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@Jackson123 said, "Paul know true God is Jesus, and Jesus teach people not to worship idol, whosoever worship idol not worship jesus" 23 I was going through your city, and I saw the things you worship. I found an altar that had these words written on it: “TO A GOD WHO IS NOT KNOWN.” You...

the Bible doesn't say that there is intelligent life on other planets, neither does it say that there is not. a lot of Protestants, including myself, accept the possibility of intelligent life on other planets, so it's not really a "Catholic vs Protestant" issue, imo.

Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. if aliens exist, they would be something in "the heavens"...

no, I didn't say either of those things. I don't think the Bible talks about aliens from outer space. maybe they exist, maybe they don't. maybe the whole idea is something of satanic origin, maybe not. I can't find your response. if you would like to help me find it, that would be great! :)...

well, since I'm not aware that the Bible states that aliens don't exist, or how the gospel would apply to them if they do, myself, I wouldn't say that the pope can't be a Christian just based on that newspaper article. **************** if you are interested in returning to an earlier subject, I...

it's all good. I understand that you disagree, and hopefully if we keep talking we will come to a place where we understand each other even more. does it help if I say that in my experience, everyone who attempts to make a single coherent theological system from the Bible ends up bending some...

absolutely! now, I asked sought and knocked 20 years ago, as well as today. yet, the understandings of the Bible that I had 20 years ago are not the same as the ones I have today. this situation leads me to believe that the holy Spirit guides us, he doesn't glue us in place. 1 Thessalonians...

(Again, I say all this gently.) I know that you feel that you have a good system for making all the verses fit together. but can you see what you are doing? you start with two passages, and assume that they are to be taken word for word. anything that doesn't quite fit is bent just a bit so...

it's definitely a possible understanding. 23May the God who gives peace make you holy in every way. May he keep your whole being-spirit, soul, and body-blameless when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. 24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this...

I believe there are different understandings of which scriptures concern water baptism for example John 13:3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God, 4 arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took...

Or, the word of the Lord that they spoke was basic instructions on the Christian Life, since they would be leaving soon. I believe what I was wanting to get across was that phrases like the word of God and the word of the Lord are not synonymous with the entire Bible. or, the cultural mindset...

it is a common view that the most literal translations best convey the meaning. but consider translating the Spanish word adios. literally, it means with God, short for go with God. if you're translating a story from Spanish to English, and a character says, "adios", does it make sense to...

well, my wonderful brother Jackson, it's hard for me to make sense out of many of your sentences there, so it's hard for me to follow your logic. big picture, there is no passage in the scriptures that say it is wrong to ask Christians in heaven to pray with you, imo.

that the holy Spirit can be received separately from water baptism indicates to me that forgiveness of sins is sometimes accomplished with water baptism, and sometimes water baptism is done as a sign of the forgiveness of sins. thanks for asking! I think Paul is simply giving a blessing, and...

I disagree. can you think of ways in which the situation is different for the disciples in Ephesus in Acts 19 compared to the apostles in the upper room? of course, Paul gives somewhat different instructions to the Philippian jailer. if you believe there is a specific algorithm that must be...

yes, I agree that being born again is required to enter the kingdom of God. 46And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. 47It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all...

I believe my post was in response to your question here I agree that a person must be born again to enter the kingdom of God. but how or when God decides to "born a person again" is up to him. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have...

that's possible. myself, I think it's more likely that Peter is referring to something earlier in the same letter 1 Peter 3:18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the...

it seems very strange to me that the holy Spirit would come and live inside of an unregenerate person, if I understand what you're saying right. seems strange to me, then, that the author tells us that Peter was filled with the spirit in chapter 4, when we already know that from chapter 2. Acts...

yes, it is a possible conclusion. another reasonable conclusion, imo, is that John's baptism plus this experience was sufficient John 13:9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" 10 Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet...