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Jesus had pagan blood running in his veins according to his genealogy. I'd say he was pretty denominated :)

Job and his friends thought it was God afflicting Job. We know what Job and his friends didn't. We know it was Satan. Jesus tells us the Devil is come to kill and steal and destroy, that he is a liar and the Father of lies....Satan is the destroyer not God. Can we really believe that the God...

That God condones/approves of man killing man and God killing man Thou shalt not kill....6th Commandment If God were into killing he would have made a swift end to Lucifer at the outset of his rebellion. Don't you think that would have saved much heartache and grief in every area of human...

This view is common but inconsistent with a God who chooses to give his own life for fallen man. Unless we can recognise the inconsistency it is not possible for a solution to be found.....however, there is a solution for those fearless in scrutiny. ps....re your question re intrinsic. In the...

Do I read you to mean God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son ....that those who don't believe it will be killed by him? The problem of this view is inherent.

Addressing your third reply:- stylistically the first couple of chapters of Job are somewhat different to the rest of the book suggesting it was added at a later time. Shattan as the Jews know Satan is/was understood to have the role of a prosecutor subsequently they held the view that both...

It is indeed a terrible theological position Phillip and 'good Christian or Jewish scholar' is open to interpretation. Each of us stands solitary when it comes to understanding truth or error.

Reconcile them with the Jesus who claims to be the same yesterday, today and tomorrow!

There are many divergent views....all claim to believe the bible. Unless one is open to truth at any cost, even if it means abandoning ones favourite views, one remains trapped.

You haven't understood what I'm trying to communicate HIM. The OT writers assumed both good and evil originated with God....even modern Jews hold this position....they wrote from that perspective. ...it was in error. It was Jesus who enlightened us to the fact that an evil player behind the...

Jesus answered them saying, if these should hold their peace the very stones would cry out. I'm certain you know the situation where that quote came from. God does not require the machinations nor the logic of man. God creates out of nothing, a concept which is beyond how man can rationalise. He...

Thank you. People starve not because God wants them to starve but because of other factors. According to the intro of the book of Job and the witness of Jesus, there is an evil force who kills and destroys and who cleverly disquises himself and makes it appear God is responsible. The...

Not at all...it's an option.....you don't think it's valid? could you show me where God commanded Elijah to slay the Prophets of Baal? if you haven't read it how can you possibly assess it? This is what the Prophets thought they heard. It's is a contradiction in that it is opposed to Jesus'...

If you're interested and want to understand, application is required....that's a given! If you want to hear my answer (which is not that protracted) you will need to read it. Secondly, I'm assuming you do not want to pit scripture against scripture....soooo, how are we to understand what...

....of the many things said here I have highlighted verses 39 and 44.....and of other verses, consider the highlighted word 'but' which effectually is a game changer. I would also like to add to this Paul's description of what love consists of in 1 Corinthians 13....particularly vs 4-5 copied...

1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them. He said: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for...

I think your questions are good ones marks. I ask myself these; of all that is written in the OT about God ie, what he is recorded as saying, how he is understood by the writers, how am I to understand? .....particularly since I only have little idea of that world. I believe and do this; I say...

hmmmm, so it is assumed! Would you allow the possibility of another angle or have you settled for the assumption?

It will depend on how one hears it but to clarify, I mean't it to mean exactly how I said it.

God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?