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Nov 16, 2016 07:27:21   #
kcstargoat
 
Blade_Runner wrote:
That is a logical paradox, it might work as an effective means of leading to critical thought, but it cannot be applied toward understanding divinely inspired scripture. The foremost questions for you are, has this God you believe in actually revealed himself to you? Has your god defined himself and given you his rules of engagement? Or is your God simply an ethereal construct of your imagination? I do know from my studies of scripture, primarily the Bible but including the Bhagavad Gita (Hindu) and some of the Qu'ran, that fabricating a concept of God is spiritually dangerous.

This is not true of Yahweh. Throughout the 1500 years that the Bible was created, the Hebrew prophets. priests and kings have maintained in their divinely inspired writings, a fundamental thread of truth in their teachings. And, Yashua was the fulfillment of over 300 prophesies proclaimed by these ancient Hebrews. (these prophesies included how he would be conceived, who would be his parents, where he would be born and under what conditions, even how he would appear to the people and how they would receive Him, and most importantly, why He would come, what was His mission, and the manner in which He would suffer and die, AND WHY.

Isaiah was the greatest of the major prophets and his prophesies regarding Yashua were profound. One of the most remarkable aspects of his prophesies was the use of past tense in proclaiming a future event. Here is a stunning example:

"he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Chapter 53: 5

This was prophesied 600 years before Yashua ha massiach arrived.

The Bible stands above all other scripture in its consistency in presenting the word of God. Throughout his ministry, Yashua (Jesus) often quoted from the OT, Moses, Isaiah and the Psalms were his favorites, and when He said, "Think not that I come to destroy the law and the prophets, I come not to destroy but to fulfil", He proclaimed one of the most profound confirmations of the authenticity of Biblical scripture.
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Since it is inconceivable that all religions are right, the most reasonable conclusion is all religions must be wrong.

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Nov 16, 2016 07:32:44   #
kcstargoat
 
Ooph wrote:
I agree and disagree. When God made man he said it was good. And if you read Genesis closely, God never changes his mind that humanity is good. In listing the genealogy of Adam, no mention is made of the Fall, instead we find this: "When God created human beings,[a] he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.” (Genesis5) Why not? Here was the perfect time to mention the curse of the forbidden fruit. But the word is silent. This is startling. God reaffirms the goodness of humanity, made in his image, and overlooks the so-called Fall. Very difficult to reconcile this passage with any judgment on humanity as "fallen." It definitely appears what is passed on to his descendants is a blessed humanity. Were it not so, then this was the time to make it clear...and it did not happen.
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Since it is inconceivable that all religions are right, it is reasonable to conclude they are all wrong.

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Nov 16, 2016 07:39:47   #
kcstargoat
 
Ooph wrote:
I agree and disagree. When God made man he said it was good. And if you read Genesis closely, God never changes his mind that humanity is good. In listing the genealogy of Adam, no mention is made of the Fall, instead we find this: "When God created human beings,[a] he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.” (Genesis5) Why not? Here was the perfect time to mention the curse of the forbidden fruit. But the word is silent. This is startling. God reaffirms the goodness of humanity, made in his image, and overlooks the so-called Fall. Very difficult to reconcile this passage with any judgment on humanity as "fallen." It definitely appears what is passed on to his descendants is a blessed humanity. Were it not so, then this was the time to make it clear...and it did not happen.
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If it is inconceivable that all religions are right, then it is reasonable to conclude all religions must be wrong.

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Nov 16, 2016 07:43:18   #
kcstargoat
 
Hemiman wrote:
I have two words for you and they aren't happy birthday.


Mr. Hemiman: I have four words for you and they aren't Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.

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Nov 16, 2016 08:20:11   #
eagleye13 Loc: Fl
 
kcstargoat wrote:
Since it is inconceivable that all religions are right, it is reasonable to conclude they are all wrong.


"it is reasonable to conclude they are all wrong."
Sure you can.

Most have good precepts; But organized "religion" and their doctrines can sure screw them up.

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Nov 16, 2016 10:19:48   #
padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al
 
PeterS wrote:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" Are you saying the only way for that to be a truism is if Jesus is god? I think you are mistaken padre. One can believe in, even follow, the teaching of Christ and not think that he is a god. Jefferson rewrote the New Testament striking out Christs divinity and only including his morals and values. Jefferson titled it "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth" and he regarded Christ as one of the greatest teachers to have ever lived--though never did he think of him as a god.

As for what we have to gain or lose how important is our intellectual integrity? If I have to believe in fallacies in order to believe in god aren't I robbing myself of the ability to see and understand truth? And if this is indeed the only opportunity I will have at life than what greater waste of the greatest gift of life than to believe that it is based on a lie?

And if a loving god want's to send us to burn in hell for an eternity because we sought truth instead of lies well that would be his prerogative wouldn't it. All I can say is "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Good thing I like the smell of barbecue. I have a feeling I will be smelling plenty of it....yum, yum....
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I am so impressed that you "feel" Jefferson rewrote Holy Scripture based on his own feelings and authority. I am impressed because that is precisely how the Marxist progressive mind works today inasmuch as you rewrite history and in his own way Obama rewrote the constitution by fiat.

Christians, FYI worship the Teacher not the teachings. You may have to think about that one.

Intellectual integrity? The reason the human mind is so superior to any other creature is to know God. The reason our language is superior to any other creature is to be able to grasp the logic of something so abstract to every other creature and to communicate those supernatural aspects of the existence of God to one another and to know Him. For a man to think and claim to be God is a mark of insanity. Intellectual integrity tells us that God is so far above His creature, man, that we do not even have anything by which to compare. On the other hand, man is so far above every other creature here on earth there is nothing by which to make a comparison and that creature, man, has the ability to know and even communicate with God. Furthermore, man is the only creature to know the difference between good and evil and choose one or the other unless, of course, you happen to be a moral relativistic Marxist progressive. They buy BBQ sauce by the case lots.

Finally, if it's the eternal rotisserie you desire then God will accommodate your desire. Doesn't seem like the better choice to me though.

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Nov 16, 2016 12:18:40   #
Mr Bombastic
 
PeterS wrote:
Certainly that's an answer--at least it's the same answer you keep using. The only difference is that logic has led me to think Nature responsible for life whereas with you, logical fallacies are the only thing you are able to employ under the guise of reason.

The Conservation of Mass/Energy stipulates that matter can be neither created or destroyed. If that's true then matter/energy must have always existed. Well, for the laws of nature to start all that's needed is mass and from that you have gravity and all the other laws fall into place.

Now is there a law that stipulates that god can be neither created or destroyed therefore our conclusion must be that he has always existed? No, the stipulation is that a god must exist because we don't yet understands all the laws of nature or how they have all come about. Here the proof you are using for gods existence is our ignorance of the laws of nature. Well, that's an argument from ignorance and one of the weakest reasons to believe something true. Simply because man doesn't understand how something comes about doesn't mean the only other conclusion is that a god must be responsible. Is there anything wrong with shrugging our shoulders and saying we don't know...yet? Not as far as I'm concerned so why is it you think our lack of understanding of all the laws of nature means a god therefore must be responsible for our creation?
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You have it all backwards. You believe what science tells you, even though they can't back it up with evidence. Scientists don't know how, or why, the universe exists. This is a fact. They claim that just because they don't know now, they will know someday. They reject the possibility of the Creator, without evidence for or against. You put your faith in science, yet what is science? Science is a process that uses repeatable experiments to try to understand the natural would. In our search for knowledge, we have discovered some pretty amazing things. Universal constants. The complexity of life. Quantum mechanics. Atheists look at all of that, and believe that all of that order and complexity was the result of natural processes. But they can't even begin to explain how, or why, it all happened. What does that sound like? It sounds like FAITH. Christians look at the same evidence and see the hand of the Creator. Neither side has any proof. That's also a fact. But both sides do have evidence. Reason and logic, as well as every scientific observation available, tell us that nothing physical can create itself. They also tell us that everything physical has a beginning and an end. The claim that energy has always existed is just that. A unsupported claim. It's nothing more than an assumption, because they cannot explain why it exists in the first place. Christians do know. It was created. Bottom line. If the universe is the result of naturalistic processes, then it created itself. But who, or what, created the energy it formed from? Everything, from information theory, to biology, to genetics show that a naturalistic origin of life is next to impossible. The more we learn, the worse it looks for the atheist viewpoint. People like you look at the wonders of the universe and take them for granted. What a dull and meaningless life you live.

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Nov 16, 2016 12:25:59   #
Mr Bombastic
 
kcstargoat wrote:
If it is inconceivable that all religions are right, then it is reasonable to conclude all religions must be wrong.


It is not, in any way, reasonable. That's like asking a group of 52 people to each guess which card a magician has up his sleeve. Each one must choose a different card. By your twisted logic, since all of them can't be right, they are all wrong. Simple logic destroys your position.

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Nov 16, 2016 12:44:58   #
eagleye13 Loc: Fl
 
Mr Bombastic wrote:
You have it all backwards. You believe what science tells you, even though they can't back it up with evidence. Scientists don't know how, or why, the universe exists. This is a fact. They claim that just because they don't know now, they will know someday. They reject the possibility of the Creator, without evidence for or against. You put your faith in science, yet what is science? Science is a process that uses repeatable experiments to try to understand the natural would. In our search for knowledge, we have discovered some pretty amazing things. Universal constants. The complexity of life. Quantum mechanics. Atheists look at all of that, and believe that all of that order and complexity was the result of natural processes. But they can't even begin to explain how, or why, it all happened. What does that sound like? It sounds like FAITH. Christians look at the same evidence and see the hand of the Creator. Neither side has any proof. That's also a fact. But both sides do have evidence. Reason and logic, as well as every scientific observation available, tell us that nothing physical can create itself. They also tell us that everything physical has a beginning and an end. The claim that energy has always existed is just that. A unsupported claim. It's nothing more than an assumption, because they cannot explain why it exists in the first place. Christians do know. It was created. Bottom line. If the universe is the result of naturalistic processes, then it created itself. But who, or what, created the energy it formed from? Everything, from information theory, to biology, to genetics show that a naturalistic origin of life is next to impossible. The more we learn, the worse it looks for the atheist viewpoint. People like you look at the wonders of the universe and take them for granted. What a dull and meaningless life you live.
You have it all backwards. You believe what scienc... (show quote)


"The more we learn, the worse it looks for the atheist viewpoint. People like you look at the wonders of the universe and take them for granted. What a dull and meaningless life you live."

Yep; no hope for poly-wogs and their progeny.

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Nov 16, 2016 16:08:30   #
Theo Loc: Within 1000 miles of Tampa, Florida
 
Mr Bombastic wrote:
@Theo: "You sound like you are referencing the man-made doctrine of "Original Sin."

Man made? It's in the Bible.


THAT is NOT the doctrine of Original Sin.

The doctrine of Original Sin tells us that all Humans are born with the sin of Adam upon our soul, causing us to be Totally depraved and dependent upon God's grace even to be able to repent.

Doctrinaires of Original Sin fail to explain how it is Adam who is called the original sinner, when it was Eve who first ate of the forbidden fruit, and who then passed the temptation on to Adam in the form of forbidden fruit and confession of her predicament, and He did eat.

Furthermore, they fail to deal with Enoch, seventh in the geneology of Man, who did not pay the penalty for sin, (death) for
God took him because he had this testimony "He pleased God." God translated Enoch that he should NOT taste death.

Then there are the Scriptures -

Deut 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the
children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

2 Kings 14:6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

2 Chro 25:3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

Ezek 18:1 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by
violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge,and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, 16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. 19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done
that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his
righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he
should return from his ways, and live?
24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and
doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his
righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed,
and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way
equal? are not your ways unequal?
26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth
in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and
doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my
ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord
GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
{yourselves: or, others}
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a
new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn
yourselves, and live ye. {yourselves: or, others}


Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, color=red]these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:[/color] 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Mr Bombastic wrote:
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--

A bad tree cannot produce good fruit. Adam is our tree. He sinned. Therefore all have sinned.


Totally bogus argument from what the scriptures do NOT say. "All have sinned" is not the same as "All have SIN."

We all have sin because we all have sinned.

Mr Bombastic wrote:
Just as we all have his DNA, we also partake of his spiritual condition. Adam was spiritually dead. So all of his descendants are too.


Nope! Again, in the light of that nonsense, explain Enoch.

Can't be did.

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Nov 16, 2016 16:20:53   #
Theo Loc: Within 1000 miles of Tampa, Florida
 
Mr Bombastic wrote:
Thomas called Jesus my Lord and my GOD. Try to twist that one around to your point of view. Notice that Jesus did not correct him. He called Jesus GOD.

People also worshiped Jesus while He was on Earth. Only one is worthy of worship. GOD. No one else.


First of all, I do not "twist" scripture. And if you find it "Twisted" please feel free to untwist it and tell us what it really says.

1) WHAT WAS THOMAS TOLD TO EXPECT?
Thomas could well remember Jesus own words - "From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day." [Mat 16:21]

"be raised" is aorist PASSIVE, which means he did not raise himself. Do you really think Thomas did not hear this?

"And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.[Mat 17:22-23]

This time, "be raised" is "future PASSIVE." Both times the reference is to a passive action, indicating Jesus will not raise himself.

"And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day." [Luke 9:18-22]

"Be raised" is "aorist PASSIVE" in this verse. Three times Thomas has heard this testimony, and seen it in action at least once in the case of Lazarus, Besides the times he saw Jesus raising the dead, and when Thomas himself was involved in the same type of miracle.

2) WHAT WAS THOMAS TOLD TO DO?
"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, RAISE THE DEAD, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." [Mat 10:1-8]

AND WHAT DID THOMAS REPORT AFTER HIS ADVENTURE IN MIRACLES?
"And THE APOSTLES gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and TOLD HIM all things, both WHAT THEY HAD DONE, and what they had taught.31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately." [Mark 6:30-32]

Thomas had sufficient memory to remember that when Lazarus was raised by God at Jesus' request, it was Jesus who raised him but it was God behind the deed. THIS IS WHAT THOMAS REMEMBERED.

John 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

3) WAS THOMAS PRESENT AT THIS EVENT?
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

4) WHAT DID THOMAS WITNESS?
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that THOU ART THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, which should come into the world.

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, FATHER, I THANK THEE that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

5) WHAT DID THOMAS SEE?
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

6) WHAT DID THOMAS REMEMBER?
Thomas was a participant in the most amazing sequence of events in history. And he himself raised the dead. And he was a testimony witness to what Jesus said about his own resurrection. And three times it is recorded that Jesus used the passive verb to describe what is soon to take place. Yes, Thomas remembered alright. Only it was not soon to be released revelation he remembered, but recent events experienced.

The apostles testified "We have seen the Lord."[John 20:25] None of them said "God is risen." Thomas already KNEW it was God who would raise Jesus from the dead. "And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day." [Luke 9:18-22]

So Thomas, upon seeing resurrected Christ made the only connection he could between what he saw and what he had already been told to expect; God working a miracle to raise Thomas' Lord.

Did John, in writing his account, correct Thomas's assessment? No! In fact John concurs with this exegesis. "And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." [John 20:30-31]

Did Thomas believe Jesus was God? No. He knew he himself had only recently been involved in raising the dead. He saw God behind the deed. And he saw his resurrected Lord. AS DID THEY ALL.

"And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

As for "Jesus did not correct him" -"be not faithless, but believing" is not exactly a commendation.

And all of this is undone by Doctrinaires who proclaim loud and long "Thomas called Jesus God." It is so wrong to treat pages of scripture as though it can be undone by quoting one verse, while leaving the pages behind in ignorance.

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Nov 16, 2016 16:25:09   #
Mr Bombastic
 
Theo wrote:
Nope! Again, in the light of that nonsense, explain Enoch.

Can't be did.


Man! That cult really twisted your mind. I'll address your comment about Enoch, because I already know the answer, as you do not seem to know. Enoch is going to die. He is one of the two witnesses, in Revelation. They are both killed, and left where they died, for three days. They are then resurrected on the third day. The rest of what you posted isn't worth replying to, since it goes against basic doctrine. Stuff a six year old should know about the Bible. For instance, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. That includes Enoch.

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Nov 16, 2016 16:35:54   #
Mr Bombastic
 
Theo wrote:
First of all, I do not "twist" scripture. And if you find it "Twisted" please feel free to untwist it and tell us what it really says.

1) WHAT WAS THOMAS TOLD TO EXPECT?
Thomas could well remember Jesus own words - "From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day." [Mat 16:21]

"be raised" is aorist PASSIVE, which means he did not raise himself. Do you really think Thomas did not hear this?

"And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.[Mat 17:22-23]

This time, "be raised" is "future PASSIVE." Both times the reference is to a passive action, indicating Jesus will not raise himself.

"And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day." [Luke 9:18-22]

"Be raised" is "aorist PASSIVE" in this verse. Three times Thomas has heard this testimony, and seen it in action at least once in the case of Lazarus, Besides the times he saw Jesus raising the dead, and when Thomas himself was involved in the same type of miracle.

2) WHAT WAS THOMAS TOLD TO DO?
"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, RAISE THE DEAD, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." [Mat 10:1-8]

AND WHAT DID THOMAS REPORT AFTER HIS ADVENTURE IN MIRACLES?
"And THE APOSTLES gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and TOLD HIM all things, both WHAT THEY HAD DONE, and what they had taught.31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately." [Mark 6:30-32]

Thomas had sufficient memory to remember that when Lazarus was raised by God at Jesus' request, it was Jesus who raised him but it was God behind the deed. THIS IS WHAT THOMAS REMEMBERED.

John 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

3) WAS THOMAS PRESENT AT THIS EVENT?
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

4) WHAT DID THOMAS WITNESS?
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that THOU ART THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, which should come into the world.

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, FATHER, I THANK THEE that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

5) WHAT DID THOMAS SEE?
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

6) WHAT DID THOMAS REMEMBER?
Thomas was a participant in the most amazing sequence of events in history. And he himself raised the dead. And he was a testimony witness to what Jesus said about his own resurrection. And three times it is recorded that Jesus used the passive verb to describe what is soon to take place. Yes, Thomas remembered alright. Only it was not soon to be released revelation he remembered, but recent events experienced.

The apostles testified "We have seen the Lord."[John 20:25] None of them said "God is risen." Thomas already KNEW it was God who would raise Jesus from the dead. "And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day." [Luke 9:18-22]

So Thomas, upon seeing resurrected Christ made the only connection he could between what he saw and what he had already been told to expect; God working a miracle to raise Thomas' Lord.

Did John, in writing his account, correct Thomas's assessment? No! In fact John concurs with this exegesis. "And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." [John 20:30-31]

Did Thomas believe Jesus was God? No. He knew he himself had only recently been involved in raising the dead. He saw God behind the deed. And he saw his resurrected Lord. AS DID THEY ALL.

"And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

As for "Jesus did not correct him" -"be not faithless, but believing" is not exactly a commendation.

And all of this is undone by Doctrinaires who proclaim loud and long "Thomas called Jesus God." It is so wrong to treat pages of scripture as though it can be undone by quoting one verse, while leaving the pages behind in ignorance.
First of all, I do not "twist" scripture... (show quote)


Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Notice that Jesus did not mention God, in this passage. He didn't say he that believeth in God. He said he that believeth in ME. He also proclaimed that HE, not GOD was the Resurrection and the life. Jesus is either usurping the place of God, or He IS God. Which is it?

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Nov 16, 2016 16:52:22   #
Theo Loc: Within 1000 miles of Tampa, Florida
 
Mr Bombastic wrote:
Enoch is going to die.


ENOCH did NOT die -

KJV Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should NOT see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

KJV Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

KJV Genesis 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

KJV Genesis 5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

KJV Genesis 5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

KJV Genesis 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

KJV Genesis 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

KJV Genesis 5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

KJV Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

KJV Luke 3:37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

KJV Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

KJV Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

[quote=Mr Bombastic] He is one of the two witnesses, in Revelation. They are both killed, and left where they died, for three days. They are then resurrected on the third day.

Please indicate which verse tells you the death of Enoch was even mentioned in Revelation.

Mr Bombastic wrote:
The rest of what you posted isn't worth replying to, since it goes against basic doctrine. Stuff a six year old should know about the Bible. For instance, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. That includes Enoch.


Ahh! So you do not know the BIBLE DOCTRINE of sin; that there are two categories of sin; and that only one category causes death; AND that Enoch and Jesus of Nazareth both were guilty of the second category; i.e., the sin "NOT UNTO DEATH."

Watch as the bible doctrine of "Sin not unto death" unfolds -
"THIS MAN OFFERED UP SACRIFICE, FIRST FOR HIS OWN SINS, AND THEN FOR THE PEOPLE'S"
Heb 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Our High Priest offered Himself "First, for His own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Jesus did once, what the priests of Aaron did daily.

"ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS SIN; NOT ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS DEATH"
1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

"TEMPTED LIKE WE"
Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

TEMPTATIONS COMMON TO ALL
1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own [Epithumias] lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
[Epithumias = gen fem sing form of noun Epithumia desire, longing; lust, passion]

Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With [1][Epithumia] desire I [2][Epethumhsa] have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

[1][Epithumia = dat fem sing form of noun Epithumia, desire, longing; lust, passion]

[2][Epethumhsa = ind aor act 1st per sing form of verb Epithumew long for, desire; covet; lust for]

Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to [Epithumhsai] lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[Epithumhsai = inf aor act acc form of verb Epithumew long for, desire; covet; lust for]

When God says Jesus "had no sin" or "did not know sin" it is a testimony to the fact he had no "sin unto death." Hebrews 7:27 makes that clear to anyone untainted by doctrines of Men.

Even you understand "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

All have sinned, within the trwo categories, about which God saw fit to reveal to us for a reason - to separate the seekers of truth from the tellers of tales.

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Nov 16, 2016 17:03:31   #
Mr Bombastic
 
Theo wrote:
Ahh! So you do not know the BIBLE DOCTRINE of sin; that there are two categories of sin; and that only one category causes death; AND that Enoch and Jesus of Nazareth both were guilty of the second category; i.e., the sin "NOT UNTO DEATH."

Watch as the bible doctrine of "Sin not unto death" unfolds -
"THIS MAN OFFERED UP SACRIFICE, FIRST FOR HIS OWN SINS, AND THEN FOR THE PEOPLE'S"
Heb 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Our High Priest offered Himself "First, for His own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Jesus did once, what the priests of Aaron did daily.

"ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS SIN; NOT ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS DEATH"
1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

"TEMPTED LIKE WE"
Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

TEMPTATIONS COMMON TO ALL
1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own [Epithumias] lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
[Epithumias = gen fem sing form of noun Epithumia desire, longing; lust, passion]

Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With [1][Epithumia] desire I [2][Epethumhsa] have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

[1][Epithumia = dat fem sing form of noun Epithumia, desire, longing; lust, passion]

[2][Epethumhsa = ind aor act 1st per sing form of verb Epithumew long for, desire; covet; lust for]

Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to [Epithumhsai] lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[Epithumhsai = inf aor act acc form of verb Epithumew long for, desire; covet; lust for]

When God says Jesus "had no sin" or "did not know sin" it is a testimony to the fact he had no "sin unto death." Hebrews 7:27 makes that clear to anyone untainted by doctrines of Men.

Even you understand "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

All have sinned, within the trwo categories, about which God saw fit to reveal to us for a reason - to separate the seekers of truth from the tellers of tales.
Ahh! So you do not know the BIBLE DOCTRINE of sin;... (show quote)


Only one who is sinless, can be an acceptable sacrifice for sin. Jesus knew no sin. Period. He was the PERFECT LAMB. He was God in human form. And you still haven't answered my question. What would be an acceptable sacrifice for the human race? Surely, no created being would suffice, since our sin was against our Creator. Only HE could pay the price for our sin. BTW, What are you doing here? Don't tell me you're preaching the word of God. You are corrupting it. Just about everyone disagrees with you. Some of the most respected theologians, including Billy Graham, Josh McDowell, and many others disagree with you. Jesus is God. They are one and the same. And if Jesus isn't God, then just who died for your sin? Why was his sacrifice acceptable to God? God is the only One who can forgive our sins. He can do this because HE already paid the price for us. No other can pay that price. Only God.

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