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Recent content by Bick

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    Imagine Heaven

    I wonder what these verses mean? Gen. 3:19 "...you are dust and to dust shall you return." Job 10:9 "...unto dust shall you cause me to return." Psa. 90:3 "...you cause me to return to dust." Psa. 146:4 "When their breath departs, they return to the earth.." Eccl. 12:7 "...and the dust...
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    Universal reconciliation

    No, UR is not a heresy (as I pointed out in my previous post). As to the popular doctrine of "hell", what do the Scriptures teach? In the seven places that Jesus refers to "hell", the word should be "Gehenna", Which is from the Greek. Jesus warned his disciples and the multitudes to...
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    Universal reconciliation

    "Universal Reconcilation" is not something to be hoped for, it is God's marvelous plan that through Christ's sacrifice, there will be peace throughout the whole universe, when all enemies will be subject to Jesus Christ, and "every knee will bow,.... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is...
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    Do we go directly to heaven when we die??

    MY COMMENTS: Personally, I believe that the Bible is clear that death is the opposite of life. All who die cease to exist, except in the mind of God. He knows every detail about every person who has ever lived. The cure for death is Resurrection. In the Scriptures, Death is said to be a...
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    Possibly stupid newie question - What makes the idea of universalism bad?

    MY COMMENTS: It is not a dumb question at all. From my extensive studies, I believe literal (more accurate) translations set forth God's glorious plan that, indeed, Christ died to take away the sin of the world; that God is not some fiend who would subject humans to a conscious eternal torment...
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    The Word is Jesus - Not a book.

    MY COMMENTS: Of course, words are mearly symbols strung together to convey a truth, an idea, a philosophy, etc. I believe the Bible (the originals) is the setting forth of God's redemptive plan for all mankind, and it is meant to reveal the One who inspired the writers, not to be studied as...
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    The Emerging Church needs to break away from Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism

    MY COMMENTS: When you say "Listen to Jesus", are these the words he spoke as recorded in the Gospels? Or is it some inner voice, maybe based on our feelings at the time? If I want to walk closer to Him, should I follow His words or the words given to his apostles?
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    Paul's Teachings

    MY COMMENTS: For clarity's sake, when you say "Christ's teaching" do you mean what he taught only during his earthly ministry before the cross?
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    The First Resurrection

    MY COMMENTS: I believe those in this first (former) resurrection are not only those who have been murdered by the beast, but also all the righteous from Abraham on who have died, even righteous Gentile proselytes to Judaism. NOTE: I added "former" in parentheses, because it is more correct...
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    Right Wing Extremism

    Left wing extremism is scary stuff. 'Nuff said.
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    Can anyone help me see the light of day in Christ?

    Feelings can fool you. Don't rely on them. Always get back to the Word, to review God's promises and believe them. Faith comes first.....then feelings.
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    The Work of the Holy Spirit

    MY COMMENTS: Well, my friend, our teacher and apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor, 12:13 that "by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink of one Spirit." AV. "All" obviously means all believers in...
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    The Bride of Christ thread (3)

    If the Body of Christ is the Bride of Christ, then Christ has two brides. One bride in heaven, for the church/body is destined for the heavenlies in the ages to come (Eph. 1:3; 2:6-7; 3:10), While the Lamb's Bride will be on the earth during the millennium: The parable of the wedding...
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    any GLBT Christans ?

    MY COMMENTS: What does GLBT stand for?
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    Is Heaven our reward?

    MY COMMENTS: Good questions, JW. Unfortunately traditional doctrines rather than the Scriptures, are being taught as truth today. Right! Peter tells his Jewish listeners that "..the patriarch David died and was buried and his tomb is here to this day." And this all occuring after Christ's...