Originally posted by Goddess Kali
The Old Testament mentions God, JIA..[b]God..not Jesus.Jesus is not mentioned, Christ is not mentioned, the Son is not mentioned until the New Testament.
The Jews initially rejected Christ, because he did not fit the discription of the Savior that God would originally send them. They expected a warrior who would free them from the oppression of Rome, not a humble, loving, lamb like Jesus.
Jesus Christ is not mentioned in the Old Testament...please give me one reference where JESUS CHRIST is actually mentioned, that name, that identity, and I will apologize and call you correct.
That's a cop out. People are not either good or evil, innocent or guilty, Godly or Demonic. The Human Race, personality, mentality, and spirit is FAR more complicated than that.
You ignore the greys, and divide everything into black and white. Like I stated before, that is dangerous and ignorant thinking, and the worst part is that you know this.
You aren't sincerely ignorant, JIA, you are intentionally ignorant. Why ?
Jesusisalive, you are making the distinction, not God. The Bible is not proven to be the word of God, you just believe it to be so. You take pieces of the Bible you like, and ignore the rest.
Tell me JIA...do you feel women should be allowed to speak in the Church ? Because the Bible states Women should never speak in Church..i made a thread about this earlier.
Do you believe that homosexuals should be killed, because they are gay ? The Bible clearly states that homosexuality between men is a sin punishable by death.
So should Gays be executed here, like they are in Iraq and other Islamic nations ?
Your Bible seems to have no problem with that....
Are you 100% loyal to the Bible, or do you nitpick and select like EVERY single Christian does ? 😬
I understand your point. God can disown one as his child, if the person chooses to disobey or disbeleive, as a Conservative Christian parent may disown a son or daughter for being Gay.
What a kind, loving, and understanding God you have 👇 [/B]
The Old Testament mentions God, JIA..God..not Jesus.
You do not truly understand. Jesus is God, has always been God, and will always be God. God is not one Person, God is triune, has always been triune, and will always be triune.
Main Entry: triune
Function: adjective
: three in one : a : of or relating to the Trinity [the triune God] b : consisting of three parts, members, or aspects
God is Father, Son, Holy Spirit. This is Who God is.
Jesus is not mentioned, Christ is not mentioned, the Son is not mentioned until the New Testament.
Christ is mentioned all throughout the Old Testament in His pre-incarnate form. Jesus is one with the Father, but when He became flesh He was given an earthly Name and physical body separate and distinct from the Father. But Jesus has always existed (even before the Old Testament was written).
The Jews initially rejected Christ, because he did not fit the discription of the Savior that God would originally send them. They expected a warrior who would free them from the oppression of Rome, not a humble, loving, lamb like Jesus.
True, but what does this have to do with our discussion brother? 😄
Jesus Christ is not mentioned in the Old Testament...please give me one reference where JESUS CHRIST is actually mentioned, that name, that identity, and I will apologize and call you correct.
You are expecting me to show you the Name Jesus Christ and that Name was not Jesus Name until He became flesh. Jesus Christ or Jesus the Christ (Christ means Anointed One) is Jesus' earthly Name it is not His pre-incarnate Name. Jesus' Pre-incarnate Name was synonymous with the Father's Name (i.e. YHWH).
That's a cop out. People are not either good or evil, innocent or guilty, Godly or Demonic. The Human Race, personality, mentality, and spirit is FAR more complicated than that.
That is your opinion. I believe that from a "classification" standpoint people are either "righteous," or "unrighteous," "saved," or "unsaved." This is what the Bible teaches.
You ignore the greys, and divide everything into black and white. Like I stated before, that is dangerous and ignorant thinking, and the worst part is that you know this.
But as I have previously stated I am not the one doing the dividing, God is, (Although I am the one that keeps getting blamed for it).
You aren't sincerely ignorant, JIA, you are intentionally ignorant. Why ?
That is your opinion. I do not personally believe that I am ignorant (sincerely or intentionally).
Jesusisalive, you are making the distinction, not God. The Bible is not proven to be the word of God, you just believe it to be so. You take pieces of the Bible you like, and ignore the rest.
Let me show you an example of God making the distinction but first I will show you an example of Moses making this distinction in the Old Testament. It is not a "saved,' or "unsaved" distinction but it is apropos to this discussion and illustrates that it is a Biblical thing.
Exodus 32:26
then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and [B]said, “Whoever is on the LORD’s side—come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.[/B]
Now, I will show you another example of God (i.e. Jesus Christ) making the distinction in the New Testament.
Matthew 25:31-46
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
See, Goddess Kali? I am not the one making the distinction God is.
Tell me JIA...do you feel women should be allowed to speak in the Church ? Because the Bible states Women should never speak in Church..i made a thread about this earlier.
What does this have to do with our discussion? Are you trying to find something to convict me of? Well, anyhoo, I will respond to this off base question out in left field.
I believe that the Bible does not forbid women from speaking in church. At the time that Paul wrote those verses there were clear cultural guidelines for why things were that way then. But that is not the case now. But this is my opinion. I have not studied those verses sufficiently in depth to make a truly academic response.
Do you believe that homosexuals should be killed, because they are gay ? The Bible clearly states that homosexuality between men is a sin punishable by death.
Yes, homosexuality was punishable by death under the Law of Moses. But we do not live under that Law anymore. We live under the Law of Love introduced by Jesus Christ. The Law of Moses preceded the age or dispensation of grace ushered in through Jesus Christ.
So should Gays be executed here, like they are in Iraq and other Islamic nations ?
No, homosexuals and lesbians should not be executed because they would go to Hell. Second, homosexuals and lesbians should not be executed because God loves them and wants to deliver them from their sinful condition. God does not call the homosexual lifestyle/practice an innate thing, He calls it an abomination. So, no God loves the homosexual but hates their sin.
Your Bible seems to have no problem with that....
Absolutely, because God is righteous, holy, and sinless, of course He hates sin and all manner of evil.
Are you 100% loyal to the Bible, or do you nitpick and select like EVERY single Christian does ? 😬