Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-17 Thread Taylor
I am a son of God by way of my adoption in Christ. I do feel a kinship to him, as he is my Kinsmen Redeemer -- on Mary's side of the family :) Bill - Original Message - From: Dave Hansen To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:32 AM

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-17 Thread Dean Moore
Joh 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I amIfrom above: ye are of this world;I amnot of this world. Adam Clark wrote: Joh 8:23 - Ye are from beneath - Ye are capable of murder, and of self-murder too, because ye have nothing of God in you. Ye are altogether earthly, sensual,

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/15/2006 4:04:18 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE So that I know for sure what you mean to convey, let me ask you: do you as a human have "divine

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/15/2006 6:46:02 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE Dean's a Momma's boy--eh? cd:-)

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread David Miller
Dave Hansen makes an excellent point here. I hope you will be able to respond, Bill. I have many passages in the back of my mind that would support Dave Hansen on this point. David Miller. - Original Message - From: Dave Hansen To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, January

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
I was just wanting to betterunderstand whatyou were wanting me to agree with in your statement: we agree if you view the Human part to also have divine thoughts. Having read your response I am comfortable that we can agree. The word "preoccupied" has a ring to it with which I am not

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:16:00 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was just wanting to betterunderstand whatyou were wanting me to agree with in your statement: we agree if you view the Human part to also have divine thoughts. Having read your response I am comfortable that we

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
Been there, done that, Judy. I'm not interested in doing it again. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
Then apparently you never have gotten the issue resolved in your own mind and heart On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:05:12 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Been there, done that, Judy. I'm not interested in doing it again. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread knpraise
If you had responded by saying that the man Jesus did not have a human mind, or a human spirit, or a human soul, then I would have had to disagree; for then he would not have been like us in every way (cf. Heb 2.17). Like us is "similitude" Bill - it does not mean exactly the "same as" Every

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
Only a similitude or likeness even "in every way" is not the exact same thing JD. On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:12:30 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you had responded by saying that the man Jesus did not have a human mind, or a human spirit, or a human soul, then I would have had to

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
Well then you answer him, Miller :) I took him to be asking if I think I will ever be divine; i.e., a God myself. I do not. If you think otherwise, then enlighten me too. - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, January 16,

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:29:01 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: so there is no way that this would be the same concept Bill. Why is that, Judy? Did "they" not create us in "their" likeness? (cf. Gen 1.26). Yes they did created the first Adam in their nature and

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
I understand. It is mixture; joining the holy with the profane which is something God hates. No, it is not a mixture, Judy; it is a union. There is no confusion.And that is your problem: you have a Jesus that is partly this and partly that, but can't be what he came to save. Yours is a

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
Tell me why he (Jesus) HAD to be like US in every way? Why couldn't he have been like the first Adam before the fall, ... Because the first Adam before the fall did not need to be saved Judy. We do. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread David Miller
Likeness might mean like but not exactly like, but it also might mean so much like it as to be indistinguishable. When we say that Jesus is the image of Father, or that he is like the Father, so much so that when you have seen Jesus you have seen the Father, it might be inappropriate to say

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: Tell me why he (Jesus) HAD to be like US in every way? Why couldn't he have been like the first Adam before the fall, the one who was created? If Jesus were only like the first Adam and not like the rest of us, then he could only redeem those born of his own loins. In order to

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Dean Moore
cd: Good point Bill. - Original Message - From: Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/16/2006 2:15:05 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE Tell me why he (Jesus) HAD to be like US in every way? Why couldn't he have been

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
The first Adam after the fall did indeed need savingfrom the wrath of God Bill and so do we. Our "humanity" is under a curse along with the rest of creation Bill Which is spelled out in scripture. Jesus went to the cross in order to institute a "New Creation" and this is why he is called the

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
I don't see anything earthy about him. Temptation or no temptation. Well, Judy, then you are still in your sins and you do not have a Savior. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Judy Taylor
Oh yes, I have one but apparently He is not the same one that you haveBill Mine is the Lord, a son of man who descendedfrom heaven to inhabit a body prepared for him. On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:41:39 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't see anything earthy about him. Temptation

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread David Miller
Nobody is denying tht Jesus is the second Adam from heaven. Saying that he became flesh and was made in the likeness of men does not deny his divine origin. Judy wrote: Your gospel is inverted ... It is not Jesus who takes on our likeness Your statement here contradicts Scripture.

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: I don't see anything earthy about him. Temptation or no temptation. Bill wrote: ... then you are still in your sins and you do not have a Savior. I would have to disagree with you here, Bill. Such would make salvation dependent upon her intellectual understanding. It seems to

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Taylor
David, I am not saying that the Jesus I believe in -- that is, the Jesus of Scripture --cannot save her, or that she is not saved bythat same Jesus. I am saying that the Jesus she describes cannot save her, as he is impotent to save her or anyone else, and if it were true what she says

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-16 Thread Dave Hansen
I took him to be asking if I think I will ever be divine; i.e., a God myself DAVEH: No..That's not quite what I was asking, Bill. I realize you don't feel a divine kinship to God, but I assume you believe you are a son of God. I'm trying to find out what that means to you. (As you know,

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Lance Muir
Dean:I'd ask of you what I asked of DM, namely, outline your own position regarding 'who Jesus is' rather than just picking around the edges of other's comments concerning 'who Jesus is'. JUST WHICH JESUS DO YOU SPEAK OF WHEN SPing? --- Original Message - From: Dean Moore

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: Lance Muir To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/15/2006 6:49:49 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE Dean:I'd ask of you what I asked of DM, namely, outline your own position regarding 'who Jesus is'

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Lance Muir
It does. See David? No book this!! - Original Message - From: Dean Moore To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: January 15, 2006 08:34 Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE - Original

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
Howironic that his mentor Bill would write something like this. I think Lance just repeated it to qualify something. Lance has been a far greater mentor to me than I to him; I assure you. There is no irony in my statement. I have consistently stated that I believe that the person of

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
If I understand you correctly, Dean, you believe that Christ whilewalking thisearth was fully God. I DO TOO. And if I understand you correctly, you also believe that Christ while on this earth was fully human. I DO TOO. Bill - Original Message - From: Dean Moore To:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Dave Hansen
DAVEH As you know, the LDS believe that mortals can become like God. I assume you agree with the following. We can become perfect (in a complete sense) like God. We can know the difference between good and evil. We can become one with him, as he (Jesus) is one with his Father. We

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
DH So.what do you perceive to be the limitations that prevent us from becoming like God? He is God and we are not. Bill - Original Message - From: Dave Hansen To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: Re: Fw:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Dean Moore
cd: Yes we agree if you view the Human part to also have divine thoughts. - Original Message - From: Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/15/2006 1:53:48 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE If I understand you

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Dean Moore
cd: Bill one of the Mormons prophets Alfonso Snow wrote: As God was so are we as God is we will be. I think this is close on name and quote if not forgive my mistake-Mormons consider themselves god's inthe embryonic stage and that Jesus is the God of this world-as they will grow and be gods of

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
So that I know for sure what you mean to convey, let me ask you: do you as a human have "divine thoughts"? Bill - Original Message - From: Dean Moore To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:40 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
Yeah, I have heard that before. And I could haveknit-picked his list of propositions, but didn't think it necessary, considering the fact that I do not believewe will ever be God. Bill - Original Message - From: Dean Moore To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Judy Taylor
My mother always said "To err is human, to forgive divine" so I am sure Dean has divine thoughts I've seen his public forgiveness right on TT On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:13:41 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So that I know for sure what you mean to convey, let me ask you: do you as

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Taylor
No arguments with that, Judy. Now let's see what Dean thinks about his thoughts. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:24 PM Subject: Re: Fw:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread ttxpress
Dean's a Momma's boy--eh? On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:46:18 -0700 "Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No arguments with that, Judy. Now let's see what Dean thinks about his thoughts. Bill - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To:

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread ttxpress
"..God, by his providence, curbs the perverseness of nature, preventing it from breaking forth into action, yet without rendering it inwardly pure" --J. Calvin, c.1531 On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:43:02 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dean's a Momma's boy--eh? On

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-15 Thread Dave Hansen
He is God and we are not. DAVEH: In a previous post, you had answered No. when I asked you if you believe we have divine roots. I realize that we are not God, but yet I believe there is a relationship we can have with God that encourages us to become like him. I assume you do not recognize

Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Lance Muir
Judy, rightly IMO, has oft spoken of the disconnect that may take place between theologizing and godliness. Conversely, as illustrated in this post by Bill, a more thoroughgoing teaching, along with the apprehension, of the Trinitarian Nature of God ought to issue in that which Jt speaks

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Judy Taylor
I don't know about all that Lance. What exact part of him are you calling "his humanity" Is it the body or the soul? Also what exactly is a "trinitarian nature?" These are brand new terms someone has come up with. Could this be called "adding to the Word of Truth?" On Sat, 14 Jan 2006

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Lance Muir
On employing 'non-biblical' terminology when speaking of WHO Jesus is: Insofar as the language one chooses accurately reflects the subject under discussion it may be viewed as legitimate, helpful and, even necessary. May I ask that anyone responding to the above take the time to outline

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread ttxpress
there's something toLance's 'equation', below, carefully put;but, 'equation' is a loadedconcept as DaveH knows || On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:39:32 -0500 "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Judy, rightly IMO, has oft spoken of the disconnect that may take place between

RE: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Dean Moore
Well, yes and no, DH. I am included in that circle oflove in the way that Christ's humanity is included in that relationship. Butas the humanity of Christ is not divine, neitheram I divine. cd: Lance at this point-How do you define "Divine"?

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Lance Muir
Divine = God - Original Message - From: Dean Moore To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: January 14, 2006 09:59 Subject: RE: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE Well, yes and no, DH. I am included in that circle

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread ttxpress
good question in context, Bro On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:59:08 -0500 "Dean Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, yes and no, DH. I am included in that circle oflove in the way that Christ's humanity is included in that relationship. Butas the humanity of Christ is not

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Judy Taylor
Dean, I think this is where "theology" gets itself tied in knots. This is what JD has been accusing me of for so long. Howironic that his mentor Bill would write something like this. I think Lance just repeated it to qualify something. So their Jesus must have a schism in his personality

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Judy Taylor
Dean, I think this is where "theology" gets itself tied in knots. This is what JD has been accusing me of for so long. Howironic that his mentor Bill would write something like this. I think Lance just repeated it to qualify something. So their Jesus must have a schism in his personality

Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE

2006-01-14 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: Lance Muir To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 1/14/2006 10:07:54 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [TruthTalk] love and trinity THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IS NOT DIVINE Divine = God cd: Lance Webster puts it this way-Note that Christ fits many of the below