Recent content by BruceLeiter

@Lamb, as always, the context of a verse is very important to discover for any good interpretation. First, we need to read at least the whole chapter and look for the principles or main ideas that Paul is basing his thoughts on. Second, we discover that verse 3 states the main idea, "But I...

To answer your original question, @Holy999, I am trying to get TV and movie production companies to turn five of my Christian novels into two TV series and three movies. I think that God put that desire into my heart and that there is a vast market for such productions. I request prayers for...

May I help your comment a little, @Holy999? The Holy Spirit is a Person of God, not an "itself." How do I know? We can grieve him (Ephesians 4:30), and Jesus has described him as a personal Helper. Jhn_14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach...

So, answer my questions, @brightfame52, please. You didn't in this post.

Jesus often speaks in metaphors comparing ordinary things and people with his spiritual reality: I am the door , the good Shepherd, the bread of life, and the true Vine in order to teach spiritual truths (compare with the seven "I am" claims in the Gospel of John). John 6 is a perfect example of...

I'm saying, @brightfame52, that we were enemies of God whom he reconciled to himself. Are you saying that unbelievers are reconciled to God even though they will continue in their old, non-faith ways? Is that what you're saying?

@brightfame52, it's in spite of the fact that we were God's enemies, God came to us to make us his friends, and thus we are. We were lost, and God found us and changed our lives. That's what Paul is describing, @brightfame52. Read the whole context. Paul is writing about believers who were God's...

I praise the Lord with you, @Edward429451, for God's amazing answer to your prayer. I guess we need to pray before, during, and after events so that God's blessings may flow! Of course, he often gives them to us without our asking too, doesn't he?

On the other hand, there was during Bible times, such a thing as a "holy kiss," which Paul and Peter command Christians to do. How are we to understand the following commands? Rom_16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. 1Co_16:20 All the brothers send...

I have had many situations in my life for me to be troubled about, but God has taught me a biblical pattern that isn't in the western culture, persistent lamenting (for example, Job 10; Psalms 6, 22, 39, 88; Habakkuk; Jeremiah's Lamentations 3) until God gives me his peace (Philippians 3:6-7)...

That's a good one, @Edward 429451!!

My understanding of the Song of Solomon is that it is a celebration of romance within marriage given to God. It is important to keep romance alive in marriage. I was a pastor for 27 years, and my one rule about women in the church was that I stay away from hugging them, much less kissing them...

Yes, I'm very thankful, @Lamb!

Amen, Edward429451! That's true to the Holy Spirit's work in my experience too!

However, in those passages he wasn't talking about his literal body either, was he @Lamb?