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by mikew
Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:35 pm
Forum: The Gospels
Topic: Sermon on the Mount
Replies: 10
Views: 12478

Sermon on the Mount

I've seen the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5 to 7) as a step in a legal process. In a sense it would be like an indictment, though I would think that Matt 23 is closer to an indictment by telling the people that they have been charged with the killing of prophets He would send them. This sermon then is...
by mikew
Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: New Forum
Topic: Board (or forum) Suggestions
Replies: 15
Views: 8102

Re: Board (or forum) Suggestions

Do you guys have enough work for now????? I have thought that it would be nice to get a Bible Wiki started under which members could contribute their insights into scripture. People often have made interesting posts about a topic or verse or book and this information can just get lost among all the ...
by mikew
Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: The Courtyard
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 5
Views: 3620

Greetings

Hello, I came here cause of Michelle and Rick though they probably will tell you to be careful around me. I've been a Christian since end of 81 and have been a music minister for awhile. Also, I have been involved in Church meetings at a nursing home since about 92. That's where I had to start study...
by mikew
Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:39 pm
Forum: Eschatology
Topic: What are the End Times?
Replies: 7
Views: 2760

What are the End Times?

This is kind of a survey. You may answer with multiple answers as appropriate. Please type the full description in the response -- to make it easier to follow. What is the meaning or purpose of the End Times? A. The end of the world B. The end of time C. The end of God's work through Israel D. End o...
by mikew
Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:46 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Spirit of the Age
Replies: 3
Views: 1619

Spirit of the Age

I have been expecting big changes in the church and maybe the world since about 2003. In a sense I expect a new reformation, a change of that magnitude or greater. For how can we be so bold to think that we have had everything figured out perfectly? And that's the problem that I have seen... namely ...
by mikew
Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:19 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Did the Pharisees of Jesus' Day Believe in Reincarnation?
Replies: 2
Views: 2179

Re: Did the Pharisees of Jesus' Day Believe in Reincarnation?

hmmm. interesting. I have had a question on the back burner about the prophecies that the people of Israel would follow other gods. This would then be part of the reason for their judgment. Yet Jesus doesn't give an indictment against them for following other gods -- refer to Matt 23 for a lack of s...
by mikew
Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:52 pm
Forum: Eschatology
Topic: Problems in Preterism
Replies: 3
Views: 1773

Re: Problems in Preterism

I agree with most of what you are saying. But one thing I would tend toward, If I had enough time and energy, would be to start writing out a systematic theology just for the reason that the ideas I have presented are not in isolation but exist as part of a system of thinking. One reason to present ...
by mikew
Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: Acts & Epistles
Topic: Romans Outline
Replies: 4
Views: 2613

Re: Romans Outline

Hey Rick... Yes I finally made it. And hi Paidion. I would expect that an outline that started with awareness of the anti-Jewish sentiment would not clump chapters 1 to 5 (or to chapter 8) into one category. Instead there would be separate major topics in the outline for boasting and then for the ar...
by mikew
Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:11 pm
Forum: Eschatology
Topic: Problems in Preterism
Replies: 3
Views: 1773

Problems in Preterism

I came into a preterist viewpoint because my studies of the kingdom of God led me to discussions with full preterists. Once I learned the general idea of their viewpoint I thought that the kingdom concept would make sense to them. What I appreciated about these people espousing full preterism was th...
by mikew
Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:56 pm
Forum: Acts & Epistles
Topic: Romans Outline
Replies: 4
Views: 2613

Romans Outline

Does anyone know of any outlines of the Book of Romans that have been created from scratch (not upon previous outlines -- say before 1980) based on the awareness of the racial tension that Paul was trying to fix? Just about every outline I can find on the internet seems to be based on the original a...

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