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Well, God kicked them out of the garden because they did something wrong, that is, disobeying his specific command about the fruit of that tree that he knew would cause them to be controlled by evil.

No, look at all the prophetic books, in which they say that "the word of the LORD" came to so-and-so. And 2 Peter 1:16-21 seems to contradict your ideas. After all, the prophets beginning with Moses wrote the Old Testament: 2Pe 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made...

Are you saying, JustTheFacts, that this part of Matthew is lying to us by saying that Jesus said it? If you're right (and I disagree with you), aren't you taking away from Scripture's inspiration and possibly saying that God was lying to us by arriving at that conclusion? Interestingly, it would...

Yes, I do think I agree with you, friend! :p

With what theology that Christians focus on do you disagree? I'm curious; I guess that's my fault in having a writer's curiosity. I look at the results of your analyzing and concluding; and after a lifetime of focusing on biblical interpretation after being an English teacher and then a pastor...

In your first sentence, you did not tell us the passage in which the Pharisees confronted Jesus with the two verses in Deuteronomy to give us Jesus' exact response, which we needed to evaluate your interpretation. Quote exactly what he said, please. By the way, the first reference is about...

Frank, I too want to go the Bible to find out what it says, not what people say from their own reasoning. Here are a couple passages for you: Rom 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Rom 8:29 For...

Brightfame52, please consider the contexts of the verses you use, since the verses around them often points to a different interpretation. The most obvious example is the last one you use. In the conversations between Job and his so-called "friends," Job and his friends all have a false theology...

I agree with you, Lanman87! As near as we agree with the assumptions, history, and teachings from the Bible from its own viewpoint, we approach the Bible as nearly as possible in our interpretations. As a result, all of the Protestant and Catholic groups that use that principle about biblical...

I agree with the early church that it was written to Jewish Christians by Matthew. That's why I think it was. Besides, no one questioned its authenticity when the Bible was put together, when a number of other books were, like Hebrews, which was questioned because it didn't have a name attached...

Where did you get your ideas, JustTheFacts? The content of 2 Peter agrees with the rest of the Bible. That's the reason it was included. It is part of God's Word and was inspired by him. Yes, Jesus had his disciples (disciplined followers), and they did become his apostles (sent out...

I agree, JustTheFacts! God has taught me a very effective way to channel our desires only to a spouse and to no other person. 1) As true believers, we are attached to Jesus spiritually (John 15, as a branch to a vine). 2) Thus, we are raised with Jesus to new birth and life (Colossians...

For once, I agree with everything you have said in this post!

You neatly deflect from my post back on me. Please answer my post for me. I'm curious, that's all. I don't have any secret knowledge. The early church accepted Matthew's authorship; so, I do. That's all.

The reason I don't call people the elect is that I don't know for sure, since I can't know their hearts. Only God knows for sure. I have a lot of assurance for myself, but there are a lot of hypocrites out there who appear to be saved but are not. I was one of them as a Pharisee following all...

The connection between providence and our daily lives is basically a mystery that we need to accept because God is God, and we're not. God has plans for all of life, while we are fully responsible for our whole lives. Both are true; how they work together is the mystery, because God didn't have...

I believe that the Bible teaches us on the one hand to love our enemies and that we're all equal in status before our God as humans and at the same time, that we have different roles in life as children, parents, wives, husbands, slaves or employees, and masters or bosses. Both are true.

Of course, Paul was describing the whole Old Testament, which the Jewish scholars had assembled by that time. Jesus designated Paul as one of the Apostles on the road to Damascus, but Peter said that Paul was writing Scriptures, just as Peter's letters are Scriptures: 2Pe 3:14 Therefore...

I thought that maybe you could give me the short version. However, I don't have time to study Catholicism in depth, since I have several ministries to attend to.

My answer to the question at the beginning of this thread is with the short version, "No, not until they become believers and are ready to hear it as comfort instead of confusion."