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I am not living in the past. I am recognizing the present reality that, short of God's mercy shown to us in the atoning death of Jesus Christ, we all deserve death. He has taken death in our place, whereupon we don't deserve death less, we simply won't experience it. We still don't deserve...

Let's establish doctrine by popular vote! Or... not.

Either post it, or don't. I'm not going to respond positively to silly pedantic questions. God has not "imprisoned" His will in man at all, anywhere, period. Either you don't comprehend what you're saying, or you're on the brink of heresy.

This is an example of what you should not do. Just state the reason for your disagreement without the silly "would you like me to show you" codswollop.

No; it says that the wages of sin is death. Wages are an obligation, what is deserved, as it states in Luke 10:7 "for the worker deserves his wages" and Romans 4:4 "Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation." But it does not say that we deserved His love...

Anyone who claims this, or echoes the claim, has lost their way.

The word is "feel", not "feal", and no, feelings have nothing to do with it. It's what I know from Scripture... Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death".

Why is it difficult for you to understand that we don't "deserve" anything from God except death for our sin?

Stating disagreement is not "getting in your cheap remarks where you can". It also is not evidence that my "heart is set on disagreement". It is merely declaring that your position is objectively wrong.

That may be your interpretation, but it is not an undisputed fact rooted solidly in clear Scripture.

Speaking the truth does not make anyone “deserving” of God’s love, grace, or mercy. Doing wrong made them, and us, undeserving and no amount of doing right changes that. Your reasoning is flawed here.

You’re wrong in that too… you need the Lord to tell you how to love your children.

We “have faith” in the existence and promises of God, which we cannot see, but not in His word, which we can see. See Hebrews 11:1. The faith we express in Christianity is the knowledge that we are accepted by God not on the basis of adherence or obedience to the Law, but by the blood of Jesus.

What are you going to do about it? Do you think that acting like a bully is going to stop people from asking questions? Not a chance.

There is evidence in the Old Testament of the "dual-entity" nature of God, and the rabbis were uncomfortably aware of this. I'll provide some more background later.

This is sad. In your obsession with Law, you have missed the wonderful gift of God: salvation by faith.

Psst... methinks you meant to say, "to the wise handling of our spiritual sword"? With that in mind... The primary difference is that we use the physical sword against a physical opponent, and a spiritual sword against a spiritual opponent (Eph. 6:12). Too often we attempt to use the spiritual...

I'm well aware of the figure of speech. It's just the application of it that is incorrect.

It's not a conflict; it's just wrong.

Bibles don't "do" anything at all. God does things. People do things. Even plants do things, but inanimate objects do not do things.