The Narrow Path Ministries

Greetings, Paidion, I think that last comment of yours (about God not being able to lie) is right (and I enjoyed the reference to the story about George Washington!). There are a number of other Scriptural references which teach (either directly, or implicitly) that God cannot seen. For example, "Th...

If Christ retained His identity as Son of God when He became Man (which He did), then that means that Christ is the Son of God. But the Son of God is a Divine Person. Thus, Christ is a Divine Person. But, Divine Persons cannot sin. Therefore, Christ could not have sinned. This does not mean that Chr...

I agree with a number of your points, Ben. But, I want to also make some distinctions here, which will hopefully help elucidate this matter. The first distinction is between the nature of man, as such; and man's nature, as fallen/broken (a quality of our nature). Man's nature, as such, is good, for ...

Ben, with all do respect, my friend, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one! I don't see the doctrine of Original Sin being "tainted" with some sort of "Gnostic" bent. The doctrine of Original Sin does not imply any inherent evil in matter. Rather, the doctrine asserts that man comes into t...

Greetings-- Returning to this thread here....some more thoughts on the Trinity. The traditional formulation of the Christian doctrine on the Trinity states that there is one and the same God in three distinct, though perfectly equal, divine Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Each divine Person is f...

Now, with regard to John 17:3, Christ is praying to the Father, and He addresses the Father as "the only true God"; very true. But, when Christ addresses the Father as "the one true God", He is simply asserting the Father has FULL possession of the one and ONLY divine nature. He is NOT asserting th...

Thank you for your reply, Paidion. Now, with regard to John 17:3, Christ is praying to the Father, and He addresses the Father as "the only true God"; very true. But, when Christ addresses the Father as "the one true God", He is simply asserting the Father has FULL possession of the one and ONLY div...

If God is indeed a Trinity (and I believe He is), then John 17:3 does not pose a problem in believing in the divinity of Christ. For, John 17:3 states the the Father is the "only true God"; as MattRose said, this is simply affirming the divinity of the Father (which is true); it is not, in any way, ...

My quick answer as to why Jews (or any non-Christians) do not believe in Christ is simply this: faith is a gift from God. Therefore, it is possible for a man, even a very intelligent and educated man, to not believe in Christ (if he either has not been offered the gift; or if he has been offered it,...