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Do you think that Paul was contradicting Jesus in the passages from Romans that I quoted earlier? If so, you deny the inspiration of the Bible. If not, you must have a different interpretation of what Paul said. Me, I take what the Scripture says at face value. Another good point was brought...

It's really unfortunate how one can take different passages out of context and make it fit whatever doctrine you wish. Your "screen name" of FaithAndWorks clearly shows your bias against what the Bible truly teaches - we are saved by Faith Alone. John 3:16 - note that it's "whoever believes"...

David is presenting the true meaning of Christ's words. A few of us are curious about you. If you don't mind my asking, are you Catholic, Church of Christ, or what? Obviously it's your business, but your legalistic view points toward those. Mostly, I personally don't like your condescending...

Both CoC and RCC are strong possibilities. Maybe even UPC. I am guessing he won't be telling us, though. In any case, @davidtaylorjr is presenting a very strong case against his view. I got tired of F&W's condescending attitude. I meet with some RCC friends over coffee sometimes for...

That certainly explains the "legalistic" stance he is taking.

Thank you, Martin. That really makes sense. Although I am a Preterist, I can see your point that this doesn't have anything to do with eschatology within the context of the preceding verses . That would also address the dilemma of why Satan has been so active in our world all throughout history.

That was very insightful, Rev. I'd never thought about that aspect of that conversation. You show how it goes deeper than it looks on the surface. Thanks for sharing.

So sorry for your loss, but so glad you have the comfort of knowing that you will see him again.

I had hoped that you were here for an intelligent discussion. However, your arrogance and insulting attitude show that you are more interested in stating your views, and everyone else must be wrong. I've had disagreements on this forum over different issues - even with @robycop3 . However, he...

You overlooked a third possibility - that I may be right and you may be wrong. Water baptism wasn't even instituted yet when Jesus met with Nicodemus in John 3. Therefore, He must have meant something else. @robycop3 is absolutely right - the most logical answer is natural birth. Baptism is a...

Couple of points from the Great Commission: In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus told the disciples to "make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." Jesus did not say that baptism is a requirement for salvation. I believe it is a part of...

Partial Preterists also still look for the events that Tom mentioned. I meant to let you know that I am also praying for your brother. I am so sorry that you and your family are going through this very difficult time.

For further insight, I was just reading a devotional by R.C. Sproul (Ligonier Ministries). Sproul says that Paul gives this promise to crush Satan underfoot in the context of his warning about false teachers (Romans 16:17-20). His view is that the Romans might be troubled that falsehood might...

Thank you. I still believe that when Paul wrote "soon", he meant "soon". Matthew Henry's commentary was insightful, and I agree with most of what he said. We will indeed experience total victory over Satan. Even now, we have our "Joshua" to help us defeat him when he attacks.

What I don't know about Greek could fill a library :). I was just thinking about how this verse is sometimes translated as "bruise" instead of "crush". I disagree with Full Preterism in that I do believe Satan is active in today's world. With that in mind, I think it could mean that Satan's...

It's not that the serpent was literally crushed, but that his power has been crushed. Regardless of how well (or how little) I understand it, we can't get past the literal meaning of Romans 16:20 - "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet." "Soon" means just that. Oddly enough...

Since Satan has been active from the time he tempted Eve in the Garden until our present day, we can see that his being crushed is not to be taken literally. I'm sure we agree that he will continue his devilment until Christ does return, which will drive the final nail into his coffin. As I...

That does help. So, if I understand correctly, Satan was crushed when the Old Covenant Law was finally crushed with the destruction of the Temple. Let me know if I missed something.

Christians as a whole are not in agreement as to what "soon" meant. You may believe that "soon" meant from God's perspective, and interpret it as meaning our modern day. Preterists take the usual literal sense of the word and apply it to mean within a short time. In all other places where...

Since this was written to Believers in order to give them hope and a good idea of when to expect what was to come, this has to be "soon" by our sense of "soon". If "soon" can be interpreted to mean "by God's standards, so it may really mean thousands of years", that would just serve to confuse...