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philein is a love of liking - to have affection toward someone because one sees likeness/commonality of oneself with the one loved. agapain is a love of treasuring - to have affection toward someone because one recognises intrinsic value in the person loved. Jesus asked Peter twice, "Do you...

The KJV presents the conversation as though Jesus asked the same questions three times, and Peter gave the same affirmation three times, but was troubled that Jesus had asked him the same question three times. Is that what really happened according to the Greek?

Is the KJV accurately translating the Greek in this passage? Or is its translation misleading? Jhn 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou (ἀγαπᾷς ) me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love ( φιλῶ) thee. He...

I did not say that Jesus chose to not want to do the will of the Father. Clearly, Jesus chose to do the will of the Father. In a binary choice "Do my own will?" or "Do the God's will?" Jesus always chose to do God's will. However, wanting/willing particular details of God's revealed will not to...

Disagreeing while giving an explanation for the disagreement is not to "just hit the disagree button". I am noticing that when you cannot come up with a coherent and cogent rebuttal to posters comments you head for the comfort foods available to you at the logical fallacy and emotional...

"Death" is not "being separated from the Lord". It is not possible to be separated from the Lord, since He is everywhere. If I die and go to hades, He is even there. Psa 139:7 Whither shall I go from Your Spirit? or whither shall I flee from Your Presence? Psa 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven...

I read Luther's Bondage of the Will when I was a youngish Christian and became an argumentative pain in the behind for two months pushing the calvinist understanding of predestination at other Christians. Then I noticed that Paul says in Romans 7 that His will was not bound. He was able to...

Hi, Iftekar. I present myself to Muslims as a Christian muslim. Muslim means one who is submitted to God. I am submitted to God according to the teachings of Jesus, preferring His teachings over those of any other prophet. The Qur'an itself acknowledges that the followers of Jesus were muslims...

Obedience is required, but perfect obedience is not required. That's why God continues to forgive us even after we have put our faith in Jesus as Lord and Saviour. However, if someone ever thought that believing at some point in time that Jesus died for their sins and rose again, without any...

There is a reason God considers divination of the future an abomination. The idea that one can predict the future is based on a belief that the future is already fixed and nothing we or God can do can change it. This belief can be used to absolve oneself of responsibility for one's choices and...

If there is something morally good that I would like to do, but God tells me He wants me to be somewhere else doing some other particular good thing that I would prefer not to be doing, am I sinning to prefer to do my first option, even if I choose to do God's second option and go and do that...

Yes. Jesus is now omnipotent, something He arguably gave up being in order to become human, but has since received back upon being glorified after His resurrection Correct.That is my view. Correct. But the centurion pointed out that his pwn authority was a delegated authority, not his own, and...

Is it possible to fear my wife because she has a sharp tongue and knows how to whiplash me with it? Is it possible to fear my wife because she s wandering around the house with a knife growling and muttering my name under her breath? Is it possible to fear my wife because I enjoy and value her...

I don't need to respond to your every allegation immediately on a discussion forum. Posts are permanent here, and can be addressed day, weeks or months later. I have responded to many of your allegations so far, and other readers can determine for themselves whether they are valid or not. Your...

No. Wanting something that conflicts with God's will is not sin. It is called temptation. And Jesus was tempted like us in every way, but without sin. Heb 2:16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Heb 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved...

I would suggest that when David saw that God was angry and was likely to abandon Israel to their enemies, satan whispered into his ear that he had better check to see what his defensive resources were without God, and so it was true that both God's anger provoked Dqvid to number Israel, and...

2Sa 24:1 (Literally) And-again the-anger-of YHWH for-to-kindle within/against Israel, and it (the anger of YHWH) caused-to-prick/stir-up David against-them (Israel) for-to-say, "Go, number Israel and Judah." JHWH is not the masculine singular subject of "was kindled". The-anger-of-JHWH is the...

Aren't you assuming the point under dispute? i.e. that Christ was imputed with the sins of all sinners, or maybe the sins of the elect only, But you are adding the logical fallacy of "special pleading" to your argument for your assumption. But it does not necessarily mean "becoming personally...

Yes, Jesus said that after His return to heaven and after sending them the Holy Spirit to dwell within them, rather than just with them, He would do for them whatever they asked of Him. How does making an assertion about future conditions prove those conditions are presently the case, as well...

What do you think "glory" means biblically. It means reputation/fame and those aspects of oneself that enhance one's reputation/fame, that make one famous. Psa 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. JHWH was David's glory. Was David omnipotent...