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541 | Did Jesus actually go to Hell? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 117995 | ||
"Matthew 3:1-2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" Hi, Norm! This is technically true! The only problem is that had Jesus not come into the world (...The Word became flesh, he lived among us... John 1:1-15), why would John be announcing the coming of the Kingdom? Perhaps I should have expressed it differently: the proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the rescue of all of humanity from our unrighteousness did not come into effect until, Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior came into the world in the likeness of our own flesh and blood... (or something to that effect). Thank you for your assistance! God Bless! Angel |
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542 | Jesus on cross | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 117993 | ||
"I think this implies that Jesus did not go to the heaven impediately after his crusification but only after defeating Satan in Hell." Hi, Four Square! When you express it as the quote above I have no problems with it! True Mt 12:40 talks about Jesus spending three days and three nights (which were more like 2 nights and 2 days) buried... and yes, Jn 20:17 tells us that Jesus told Mary that He had not yet ascended to the Father... and though I agree with you that there is a passage that suggests that Jesus did not go immediately to the Father after His crucifixion, to my knowledge there is no passage(s) that states that Jesus spent three days and nights preaching to the spirits and defeting Satan, in Hell. The book of Revelation, which is prophetic, talks about the demise of Satan (Rev 20:1-10); these passages do not reflect back to Jesus' tomb nor to His preaching in the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18-22). Many times, the problem we have with the Scriptures is that we jump at discovering a clear cut answer... many times we only use our human instincts and wisdom... we lose the true meaning and teaching of the Scriptures. The Pharisees and Sadducees are clear examples of men who lived and breathed the Scriptures only to miss God's teachings! I hope not to cause confusion... Have you ever wonder why the Jehovah Witnesses keep hoping to find proof in the Bible that they are right about the Christ? These people and their disciples have grasped on to the fallacy that Christ is a sub-level god and refuse to accept, even the Scriptures, as proof that they are wrong! Now, was Jesus trying to trip the people when He spoke or was He revealing just enough Truth to get us to think and find our way to His Divinity? Check this example: I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. While I was with them, I kept those you had given me true to your name... (John 17:11-12) Now, according to the above Scriptures, was Jesus in Heaven, with the Father, before He died and was buried? Certainly that is what is suggested by these two verses (no longer in the world; while I was with them)... Again, this is not meant as some sort of test of your abilities... I pointed this out to demonstrate that there are things written in the Bible that are quite clear while there are other things written that are not so readily absorbed! We need to confide in the Holy Spirit and allow His guidance to bring us to the Truth! God Bless! Angel |
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543 | Did Jesus actually go to Hell? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 117938 | ||
Hi, Medchill! The problem we have, as believers, is that we seek to find God in our terms (ie: Jehovah Witnesses forever stripping Christ of His Divinity, yet, simultaneously, calling themselves Christians--a clear contradiction in terms!). What the Bible say and what we wish to interprete (whether we read the great theologians or not) are not necessarily congruent. We cannot limit God by our finite abilities and understanding! Did Peter say that Jesus spent three days in hell? No! Did Peter say that the Holy Spirit preached to the spirits of those during Noah's time? No! Preaching about the Kingdom of God was introduced by Christ Jesus and so was the Divine intervention for our sins (all of our sins: for Christ's contemporaries, for Christ's predecessors, and for those who would follow Christ's death!). Are there errors in the Bible in reference to WHERE, WHO, HOW, WHEN Christ did or did not do something? No! We just simply choose to see one thing or another! Think about this: God is OMNIPRESENT, OMNISCIENT, ETERNAL, ALMIGHTY! Jesus is God! Everything is possible to God! If Jesus tells you that He ascended into Heaven when He died on the cross, would you believe Him? He said it! If Jesus tells you that He descended into the world of the dead (be it hades, hell or death), would you believe Him? He said it! If Jesus were to tell you not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to the Father, would you believe Him? He told you! The Word is God and His Word is Truth: He taught the disciples the Truth, but He did not reveal all of the Truth. He promised that there would be another, the Paraclete, who would reveal all Truth, who would guide us, and dwell among and in us! The Holy Spirit did not inspire only the Old Testament books; He inspired all of the books in the Bible. So if Christ appeared to several or hundreds of disciples and He chose to appear to them individually or simultaneously... He has the power to do so! In the Spirit, the Word preached to those who were dead hundreds of years before He became incarnated, suffered, and was crucified (for them, for the Son of man's contemporaries, and for us--the rest of humanity). Remember, anybody can choose to interprete any passage(s) his/her own way... those who choose to limit God to their level of wisdom and understanding are only short-changing themselves! True, there are confusing statements made by Jesus... if we turn to the Jew for enlightenment we would find ourselves still waiting for a sign; if we turn to the Greek (Gentiles) for enlightenment, we would be waiting on science to open the gates of Heaven and transpose our bodies there! If we listen to Christ, we would hear the words: "everything is possible, to God! God Bless! Angel |
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544 | Why does the wageof sin have to be death | Rom 6:23 | JCrichton | 117698 | ||
Part 2 of 2 “I have been struggling with the understanding of why the payment for sin must be death” Hi, Tara! Some passages may be hard to understand… reconciling an individual passage with another individual passage could set us at an impasse from which we may never recover… But when we listen to the Word and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us the Light shines eternal! Following is the reason why it is so important to God that we stay in His Word (love and obey Him) and why the end-product of sin is death: Do you not realise that you are a temple of God with the Spirit of God living in you? If anybody should destroy the temple of God, God will destroy that person, because God’s temple is holy; and you are that temple. (1 Corinthians 3:16-17) Do you not realise that people who do evil will never inherit the kingdom of God? Make no mistake--the sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, the self-indulgent, sodomites, thieves, misers, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers, none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) Among you there must be not even a mention of sexual vice or impurity in any of its forms, or greed: this would scarcely become the holy people of God! There must be no foul or salacious talk or coarse jokes--all this is wrong for you; there should rather be thanksgiving. For you can be quite certain that nobody who indulges in sexual immorality or impurity or greed--which is worshipping a false god--can inherit the kingdom of God. (Ephesians 5:3-5) Do not fear the wages of sin... get close to God and He will get close to you! God Bless! Angel |
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545 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117499 | ||
"One of us is trying to fabricate something that isn’t true." Hi, CDBJ! I don't think the problem is fabrication... I think that the problem is that we all believe the same things but we go about it in different ways when expressing our thoughts. My original statement is about a Christian sinning and, as some may want to have it, reducing salvation to a contractual agreement where all is permissible to him/her, but God has adhere to His statement: "I am the Resurrection and the Life those who come to me will surely live, even if they are dead; those who are alive will surely live passing from the corporal to the spiritual realm... no sweat!" [Paraphrasing, of course; and adding a little sauciness.] I have not placed a single word onto another person's mouth (text box in our case); when I query or retort I usually place in quotations the piece to which I am responding. Be at peace, CDBJ, I will not test your 1100 posts... perhaps we should close this topic since we seem to just be going on in circles! God Bless! Angel |
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546 | Scripturally is the man responsible? | Eph 5:24 | JCrichton | 117498 | ||
Hi, Aniset! Glad to have helped! God Bless! Angel |
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547 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117497 | ||
"to those who are in Christ Jesus" Hi CurtMan! You have stated the operative words: "those who are in Christ Jesus!" God does not change! Once He came to rescue us SALVATION is for the asking. But as Jesus Himself pointed out to the disciples: do not be glad that you can cure the sick and cast out demons; be glad that your names are written in the book of Life! (Paraphrased) He also warned that: "I am the vine." It is not a contractual obligation that binds the Father to us; it is our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior! But to do this we can't simply come to Him with lip-service! What else did Jesus say?: "Sacrifice and holocaust did not please you, but you form a body for me!" We can't do anything for our salvation. But just as the last minute guests, those who are invited must come dressed accordingly!: "Stay in my Word--which simply means obey my commandments--and I will set you free!" (Ok... poetical license and paraphrasing!) CurtMan, God is not a man to go back on His Word--the Gift of Salvation is Eternal, but we must act upon our confession... rearranging God's Word to suit the business of the day is not "Keep my Word!" Here's what Jesus said about the world: And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkness to the light because their deeds were evil. And indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, to prevent his actions from being shown up; but whoever does the truth comes out into the light, so that what he is doing may plainly appear as done in God. (John 3:19-21) Are there levels of sin? Only God knows for sure. But I remember a passage where Jesus was comparing the destruction of several groups of people and He asked His audience if they thought that those who were punished were punished because their sin was greater than those who were listening to Him. Another example is where He talks about the woman who had sinned profusely and another person who had not--then He asked which of the two would demonstrate more love towards God, the simple sinner or the extensive habitual sinner? Another comparison that I can give you is the one where Jesus talks about the aflluent gentleman who set out to gather workers for his field... he gathered throughout the day exacting one single contract with all the workers and paying them accordingly... if we are all sinners in the eyes of God, can we attempt to outshine other sinners citing "my sin is not as grave as yours?" Was that not the sin of the affluent guy who stepped onto the front of the Temple "good-ole boying himself" because he was not like that sinner at the back? We spend so much time arguing points about how this should be and why this is... doesn't it remind you of the Pharisees and Sadducees, always sticking to the letter of the Law; yet always usurping Gods command and authority? I pray not only for you but for all of us, that the Holy Spirit guide us to the Truth and bless us with humility and obedience so that we may meet Christ on His terms and not ours! God Bless! Angel |
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548 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117432 | ||
"John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Hi, CDBJ! Did you read and understand the part of your quoted text that says: "If we confess our sins"? Does that say once saved sin and sin again, it's permissible cause you've been washed in the blood of the Lamb? Please read Isaiah 1:18-20. Jesus did not die so that we can live in sin or grab on to Biblical passages that promise life-ever-after even if we maintain a life of sin or if we omit sin till the end then decide to test God (Yes!, my friend that is what suicide is!)... Not sure yet? Read Ezekiel 18:24--now, does that say be good for a long time and sin because you earned it? Does God change? Did He say one thing through the Prophet Ezekiel and then changed His mind and took it all back? Jesus' words to all: I am the vine you are the branches... we do not set up the rules nor do we have a license to follow them as we choose. "It sounds like you have ascended to sinless perfection" On the contrary, because I am a sinner I do not contend that I can reject God (the gravest of all sins for which there's no salvation since Jesus, who is God, is the Resurrection and the Life) and expect a secure place in Heaven. If you do, I can only caution you to rethink those 40 years of research; humble yourself to Christ and the Holy Spirit will guide you the rest of the way. God Bless! Angel |
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549 | Is Moses in Heaven or Hell | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117431 | ||
"Contradict me if you can." It is not about contradicting... True, Eccl 9:5 talks about the dead not knowing anything and to interpret that that means those in hell know nothing and feel nothing is quantifiable--but when we read the Psamls we often find a prayer full of venom and hateful thoughts towards the enemy. This would suggest the Holy Spirit, who represents a Loving God, commanding His prophets and holy writers into: a)condoning violence, and b) a God who is more interested in carnage and total inahilation of people, rather then their repentence and conversion. Here are a few passages about hell: Matthew 5:22 ...if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell. Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Matthew 16:18 And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build by church, and not even death (hell*) will ever be able to overcome it. Matthew 18:9 And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. Mark 9:43-44 So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out. James 3:6 ...It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself. 2 Peter 2:4 God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkeness, waiting for the Day of Judgment. Revealtion 1:18 I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority** over death and (hell*) the world of the dead. Revelation 20:13-14 Then the sea gave up its dead. Death and the world of the dead(hell*) also gave up the dead they held... Then death and the world of the dead were thrown into the lake of fire. (This lake of fire is the second death.) If these passages were to be taken individually... what a preposterous conundrum!: Matthew 5:22 talks about the fire of hell; Matthew 10:28 tells us that both the body and soul can be destroyed in hell; Matthew 16:18 says that death (*hell) has power to over come some things--certain vesions talk about the gates of hell, which then give hell some type of gated entrance; Matthew 18:9, Jesus talks about the fire of hell; Mark 9:43-44 depicts hell's fire as never extinguishing; James 3:6--now this must really be confused, he talks about hell as though there's a direct spiritual connect with our temporal lives! 2 Peter 2:4, Peter must obiously be as confused as James, have you heard of a non-quenchable fire that burns black? [No, no, not the smoking flesh...] Revealtion 1:18 tells us that there is not just one place for the dead but two places: death and the world of the dead or hell; Revelation 20:13-14 now comes the final word, there are not one, not two but three places where the dead hang around: the sea, death, and the world of the dead (hell)! * Some Bible versions have the hell instead of death or the world of the dead, respectively. ** Some Bible versions have keys instead of authority. I know that people with poetic license and super creative writing skills can presume to weave a nice: "this is what that really mean!" It is clear from these passages that there are Bible passages pertain to both a corporal and spiritual realm converging in God's reality (one day is like a thousand years...) If we only seek to outshine the next believer we are just as confused as the Jews and Greeks who kept waiting for signs and worldly wisdom... So if we simply define hell by one passage which passage would it be: a place of darkness?, a place of nothingness?, a place of torment?, a place of unquenchable fire?, a place where both the body and soul can be obliterated?, a gated place?, a futuristic place?, a temporal place?, a spiritual place?... Could it be that it is not one or another, but all! God Bless! Angel Could it be that it is not one o |
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550 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117429 | ||
"but we need to stand up for those who are in need. We need to be a light for those in the darkness." Hi, Sonflowr! This is precisely my point! How can we provide a light to those in darkness if we simply say: "hey do what you will God will understand, after all, He died for your sins so you are safe, no matter what! If we were to adopt such views, could you envision extremely long lines of people trying to get into Church? Would it not more likely be that they would take a sabbatical and say: "Jesus, I'll meet up with you later... much later!" The truth is Christ did not say turn the light on when people are ready to let it shine. True, He was loving and forgiving, but He was also stern and uncompromising: 'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 7:12) Yet, that same Jesus, teaches that we are to knock insistently, that we are to ask insistently in order to find mercy and aide. Is He a walking contradiction? No! He is saying: "be doers of the Word not just listener," believe, obey, and pray constantly. To offer Christ's Light to the world does not mean adapting the Word to the world; it means trading in the "old man" for the "new man." Yes, by al means, bring those in darkness to the Light--but be careful not to suggest to them that they can come as they please! (Parable of the wedding feast--remember that guy that refused to dress for it? God Bless! Angel |
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551 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117384 | ||
Hi, CurtMan (The)! You make some nice points... But what did Jesus say about those who choose to drop of His hands? Did He say you are forgiven, go do as you please? Did the parable of the seeds mean that "well some of the seeds just had bad luck so don't worry, be happy"? Did not Christ say THOSE WHO LOOK BACK CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLES? Explained who the Pharisees and Sadducees blasphemed against the Holy Spirit--was it not because they rejected Christ? And, if someone claiming all the Biblical text that bring salvation than reject Jesus because "life is so unbearable, so unfair, so heartbreaking, so poor, so rich, so long, so short, so complicated... are they not rejecting Christ when they commit themselves to ending their lives or taking the lives of their spauses and children and then their own? Don't get me wrong... a person who takes his or her life (regardless of the reason) has only God to answer to (just as all others who kill with words or thought or inaction...)--Judas may well have received Divini dispensation during the last moments of his life--, and only God has the final answer! But for a Christian to say, "well it is Biblical, we can't lose salvation once we get it, cause Christ said so" he or she is delusional. Each one of us must remove the old self (carnal) and put on the new self (spirit) and serve God with all of our mind, body, and spirit. God Bless! Angel |
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552 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117383 | ||
Hi, jlpangilinan! Why can't people understand that: who ever destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him or her! It is that simple! If the saved person's body were not the dwelling place of God, then Jesus would not have worried so much about the single sinner who would turn back to the Father! The call is not repent and get a "free-out-hell and free-into heaven" card! The call is repent, obey, and be saved! God Bless! Angel |
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553 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117382 | ||
Hi, CDBJ! So what you are saying is that negating God and purposefully sinning is ok, as long as we say that we are "born again" or "saved?" Did you no hear Jesus warn us that not all who say "Lord, Lord... but THOSE WHO DO THE WILL OF MY FATHER shall live" (paraphrased). Please do not get defensive, research the question, research the answer, then com'on back, you hea'! God Bless! Angel |
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554 | Is Moses in Heaven or Hell | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117381 | ||
Hi, Henry and Emmy! It is interesting that from that passage (Eccl 9:5) you have gathered so much info--contradicting even Christ who talks about the place where the gnashing of the teeth and the flames that never end... Please do not read a single Biblical passage and reject all others which complement and expand it! God Bless! Angel |
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555 | Is this promise real? | Eph 6:3 | JCrichton | 116674 | ||
Hi, Xenoid! Think about our limitations... The only commandment that has a built in clause is Exodus 20:12... I believe that God is directing us to behave with love and generosity towards our parents for seveal reasons: * They have authority over us, conflicting minds tend to draw apart--how can we learn from our parents and be guided by them if we are disrespectul and disobedient? * Parents, the father mostly, represents God--how can a Christian claim to love Yahweh and yet have his/her heart and mind set against Mom and Dad? * Life! There is nothing like a dose of failure or betrayal to destroy self-esteem--loving and respecting our parents will keep a safety jacket at arms-reach just when we need one! * Life's cycle: we are inseminated, we are born, we grow, we grow old, we die... As infants, children, young adults, and adults Christian parents care for their offsprings. Yet, due to the cycle of life, parents grow old and become as vulnerable as children and infants; with their parents before them most definitely dead, who would care for them better then their Christian sons and daughters? I see this built in clause as the one in "Our Father." Jesus taught that we are to forgive others as we seek God's forgiveness! God Bless! Angel |
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556 | Why did Jesus Go to Hell | 1 Pet 3:19 | JCrichton | 109567 | ||
If one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is but a day to God, and if He has no beginning and no end, and if He created all and He is in all... can anyone pin point the amount of time that would take God, a Spiritual being, to travel--say from one reality to another--? Can we limit God according to our limitations? Again, I say to you: Peter speaking by the revelation of the Holy Spirit, who is God, declares that Jesus did something... I believe! Must you believe also, NO! My conviction cannot be yours because you are created in God's image, not in mine; I am created in God's image, not in yours. So God will exact from me that I give the message, not that I convict others! He would exact the same of you! The only thing I can tell you is that as the preincarnate Christ, Jesus could not have preached salvation because the hour had not yet come! God Bless! |
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557 | Why did Jesus Go to Hell | 1 Pet 3:19 | JCrichton | 109486 | ||
You can pick and choose what type of interpretation you want to place on the Word of God, after all you are given that right by the Creator! But when you say that you know better then those to whom the Holy Spirit revealed the Truth... you should rethink your possition: the Sadducees, Pharisees and the Masters of the Law (to name a few) refused to listen to the Word! Jesus only warned them: those who have eyes... those who have ears... The Bible is not a historical book full of prose and limericks; it is a recipe for Eternal Life requiring faith above all else! God Bless! |
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558 | Is THE SABBATH ON A SATURDAY | John 20:19 | JCrichton | 109485 | ||
If you go to my original post on this subject you will find that that is exactly what I am saying. Jesus did not leave an unabridged manual for the Church outside of a few direct commands, as with Peter. What He did emphasize was that there would come another Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, who would teach and remind us about His Word: but the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you. (John 14:26) Also see: John 14:16-17; 15:26; and specially 16:7-15! What I am suggesting is what I have said from the beginning: there are Truths not yet revealed to the apostles and disciples by Jesus; these Truths were to be revealed by the Holy Spirit. When we follow Christ we are expected to accept the Spirit of Truth (the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit) because He will reveal to us that which Jesus could not reveal to us then (John 16:12-13). God Bless! |
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559 | Is THE SABBATH ON A SATURDAY | John 20:19 | JCrichton | 109482 | ||
Again, keeping with the "literal" tone and "seeking direct Biblical context": not one of the cited passeges, with the exception of Acts 11:26, mentions the disciples as Christians; and even then, not by Jesus' direct command! I am not suggesting that Jesus is not God! I am saying that Jesus Christ never said to the apostles and the rest of His disciples that they would be called Christians. Not until Revelation 2:17 does Jesus Christ directly states that He shall give us a new name. From the Old Testament on there are anotations that speak on this particular subject but Jesus never stated it Himself until Revelation 2:17. We have to remember that during the Old Testament's revelations (prophecies and interaction of God with Israel) Lord or LORD was reserved almost exclusively to Yahweh (YHWH). God Bless! |
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560 | Is THE SABBATH ON A SATURDAY | John 20:19 | JCrichton | 109395 | ||
My point is that Jesus never commanded the sacrificial customs to be terminated! You use "show me in the Bible" statments and yet you yourself refuse to accept that there are things that were not written and are still divinely inspired: i.e.: Did Jesus call his apostles Christians? Not till John's Apocalyptic Revelation do you hear Christ say that they would have a name! So at Antioch someone(s) coined the word Christian(s) in reference to those that represented the Christ! Should the apostles and other disciples have rejected the term since there was no command from Jesus to call themselves Christians? We can go on for the rest of our natural existence trying to out think each other--Salvation will not come from vain arguments! My last words on this topic: One person thinks that some days are holier than others, and another thinks them all equal. Let each of them be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who makes special observance of a particular day observes it in honour of the Lord. (Romans 14:5-6) God Bless! |
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