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All 0f God's plans that are revealed in scripture are meant to be understood by means of the Holy Spirit; but all of God's plans are not revealed. That is where faith in the integrity of God comes in.
Originally posted by kiki46So how does that integrity work regarding what Jesus said in Matthew? He seems to be predicting the second coming within 100 years or so. At the very least one can say that is was not unreasonable at all for the disciples to think that was what he was saying. Even the translator of the Good News Bible felt that this was what he was indeed saying and translated this verse accordingly. Therefore , it seems that Jesus could be accused of being , shall we say , incredibly "clumsy" in his words???
All 0f God's plans that are revealed in scripture are meant to be understood by means of the Holy Spirit; but all of God's plans are not revealed. That is where faith in the integrity of God comes in.
Originally posted by kiki46If identity was not a transitive relation, this would simply be bizarre and not contradictory.
The second coming of Christ could have occured in any generation after the cross.They were told to be aware of this and teach it. Christ in His humanity did not know the exact time. In His deity He knows all things as the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Originally posted by kiki46This is in error. The 1st Corinthians text does not say the Bible is the mind of Christ. Move back a few verses:
The Bible is the mind of Christ,1 cor. 2: 16.
Originally posted by kiki46John 1:1 In [or with or within] the beginning [arche] was thelogos, and the logos was with God, and the logos was God. 2. He [or “this/that one”; outos] was in [with/within] the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being [“were begotten”; egeneto] through by/by means of [dia him, and without him not one thing came into being [“was begotten”]. What has come into being 4. in [with/within] him was life, and the life was the light of all people.
John 1: 1-3