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"All the trees of the field will clap their hands." What does that mean?
"And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."
"Neither wilt thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption"
Oh, the sweet mysteries of th…
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"If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead." Lk 16:31
One rose from the dead. Some still do not believe.
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I never said any of those things. In fact, they never crossed my mind. Where on earth do you get such stuff?
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Exactly. Well said.
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Well, I tossed in what I hoped would be a little humor. I meant no disrespect. Actually, I am sort of serious. Do you think it a joke that God can sort of burn things up to if he wants? Maybe use natural processes or supernatural, …
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You are quite the inventor!
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When the Bible says Jesus is God and Jesus says Jesus is God and His disciples say Jesus is God and many witnesses say Jesus is God, then to conjure up some notion that Jesus is not God by isolating a handful of passages leaves the burden of proo…
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Seems like going way too far to make God subject to one's pet theology.
And "God is love" is not an equality statement. It is a descriptive statement.
When I say, "my wife is love and hope and joy," do you know what I…
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I think that is true in some circles. What I have also found is that many translations made up through mid-1900's were TR based. This KJV fits better so that parts are not missing that they expect--and thus they do not trust me. For…
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That passage you quote from the Bible is really is clear about what Peter actually meant. It certainly throws your theory on its head.
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Just my opinion, but if Dave wants to think that for some reason Jesus' body was not a normal human body, let him have it. My bigger concern is that he doesn't think Jesus was the Word made flesh--but that Jesus was made of some other alien subs…
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Ohhh...I thought you asked this "Perhaps you can then easily tell us what elements and how they melt by fervent heat?" I was answering that.
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I suppose most people would have little difficulty discerning which parts are figures of speech. Some might. Certainly not in the passages you indicate. However that may be, I will await some insight on the passage as indicated above.
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I wasn't very clear. I have always taken it literally and see no reason not to do so. I am wanting to understand the notion of the clause as a figure of speech, if anyone here knows.
(Quote)I don't know, only what the Bible says ther…
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KJV/ESV/NKJV/NASB/NIV....multiple others including foreign languages. In that order.
I cut my teeth on KJV, so it feels most natural. I preach in other countries and as far as I am able I want to know how their Bible reads so I say thin…
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Just recently I heard the notion that "elements will melt by fervent heat of fire" is likely a figure of speech for complete renewal. am very skeptical. Anyone know anything about that? For now, I take it literally and see no reason not to d…
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I don't like walls. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have one. But I think it is tacky, expensive, and an undesirable image of America--on that detail we agree. I don't like having a cavity on my tooth drilled, but sometimes doing so i…
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Usually, you know your facts better that that. Not this time.
At the federal, state, and local levels, taxpayers shell out approximately $134.9 billion to cover the costs incurred by the presence of more than 12.5 million ille…
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Yes. Good thoughts.
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You have shared your opinion quite thoroughly. Thank you, Dave.
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I love the poem. Thanks for sharing that.
Yet I have a question: Do we really "hasten His glorious kingdom?"
I know that is a loaded question but look forward to biblically based thoughts.
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I have finally picked up on that from other threads as well.
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In my opinion, the conversation has reached nonsense. I will probably bow out and honor Dave with "the last" word. Still I will close by honoring a couple questions.
(Quote)Ohhhh, that would reject Jesus divinity. Well, we see those…
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Excellent question. The council of His will is to give the people authentic free will within certain bounds.
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I am really enjoying your posts. Thanks.
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With Dave, all things are possible.
OK, sticking my neck out here:
(Quote)Yes. God is vastly greater than the sum of our descriptions.
I am willing to revise these. I lay no claims to writing with Lawyer-like s…
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Nice verses. You bandy them about a lot. So...how do you apply them?
I suggest you study and understand Primary Cause and Secondary Cause definitions before tossing those words about among those passages. Otherwise, I will probably give …
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OK. You found a word in a dictionary. Now apply it meaningfully to the passage.
We have been down this road before that every synonym or possible definition of a word can't just be plugged in higgledy piggledy into a passage even when i…
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But Dave, I am asking you only for a single group anywhere that you do NOT consider a cult. That would surely be an honor. I don't think you can name one but won't admit it.
My understanding from your previous rather prolific posts on t…
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@Dave_L That is a beautiful thought, well articulated. Thanks. Should it be off plumb with a few details, the overall message is truly beautiful. Thanks ag…
