Recent content by Aaron56

Oh sheesh. :rolleyes: Can we have a conversation about this or not? If not, I'll let you have your shadow-traditions from the Old Testament and leave you undisturbed.

And the lamb of God is a barn animal...? The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, that celebrates the prophetic word of the Messiah's return, CANNOT be the same feast celebrated in the millennium. You need to dig into the spiritual significance of the feast to understand the reality of what will be...

It seems to me that there are no "holy days" for believers in Christ save for one: Today. I am not opposed to celebrating particular days by tradition, but let's not make our traditional days something attune to "thus sayeth the Lord".

Because, when you're tasked to preach the gospel you're sent to where the people would be amassed. Paul even addresses this later in the same chapter: 22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the...

Jesus said: "And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Paul wrote: "I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may...

Can someone help me out here? Why would God's signs correlate to Jewish festivals and times when it is currently the time of the Gentiles? Do some believe that Christians are to study the Jewish events and festivals to know God's timing of world events? Weren't the Jewish events and festivals...

Then he's not her pastor.

I always wondered if the reason for the difference in style was because of the different audiences. All of Paul's other epistles were written either to Gentiles or to specific people. I know for me, I write differently when writing to a policy board vs. a colleague or friend. Knowing the Jews...

The purpose Driven Life was made popular by supplying (for a fee) canned sermons for every Sunday of the year and then some (in case there were Wednesday meetings, too). In its heyday, if someone examined the church from the outside looking in, they might have concluded that God was releasing...

Because it's the most valuable commodity on earth, men like to control access to God. That is why some insist water baptism is required to be with God. In my experience, the more a person focuses on restricting access to God the more vile and divisive that person becomes.

@Pilgrimshope Yeah, it seems some have gone this route: not dunked in water = not saved. No speaking in tongues = no Holy Spirit = not saved. They can get in line with the Version other than King James = not saved group.

Yeah. First we trust Him with good parking spots. Then, perhaps, with favor among strangers. Then, maybe with our wife's health as she births the babies. Then, with the safety of our children. Then...

@Cameron143 This post by CS1 sums up some of my thoughts as well. The reference is this: 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive...

I know you're not asking me but... So, after He breathed on them, Jesus said this (just before being taken up) And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for...

Uh oh. First time, kid? Now, someone will have to repeat the made-up story about that particular thief being baptized before he hung on the cross. There's no record of this, of course... I agree with you, but expect some push back.