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I simply replied to your post which you volunteered. If you wanted to discuss scripture, you would have done so, but all you have is opinion. My post was to the OP for his info and encouragement, but since you replied to me with hostility, you want me to just lay down to you like a doormat? But...

Do you not know the difference between speaking gibberish and conversing with God? Seriously?

I also was once Pentecostal and tongue-talker, but God told me it wasn't of Him. So I've had a vested interest in finding out what exactly modern tongues is. The fact that so many people are deceived by it doesn't mean they are possessed by an evil spirit. In my studies I've discovered that...

If you're adamant that "God's Contexts" is the same as your opinion, then yes, the discussion is ended.

I'm not going to split hairs with you. Suffice to say I see verses out of context and meaning not the same as what the context shows. Anyone can proof text scripture to support just about anything they want. It's the reason for many denominations and some are cults. So my impression of Stam is...

Most certainly.

A few rules don't make correct interpretation. If the conclusion of his study is wrong, then he is in error. The fact that he is categorically wrong about the one true gospel speaks volumes.

What makes you think this prophecy is under the New Covenant? Is there something in the context of it that indicates that to you?

And the change is that we are not to teach all that Christ commanded, or not to make disciples? This is yet another thread about Stam's error of claiming that the Great Commission is not for the modern churches. So my question to you is, what exactly are you trying to accomplish by this OP...

Jesus' intention was not to be rude or to ostracize her, rather he was testing her faith (as we see in the result). Jews at the time often referred to non-Jews as "dogs," and since Jesus knew the woman's heart well (as He does all of us), he knew that the common insult would be a proper test of...

As well-respected as Stam has been, I think he is making a grave error in this article. Firstly, he states: "indicating that “that gospel” which he preached to the Gentiles was not the same as the gospel which the apostles at Jerusalem had been preaching to the people of Israel. " What? there is...

No, I implied nothing of the sort. And it appears to me that what you are saying here is exactly what I was trying to convey, so then do you admit that you agree with me on the matter that faith is the gift of God to us, and that we exercise it through God's working? I'm not going to argue...

I would need more info to be persuaded of your idea. For example, Isa. 45:18 doesn't mean what you're making it to mean, IMO. It simply means "God created the world to be inhabited." It doesn't in any way, shape, or form say or imply that WHEN God created the Earth that He created LIFE on it AT...

It's not a matter of not believing it. If one believes in God and seeks Him because of it, believing the scripture becomes something desirable. Yet in the face of the knowledge of the universe that science and technology has provided, the Gen. 1 narrative appears contradictory to Paul's...

In order to persuade someone of the truth, I think it's necessary to walk in their shoes. If I were an atheist, I certainly would think that the Gen. 1 narrative was a made up story. I certainly would need information about ANE cosmology to understand why it is written that way.

I'd rather use the term narrative. Ref the parable of the prodigal son. It wouldn't fit well if the people were real people but the story is fictional, that's inconsistent. Either the story and the people are fictional, or both are real. But from the ANE perspective, the creation story is real...

Perhaps "narrative" would be a better word to use than "myth," given the obvious connotations?

I'm not KJV Only, but I added some of your links to my Bible tools. Thanks for the info! I also discovered a lot of what I believed was wrong, because of being based on what I was taught. In addition to some things you found, I also found out that words are defined by the context in which they...

Firstly, I didn't vote on the question, because I don't know what you mean by "sin of the death." Some observations in the context of Hebrews: 1. He is writing to Jews who may or may not have heard the gospel. However, it is assumed they have heard OF Jesus. 2. It is an evangelistic gospel...

In a Bible study group of 8 people (from various churches), I made the statement that some sins are worse than others, and almost immediately most of the people in the group objected. I had to quote scripture and explain in order to quell the uproar. This experience shows that the false idea...