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I believe that any interpretation should answer more questions than it raises. You have to walk in the best light you have. If someone provides a better explanation that answers questions you may have still open, then adopt it. Never just doubt. Look for light and don't fight with anger. The...

Israel is only a nation currently -- a democracy or republic -- not a kingdom. They cannot be one until their King takes His throne of Glory. Come Lord Jesus!!!! :prayer:

Amen.[/font] This final question was asked by the disciples (plural), not just one of them. It would appear they agreed to ask this one parting question! Of all things they could have asked, why this, if Israel does not hold a permanent place in the plan of God? As you say, Jesus does not abuse...

I try to avoid the term "worship service" because all that we do in that meeting is to be worship of some sort, and I do not like to limit the term to the music portion. Not only that, but worship is not the only reason for the music service. The songs do something that many do not think of...

Challenger: The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one God in the sense that a man and wife are one flesh. They are individual beings united together, forming the Godhead. I suppose that others have already shared this idea, as I did not read all responses. Hope you don't mind me chiming in. Stan

Men make rules to substitute for the Holy Spirit's indwelling influence. The more of that that happens, the less of God we have. Isaiah 29:13 Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their...

Exactly right. This is how the Trinity is explained. This is how the word "one" in one God is to be taken.

Thanks for the welcome, andry. He called himself the "friend of the bridegroom" who rejoiced to hear the voice of the Bridegroom. He seems here to distinguish himself from the Bride, the church forming through Jesus' ministry. Jesus' Himself makes this distinguishment as well, calling him the...

The Greek text is "while I go on decreasing (present passive infinitive elattousthai" So, it happened just as he said. Stan

My thoughts: The millennium is simply the first phase of the eternal kingdom. It is separated this way, because there is a brief interruption, or suspension, in the rule of Christ and the Bride over all nations when Satan (their old sovereign) is released for a brief time to deceive those...

If I may, Nessie, offer my understanding of the Trinity: I believe the difficulty extends from the use of the word "one" which in Hebrew is "Echad" and in Greek is "Hen" The word "one" has more than one usual meaning. It can mean a singularity, as UPC takes it to mean of God. The word "one" also...

Deleted post. I did not know the rules of the forum. My apologies. Stan

I believe the OT prohibition on what women or men could wear was to prohibit transvestitism, that's all. Stan

Internal evidence makes a gap between Gen 1:1 and 1:2 most likely due to the language of verse 2. The earth is found here in a state of darkness and chaos, improbable elements of divine creation but certainly elements of divine judgment.

If there is more than one author to Isaiah, the Holy Spirit would not have inspired Paul or Matthew to use his name when they quote from both sections.

I had heard somewhere that the Tetragrammaton -- YHVH -- was pronounced as a whisper. The Yod is like the "y" in "yes." The He' (twice appearing) is like the "h" in "here." The Vav is like a "v" in "very" or -- alternately -- like a "w" in "wind." So, Yod, He', Vav, He', had this ethereal...

Liz, Thanks for responding. QUOTE]But what about Isaiah? Most scholars agree that it was written by at least two different authors at two different times. They pretty much agree which parts were written by "first Isaiah" and "second Isaiah." This so-called controversy stems from the first...

I had had a burning hot pain deep in my left shoulder for a few days last week. It flares up every so often and it limits the mobility in that arm. While in prayer last Thursday morning, the presence of God stole over me quite strongly. While in His presence, I asked Him to alleviate this pain...

I'm not sure that hanging by rope was common in those times, perhaps it was, but I view it as Judas hanging himself on a sword. This would cause the innards to be ripped open easily, flooding the field with blood. King Saul took his life this way, by falling on his sword -- 1 Chron. 10:4.

Every Bible teacher worth his salt will tell you that the inspiration is in the original author's writings, for that is where the Divine inspiration exists. Translations are best when they best capture it. Some details may always be obscure to us, but critical, salvific truths remain intact in...