The Narrow Path Ministries

Emmit, What are your sources to back up the statement, "Early Christian sources were 'Jews' like early Mormon sources were 'Christians'? I've never considered Mormons to be a branch of the Catholic or Protestant faith. It's obvious that the early Christians were Jewish, and Gentile converts, but I s...

I believe some would follow her just upon hearing the facts and details about her life. They would exercise a greater faith than what I have. I am one who would want to examine both written and oral tradition as well as sources outside of the group she lived with. After weighing the evidence, I feel...

I think it's worth considering that without the hardening of Israels heart the Gentiles could have been left out of the salvation equation. If the "mystery" described in both the old and new testament pertains to the church (first jew, then gentile converts) then a hardening would be necessary in or...

I prefer to call Him a revolutionary but He may fit the description of a rebel. He constantly pointed out the hypocracy of man's influence towards the law and how the Jewish leaders claimed to live by the law, but practiced it to their advantage. Moses came down from the mountain with ten commandmen...

In response to the Law of Double Reference two events that are separated by a long period of time, is it fair to say that this occurred in Luke 4:16-21? We see Jesus speaking in the synagogue and He quotes Isiah 61:1-2 (only half of verse 2) and stops mid sentence. He then states "Today the Scriptur...

I have not and will never assume that the Bible does not contain figurative/symbolic references. All I'm saying is that whenever you attempt to interpret scripture, use the literal meaning first. It is obvious that there are areas where the literal meaning will have to be substituted for symbolic/fi...

Let me first admit that I share the view point of a premillennialist, and hopefully you'll consider reading further. These are the four basic rules of interpretation I apply to interpreting scripture. They were formulated by Dr. David L. Cooper, the late director of the Biblical Research Society. 1)...

In response to Romans 11:24, Let me quote Arnold Fruchtembaum from his book "The Footsteps of the Messiah" pg 95-96, "The composition of the church, the body of Christ, is a combination of Jews and Gentiles united together by faith in Christ. This passage (Ephesians 2:11-16) makes clear that there i...

I agree that it refers to suffering.

I don't see any problem with any individual who did not recognize Jesus after his resurrection. I do believe that the unrecognizable feature was to ultimately serve a purpose. In John, Jesus is mistaken as the "gardener", then he reveals himself to Mary. In Luke, one of the two witnesses is identifi...