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Jesus is God along with the Father and the Holy Spirit as the ONE God in three Persons, an amazing Mystery who is beyond human thought.

Explain number 3 better. What do you mean by forgiveness? Is it justification, that is, God's declaring us "not-guilty" and right with him, as our Judge, or what? I think Paul in Romans 3 makes it clear that God the Father justifies us when we first believe, but we continue to sin and need daily...

I completely agree with you only on the basis of the Bible, not people's interpretations of it!

Here is what I know about the Second Person of God before he joined humanity: Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God. Joh 1:3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made...

"Consistency" to my reason is not the goal; the truth of the Scripture as God's revelation is our goal. We accept the mysteries about God.

Yes, the Bible reveals God those ways. Therefore, I believe the same truths, which reveal God as a mystery that my puny mind cannot comprehend or fathom completely. As a result, he is worthy of my belief, worship, and service.

God is one God, who has revealed himself as one God in three Persons. Read the Gospel of John all the way through, and you'll see that truth. The first commandment simply calls us to worship and serve the one God instead of the many false gods who are fronts for the devil and the demons. Then...

You're taking these verses out of context to prove your point. The great city on seven hills, Babylon, in Revelation is Rome, for example. It is symbolic, I think, of the evil empire or governmental structure that influences people to depend on it instead of God.

What do you mean that you "have taken little other personal responsibility"? The whole Christian life, during which God calls us to take responsibility, involves overcoming the old-nature qualities in our lives with the new ones God wants us to develop. See Colossians 3 (verse 1 bases our...

I completely agree with you. I wonder how God talked to you.

The geneologies in the Bible often skip generations to show the ones they are most interested in according to the theme they are dealing with; it's not modern history, though it is true, inspired history. Furthermore, the word "day" in the Bible often means a longer period than 24 hours. I don't...

Why don't you summarize the first several verses? Why do you leave them out?

When did you think they got kicked out of heaven? Remember that after the disciples returned from their first missionary journey when they did miracles, Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall from heaven." Jesus' victory with his life, death, and resurrection tied Satan's hands further in what he could...

However, Paul in 1 Corinthians 12-14 makes it clear that some believers have the spiritual gift of tongues. I'm not sure what you mean by "praying in Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches." What is their practice now? My son prays in tongues privately between him and God. That use of the gift fits...

There is no definitive answer to your question; there are some theories, but the Bible doesn't really say. It could be 6000 years for the age of the earth, but there are real problems with that theory. For example, the Bible's geneologies often skip generations, including only the ones the...

As I learned in seminary, that article is absolutely correct: 1. If you're concerned or worried about committing it, you haven't committed it, because only unbelievers commit it. 2. You're right that the unforgiveable sin is a long period of unbelieving rebellion against the Holy Spirit and, by...

You somehow missed one passage, Joh 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. Joh 6:38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. Joh 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that...

Why do we always have to explain everything in Scripture with our reasoning and logic? God himself, in Isaiah 55, says that his ways and thoughts are above ours. That God is one God in three Persons is a mystery that can't be solved with our puny human minds.

God has healed my seven-year major depression for more than 3 decades now, but at the depth of that disease, God allowed me to experience three kinds of chronic physical pain. Later, he gave me his peace to accept it as part of my life but kept it to humble me while I was preaching God's Word...

Yes, it's a spiritual gift, but not all of us have it. I've never experienced it; I used to have the gifts of preaching and teaching when I was a pastor. Now, God has given the spiritual gift of creativity through writing.