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Jesus was speaking of men who considered themselves alive, but who were in the eyes of God, dead! Were not Adam and Eve and all of their offspring dead in the eyes of God before they took hold of the Life which Jesus brought? "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not...

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" John 11:25-26

Senseless? Then what did Jesus mean here? "And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead." Matt 8:21-22

Who is innocent? Do you suppose that the innocents, if there are any, are the primary focus of why Jesus was sent?

"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." Job 1:1 If Job had physically died in the moment of that writing of that verse, he was already a perfect man according to what he had and according to what...

I don't see it precisely as predestination as many men would define predestination, although some might. Rather I see that God truly allows each of us to ultimately make our own choice, either His Way or not. We make the choice, but God already knows, even before we do, which choice we will...

"And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. But which of you, having a servant plowing or...

Do you leave the dead walking around today without hope?

Each man has a glimmer given to him at natural birth. It is not the unending Life which Jesus brought, but it allows a person to see enough to reach out for more... if he will: "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." John 1:9 Notice that the verse speaks...

Man is born dead to the things of God. To God a man remains dead until he encounters and takes hold of Life.... "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10

"For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and...

In this do not leave out the Holy Spirit!

Taking that way is allowed by God as sin is allowed. Is it always and necessarily sin to choose such a way? It is not wise to choose our own way instead of God's preferred Way, but He has for His purpose allowed it. It was not wise for Adam and Eve to disobey God but it was allowed. Why does God...

Praying that God supply all needs according to His will!

Correct, no man can fool God, but what man always knows what God knows? Not me! Are you claiming that you do?

I never said that God forbade polygamy. One of His sheep, who follows His lead always will not even hear the voice of a stranger. But... many are following strangers and calling themselves perhaps something that they are not. A man can take the written Bible and find support for many different...

Consider... "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence...

Man began wandering away from God when Adam and Eve disobeyed... and they continued to wander until even sincere men of God did no know and could not know what God required of them. Our example to follow is Not that of Gideon or of Jacob or of even David, but of Jesus, who did not marry a woman...

"For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." II Cor 10:12 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." I Cor 11:1

@farouk did not say it was a sin. That was not his call, but we should be paying attention to what God says to us rather than trying to follow the example of men... even men of God. If we do not put first things first as God orders them, what should we expect from Him for ourselves? To desire...