong; there's no need for that. We can agree to disagree, and with grace. So I say, anyway. Well, not according to John, who says: "Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we...

Mary, I'm pretty much with ya through most of this, but... Okay, full disclosure: I follow after Martin Luther and John Calvin and the other Reformers. There are those who say immersion is the only way a person is properly baptized, but that is not what was taught concerning baptism by the...

Anything which falls short of the glory of God. Sure. Well, not necessarily, if one doesn't know he/she is contradicting what God has said. But even so, whether knowingly or unknowingly, it is falling far short of the glory of God. So yes. Sure. But nobody here is doing that. This does...

I sort of... Well, not really "sort of"... I explained that in my previous post (52). Revelation is filled with symbolism, and these numbers are part of that symbolism. The 144,000 of Revelation 7:1-8 is the same group as the great multitude of Revelation 7:9-10. Twelve (twice, pointing to...

Yes sir. And through them (and other scripture) God strengthens our marriage and helps us to love Him together better and to love each other better. Which I'm sure he does for you and your wife also. Covenant marriage is a great thing... a gift from the Lord. Grace and peace to you.

Dudes. Maybe you should take this argument over to the Christian Debate subforum. This thread is about the great Psalms and which ones are people's "faves." Why is it so hard to keep a thread in an edifying light rather than descend into quarreling and disagreements? Come on. Grace and...

Yes... I think, if I understand you correctly. The group in Revelation 7:1-8 is the same group spoken of in Revelation 7:9-17, an innumerable multitude from every tongue, tribe, and nation; all those in Christ. The only difference is that John, in his dream, first hears the number of the...

Oh. Oh my. Wow. No, the beast from the earth puts a mark on those who worship the beast from the sea, indicating that they belong to him (Revelation 13:16–17). This mark counterfeits the seal that God puts on His saints to mark them out as His (7:1–8). This has been happening progressively...

In these last days, God has spoken to us by His Son. And the Holy Spirit is with us now, bringing to our remembrance all the Son said. To my knowledge, he never talked about vaccines. :) He did, however, command us to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and to love our...

I mean, that's Robert's modus operandus, Ronald. It's ridiculous, but it is what it is. Grace and peace to you.

This purification is the work of the Spirit. It manifests itself in us in the form of the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. When we are born again and saving faith is worked in us ~ which is itself a work...

You continue to misunderstand Peter (in at least a couple of different ways) in Acts 2:38. The water baptism of men (from John the Baptist to today) is not about repentance, per se... Repentance is not a prerequisite to be baptized. Baptism ~ just as circumcision was in the Old Testament ~ is...

LOL! I see your twisting of my doctrine into something it's very much not, and railing against... something entirely else from what I have clearly said. And you do it over and over and over again, so I know it's intentional. Case in point ~ the first part I said, but the part after the comma...

I think it was in another thread responding to folks who are trying to say "OSAS" is not biblical, who think we can lose our salvation. Anyway, thanks for the remembrance. Up to now, I don't think I've responded to this thread, so I will... There are so many that I would consider favorites...

@farouk Not sure what you're referring to... Grace and peace to you.

Absolutely. But what Peter taught and believed in Acts 2:38 is not in such a wooden sense that you suppose it to be. And it's surely not a refutation of what Jesus commanded us to do in Matthew 28:19. Grace and peace to you.