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It strikes me that "institutional Christianity" has erected filters, barriers and obfuscations to many of Jesus teachings and commands. Which of Jesus teaching do you reject in word, thought and deed. Not to mention through your personal theology?

One does that every day of their Christian life.

Paul You may be painting with a broad brush. The definition for a "legitimate claim to be living in and expressing the love of Christ" has definitions that go back either 600 or 1,600 years. Interestingly enough, the only thing that the thousands of Christian sects, denominations, creeds and...

To avoid the "proof text" trap. Let's look at what Paul is saying and the framework he uses. For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another. 14For the whole law can be summed up in a...

Cameron143 Do you understand what a metaphor is? If you are reading this literally, then when exactly do you know you are "walking in the Spirit?" How does it feel? What emotions and physical sensations are associated with it. Is "walking in the Spirit" the same as running in the Spirit or...

Yes. Sinning is bidirectional. Sins one personally commits and sins associated with not doing God's will when the opportunity presents itself. i.e. The Good Samaritan

Paul I really like your thoughts here. I do wonder if it is a distinction without a difference. Tell me more about you belief in a spiritual affiliation as it is hard for me to see.

Do you find it "interesting" that while many Christians believe in the Trinity as established by the cohesion of Roman Government that God the Father and God the Son and much later the Holy Spirit are the same "substance," It is not in the broader text of the one quoted. I also find it...

I too pray without ceasing. Mostly asking for forgiveness and inspiration. The other large component of my prayers are for God to continue to open my heart to the needs of others. I pray for my children and grandchildren daily. As I read and engage in this forum I pray that somehow we who all...

Good. Exodus 4:22 - "Israel is My first born son."

The fulcrum point of all Christians is their definition of faith. At 1 end of the spectrum is faith in the interpretive frameworks handed down through 500 yrs or so, or for 1,600 yrs. "This is what you must believe in to remain in our community. On the other end, the definition of faith is in...

Gideon300: My alarm bells start going off whenever any bible student anthropomorphizes the bible from 700,000 words and 66 or more books into a living thing by announces that it "speaks." It does not. The bible does not say anything....given you are not listening to someone read it. When I hear...

Without or before consulting Google etc. What is your answer to this question "Who was God's First Born Son.?"

The KJV is never better translation. Greek, perhaps. 17th Century english not so much.

Where do you all fall on this line of theological history?

Watchman22. You have presented a structured outline of processes known and unknown that you believe are in play. I want to call your attention to Gate 2 : The Acceptance of the surrendered life. their manifestations of our Pistos? How do you you suggest we juxtapose Faith and Pistis (greater...

Gideon300: What if the goal of our faith was conversion from the old to the new? "We were told......" A significant and honest statement about where our perceptions of Christian reality come from...someone else's theology.

But on the bright side: Scholars estimate that the population of Jerusalem around 950 BC was quite small, likely between 500 and 700 people. This estimate reflects the early urban development of the city, which was not yet a major metropolis. Some estimates have varied, with earlier scholars...

Christianity rit large seems at odds with either answer. How do you see it?

The story of God killing 70,000 Israelites as punishment for King David's actions is found in the Bible, specifically in 2 Samuel 24:1-15 and 1 Chronicles 21:1-14. In these passages, David conducts a census of Israel, which is seen as an act of pride and a lack of trust in God. As a result, God...