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OK, thank you! Now for the hard part. It seems to me that if I disagree with any of the options in the poll, that also means that I will also be disagreeing with the Holy Writ itself (not to mention disagreeing with its Author) :oops: Sooooooo, what to do, what to do...

Hi @MerSee, all three choices above are (basically) verbatim quotes that you took from Ephesians 1, yes? So, what are you trying to discover by asking us to vote on them :unsure: Thanks :) God bless you!! --David p.s. - I haven't read v5 in the KJV for awhile and I had forgotten how unusual...

Nope, you aren't alone brother. I haven't heard the term "church hurt" before, so all I can do is guess at what it actually means. @GospelScribe, please define what "church hurt" is and/or give us some examples of it (so we can all be on the same page with you). Thank you :) God bless you...

Hello Studentoftheword, "One God with different functions" :unsure: Please explain what you mean by that. Thanks :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David)

Hello @2ndTimothyGroup, I know people who believe that every Theophany in the OT is actually a pre-incarnate Christophany. The jury is still out for me about that, but I do believe that a number of the appearances of God in the OT (which I used to believe were all made by the Father) were...

Hello @Jubaleigh, WELCOME TO CF! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete...

Hello again Thunderrr-mental, I thought that I should add that the above was said in the philosophical sense, but there is also the real sense in which God CANNOT do either one, because (thankfully/according to the Bible) His Divine nature will not allow Him to. IOW, He not only WILL NOT do such...

For clarity's sake, where are we in agreement, and in which part(s) are we not :unsure: Thanks :) Which is like saying, "Can God lie..."? COULD He do either one? The answer is "yes". WILL He do either one? The answer is "no". Also, while I agree in a very real sense with the idea that God is...

Just "in part" :unsure: Say it ain't so :cry: Although that question literally SCREAMS OUT for a thread of its own (as it will probably derail the purpose of this thread if it continues), I believe that a man's will is free as long as he is able to choose whatever he wants most at a given...

Hello Thunderrr-mental, God's love for us is just like He is, from everlasting .. e.g. Jeremiah 31:3. What that means is that there was never a time in eternity past (LONG before we existed, IOW) when He did not already love us. This also means that He ~chose~ to love all of us who are or who...

Very sorry to hear about what you are facing in your marriage :( Praying for you........................ (and will hopefully return later to talk, Wednesday evening)

And with you, Johhn :giggle: Welcome to CChat! We're glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us too :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be...

Praying............

Hello @Samantha3313, welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us too :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved...

Hello @Burn1986, perhaps Jonah didn't have the courage to do so himself, or it may be that the men, who "knew" that they were helping him run away from God (Jonah 1:10), needed to do so (or felt that they did) to appease "the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land". What we know...

:giggle: Happy Birthday Magenta :giggle:

Helloooo @Slazenger94, welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the...

Hello Cheryl (@Cbarber), welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete...

The formatting of Morris' commentary above, which looked perfect in the "Preview", did not hold when I posted it :confused: Sorry about that. The principal part of his commentary (in regard to the topic at hand) are the two paragraphs that are enclosed by the tildes (~~), just FYI. ~Deuteronomy

Hello @jamessb, et al, unlike we find in many other verses (like John 3:18), v36 uses a different verb to tell us why unbelievers will not see (eternal) life/why God's wrath remains upon them (and there are several different translations of that verb that are used by our various translations and...