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yes exactly and the beginning reader or casual reader may not immediately find the difference based on word usage. I believe it's a conspiracy since they did deliberately decide to translate and publish the Bible the way it is in the majority of English versions. The strategy is to at least...

It's a conspiracy.

Which one of God's commandments did God create people breaking? If they have a sin nature then there should be some sin with this too.

Once again, not what Scripture plainly states. People are fearfully and wonderfully made. In your theology, it would seem people are made totally depraved. God is making people totally depraved and then holding them accountable for it? Your theology shifts all of the blame onto God for peoples'...

Mothers are adults who have no doubt sinned by the time they had children. Doesn't say the child was born a sinner. Even Mary was a sinner, perhaps not a severe one, but surely all by the time they are an adult have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, even Mary.

How about James? James 1 13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin...

Initially made wonderfully and without sin then after that later on got corrupted.

I think it also depends which part of the Bible they are saying is God's word too. Some of it is more like commentary like 1 Cor. 7:12 for example. And yes there are issues understanding what context it applies to exactly. We weren't there to be like "Hey Jesus, can you clarify what you said...

The Bible isn't God though. If you have made the Bible your god then that's textbook idolatry, no pun intended.

yes I agree and no problem there. As Jesus said, "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God" and I love that, but just so it's clear that the Bible still isn't God I think we're fine.

From my perspective, I think people idolize the Bible because they have possibly misunderstood that the Word of God is actually God. Then the Bible is referred to as the word of God. Therefore the Bible is mistaken to be God. "The Word is God" and the "word of God" are used in different senses...

The Original sin doctrine posits that humans inherit a predisposition to be sinners, essentially born with a sin gene, and some even say that it means people are born sinning straightaway from the womb; yet children are not born violating any commandments nor have the capacity to since they...

Perseverance of the saints or once saved always saved (OSAS) basically comes down to that it is someone is saved until if they lose faith. Then the reason for their apostasy isn't that they lost faith, but rather never had true saving faith in the first place; they weren't of the elect. It's a...

Curious what your take is on Original Sin. Calvin's TULIP relies on that theory being accurate or else the entire doctrine falls apart.

If by "orthodox" you mean the literal definition of the word being what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true, then yes. Jesus is the orthodox standard for Christians. That isn't to conflate the word orthodox with what the Orthodox (Catholic) Church represents, though I guess...

And one of the easiest ways to go about this is by simply controlling the language. If one controls how people talk, they control what people think, and they control what people believe. That's why 99% of what one may see on something like Fox or CNN is about agenda setting. It's often something...

I think a lot of people seem to make their library or their collection a part of their identity. A scholar wants to be seen as putting work into their study and they can't give credibility to their credentials without being well-read and having the books to prove it. Ultimately might come down...

Above you claimed that Jesus is the creator and that you are going to stick with the Christian Bible. Please quote the verse that says Jesus is the creator. Also, would you mind explaining why Jesus isn't the creator in the Christian Bible of passage Acts 4:24-27? Thanks. Also, how do you...

Please read my replies. I will write thoughtful answers that will actually address the things you say. You keep replying by repeating the very same things that I already gave answers to by using Scripture. I suggest you review post #1886 and #2078.

Thanks for sharing. I am familiar with what you mean by the "download" but for me I find I have a certain amount of control over that. I can, if you will "tune in" to a "frequency" until I find the right one. I would compare it almost like dialing in on one of those old turn-knob radios. It's a...