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I think this is a very sensible topic---I asked a professor once—how could Christians apply certain verses about curse words being inappropriate for Christians---when most words we consider curse words did not exist in biblical times. Further, words have different meaning in different cultures...

Allan---I’ve worked on biblical angelology & demonology for several years--& have always wondered why an All-powerful, omnipresent God would need some special spiritual creature to do anything for him—considering He himself could obviously do a better, more efficient job at any task He assigned...

It really could have been a bad—vote---lol—& that’s what I’d get for drive by posting & voting---;)---I honestly haven’t studied it in detail in a while, but we did have a rabbi come in & explain to us why Friday was the correct day based on Jewish timing—but that was a few years back & I can’t...

I don’t know if this has already been said-- but I remember a professor saying that by Jewish standards it would have been 3 days b/c he died before 6 pm on Friday (day 1); all day Saturday (day 2), & was still dead after 6 pm on Saturday going into Sunday (day 3). This would have fulfilled the...

Very true my brother--Very true!! :thumbsup:

Winman--—I ran cross something today (when I was looking through some old notes for a sermon) that adds to your question about where the devil’s grotesque goat-like appearance (ie horns & hoofs, ect) came from, while it was a spoof against his supposed self-love—some believe that the god pan was...

Wow—the one day I really don’t have time to be on the BB I’m getting some of the best discussions. Alan nailed it & I agree with his answer 100%, rev & conv both have truly well thought out answers & I really wish I had time to reply—keep up the good studies all of you—God Bless!

Thank you for taking the time to answer---I’ve got to go finish 2 sermons today so I really don’t have time to read everything u just wrote—but I really do want to sit down & break down what u just said—at the very least it will be interesting---P.s. for the hundredth time, while I really don’t...

Where does faith come from? Do we within ourselves have the ability to have it simply by our own volition---or must we first be enabled by something else that moves upon us & affirms within us the truth we put our trust in?

Van---while I whole-heartedly disagree with this conclusion---I don’t think everything you said was totally unintelligible---but I have to ask—based on your understanding---did the rebellion of Satan take God by surprise? Was the fall of Adam & Eve something God did not foresee? Did God know...

Luke, while I don’t interact with you much I do agree with a high percentage of what you write. But here you seem to be saying that-----either you’re a 5 point Calvinist, a 5 point Arminian, or your simply unbiblical---is this your view?

Very well said!! And from my understanding ur not a Calvinist, nor define ur self as Reformed---so the disagreement with Van’s definition of omniscience is not limited to one particular branch of theological supporters! Now my question is---what does this say about your problematic explanation Van?

He is a Bama “Roll Tide” fan—so you can’t expect 2 much from him---lol—(I went to Auburn btw)— ;)

I think we are very close in our understanding, however I prefer the phrase ‘human responsibility’ (instead of free will), simply b/c it’s the Holy Spirit who makes the 1st move—thus its our responsibility to accept his conviction, while I see “faith” as the cross roads where man & God meet in...

Oh I agree with what you just said—especially how you worded it--but I don’t see how what you just said demonstrates that the will is truly free in every aspect. Especially—the aspect of God needing to intervene & save them-- or make the first move to take them out of this depravity. Is man...

I find these last few responses very interesting & I actually can see how one could deduce from Scripture all of them, DKH your understanding is very close to mine, except I hesitate to use the phrase “free will”, b/c I personally feel true freedom of the will would mean the ability to do...

The idea of the devil having horns, hoofs, ect started as a spoof against him b/c it was believed it insulted him for his supposed self love & beauty

When did you start doing this---I must have missed it since I've been gone! kathos exelexato hemas en auto pro kataboles kosmou

As usual---very good work! I love to debate anyone & everyone when it comes to theology---but man am I glad we’re on the same team! ;)

Really it depends on one’s understanding of Ezek 28—if it is a double reference to Satan then he was an anointed cherub & was the wisest of all creation, if the passage is not about Satan, then a lot of our Satanology is speculative when it comes to his pre-fallen days. This is even true about...