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Hi Faithful: You are so right and I agree the significance of the NT is Jesus' ministery and details not significant do no matter. It's just the faith in Christ. I'm not sure why I think about those other details other then the curious part of human nature. Hi John: You did a good job if...

If there is everlasting torment, who is doing the tormenting? God? I find it hard to believe that our true understanding God would find any satisfaction tormenting a soul for ever and ever, especially someone hercreated. This sounds like a mean God, far from what the true God is. Do you believe...

John, one question: Did Jesus raise himself from the dead, or did the power of God play a role??? Just ONE question, can you tell me please...

Dear Brother John: I spent many, many hour this summer discussing this issue and devoting myself as a "soldier" of Jehovah God to defend His name on another forum with Catholics regarding the doctrine of the Trinity you can read here: http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=63857 You...

Hi Faithfulservant: I know you have been around here for a long time and are a Faithful Servant. I find this very interesting that Jesus asked John to take care of his mother, Mary. I have always wondered what happen to Joseph and the many mysteries surrounding Joseph. I think that Joseph may...

John: When Thomas Said "My Lord and My God", Lord was directed to Jesus and My God was directed to God in heaven. When he doubted and saw the death wounds and was convinced on the resurrection it was like how we say today "Oh my God", directed to the Almighty God. I don't think Thomas was saying...

Hi John: Let me use a few comparisons to illustrate my point. When Moses raised his cane and performed miracles, inflicting some of the ten plagues against the Egyptians, did Moses perform those miracle directly? No, he was empowered by the Almighty One to carry on His purpose. I by no means...

Sorry John it took a bit to respond here, work took over. This is a way easy answer, God, Jehovah God the distinct seperate Father of the Son of God, Jesus Christ created the power for Christ to be resurrected. So in other words Christ had the power, like all the miracles he performed, to...

Hi Q (Josh) Thanks for the clarity of the 2nd Lazarus from Luke 16:20. It makes it a bit confusing when we get more than one Lazarus, Mary and Martha, who is who? I think Martha would have been pretty happy to see her brother. Remember she was sort of upset that Jesus wasn't there and felt...

Hi John: Non-state of existance would be the final death, like what Adam had. I am not saying that a soul in Sheol awaiting the resurrection is non-existant. They are simply resting at peace for the resurrection to be living. The final death would be a soul like Adam who would he in hell or...

Hi John: I didn't say that God is better than Jesus, they are in unity together. There is the Father, the Almighty One and Jesus Christ, the "Son" of God. The reason Jesus says his Father is "greater" (not better) is because he is the Grand Creator of everything, the Alpha and the Omega...

Hi Quahom (Do you mind if I call you Joshua?) Here's what I researched about after Lazurus came back. John 12: 1-2 "Accordingly Jesus, six days before the passover, arrived at Bethany where Lazuras was whom Jesus raised from the dead". "Therefore they spread an evening meal for him there, and...

Thanks again for your thoughts. I do believe that we experience a "recreation" of one's earthly self at the peak of our being when our bodies were at their most perfect state. As opposed to a recarnation into another body a recreation would restore our own body, without the imperfections, as God...

Hi Bandit: Great point, I do agree that sleep would be rest and peace. My point in this thread is that in my opinion the soul doesn't rise somewhere else to a spiritual being looking down upon us here, but is in the state of sleep and rest as you have state until the resurrection. It's always...

Hey John: Remember that Jesus did not have the power to perform miracles until be was baptised around age 29. The power to do these miracles came from God who is a seperate and distinct entity from Jesus, his Father, who Jesus said is "greater" than him John 14:28"...because the Father is...

I believe David will live in the house of the lord forever. As part of the heavenly class or at the resurrection? All we can do is quote from what we learn in Bible, like Acts 29 "...concerning the family head of David, that he both deceased and was burried and his tomb is among us to this day"...

John: You have some good thoughts here. I have a few thoughts I want to post a bit later on your questions. Thanks for being patient, tommy

Hello Q. These thoughts I put up are my opinions and naturally I put them up for a good debate and arguement on the scriptures. Thanks for putting up the three quotes from Pauls letters they are helpful to me in researching how opinions have been formed on the afterlife. I think the...

Hi Q: These are my opinions and naturally I am putting these up for debate and arguement. It is helpful to me also to read Scripture like the three you put up from Pauls letters. Thanks. I think the prospect of the afterlife is a wonderful hope. I also think that if sleep is 10, 100, or...

Hi John: Thanks for your detailed response. I researched this topic yesterday and found some interesting stuff for those here who don't mind doing a little reading on this topic. A Theological Dilemma "THE idea of the immortality of the soul and faith in the resurrection of the...