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Jesus made a somewhat ambiguous statement in Matthew 12:32. One problem is this statement isn't made any where else. The other problem is Jesus liked to make ambiguous statements. Matt 12:32 as per the NIV says "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who...

Hi VictoryinJesus, I also thought this proverb was allegorical. But last night I was watching a documentary on You Tube about the houses in the old days. Most had 2 floors and in the winter the 1st floor was used to keep the animals in. Doing this made the 2nd floor warmer. On a really...

Hey Frank, I sure do remember Bonanza, I was even watching reruns a few yrs ago. That was the kind of good wholesome entertainment you just can't find today. Lately, every show either has the devil, Lucifer, Satan in it, or it's about demons and/or sex, sex, sex. Enough already. I loved the...

Oh man, this thread sure got derailed. Back to the topic. I've belonged to churches with house church meetings and a few without them. I prefer to have them. The main reason is so we can get to know each other, that's very hard in a large group. It also gives a newbie a chance to decide who...

I totally agree. One problem is that while modern medicine has sought to extend life, they have ignored the quality of that life. Once you lose the quality of life death starts to look good. There are also seniors who not only lost their quality of life but also lost their family, friends, and...

I have a different type opinion that most disagree with. I think that before the great white throne judgement the unsaved are in hell or maybe purgatory if a person is Catholic. Then the judgement happens and as to the people sent to the lake of fire, that is the 2nd death, I think our human...

Hi GodsGrace, I know this scripture well and to answer your question fully will take a lot of space. So I may leave a little out. In Matt 5:17 Jesus was referring to everything that is written about Him in the OT. For the past year I've been studying the OT because for the first 30 yrs of my...

[In fact, the Hebrews stayed on God's bad side alot of the time! So they clearly didn't understand what God was trying to get across to them or they didn't give a hoot. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the Hebrews/Jews who are righteous. But I also realize that they as a people... Well...

I never said we're supposed to think likre Jews. That is so absured I can only say this. I doubt I know how ancent Jews thought. Nor am I teaching the letter of the Law. I am teaching we need to obey our Lord Jesus. You seem to have a problem with Jesus. You wish to make Him say what you want...

Now are we talking about the Law which was given to Moses or the Commandments Jesus gave? I'm talking about the Commandments that Jesus gave. Although this also includes the 10 Commandments. It does not include the old Jewish laws. I don't even know all of them. As Paul said, those laws are...

FHII, You misunderstand. I didn't mean anyone can ever say I never sin. (or I don't sin) I said it's a goal we must strive towards all our lives. To give up on trying to live by God's commandments is wrong. It's not a petty battle and God cares very much about it. If you know the Bible as well...

I'm going to answer by saying that love in this context means actions, rather than feelings. We usually think of love as the warm cozy feeling that makes us feel good and that all is well. And from a human pov that is indeed love. But with God love is actions. Paul describes it great in 1...

This is a topic I'm very familiar with. I discovered this about 10 years ago. As for the fallen angels procreating, they didn't have to necessarily have sex with the women. They might have done what we call artificial semination. The important thing is that we don't let this knowledge make us...

Hi, StanJ, taking things out of context is common every where. It's a sad truth. But in this case it's a blatant reason why the op asked such as absurd question. Thank's for welcoming me to the board.

Since the op is gone, I don't think I need to put my opinions in. But I want to. This is a good example of taking something out of context. It can also be said that when God made this statement, Jesus had not yet become the son of man. I will admit God used some strange terminology in the OT...

Clark, With all due respect you're misinterpreting the meaning of alien. The way thomasleonard and myself are defining alien is as an entity that did not have it's origin on Earth. We don't even know if God even have had an origin. If He did, He didn't tell us about it. But since God did tell...

I've thought this for quite some time. But others Christians I used to know flamed me for saying it, so I gave up. I think the 1st thing a person who believes in a conscious eternal torment has to realize is the soul is not immortal. To me this is obvious because if the soul was immortal then...

I first tried to read the Bible some 36 years ago. All I knew of was the KJV and to my great dismay I couldn't understand it. I really had no idea there were other translations. One night, in what was almost a miracle, this funny looking little man handed me what I thought was a Christian Tract...

I found out Halloween is Satan's holiday 32 years ago when I joined my 1st church. They wouldn’t celebrate Halloween which took me 2 years to realize is the correct thing. But since that church had many small kids in it, they held a little party. I don't have kids so I wasn't there, but I know...

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