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It’s not a mistake to tend to your flesh; it’s a necessity that you do. The mistake is prioritizing the desires and pleasures of the flesh over the guidance and will of God.

“When was the last time you reflected on the amazing patience of your heavenly Father? Without God’s incredibly patient heart, you and I would have no hope.” - Paul David Tripp

In conversation this morning @David Lamb suggested to me in another thread - ”Putting ‘the Trinity’ in one corner and ‘Jewish monotheism’ in another is a false dichotomy.” Dichotomy - “a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things.”...

I’ll start a thread about it for us (and others). I’ve already addressed this and expressed my agreement with it. That doesn’t mean this thread is about it. P.S. The new thread is titled “The corner” and it is located in the Christian Apologetics Forum. (The composition of the OP, as you...

This thread isn’t about the Trinity. This thread is about Jesus of Nazareth speaking God’s word - his God’s promise and prophesy - concerning him resurrecting Jesus from the dead. This thread addresses the incident from the perspective of Jewish monotheism.

“We cannot live off yesterday’s manna. We need God‘s word fresh every day.” - Michael Reeves Have you been nourished by the scriptures today?

“… for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10, NASB)

* No, I didn’t. When I was a child we sometimes called them “Nature’s Flashlights” and made use of them for that. Children today are spoiled. *

* Dollar to a donut the chicken saw the Krispy Kreme light was on. *

It’s true: Krispy Kreme is “the devil’s donut.“ My friends and I always used to say that to one another whenever we drove past a Krispy Kreme store and the light was on. Light on = fresh donuts = almost irresistible = we’re going to be packing on plenty of extra calories tonight.

“The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so I may receive it back again. No one takes my life from me. I give it up willingly! I have the power to give it up and the power to receive it back again, just as my Father commanded.” (John 10:17-18, CEV) This translation presents a different...

* I really don’t like that possibility. *

Having been raised trinitarian and having taught trinitarian theology, I’m happy to confirm the accuracy of your comment. When I see non-trinitarians saying otherwise, I frequently attempt to gently correct them. My primary interest is in Jewish monotheism, not trinitarianism. I acknowledge...

“The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand.” (Acts 5:30-31) Peter - like all of the other apostles and Jesus - is a Jewish monotheist. God, the one God, “the God of our fathers” is the heavenly Father. What Jesus said in...

* He has multiple problems, but Shirley isn’t one. *