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I tried to graciously bow out of the conversation with a bit of humor. I suppose you are right that I didn't take any side, but it was a deliberate avoidance. It's just how I roll. A large part of my actions is that this stuff sure sucks up time (at least that's what my wife says, and I'm forced...

I think a careful read of my posts will show I've pretty well laid out my case. I just didn't see the need to beat a dead horse to death. But, if I had answered your questions one more time, would you have then believed everything I say? Did I miss my opportunity to bring you over to my side...

No problem. Sometimes things can get moving pretty fast in these forums. I've misread plenty of posts myself. This morning the thought hit me that cameras in classrooms are like open heart surgery. Nobody wants one but it beats the alternative. I remember my first pager. It beeped. Period. No...

I thought I was clear that I do see the necessity of cameras in the classroom by saying, quote, "I guess because of our rather sick and ungodly society we have to have cameras." I just added to that by saying I thought a society that needed to do that is far from being a healthy society. I...

I think you are suggesting I'm a child. From the Forum rules: "No insults are allowed. Included in this are all forms of flaming, harassment, and trolling/goading as determined at the discretion of the Christianity Board Team. Trolling/Goading is defined as repeated attempts through the use of...

I guess we disagree on a whole bunch of things. I thought for sure you'd believe everything I say by now. Just kidding! :)

Great reminder! I hope 1 John 3:2 becomes reality before I lay my head down tonight, but if not, I'll stick around until it does.

I guess because of our rather sick and ungodly society we have to have cameras, but I would say that reasoning doesn't sit well with me. The fact that I'm not doing anything wrong is precisely the reason I don't need to be observed all the time. Giving up privacy, as justified as it may...

I thought about no man ever seeing God. If you don't mind, I'd like to share with you a few thoughts and maybe get your input. Here goes: Like many words we all use, the word "see"can have different meanings. Abbott-Smith's Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament: ὁράω, -ῶ, 1. Of bodily...

Sorry to keep bringing up Colossians 1:27, but I think it is highly relevant. Col 1:27, To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Are we therefore actually Christ? I'm thinking not. Good...

Then Jesus must be the Father. Do you find any other support for that in the scriptures? I can't think of any, but I don't know all the intricies of the scriptures. Who does? John 17:21-22, 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in...

That's a very interesting observation. I always assumed Adam and Eve did see God, but I guess maybe not now. In fact, Genesis doesn't say anything about Adam and Eve seeing God at all. Gen 3:10 says Adam heard God (no mention of Jesus though if we accept the text as written), but hearing is not...

Thanks for the bit about faith the size of a mustard seed. That always helps when I want to believe something that appears humanly impossible. We are asked to believe God raised Jesus from the dead. Our very salvation depends on that belief. Well, I've seen lots of dead people, but I've never...

Again, all good stuff, but how does it fit with 1 Corinthians 8:6. All verses must agree or we have nothing and might as well eat, drink, and be merry. I'm glad you quoted verse 5. Usually that verse is left out of the context of verse 6. Verse 5 says that whatever Jesus thought, we also ought...

I love those verses! We sure have a great God, don't we? As far as the secret goes, there are actually a few secrets God mentions in the Bible, the one you mentioned being one of them. But I think the secret relevant to our discussion (the one I'm thinking of anyway), is the one that God kept...

All good stuff, but any comment on 1 Cor 8:6 which clearly says only the Father is God? Have you seen anything anywhere, inside of or outside of the scriptures, that calls Jesus the Father? I think that verse lays out pretty definitively as to who the one God is. I know there are some verses...

I wasn't aware that most Christians compare Acts with Zechariah. I'm not one of them though. I don't think Zechariah will be fulfilled until Jesus' second advent. I think the scriptures are clear that the secret was not revealed until it was revealed to Paul, not at Jesus' first appearance...

I guess we agree on the big parts. I still don't see how Moses can be a Christian, given that Jesus had not yet risen from the dead (Rom 10:9). If Moses was a Christian, why did Jesus bother with the crucifixion? He could have saved himself a lot of trouble. So, what do you think it it takes to...

I believe 1 Corinthians 8:6: But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. It clearly says only the Father is God. I don't recall reading or hearing anywhere that Jesus is the Father...

I guess I did misunderstand Scott. What you say, and I guess Scott also, is quite different than what Wiki said, i.e. "Christian Church has succeeded ancient Israel as God's true Israel and that Christians have succeeded the ancient Israelites as the people of God." Wiki's version sounds a lot...