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  1. MatthewG

    Christianity as a Closed System

    You know you may freely believe how you desire, it’s good that we differ on our views in my opinion @Aunty Jane. If you were curious about how do I view what happens when you die? To me when a person dies, that judged they’re quickly on the spot leaving their body, and are suited into their...
  2. MatthewG

    What is "Parousia"?

    Hello, Just desire to share some thoughts, When it comes down to it. Human beings will decide for themselves what they will believe. All of whom are of the human race; all make decisions in our life; with also the family unity (when our parents had children). We learn from each other through...
  3. MatthewG

    Genesis to Revelation - God's Desire

    hello would like to share with everyone three verses, Ezekiel 33:11 1 Timothy 2:4 2 Peter 3:9 Some of the desires of God.
  4. MatthewG

    Christianity as a Closed System

    It’s a spiritual principle, in my opinion. People enter into the Kingdom by, faith, in Jesus whom God raised from the dead. It’s then a choice between whom does a person choose to serve. Choose to serve and love God, focused on heavenly things; or Choose to serve self here on earth, focused...
  5. MatthewG

    "One World Government"

    It’s good that we see things differently. Thank you for sharing with me, Davy.
  6. MatthewG

    Christianity as a Closed System

    the kingdom of heaven resides in the hearts of believers. The hope found in Christ is that one day after leaving this life you go on to be with God in the heavenly kingdom of Jerusalem. Jesus said his kingdom was not of this world. Else his servants would fight. Jesus says that the kingdom of...
  7. MatthewG

    When Exackly Was the Foundation of the World?

    Genesis 1:1 God created the heavens and earth.
  8. MatthewG

    Organised Religion

    The best place to be is where someone explains what they believe in how they understand things lead by the Holy Spirit in actually going through verse by verse with commentary from your understanding with the use of scripture to help. You can also see what others thing; but be firm on how you...
  9. MatthewG

    What is "Parousia"?

    The whole thing is a letter my friend. It was most likely on a scroll which was read when it was received to the surrounding congregation. To be encouraged at the soon return of the messiah to be ready. People in those churches preached and told others what was stated in this letter. The...
  10. MatthewG

    What is "Parousia"?

    That is all up to you.
  11. MatthewG

    What is "Parousia"?

    If you could show me a passage that suggest “and forward”, please do. The Bible in my opinion is one of the hugest gifts God gave us and is beneficial to spiritual living. But those letters where not written to “me in Alabama” or “you in Australia”. This is not saying there is nothing not to learn.
  12. MatthewG

    Christianity as a Closed System

    No doubt; that happened to the kjv little version when I finally started reading the Bible. I haven’t read it cover to cover myself but that Bible got destroyed by my eagerness to read and find out more about the content in it. (Mainly was learning about Christ in the beginning - so the New...
  13. MatthewG

    Transgender

    Hi ziggy, Good read. It’s about one treats others by Christ in them. None of us can throw stones at each other, as a believer it’s hard to follow what Jesus said “judge not lest you be judged”, and Paul said “owe no man anything but love”. By the spirit it is possible even if anxiety is high...
  14. MatthewG

    Christianity as a Closed System

    Hello Steven, Use to when apologetics would come about, such as for an example “Chick tracts”; from what is understood is that apologetics is a system that is used to answer questions to best of one’s ability. What people say, doesn’t always mean it is true. There are some things that are...
  15. MatthewG

    John 14 Rsv

    Christianbook, and eBay is a good way to buy bibles. There are many cool bibles out there, and helpful to people who are able to read a higher level of reading like 12th grade language; or a reading level lower than that, New Living Translation is a very easy read though it is a...
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    "What Will Hell...

    Just one more thought I would like to share; is the question naturally is “if Jesus Christ has come back already, what is your hope?” The reason the common question comes about is because it is true. What hope is there if Jesus has already come back? The reality is my hope is not in Jesus...
  17. MatthewG

    "One World Government"

    hello Davy, I don’t believe a one world government could ever exist. We have it though don’t we? United Nations? Aside from that Paul told Timothy and those in Rome to obey the government that is over them; so that may have a peaceful life. Therefore to roll around the ideas that...
  18. MatthewG

    "What Will Hell...

    Just one more thing; as my apologies who think that what is being said is ludicrous. Honestly think for a moment that Gehenna was a place always on fire back in the days when Jesus walked around. Dead bodies, and trash were throw in there; even people alive? Possibly people would throw them...
  19. MatthewG

    "What Will Hell...

    No problem here with the resurrection of the condemn; do you ever find it amazing that they live outside the city gates of the heavenly Jerusalem, @GRACE ambassador. Have you ever considered that the possibility of having a job in a sense in which you and others can go out the city and go and...
  20. MatthewG

    What is "Parousia"?

    To me revelation was written before Jerusalem had been destroyed for the second and final time in 70Ad. Two ways you can take this single verse The verse above is used to suggest that Jesus is coming back to us now today. That every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him, and all the...