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... Continued Let's review some more scripture offered by Lämmchen in support of the notion that Jesus was 100% God when He walked the Earth. In Matthew 28:18 (proffered by Lämmchen) Jesus said "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." And that verse raises the question: by whom...

In Post #104 on Page 11, MoreCoffee stated, apparently with respect to Roman Catholic adherents in line with his former posts: MoreCoffee, whether or not he realises it, has just excluded the Roman Catholic leadership over the centuries, from the category “the faithful”. Despite a recent...

In Post #1 on Page 1, Josiah presented: But if we simply have a look at the writings of those people termed the early church fathers and early church writers during the extended post-apostolic period, do we not in fact see the development of seriously conflicting theological ideas based on...

In Post #6 on Page 1, MoreCoffee presented: Genocide? Rather genogenesis (to coin a word). 1 Corinthians 15:22:

Getting back to the original topic, you can simply make yourself aware of how JW doctrines have changed over the years, and pin their ears back with that. You can point out that if the JW’s were God’s true organisation, their doctrines would have remained static, because God is not inconsistent...

In Post #23 on Page 3, MoreCoffee said: I agree that that would be the perspective, based on my long-term exposure to Evangelicalism in the past. “Pray the prayer, and you’re there. Pray it not, no chance you’ve got.” I might add that generally speaking, “Evangelical” churches use a subset...

In Post #23 on Page 3, MoreCoffee stated and asked: I suspect MoreCoffee may not be fully aware of what might be called “the Evangelical perspective”. (That is not a criticism, by the way.) The (at least predominant) “Evangelical” perspective is that the “sinner’s prayer” is not merely a...

I suppose one could ask, with tongue firmly in cheek, “What planet are they on?”

[COLOR="#000000"]In Post #17 on Page 2, Rens shared an interesting observation with us. It included the much observed practice in “Evangelical” circles

In Post #84 on Page 9, MoreCoffee offered: Whether he realised it or not, MoreCoffee has actually proved my point. Jesus did not cast any negative light on the amelioration of an animal’s direct suffering. He cast positive light on that kind of action. It was the Pharisees’ inconsistency that...

In Post #79 on Page 8, MoreCoffee said, with respect to traditions: And in Post #81 on Page 9: To set the record straight, let it be noted that not all Jewish traditions were “destructive” or “bad”. Many were highly positive, and often dealt with situations where the relief of suffering...

In Post #71 on Page 8, popsthebuilder said [emphasis added]: I would request of popsthebuilder, counsel him even, not to act precipitously should the same feeling overtake him again. I’m sure he knows already that it is a normal human trait to resist having one’s mind changed, irrespective of...

... Continued More fun for the Reader. Which represents exegesis (critical explanation or interpretation), and which represents eisegesis (an interpretation of Scripture that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text)? The texts below were...

How important it is. How important correct translation is, in the presentation to us of God’s Holy Inspired Scripture. Translation of not just a word into one of its possible meanings, but into the meaning that is appropriate in the context...

In Post #155 on Page 16, Lämmchen introduced some interesting terminology: and followed it with: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to Dictionary.com, exegesis is [[emphasis added]]: "critical explanation or interpretation of a...

This was also penned some time ago. Does it not address an important issue? Alithis, in Post #45 on Page 5, asked of visionary: I find that to be a rather jumbled question. However ... Why ask visionary where death is thrown? Doesn't God's Holy Inspired Revelation tell us? Revelation...

Post 263 on Page 27, MoreCoffee stated: The “Holy Catholic Church” keeps changing its doctrines. “The Holy Catholic Church proclaims what God has decided.” So God keeps changing His mind about what people should believe and practice? Hmmm…...

MoreCoffee asked an interesting question in Post #3 on Page 1: The answer is quite simple, actually. And that answer shows MoreCoffee’s question to be both somewhat trivial and unexpectedly penetrating at the same time. If the Inspired Hebrew Scriptures and the Inspired Greek Scriptures (the...

Post 181 on Page 19, MoreCoffee stated [emphasis added]: [COLOR="#000000"] 1. Note the twist – "Blessed Mary" – not "the perpetual virginity of Blessed Mary". The Bible says Mary was blessed – blessed because she was chosen to be the mother of the promised Messiah. To imply that anyone who...

I thank MoreCoffee for the information he provided in Post #219 on Page 22: However, I deemed it more appropriate to follow the lead of the publications dedicated to presenting the writings of the early church fathers and which number Origen’s writings among them – more appropriate than to...