@josephw saidYou are a church and a bible worshipper. The only thing that matters is the keeping of the commandments of Jesus Christ, who paved the way for all people who live righteously to enter the Kingdom of God. The church has removed the teachings of Christ from their doctrine and have therefore become promoters of sin and evil.
There's not a word of truth in what you're saying.
Q : When last have you told people that this is important ?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
(Matthew 5:3-9 KJV)
These are critical teachings from the Gospel Message of Christ that lead to eternal life.
A: Never. In the last decade that you post here, not once have you taught the teachings of Jesus Christ. Not once has any professed church Christian done it either.
Churches have gone totally contrary to Christ and now encourage sin and evil by promoting the doctrine that good works and righteousness is actually sinful as it is works salvation and legalistic. You are part of Satans orgainsation.
@josephw said1. Jesus is saying he is not God. (Only God is good).
How is that verse interpreted in two opposing ways? What are the two opposing ways that verse is interpreted?
2. Jesus is hinting He is indeed God.
There are Christians who believe both of the above, based on the same text.
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidWell, you had better not waste any time until this situation is rectified.
1. Jesus is saying he is not God. (Only God is good).
2. Jesus is hinting He is indeed God.
There are Christians who believe both of the above, based on the same text.
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1. Jesus is saying he is not God. (Only God is good).
2. Jesus is hinting He is indeed God.
The passage vcan be taken this way" " If you are willing to call Me good, then you have to be willing to call me God. For none are good except God."
Jesus not say unlike God He [Jesus] is bad.
He also said "You shall be perfect even as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt. 5:48) .
That is a testament not to what WE can achieve but of how great is God's salvation.
The heavenly begetting Father will produce children maturing into perfection,
though not worshipped as God.
Afgterall, His Priesthood abides perpeutally for ever. And in the power of His indestrubtible life He always lives to intercede for the saved. Therefore He is able to intercede that they be saved "TO THE UTTERMOST".
"But He, because He abides forever, has His priesthood unalterable. Hence also He is able to save to the uttermost those who come forward to God through HIm, since HE lives always to intercede for them." (Heb 7:24,25)
The glory ever goes to His grace, not to any prideful power grab of sinners.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidThere are many that call themselves Christian. The scriptures reveal the truth, and the Spirit of God isn't teaching both positions.
1. Jesus is saying he is not God. (Only God is good).
2. Jesus is hinting He is indeed God.
There are Christians who believe both of the above, based on the same text.
@josephw saidYou asked how a text could be interpreted in two opposing ways. I provided an example.
There are many that call themselves Christian. The scriptures reveal the truth, and the Spirit of God isn't teaching both positions.
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@moonbus saidI think it is obvious that the Lamb mentioned more in the bool of Revelation than any other book I can think of, is symbolic.
Now the question arises, is that a literal lamb, ba ba black sheep have you any wool kind of lamb, or is that a metaphorical reference to the Lamb of God? Anyone?
And "the smoke of their torment" going up forever and the mention of "no rest day and night" sounds more on the literal side.
The "wine of the fury of God" symbolic. It is not real wine. But what the wine is symbolic OF is literally terrible in the extreme.
The "cup of His wrath" is symbolic. But what it is symbolic OF is horrendous.
If you don't want to imagine "smoke" going up forever, it should be plain that whatever is SYMBOLIZED is horrendous. Their treatment of God's people was horrendous.
@sonship saidIt can also be taken as saying, 'what the heck are you talking about calling me good. Only God is good.'1. Jesus is saying he is not God. (Only God is good).
2. Jesus is hinting He is indeed God.
The passage vcan be taken this way" " If you are willing to call Me good, then you have to be willing to call me God. For none are good except God."
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke
Since He also told the world that He was "the good Shepherd" (John 10:11) I take it that He is God as a man - all things else considered.
"I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. . . I am the good Shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me." (John 10:11,14)
@sonship saidAh yes, and one wonders why the people who wrote this, decades later, and named it after "John", attributed these words to Jesus amidst the debates among early Christians about the divinity of Christ.
"I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. . . I am the good Shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me." (John 10:11,14)
@sonship saidIs your version here, with added words, a better and clearer and more accurate piece of writing than the Bible account?
The passage vcan be taken this way" " If you are willing to call Me good, then you have to be willing to call me God. For none are good except God."
@sonship saidWas the good Samaritan also God?
@Ghost-of-a-Duke
Since He also told the world that He was "the good Shepherd" (John 10:11) I take it that He is God as a man - all things else considered.
"I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. . . I am the good Shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me." (John 10:11,14)
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I believe the Parable of the Good Samaritan points to Jesus Himself.
He as the Son of God, was the Good Samaritan.
This is unlike the average interpretation that that Good Samaritan pointed to the average benevolent sympathetic person. Jesus, was teaching that He was that certain Samaritan (v.33), in my view.
And I think the title "The Good Samaritan" is the discription not in the Scripture itself but supplied by editors or commentators. Luke 10:25-37 just refers to "a certain Samaritan" (v. 33) .