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Peter live up to his new name when he took his eyes off the Lord. Was this a prophecy? He sank like a stone.😂 John 1: 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

Agreed, and yet, the Son is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Controversial because it is difficult to comprehend how one God can be found in three persons.

Because if not, then the whole fatalistic view of Calvinism is blown out of the water.

I'll stick with reading directly from scripture. Thanks.

Agreed, which are never called the twelve tribes. I am not part of the twelve tribes, but the church of God.

There are three audiences in the bible: Jew, Gentile, and Church of God. 1 Corinthians 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

To whom is James 4 written? The same group we read about preaching the word in Acts 8? Come one now, let the word be honest. James 4: 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire...

Are you building an ark? Why not? Because you understand that God was speaking to Noah. We must consider the entire bible according to audience. There are divisions to be made, and way more than just OT and NT.

The twelve tribes is the audience of the book of James. Why take something that was meant for a certain audience and apply it doctrinally to a difference audience? That's not proper study. That's not rightly dividing the word of truth.

Are these the same people to whom James is writing? Those that were scattered abroad? Acts 8: 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea...

You are equating the term "twelve tribes" with the church?

Former Jews and Greeks, yes, but not anymore. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Do you believe the letter of James is written to the 144,000?

The Revelation passage is a reference to the 144,000 Jewish male virgins who will be servants during the tribulation. This is not the body of Christ. Yes, the Jews were begotten by God through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These are not part of the body of Christ. James 1:18 Of his own will...