Sticky Notes

Originally posted by pancreasman

1. I must be right.

2. People disagree with me.

3. I am very spiritually evolved.

4. Therefore to disagree with me is to persecute me.

5. Look, I'm just like Jesus! They persecuted him too.

6. Therefore I must be right!

The circle of spiritual pride.

Updated December 28th 2012 at 09:37 PM by Johnny Poochie

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Originally posted by Johnny Poochie

Originally posted by biribiri

The use of εγω ειμι signifies an emphatic assertion: as at Mark 14:62 "Are you the son of God?" "I am." If we are to take "I am" as a declaration that Jesus is THE "I AM", then "Before Abraham was, I am" becomes "Before Abraham was, God", not a likely scenario.

Little different way for both sides to look at this one...my position is that the phrase "I AM" does not refer to "GOD" -- but however it is reference

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Updated December 28th 2012 at 09:39 PM by Johnny Poochie

Tags: i am, john 8:58, melchizedek

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Originally posted by Johnny Poochie

Originally posted by nickcopernicus

Science is a useful tool. It certainly has more uses than religion, even though the two need not be enemies....

...I see no reason that with the right technology, we could'nt restart those chemical reactions...

...Because without the proper intervention from people with the necessary technology (AFAICT, it doesn’t exist now and didn’t exist then…unless there were aliens…

Seems like you are saying resurrection may be possible with the right technology.

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Updated December 28th 2012 at 09:43 PM by Johnny Poochie

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Originally posted by Johnny Poochie

Originally posted by rstrats

rhutchin,

re: "...God is omniscient and that God decided, and ordained, all things before He created the world."

If this supreme being KNOWS before he creates an individual that he will eventually be tossing the individual into the lake of fire, why do you suppose he goes ahead and creates the individual anyway?

I consider evil and evil people the way I consider blindness of the man John 9: evil people exist to try good people, so that works

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Updated December 28th 2012 at 09:42 PM by Johnny Poochie

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Originally posted by Johnny Poochie

Originally posted by firstfloor

For example, he does not acquire Son of God status until long after his death and the Christian theology about him evolves over a many decades or even a few hundred years...

...Jesus was a ‘The Messiah’ candidate who failed at his first attempt, now being given a second chance by Christianity.

Unfortunately many Christians identify the "Son of God" title with the virgin birth which undoubtedly leads to your confusion. In fact, although many Sons of God are

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Updated December 28th 2012 at 09:40 PM by Johnny Poochie

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