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Wow, that is the million dollar question. How can any of us answer that, personally I think we need to wait till we get there to find out.

This is interesting and I think she was exactly correct. However remember how Paul struggled with the battle between the flesh and the spirit. His spirit was in alignment with God’s will, his flesh though fought against it. I believe our basic personality (character) will remain the...

Thank you so much for your insights. One of my favorite books is “Grace Awakening” I have been involved with several denominations until a retired Nazarene pastor friend made a comment to me after a lengthy discussion about sanctification. He said “the reality is if we love God...

Very true, I’m not a vegetarian but do eat very little meat, prefer fresh veggies and fruit. My point was that many people are killing themselves with what they eat and the quantity of food. I even have a glass of wine occasionally, I figure if Jesus turned the water into wine it must be...

I don’t know why I keep coming back to follow Adventist threads. I have the utmost respect for anyone who loves our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I don’t come to debate beliefs or look for flaws but just to observe. I was raised SDA and was sent so SDA schools, (Monterey Bay Academy) in the...

I think there was a lot left out of the original cannon. If I’m not mistaken they had around three hundred documents to be considered, now what does bother me a little those documents that were rejected should have at least been available for others to read and evaluate for themselves. This...

Hey Chadwickboy thanks for the book recommendation. Elaine Pagels book the "The Gnostic Gospels" is really interesting to say the least.

If you are seeking evidence from the original cannon you won’t find it. However if you read Paul’s writings found in the Nag Hammabi writings you can certainly see it. You can also see that he was in the spirit (out of body experience) when he was caught up into the various levels of...

I do appreciate your response and I’m also aware of their early beliefs in two separate gods, and there beliefs that parallel the Buddhist beliefs. I after reading the entire Nag Hammabi writings that have been translated I realized that they believed in an "unnamable god" if you will...

Oh come now that should be pretty easy to understand, many fundamentalist are afraid of anything they don’t understand and consider anyone that doesn’t dance to their drummer out of the game. Lets face it you have Baptist that can’t stand Pentecostals and Catholics that don’t like anybody, and...

Regarding struggles against sin is dealt with pretty clearly in 1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up...

I find this very difficult to believe that these writings were not first hand manuscripts and the reason for my opinion is if thy were second or third hand hearsay Mary’s gospel would most certainly not been included, remember woman did not have the same social standing they do today in...

As for dating the writings I’m not qualified to say, and in some ways it really means very little. I must assume these writings were available in 330 to 360 AD when the original cannon was put together. I suppose what concerns me as why they were omitted. I can understand why some of the...

Based on some of the writings in the Nag Hammabi library the apostle Paul would have been considered or leaned towards the Gnostic teachings. I know many of his writings as well as Johns were rejected and excluded from the original cannon. I suppose one of my questions is why they were excluded...

Based on some of the writings in the Nag Hammabi library the apostle Paul would have been considered or leaned towards the Gnostic teachings. I know many of his writings as well as Johns were rejected and excluded from the original cannon. I suppose one of my questions is why they were excluded...

You first need to find out what causes you to become self destructive, and it goes a lot deeper than can be dealt with on a forum. Talk to your parents and ask them to get you some help, and right away. As for the girlfriend, don’t worry about her and don’t apologize. At the very least...

For the last year and half I have been studding the Nag Hammabi Library and many near death experiences. The writings were found in 1945 and many predate the writings of our original cannon. I’m not ready to endorse them nor do they change the core of the Christian faith. However they...

You asked what parts of the bible to ignore. I don’t think that is the question you should be asking. How about what parts of the Bible should I focus on? I can bring out many contradictions in the bible, but they don’t distort the message I believe God has given us. To understand...

It is my belief that God has a purpose for each one of us. We may not know what that purpose is, or maybe we do. Our purpose may be only to learn and grow. However we have been given free will, we can chose to reject God’s purpose for our lives and waste the life we have been given. Whatever we...

I was raised and educated in Christian schools and then rejected the whole thing because of arguments along the lines that many skeptics have presented. The reality and purity of Christianity came to me once I fully realized first of all that there must be a creator and began to find out who he...