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Amen!!!--Just making sure I was following you correctly

i do apologize i have been off the b for some time--but on angels Renald showers is pretty good--on demons--"in the name of Jesus: exorcism among early Christians" by graham twelftree & "powers of evil: a biblical study of satan & demons" by sydney ht page is good-while i don't agree with every...

I’ve been contemplating this theory over the last year while teaching on Genesis & I have to admit—I find it very appealing! But how biblically provable do you think it really is? And I’m only asking b/c no matter how much John Walton & k Mathews I read—I still just want to make sure its right

While I somewhat agree with the problem you are presenting here—I must ask you—did God choose you or did you choose God? Who moved first in the salvation process? And while I understand your quandary with the notion of irresistible grace—I also have to ask—does man have the capability to thwart...

Exactly what scripture verse are you using to define smoking as a sin? While I certainly don’t think it’s healthy & I could understand that it could hurt your witness if you did it in public—I’m trying to understand why it made your list. (And no I’m not a smoker—lol---just pondering your exegesis)

http://rahulusfbcm.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/free-digital-version-of-the-new-american-commentary-full-set/ if this link still works you can get the New American Commentary set for free—it’s a good commentary series that balances scholarship with readability. Hope this helps

This post is way to long for me to read everything that’s been said, but I’ve been doing a study on eschatology to teach--& although I’m a post-trib semi-supporter—I see biblical possibility with other ideas. But what you said Web jumped out at me b/c God did protect his own during the flood (on...

Salty-good question I've recently done a study on the topic & found 3 main natural explanations for how God could have brought destruction (which actually came through angels) on Sodom & the surrounding cities. While there are others the 3 main Natural Explanations for how this happened were •...

Got a quick question--do you believe in the reality of the demonic realm & if so--how do you define their origin?

That’s actually a really good question---at least the part about why God would offer forgiveness to man & not angels when they sinned. But-- it first must be asked if the reality of a truth—is based on the fairness of that reality. The fact of the matter is---it’s not fair to God (simply based...

The same question could be asked about sin in general—God knew man would sin (or He wouldn’t be truly omniscient)—yet He still created him---regardless of what evil spiritual forces are involved—man is still responsible for his actions—that’s why an outside force (such as the serpent) could...

Well that wasn’t exactly the detailed response I was hoping from you—lol—but while I do think Satan is a fallen angelic being—the fact of the matter is—2 Pet 2:4 & Jude 6 do nothing to prove Satan’s origin nor his current status—so at least we can agree on that

HisWitness---I’ve only briefly skimmed over the posts—but some of your points are actually somewhat legitimate---however—I disagree with many of your conclusions. First you need to get your evidence straight----it was 200 angels that sinned in 1 Enoch not 100 (1 Enoch 6—200 descended in the days...

Lol—good answer-& john being someone who studies on a scholarly scale I’ve always been blown away by your dedication & knowledge of the original language—but here’s my question to you (& I only ask this b/c I genuinely respect ur answer)—what is your definition of a modern-day prophet?

You know I’ve tried to be open-minded about the issue—but I completely agree with you! I had a professor in grad school who insisted that the gift of apostleship (or apostle with a little “a” as he called it) sill existed by using the Greek term along with the role of a missionary—but it...

Icon—I honestly felt the same way about Grudem’s definition of prophecy. I personally believe that there is a spiritual gift of prophecy today but its not nearly as widespread as Grudem attempts to make it, nor does it have to do with personal revelations that could be inaccurate. This being...

While I certainly agree that the speakers from the videos are severely confused, I’ve recently been doing a study on spiritual gifts to teach at church & have found various respectable scholars who maintain that the gift of apostleship & prophecy still exist. While defined differently from those...

Sure--here is a link to a couple of the handouts I made 4 class http://cypressshoresbaptistchurch.weebly.com/bible-study-forum.html

Good questions--I've been teaching a series on Gen 1-11 over the past couple of months--& have come across some very interesting "biblical possibilities" when it comes to answering the things your talking about

I didn’t realize that the absurdity of an idea determined its biblical reality—lol.