Recent content by Alfred Persson

You replied to Post #98 with a "Sad" icon. Likely you forgot what began the discussion about "logic": The most logical conclusion from Genesis 1:26-27 and Psalm 8:5 is that the One God, Yahweh, God the Father invited the Angels to participate in the creation of man in God and the Angels image...

Logic isn't shallow, it is either sound or unsound. To ignore the usage of the Plural "Us" "Our" which imply a plurality of Persons, you put Genesis 1:26-27 in "lower than the angels" Psalm 8:3-6 box. So I ask: "what relevancy does 'made lower to the angels' have with the Plural pronouns in...

Man being made a little lower than the angels has no relevancy to the image of God in man. If it did (as you imply), then God's image and likeness are "lower than the angels." That is your reasoning. I asked you to defend it.

26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 So God created man in His own image; in the...

I believe that Genesis 1:26-27 is the One God, Yahweh, God the Father inviting the Angels to participate in the creation of man. Psalm 8:5 also confirms this.-TrevorL The conclusion of your statement requires the premise "image and likeness" and "nature" are the same. Therefore, it is YOU who...

That is inaccurate. They are "Christian" according to the "Handbook of Denominations in the United States" by Mead, Hill and Atwood. The definition of "cult" depends on the user, most unbelievers would label all of us as belonging to a cult. I agree no one is saved by crying out to the Father...

Unsound, comparing "apples and oranges". Just as apples are not oranges, so also "nature" is not "image and likeness" "Lower than the angels" is a reference to nature, physical being = apples; Angels are "Elohim" spirit therefore above physical man whose nature is made of dust. Image and...

I don't think he is doing that. He may be a "Unitarian". While some elements are similar, he doesn't agree with JWs or Islam. It would be a good feature if posters were identified by denomination, so we wouldn't get the wrong idea about a poster. I'm basically a Free will Reformed Baptist, with...

Genesis says man is made in the image and likeness of God, not angels. Psalm 8:5 doesn't concern the image and likeness of God, it says man was made LOWER than the angels. Therefore, we must deploy elementary logic to solve the riddle. God's image and likeness is ABOVE angels, therefore the...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13400671/archaeological-evidence-Bible-true.html Tip of the iceberg. The proof scripture is 100% reliable history is an overwhelming mass of irrefutable evidence.

That was my precise point. The metaphysics of the past are simply wrong according to modern scientific observations of the nature of reality and substance. It can be argued science is finally catching up to the Bible's correct views. I apologize for lacking the time to discuss much more than...

That understanding of "the only begotten of the Father" ignores the context. John just informed us God has many "children", therefore Jesus can't be "only begotten" in a human sense. Moreover, it is the Holy Spirit who caused Mary to conceive, but John focuses on the Father and says Jesus is...

I agree both "Son of Man" and "Son of God" titles refer to His human nature via the virgin birth caused by God's Holy Spirit. BUT "Son of God" must ALSO have reference to Jesus' nature BEFORE the virgin birth, because John writes: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld...

Justice Alito Warns of Threats to Freedom of Speech and Religion May 11, 2024 in News 2.8k SHARES 7.9k VIEWS Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. warned on Saturday that freedom of speech was under threat at universities and that freedom of religion was in peril in society at large. “Troubled waters...

But scripture demands we not philosophize, that we confine ourselves to the teaching of Christ: 8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him...