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Baptizo replied to the thread Two contradictory teachings..

He’s not speaking to only the Jews now. He switched his audience to Jews and Gentiles. The break is back in verse 8.

37818 replied to the thread The problem of evil..

To Adam before woman was made. Genesis 2:17, But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day...

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Understanding types of Love

John uses agapao (G25) to express a different idea than when he uses phieo (G5368). Both are verbs that mean to love another. Philo...

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Van replied to the thread The problem of evil..

Yes the provision of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was in accordance with God's "good" purpose, but the capacity of Adam to...

Van replied to the thread Encrypted or Unencrypted.

The thoughtful and discerning naysayers seem intent on not trying to untangle needlessly ambiguous translations choices obscuring God's...

37818 replied to the thread The problem of evil..

Good. Genesis 1:31, And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the...

kyredneck replied to the thread Two contradictory teachings..

??? 26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision? 27...

Van replied to the thread The problem of evil..

What is the "Mystery of Evil?" If God is always good, meaning He always acts to provide mercy to those He loves, how did evil enter the...

37818 replied to the thread The problem of evil..

For no specified reason.

Van replied to the thread The problem of evil..

The underlying position of the taint so naysayers is God cannot limit His attributes, such as being made a little lower than God (or...

Van replied to the thread The problem of evil..

First you ask for me to substantiate my view, then you dismiss the substantiation as "opinion" That gives me a pretty hard row to hoe....

37818 replied to the thread The problem of evil..

That doesn't provide any proofs. You have no proof. A mere finite all good is not an infinite good. God is infinite.

Van replied to the thread The Word prior to His incarnation..

Does scripture say Jesus, God incarnate, was "equal" with man? Nope, But He was made a little lower than God, thus He did not grasp...

Silverhair replied to the thread The problem of evil..

The fact that God loves all humanity does not require that He not condemn those that reject Him and the salvation He offers.

37818 replied to the thread How 2 Cor 5:19 teaches limited atonement !.

Yes, He died for those who would become His sheep.