Recent content by Arthur81

Behold, I believe after a long time of reading your many posts you should consider the proverb: Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove all Doubt. It is clear that it is not worth the effort to waste time on your ignorant blather.

I use many translations. I find the NET Bible very helpful on this sort of study. But, if I were to be working in depth on this verse, I'd be using reference works to understand a lot of the reasoning, manuscript evidence, etc. On translations, I do mainly use the KJV, ASV, RSV, REB, NRSV...

There so much hate toward Calvinism here, maybe a bit of enlightenment is in order. Comments of John Wesley Critiques of Calvinism 1. Blasphemy of Predestination: In his sermon "Free Grace," Wesley argued that Calvinism portrays God as "worse than the devil," suggesting that the doctrine of...

I have to admit I do not know Greek and cannot always follow the discussions. But the NET Bible translator note on John 1:18 reads, for those who like to dig deep - tc The textual problem μονογενὴς θεός (monogenēs theos, “the only God”) versus ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός (ho monogenēs huios, “the only...

F2F, I do not follow you. What is it exactly that you find objectionable in my OP? I believe with all my heart that Jesus the Christ, is the Messiah, the Son of God incarnate. He is fully and surely Almighty God, Yahweh. I'm certainly orthodox as to my embracing of the Ecumenical Creeds, as...

Foreknowledge (G4268 pronosis N) - "Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge...

I rest my case! Folks, see how Behold avoids trying to support his ideas by scripture. It is because his theology comes out of writings of man, rather than writings inspired by the Holy Spirit. In reply to Scott, this is the problem. Being raised on the KJV, 1917 Scofield, while being taught...

In certain contexts, I take the idea of departing as associated with death as in: "And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin." (Gen 35:18 KJV) "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her...

I'll not waste time on all of your incoherent nonsense of eschatology where you go off on a tangent into Catholicism, predestination or Calvinism, which have NOTHING to do with my challenge to you. I had asked for biblical support on your idea of a rapture in our future, that is Christians...

The unborn from the time of viability, ensoulment, is when the unborn becomes a person. It is clear that the evangelical translators twist the words to fit their particular views, not what the Hebrew or Greek texts say. "If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child, and she miscarry...

You are a religious Whac-A-Mole practitioner. I had challenged you to show the following - To "find a rapture, that is connected with a 7-year tribulation to follow" and "Where do you find a FUTURE great tribulation in scripture?" (I'm still waiting for your answer on those two specific...

What is convoluted is the attempt you would make to support what you wrote from clear statements of scripture. Where do you find a rapture, that is connected with a 7-year tribulation to follow, that is split in half? Where do you find a FUTURE great tribulation in scripture? Show how...

I suppose that works, if you accept the modern, convoluted eschatology primarily being taught in his day. hlf

Do you allow any Tom, Dick or Harry to just enter your home without your permission? Are you unChristian to have locks on your doors? Christians have every right to protect their space, and so do countries. To enter illegally makes one a criminal, who invites criminals into their home? The...

It is not so easy for me to apply my biblical world view with precision because of how both Federal and State governments have intruded into what should have been out of bounds for Civil Law. For example, at one time in recent years, Florida had the ban on abortion from 15 weeks forward. That...