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Personally, I am so glad that Jesus didn't say: "Well Peter, I forgive you but I'll never trust you again" or "I forgive you, but your days of ministry are over" or "I forgive you but (insert favorite here)" He said: “Feed My lambs.” “Tend My sheep.” “Feed My sheep." Jesus "cancelled the...

I was actually really trying to figure out what was going on... :p Maybe I should have used Romans 10:9-10... :lol

Just to lighten things up....I'm amused that out of that whole post, John 3:16 has started a run in a whole new direction! :lol

In the bible, the requirement for salvation is clearly stated over and over...take John 3:16 for example. We have no problem telling others what it takes to be saved, because as I said it is crystal clear throughout the pages of scripture. Being a simple man...I have a simple question: At what...

I'm glad that you brought this up, because upon reviewing my sources I found that I had made a mistake...the use of Kurios as the name of God actually goes back to the 3d Century BC; and the Septuagint. When the Septuagint (Greek) was written, when the name YHWH occurs it is in every case...

I glanced over this before, as I wanted to answer the OP...but I'd like to answer this now... We follow the word of God and Jesus' example: Galatians 6:1-2 tells us: Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering...

My brother, after reading post 111 (and I say this kindly and without any rancor or insult intended) I fear that you are splitting hairs...because contextually "of this world" and "from this world" mean precisely the same thing. Jesus is telling Pilate that the origin of His (Jesus') kingdom...

Just going back to the OP here...:lol As I understand the scripture, there appear to be two books: "The Book of Life" and "The Lamb's Book of Life". I think that to understand the difference we have to look at Jewish theology...Jewish theology teaches that "The Book of Life" contained the...

I'll let you get caught up before I respond to your other posts. :wave

Hey Butch...thanks for your replies. :) I'd like to talk about the phrase: "I tell you do not resist the evil" as a matter of universal application. First of all, we both know that the definition of "anthistemi" (translated here ''resist") means: 1.to set one's self against, to withstand...

There's one thing else that I'd like to share, and is the reason for the post above...a personal testimony... I came to know Christ as my Lord and Savior in my 30's as a Senior NCO in the US Army. I spent my entire career with some of the most "elite" units the Army had to offer...if one had...

Here's a thought that occurred to me: An army...any army...exists for one purpose only. After all the layers of the onion are peeled away, after everything is said and done, an army exists to go and kill who ever they are told to kill; until they are told to stop. That's what an army does...

If we accept that all scripture is given by inspiration of God, literally "God-breathed"; then we must accept that the Holy Spirit has given us in the Scripture that which He wanted us to have... Does not John write: And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were...

You bring up some good points, for sure... But I would submit that (once again) there is a certain inherent ambiguity that, if a clear prohibition existed, would not be evident. For example: I think that we can both agree that in Paul's time for example, that there were certain elements within...

True, and to be perfectly fair I willingly acknowledge that until 174 AD there is no record (that I've found) of Christians serving in the military or government offices (with the notable exception of "Theophilus" mentioned by Luke)...even as magistrates in the legal system (as a magistrate...

Two reasons come immediately to mind... If we start to make arguments from silence, then we can justify anything that we want. We delve into pure speculation and the written word loses any credibility. For example, we could take the story of the woman at the well in John 4 and argue that...

Thanks for the clarification, and I agree here 100%. I just got a bit confused over your reply to Sparrowhawke.

Thanks! I love this song, and I love this video!!!

Just wanted to let you know how much I'm enjoying our discussion ref. Christian pacifism!

Just a question...for I see a conundrum between this and what you've posted earlier... If one lives in a country (say, Israel for example) who's government requires compulsory military service, and one refuses that compulsory service and in doing so opposes their government...are they opposing...