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Reply to Was Jesus God? in Religion JoeUser Forums

The scriptures teach that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one (doctrine of the trinity- 3 distinct persons yet one). Consider this; what is the difference between (4) quarters, (10) dimes or (100) pennies? One might would say there is a difference, yet in the financial world they all equate to to the same value($1) dollar. The analogy is true with the apple. If you take and carefully remove all the peeling of the apple and place it in a pil

Reply to What's the deal with this religion thing anyway? in Religion JoeUser Forums

thetech, I can appreciate the role of religion in your early childhood as I was subjected to the same environment. I was raised by parents who took me to church every Sunday morning, night and Wednesday night.... the regular church stuff. My parent divorced when I was 12 and from that point on, I only went to church on a very occasional basis. The fact that my parents could not live in unity caused many doubts and questions. When I was 28

Reply to The Evolution of the Democratic Party in Politics JoeUser Forums

mythicalmino- picked you up on another blog- thought I would check in on what you had been writing. Your comments about your dad are most remarkable. "My dad is a man of standard....he is a man that knows what he believes, a man secure in his beliefs to not back down from anyone who may challenge those beliefs. He believes that "prayer" should be in schools. He does not believe,nor will he ever accept evolution, but rather, he believes cr

Reply to Was Jesus God? in Religion JoeUser Forums

mythicalmino is well grounded in the scriptures. He posted his response before I did and they are worthy of consideration. God Bless preacherman

Reply to Was Jesus God? in Religion JoeUser Forums

In the gospel of John 1:1 "In the was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" With understanding from God's Spirit of Truth, we would have to surmize that the Word has exisited for eternity...He was in the beginning with God, and He was God. Later on in this same chapter / verse 14 the Bible says "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father,) full of grace

Reply to Was Jesus God? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I think fallinonyou makes a valid assesment, that to discuss something of this nature and importance, we must have some basis to form our opinions. I would like to submit the Bible for the foundation. With regard to His humanity, Hebrews 2:14 says " that as the children (all of humanity, you and I included) are partakers of flesh and blood, He himself likewise took part of the same: that through death He might destroy him that had power of dea

Was Jesus God? in Religion JoeUser Forums

In the second letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul states that God made him (Christ Jesus), who knew no sin, to be sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 I believe Christ was without sin, that He might present Himself the spotless lamb of God for the sin of the world; John 1:29, the question is could Jesus have

Reply to Prayer Requests in Welcome JoeUser Forums

God Bless Chaplain Jenks. There is power in prayer but the thought of being "better off" may or may not apply, or a least appear for the moment to be better off. The Word of God teaches that we have this confidence in him that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: And we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desire of him. 1John5:14-15 So one can surmize that if God

Reply to How does the Bible's Morals Effect Your Walk With The Lord? in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Kudos biblepreacher for this truth. With all we just saw in the presidential elections.... "should our faith be manifested in one's public life?" How can it not? The only way the Bible principles will be evident in a believers life is through the power of God's Spirit. "if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the deal dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quiken your morotal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. Ro