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4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again...

You are quite welcome my friend. :)

I've administrated this twice. One never returned (she's currently "dating" a married man) and one returned in tears, broken (he and I are close friends today). We must always remember that for this administration the object to gain is the one who has fallen away. Instead of handling the...

I've said before, when "scientists" try to explain the origins of the creation naturally they are quickly beset with the mystery of timelessness. So, they then throw as many zeros at the problem as they can muster and ignore the standard of observation.

Simply stunning!

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens (plural) and the earth. 2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. There are three...

Paul wrote to the Corinthians “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.” So, he calls them his “brethren”. This is only true if they are in Christ with Paul. But also calls them “carnal”. He continues: I fed you with milk and not...

Perhaps more questions were in order. It’s clear more teaching on “And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” Many representing one is a notion even in English vernacular. The root of “corporation” is corpus; literally “body”...

No. He is the same person. But, only after His resurrection is He revealed as the corporate, spiritual Christ into whom all believers are placed by the Holy Spirit. The substance of the seed is identical to the tree that grows from its burial and resurrection. The tree, however, reveals the...

Well, they all begin at the table, eating together. Jesus gives Judas the bread dipped in wine. After a while of speaking Jesus says "Get up! We have to leave. (God's Word Version)" That was literal. They literally left the place they were in. At the end of His dissertation, we find Jesus...

Regarding the bolded: There is something about failure to discern the body that gets people into trouble. First, they lose sight of the Body having only one head: Christ Jesus. Men take it upon themselves to form their own vision, apart from the Lord, as to the direction of the flock. They also...

And now, just as in marriage, we are "one flesh" with Him: His flesh and His bones. This is the mystery Paul explained. ;)

Thank you my friend. I tried to capture the gist of the message. I could certainly expand upon each point but it would take many pages.

If we read it as a precursor to the rapture, then the overarching message is simply "hold out until I come back". One would have to insert certain biases to make this true and would have to admit that God's ultimate plan for man is a rescue at the last hour... hardly a triumphant Lion of Judah...

After John 14 Jesus returned as the Christ and departed again. So that was fulfilled. In John 14 He was stating the administration of the covenant. Had He not died and had He not been resurrected as the Christ, the spiritual man, we could not be included in Him. But now, as a spirit, there is...

I originally wrote this as a reply in another thread, but I did not want it to derail the discussion. So, I gave it its own thread. John 14:1-5 is often read a funerals. I believe this practice misses the meaning of the scripture. John 14:2-6 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were...

Yes! It gives dimension to "God's word will not return void". Full verse: "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

I liked this. You wrote Wouldn't it be more accurate to write "Noah was given grace, so God told him..." Certainly faith comes by hearing but it is not made compulsory because of it: one may hear God and not believe. Then, for Noah to claim to have faith there is, of necessity, the appearance...

*empirical

Good post. There would be no issue if the scriptures declared: "No more prophesies after John dies. Ever." But it doesn't. And believers would not have to be wary of "false prophets" if there were no "true prophets". The instruction would simply be "Don't accept any prophesies". Couple those...