Today I've been stopped by two young people. They were from the Church of God. They showed me following verses: Genesis 1:26, Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9 and Revelation 22:17. They claimed that there is God-father and God-mother, not only one God. I do not remember more. I also got a web link: http://english.watv.org.
Any comments, thoughts?
I also sent an email to them and invited them to participate in this thread.
Today I've been stopped by two young people
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Today I've been stopped by two young people
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart
Re: Today I've been stopped by two young people
More than one God not only contradicts scripture, it is logically impossible.1over137 wrote:Today I've been stopped by two young people. They were from the Church of God. They showed me following verses: Genesis 1:26, Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9 and Revelation 22:17. They claimed that there is God-father and God-mother, not only one God. I do not remember more. I also got a web link: http://english.watv.org.
Any comments, thoughts?
I also sent an email to them and invited them to participate in this thread.
Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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Thoughts: I'll refrain from expressing my thoughts.
Comment: Matthew 28:19
Comment: Matthew 28:19
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Re: Today I've been stopped by two young people
Scriptural interpretation without understanding of the context and genre of scriptural literature can take us to many types of interpretation.
Analogies can be very tricky and some people like to take an analogy to its furthest point.
This seems to be such a case, taking the analogy of Jerusalem as a "she" to an extreme degree.
In Revelation the "Bride" is an anology for the "church" of Christ ie: all believers that put their faith and trust in Christ.
Why bride?
It conveys the correct message of the relationship between the body of believers ( the "church") and Christ - a relationship of love, trust, faith and one that is "for life".
Analogies can be very tricky and some people like to take an analogy to its furthest point.
This seems to be such a case, taking the analogy of Jerusalem as a "she" to an extreme degree.
In Revelation the "Bride" is an anology for the "church" of Christ ie: all believers that put their faith and trust in Christ.
Why bride?
It conveys the correct message of the relationship between the body of believers ( the "church") and Christ - a relationship of love, trust, faith and one that is "for life".
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Re: Today I've been stopped by two young people
Believe those were Mormons not church of God.
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"I'm not saying scientists don't overstate their results. They do. And it's understandable, too...If you spend years working toward a certain goal and make no progress, of course you are going to spin your results in a positive light." Ivellious
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Re: Today I've been stopped by two young people
Hana, this is from the link you posted:
Something is not quite right with that quote. I just can't put my finger on what it is...The reason why the gospel of the new covenant
spreads rapidly to all continents — North America,
South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania and
Europe — is because God the Mother,
who sacrifices everything for the salvation
of Her children, leads all with love.
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
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Re: Today I've been stopped by two young people
As I said, I invited those two guys to participate in a friendly discussion here. If they reject my invitation or does not react to my email, I will make my mind up that they are not an open society and not open to thinking and exploring. As is written in the Bible: Examine everything carefully, hold fast to that which is good. This forum is the best I have found so far.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart