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Maybe you have read the wrong Greek expositors.

Some of best teaching I have encountered over the years was from Messianic Jews. One was once a Rabbi. I thoroughly enjoy the background and idioms for context.

So, according to your theory there has been no credible New Testament all these years? Where pray tell is this Hebrew NT you speak of, and who authored it?

I love books, however—- “Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” Yet we are commanded to “Study.” Seems a balancing act.

I’m curious as your take on Peter. If you have an issue with Paul’s teaching, surly you must also be suspect of anything Peter wrote, Such as, “…Just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him. He writes about these things in all his letters. Some parts of...

Did God know that he would be obedient? Do you think obedience is for the benefit of God, or the believer and those that witness their obedience?

I like the term “entanglement” as an adjective to describe the enormity and yet consistancy of Scripture. It‘s kinda like the concept of God’s Love. It is composed of justice, mercy, grace, and several other elements. To study each aspect of His agape love is helpful, but falls short of its...

This is written through the lens of an organization with its own set of issues. The Biblical Research Institute (BRI) is an official department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Thank you for responding. It is not my nature to be rude to anyone, and I know several folks that grew up in a Jehovah’s Witness church. It was more of a cultural thing with them. Their parents raised them in that setting and they assumed their parents and friends had the correct perspective on...

Maybe they do, but historically they have always been viewed as a cult, till recently. Heck, I heard a news article recently that called the Mormons a Christian sect.

I didn't know Jehovah’s Witnesses were ever considered Christians.

While we are on the subject of human will, can man truely repent? In the KJV, "repent" appears 46 times, "repented" 32 times, "repentance" 26 times, "repenteth" 5 times, and other minor forms bring the total to about 106 occurrences. Much of the Old Testament uses words that mean “return” or...

I think taking a deep dive into what encompasses genuine faith in Christ means is important. The value of faith is the degree of trust in the “Object” of ones faith.

Doesn’t that simply mean that there is real faith, and pretend or hypocritical faith? I think that is the premise in much of what James has to say, “There is real faith and superficial, mere intellectual ascent.”

Repent - in its simplest terms- simply means- To change your mind, to think differently, mainly about who Jesus is and why you should trust Him with your life.. The moment you absolutely trust, have faith, in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour the Holy Spirit will become active in your life. The...

I have heard your view espoused before and simply chose not to debate the issue. This will be my only response, as I am sure you are firm in your conviction. We simply view the Gospel differently; Your view interprets certain passages as indicating a fundamentally different gospel message...

I think we see it differently. 1st John was written well after the cross. The letter was written sometime between approximately 85-95 AD, which is roughly 50-60 years after Jesus’s crucifixion. This makes 1 John one of the later New Testament writings. Several factors point to this late date...

God indeed caused them to die. Even Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land. However there are three distinct views on what their sin and physical death represented: Arminian / Wesleyan view: Some would say these people forfeited covenant salvation by apostasy and rebellion (Hebrews...

Why do you stop short of Jesus commending her faith? He did answer her in the end, with a miracle. Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly. (Matthew 15:28) On another note. Why did God choose a Nation to...

This verse from Matthew 15:24 is part of a conversation between Jesus and a Canaanite woman who asked him to heal her daughter. It’s one of several passages that has generated significant theological discussion about the scope of Jesus’s mission. Many argue that Jesus’s response here was part...