No, that isn't what's going on here. You have adopted a popular ancient religious philosophy, promoted by this world's religious system for centuries, that men are born with an immortal soul/spirit. To justify this philosophy, men engage in the same tactics satan used on Eve to deceive. God shows men this from the very beginning so that those who are seeking His Wisdom, will understand the dangers of listening to "other voices" concerning His Creation. They carefully select certain sentences from God's Holy Inspired Scriptures, then they separate this verse from all the rest of the bible, then twist the meaning of the verse to defend, justify and promote the adopted philosophy. "
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? They do this because if ALL of God's Words concerning any topic, like eternal life, death, resurrections, tree of life, etc., are considered, this philosophy can not stand.
What I posted were relevant verses which speak directly to the very core of our discussion, verses you omitted.
The verses you omit from your sermons concerning immortality, do not destroy any Words of God, and I do not use them for that purpose. When considered, the verses you omit concerning this topic more clearly define God's Teaching to us regarding the topic. When all of God's Word concerning immortality, tree of life, death, life and resurrection are considered, it is clear that men are not born with an immortal spirit/soul/body etc. It is a gift from God some men will receive. This was difficult for me to accept given the religion of my fathers teach that I was born with the gift of immortality, same as you believe, and I believed it for a long time. My pride and self exaltation stood in the way of accepting God's Truth, not wanting to be humbled and/or corrected. This too is addressed in the Holy Scriptures for those seeking the Truth and Wisdom of God. It is a common evil among men.
You said, "I asked you to explain why you don't believe what God said about death,
in the verses I referenced
I will not engage in the popular religious tactic you employ, of selecting a few verses from the bible, separating them from the rest of God's Word, then creating or promoting doctrines, that can't stand if "Every Word of God" is considered.
You and I have both sinned, and we will both die. "
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
The only reason why we are here talking to each other today, and not dead and buried, is because of God's Long Suffering and desire that we might repent and turn to Him through His Son while we are still alive. So that we might "Yield ourself" a servant to obey God for the rest of this life, as Jesus Himself teaches, "
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. That we might "
put forth our hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"
From the very beginning, the prince of this world has convinced men that they "shall surely not die". My hope is that men stop listening to all the "other voices" in the world He placed us in, "that profess to know God", and place our trust instead, on the Holy scriptures that are trustworthy
"for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Not just "some" of the Words of God, while "omitting" others, as the mainstream religions of this world promote, but as the Jesus "of the Bible" teaches, "Every Word" which proceeds from the mouth of God.
That is still my hope.
You are here to promote a popular religious philosophy that you are already immortal and will "surely not die". That you will live forever in one capacity or another. The Holy Scriptures, when all of them are considered, do not support this popular philosophy as the my posts clearly show.
Thanks for the discussion, such as it were. These issues are good for men to engage in, not just for us, but for those reading along as well, in my view.
