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Recent content by JohnClay

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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    So even before the universe existed, Jesus the Son knew almost everything (including the future?) except a few things like the time of the Second Coming? The following might be wrong but my idea is that just the Jesus on Earth didn't know about the Second Coming. The previous mind of Jesus might...
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    I wonder what Jesus knew before he was born on Earth... it doesn't seem to make any difference whether that version of Jesus knew about the second coming... since it seems his mind was wiped during his birth... edit: I guess to be consistent with that Bible passage, Jesus' mind before his...
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    @peter2 It seems the shame of nudity is taught rather than instinctual... I remember I met an old friend at the markets and I was left alone with their van at the markets with his step-daughter who was about 2 or 3 years old. She was walking around naked and I said quite aggressively to put some...
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    I think it is used to motivate the congregation to be even more "on fire" for God rather than allowing them to get too comfortable. Or it is about feeling more special. Or something like that.
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    It sounds to me like Jesus was a blank slate that talked to God (Father/Holy Spirit) to get his knowledge. If he knew everything already he could have done that Temple thing as a 3 year old.
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    Experiencing heaven on earth?

    I've been looking into that lately and apparently: (this might include my sisters' church)
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    I thought if Jesus existed before the universe was created he would be omniscient. Talking to God the Father suggests Jesus lost all of his godly knowledge when he was born and God the Father was talking to a blank slate.
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    Are you talking about Jesus in the Temple when he was 12 years old? I'm not sure that involves supernatural knowledge. If he had God-like knowledge he'd know every language in the world, etc. I think it just shows he had more knowledge than normal - perhaps he heard the voice of God, etc. But...
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    Jesus and his knowledge of being God

    I get the impression that the Bible says that Jesus the Son existed eternally before the universe was created and that he was omniscient. What about when he was born on Earth? Did he still know what he knew before? Or did he only have access to that knowledge at a later point in time?
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    Their church used to have an Instagram page - with 224 posts: (and 29 followers) https://www.instagram.com/helensvale_christian_church/ I think having 675 videos in 2 years made each video have less views rather than if there were 20 videos. He talked about the church and preaching being...
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    Well the pastor has written 20 books (that haven't sold) and has put 675 videos on YouTube in the past two years. He has 81 subscribers and the highest viewed video has 151 views. I haven't looked through them all but he has said something like that to be saved you've got to put God first in...
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    From 0:28 it says: "If you're on fire for God, Satan wants you with someone who is not on fire. So, they put your fire out." 1:26 says: "If you are spiritual and your partner is religious, beware that they do not make you religious." That is related to: "Why Religious Christians Are against...
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    The pastor seems to be saying that Satan can influence people to marry people that God doesn't want married.
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    It means they talk about God a lot and want to go to her church with that pastor. That sister judges whether the potential husband seems to be on fire for God.
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    Need to marry someone on fire for God?

    My sisters' pastor says that Satan wants them to marry someone who isn't on fire for God: (4:25 video) My unmarried sister is 45 and is taking that message seriously - if she didn't it is more likely she would have been married. Do you think it is ok if the husband just was a regular...