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Understood, but then we do have the responsibility to defend ourselves from hateful neighbors who desire to murder. Certainly, with the rampant crime we see now, so many people don't take that responsibility seriously. We do have the 2nd Amendment.

My brother Carl, your quotation is not complete. Look at more of the prayer and think about what else Yeshua said: Jn 17:13–23 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has...

I think we err when we think people read and comprehend like we do. I have had many in my small group who never even considered the fact that Yahweh's name was "removed" from our bibles. (THAT is a sore point for me. I don't think it pleases Yahweh, either.) Then, these same people read the...

No, Yahweh is still Yahweh. From what I've seen, it is the practice of using the name Lord that confuses the whole issue. Now, when people see that, their reference is muddied. At least, in an O.T. interlinear, we can see who we are reading about. The One True God is the same, and He has not...

Or, one can vote the other way and continue the destruction:

That's why we need him at the helm. The current administration is destroying us.

Yeah, going to church does not make a person a Christian.

When we read the O.T. our human minds focus on the things that make an interesting story. I think we skip over very important passages like in Isaiah where Yahweh announces His plans for the future and providing a Messiah to the people. Of course we worship Yahweh, our God. We are living now...

I understand that belief, as I have heard it claimed before. The problem is that we are told in scripture that we don't need that any man teach us - and at that point, most people are lost. Our relationship with God and His Son is not the kind where are trust is in God. We trust people, and so...

Keeping my statement in view of what I have seen in the U.S., I can say that "Christians" I know or have known do not depend on God for understanding truth. The depend on what kind of seminary degree they have and validate their qualifications based on whether or not they say the same things...

True. My viewpoint is that the source documents for our translations are the best that we have. A study of our bibles, while acknowledging that there is no error in the original, any apparent contradiction is not to be take alone. All verses together establish truth, If we wee contradiction, it...

After all these years, I find the best way to study scripture is to have a small group of people who love and respect each other use all available resources to understand the Hebrew mindset and dictionaries that are NOT simply compiled by using previous uses as definitions. In an open forum with...

I like the things you posted here, and I wish it were that simple. People have a major problem with dumping their preconceived ideas as well as their previously taught doctrines. Sadly, we cannot and must not "believe exactly what was written," because translators "interpret" the words in the...

I really like your attempt to teach others in the way to understand the scriptures. While I just now came upon this thread, it didn't take me long to find the combative responses. Sadly, I have learned that this happens quite often. Another thing you posted that I have found to be true is: "...

As it was in the days of Noah....

There are several ways to fool ourselves into thinking that we heard from God. The one way we prevent ourselves from being deceived is to understand that God does not change and the manuscripts that we have available today can be studied to see that He has not contradicted the statements that He...

Why do I get the feeling that you are attempting to say that I am don't understand using scripture and God's spirit in order to know truth? I do get the impression that you negate the scripture resource and know truth without including it in your studies. By the way, Deu 6:4 actually says...

I have discovered that many who have attained their understanding of scripture from pamphlet of proof-texts will refuse to examine ALL scripture and ask God to give conviction of truth. We don't know who Yahweh may have already hardened from understanding, but I know there are those who are...

Still I see many people of the "the bible is the truth" group who cannot validate most of the doctrines that their organized religion dictates as "the truth." That serves as a great indicator that these same people do not know what their bibles say. They can, however, point to the proof-texts...

If we want to ponder the words of God, doing it in a small group is effective. Being preached at in a large group limits our ability to ponder and share thoughts. Sadly, we have come to think that "going to church" is a mandate. Meeting with fellow Christians and discussing God's words IS "church."