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Mark 1:14-15 [emphasis added]: 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Why did Jesus say that, if His hearers did...

Post #18: Post #19: Ped-ri-to-is-no-more. His-bo-dy-and-his-mind-have-been-tak-en-o-ver. I-am-an-a-li-en. Take-me-to-your-lead-er.

Two thoughts can be floated. 1. The "contextualization"or “modernization” of the Gospel to make it more “relevant” could have more to do with organisation building than the “saving of souls”. Those who have been truly touched by God could well have higher motives than finding a “contextualized”...

Post #26: ============================================================================================== I have found the translations "keep on asking", "keep on seeking" and "keep on knocking" (and the like), in the Holman Standard Christian Bible (first published in 2003), the World English...

...Continued from Post #50 Now let’s have a look at the other 4 scripture references that have been tendered in support of the idea of a conscious “soul” continuing alive when a person dies. These were submitted by atpollard and bring the total number of verses submitted in that context to 8...

Post #7: Whichever is better at foiling the onslaught, would be my choice. Let me know. But only straight answers, please. I don’t want to be anyone’s foil.

The question regarding the significance of the four faced creatures in Ezekiel 1 is a good one. A companion question is: What is the significance of the four faced creatures in Ezekiel 10? It could well be that there is more then a single significance associated with those faces. Let’s...

I would really like to welcome back the Posters visionary and MarkFL. They have been absent for some time from the areas of CH where I tend to lurk. Unless I simply missed the Threads they were active in.

The perspective expressed by atpollard in Post #11 resembles the dedication of the Sadducees of Jesus’ day. It is an admirable one. The Sadducees of course did not have the teachings of Jesus. They recognised only the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, and based their...

Nobody took me to task for my slip-of-the-pen “77- book Bible” and “the apocryphal books that bring the total to 77”. The number 7 must have been stuck in my mind. It is worthy of note however, that Bibles from different sources over the centuries have contained different numbers of apocryphal...

I am finding two things confusing: ============================================================================================== Firstly: In Post #192 I asked Lämmchen to clarify what precise benefit(s) a baby receives from God as a result of being baptised, that he or she would have missed...

...Continued from Post #49 Let’s look at some scripture references, as requested by jsimms435, presented by jsimms435 and atpollard in support of a conscious “soul” continuing alive when a person dies. Let’s try the following (as stated in Post #49)...

In Post #26 I floated a scenario: To which atpollard replied in Post #27: It should be pointed out that God is not the author of confusion. ============================================================================================== atpollard offered Romans 14:1-6 in support of his...

MoreCoffee in Post #15: "My bible is 73 books. The 66 book "bible" is not the bible, it is an eviscerated edition created by human beings who for reasons best known to them and their followers removed 7 books and parts of 2 other books from the inspired canonical scriptures." MoreCoffee in...

Josiah in Post #3: Me in Post #106: "I seem to remember some emphasis being placed elsewhere on "baptism doth also now save us". Is my recollection faulty?" Arsenios in Post #107: Josiah in Post #109: Josiah in Post #386...

1 Corinthians 15:29: Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? "...baptized for the dead". Actually, "for the dead ones". Plural. Third parties are indicated. (Some texts have "for them" at the end of the...

@hedrick in Post #23 stated: Once again it would appear that human-based (fallen-human-based) philosophy is taking precedence over Holy Revelation. I remember hearing some years ago, Woodrow Kroll opening a "Back to the Bible" program with the words "God made Man to be with Him in Heaven". I...

Post #9, me: Post #10, MoreCoffee: MoreCoffee has identified the problem clearly. The “exploits” of “theologians” have muddied the water to such an extent, that the original Apostolic Gospel – the Gospel that ties in seamlessly with what we call the “Old Testament” – has been well and truly...

Could it all be a fraud? Yes it could!!! And if so, all our beliefs and organisational loyalty and cherishing of conflicting doctrines and practices, could all be in vain. Death will be final. There will be no release. How can we tell? How can we be sure? What is the touchstone that would...

jsimms435 in Post #44: OK. I went back and looked. In case I missed something. Here’s what I found. (Readers note: I am being logical and level headed in my approach. I always strive to be. Identifying a Poster who made a particular statement or particular statements cannot logically be...