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Every new movement starts with a vision of something new. Each one has claimed a better revelation than the one going before. If you look at the discussions between Peter and Paul about how much Jewish details one should keep etc. the body was not harmonious even then. Paul expressed the...

Read your extract. Sounds like you are redefining the whole of theology and its foundations. The problem with such a task is one book will not be big enough. The church maybe varied in its expressions, the core messages still resound. The Lord is strange to our ears. He sows His word in...

Introvert / extrovert are over played models. Encouraging or judgemental is probably better. Some people demolish others in their interaction, raising up their profile while demeaning others. Some peoples aim is just to be with others, and help them discover and grow in things they like. If...

I am sorry to hear "in order to not make everyone yell at me" is not a healthy or normal environment in which to live. I am very talkative and like connecting with people where we can share our experiences and interests and encourage each other. My daughter was very shy, was even scared of...

I think you have discovered a life reality. We are driven day to day by emotional frameworks which have their own logic. Unless we renew ourselves, and find inspiration that makes sense of our day to day lives, what is the point of any activity. Some wives end up cooking or cleaning or...

We are Christ word spoken out in human form. Scripture made flesh. A concept struck me in the face about the parable of the seed and the sower. The seed is Gods word. It is unique, and is planted in the heart of a believer. It takes root and grows and produces more seed. Now the new seed is...

Something struck me. People pretend they know the Lord. A verse fits the idea they want to get across so they quote it. A whole series of verses are spoken because they show that particular slant. Jesus said to Nicodemus, "You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and do you not understand...

Salvation is a future hoped for and a present experienced. Satan was thrown out of heaven along with his angelic followers. If it is possible to stumble on earth and be rejected, it is also possible to stumble in heaven. So to say that salvation is about the foundation of ones link to Jesus is...

What strikes me about this way of talking about sin, it is like sin is the problem with man rather than the symtom of something else. If sin is removed yet nothing changes, man is not brought into heaven, then what is the point. If sin is the issue, it must be removed and not recur. If our...

Thank you. I am not that sensitive to others contributions, so miss the hate in others words. For me just going down that road invalidates the rest of the contribution. Jesus was stunning. He did not like the pharisees but also complemented them on various aspects, but also criticised other...

There is something that is easily missed. We have eternal security if we stay in Christ. The apostles were concerned that people thought that in Christ there was still a question of judgement or the second death. To mitigate this doubt they emphasised how we know we are secure in Christ, the...

"hate" - a very strong term .... I am concerned for you brother that you are feeling persecuted. Can I reach out a loving hand to help you through this time of difficulty? We are not allowed in Christ to hate others, because even those we might want to hate, we must love them, reach out and...

The parable of the good Samaritan Religious people leave the hurt traveller alone, the priest also, the fellow countryman but the one who comes to the travellers aid is the cultural enemy. And Jesus used this parable as an example loving your neighbour. Why would we love the idea our future...

Ever make a friend? It is about being consistent and reliable towards them and they to you. You share your ups and downs, and come to conclusions and encourage and sympathise with each other. What I find interesting about theology and theories is you can go on them forever. The point is what is...

"have no sin" Biblically I think all we can ever say is we are cleansed and purified. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is...

Thank you for knowing I am not perfect and have things still to work on. I like Paul am aiming at perfection and working on understanding what this means, and still have a way to go. I appreciate your sense of humour. God bless you

David was very keen on meditation on concepts of the law, Gods word. We live in an instant gratification society with sound bites and little real discussion. Jesus used parables which take time to unpack. Our emotions speak into how we see the context, the prodigal son and his father, the good...

God bless you Thank you for encouraging me to do good things and to love. "I am suggesting you should humble yourself and not think you have finished running the race" I am humble and I am not perfect, and I have not finished running the race. I cannot "love perfectly" if I do not know what...

"You will never be perfect" - I wonder at the intent of such a phrase. It is normally spoken as a put down of someone trying to show someone is going beyond what they should be doing. Paul deals with this problem two ways "Aim for perfection" 2 Cor 13:11 Not that I have already obtained all...

I am called to love my enemy. By loving them I am behaving like my Father, and being His child. "You can't love perfectly" - is this a command or an observation. I do not know the difference between "perfect love" and "love". I am commanded to love my enemy. Seems like you are laying out...