In article <167.11.08.05.679261000@srcbs.org>, peter.gibbs@charter.net says...
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>You guys crack me up with your insistence on "right understanding",
>"correct doctrine", and, for Christ's sake, proper spelling?!
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>I would suggest that:
>a) there is insufficient evidence to establish with certainty whether
>Jesus meant "tell you today", "today with me in heaven", or for that
>matter was being intentionally ambiguous; and
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>b) it really isn't all that important, as neither right understanding,
>correct doctrine, nor proper spelling will save you (except perhaps in
>a spelling bee.)
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>Only by the grace of God, which is a free gift, are we saved.

You wont' here this often, but I have to agree with Bart here. You are being
contradictory, if not even hypocritical, by insisting that doctrine is not
important, but then turning around and repeating a doctrine.

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>- Peter
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>For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from
>yourselves; it is God's gift -- not from works, so that no one can
>boast.
>[Eph. 2:8-9]
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"dell12345" wrote in message
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> Jesus is rightly called God (in the sense of Mighty God, not Almighty God)
> and only-begotten god (John 1:18).
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> Jesus SHALL/WILL (Future tense) be called Mighty God, a position given by
> him by the Father. This happened after his resurrection. This is the name
> Jesus INHERITED according to Heb 1:4. So it is also right to call Jesus
> God (meaning Mighty God) at John 20:28 but this is referring to Jesus'
> resurrected state. But this doesn't mean that Jesus is the Almighty God
> because, at John 20:31 it stated "31 But these have been written down that
> YOU may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that, because
> of believing, YOU may have life by means of his name". The Father, IS
> ALWAYS the ALMIGHTY GOD.

Well... that certainly is a load that you can't substantiate from Scripture.
Case closed.

Rufus


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> In this same chapter (20:17) Jesus said: "I am ascending to my Father and
> your Father and to my God and your God."
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> The illustration is still valid, human judges at Bible times are called
> "gods". See Psalms 82.
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