Re: [TruthTalk] Unilateral Covenant?

2004-11-21 Thread ttxpress
by what criteria are you analyzing the issue*, below; also, this issue relative to the covenants which comprise the OT?   *e.g., acc to slade, there are opinions as to whethr Abe was awake or asleep in the process of establshg a covenant w/ Abe's descendants (Gen 15)       On Sun, 21 Nov 200

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Terry Clifton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:10:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Et al : Beginning with post Eden civilization,  there existed standards of conduct that God expected of man (other than those related to Jewish history) .   Cain

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:49:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John S. wrote: >Do we claim that the  nations of Old Scripture times except >the Jews had no relationship with God, deserted by their creator >or, at best, ignored? No, we should not claim any such thing.  R

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:45:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John S. wrote: >... but Ruben and pals are no so gracious Careful about libel, John.  I respond to this because Ruben has been a past participant on this list.  I have never heard of Ruben ever punching an

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: Do we claim that the nations of Old Scripture times except the Jews had no relationship with God, deserted by their creator or, at best, ignored? No, we should not claim any such thing. Read Daniel and Isaiah. Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus were Gentiles, and Cyrus was even called God's

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:10:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Et al : Beginning with post Eden civilization,  there existed standards of conduct that God expected of man (other than those related to Jewish history) .   Cain was fearful of civilizations not defined in

Re: [TruthTalk] Unilateral Covenant?

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:08:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, you are on record as calling it the Abrahamic covenant. :-) If your wife was talking to someone about her marriage to you, and she characterized it as her marriage to you, would you appreciate it if

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: ... but Ruben and pals are no so gracious Careful about libel, John. I respond to this because Ruben has been a past participant on this list. I have never heard of Ruben ever punching anyone. He was the victim once, but not the assailant. In that case, he turned the other chee

Re: [TruthTalk] Kick Out the U.N.

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:08:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sign a petition to kick the United Nations out of America: www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41573 I think itâs a great idea.  Izzy Waste of time.   But not a bad idea. Jd

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 6:59:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 11/21/2004 8:50:12 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cain was fearful of civilizations not defined in the biblical message except to indicate that they were present in

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 6:59:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: LOL.  Read a little more carefully.  I never said your responses are too long.  I said you didn't trim the old material out of your posts making your post (not your response) too long.  You will answer a long

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 6:58:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can vouch for that.  We had the privilege of spending a short time with David and  Caroline and not one punch was thrown by anyone.   He is a sweet spirited, mild mannered, generous man  who loves the Lord.

RE: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread ShieldsFamily
    From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 7:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants   [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:53:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [E

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 6:56:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John S. wrote: >Why don't you ask him why he terminated the >discussion I don't ask him why because that would change the subject.  I'm still here awaiting his reply.  If he leaves the discussion, the reas

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Terry Clifton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Et al : Beginning with post Eden civilization,  there existed standards of conduct that God expected of man (other than those related to Jewish history) .   Cain was fearful of civilizations not defined in the biblical message except to indicate that they were prese

[TruthTalk] Unilateral Covenant?

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: Don't you mean "in God's covenant with him (Abraham)?" Well, you are on record as calling it the Abrahamic covenant. :-) If your wife was talking to someone about her marriage to you, and she characterized it as her marriage to you, would you appreciate it if someone corrected her

[TruthTalk] Kick Out the U.N.

2004-11-21 Thread ShieldsFamily
  Sign a petition to kick the United Nations out of America: www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41573   I think it’s a great idea.  Izzy

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread LaurHamm
In a message dated 11/21/2004 8:50:12 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cain was fearful of civilizations not defined in the biblical message except to indicate that they were present in his time.    A mark or sign was given to Cain to protect him I think it would b

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: > I am confused.   First my responses are too long > and now they are too short.     LOL.  Read a little more carefully.  I never said your responses are too long.  I said you didn't trim the old material out of your posts making your post (not your response) too long.  You

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Terry Clifton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:53:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By the way, Slade.  Considering that you are only a few hours from here, would you be interested in getting together to talk face to face about these passages?  I could bri

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: Why don't you ask him why he terminated the discussion I don't ask him why because that would change the subject. I'm still here awaiting his reply. If he leaves the discussion, the reason is clear. He does not have an answer. I have hope that Jeff will return. Slade and I ar

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
Slade wrote: While you look hard for a situation where we are dead to the [whole] law, I have no such agenda. In fact, my agenda is opposite. (Yes. I have a bias to keep from nullifying Torah because Yeshua said that's what He was all about.) I clearly have no agenda to look hard for a situation wh

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
Et al : Beginning with post Eden civilization,  there existed standards of conduct that God expected of man (other than those related to Jewish history) .   Cain was fearful of civilizations not defined in the biblical message except to indicate that they were present in his time.    A mark or si

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 9:54:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John, you do realize that this quote is from David Miller, right? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:19 Subject: Re: [TruthTa

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:42:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did not argue the point.  I did accept what Jonathan said at face value, as evidenced by my asking for details.  If I was arguing the point, I would have told him that you have changed for the worse or no

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:23:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Let me ask you a simple question.  Was Abraham an active participant or a passive participant in his covenant with Yahweh?  I would like to hear Slade, Jonathan H., John S., and Lance also answer this, and

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:29:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have been attempting to limit my responses to you, but I do not limit my responses to others because others tell me they prefer the longer explanations. Appreciated.   Keep those itty-bitty posts coming

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:29:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I generally do not like short responses that you and Lance make because they are so ambiguous and can be understood many different ways. I am confused.   First my responses are too long and now they are

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:36:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John S. wrote: >Once again, you have failed to continue a descussion, >preferring, instead, to assert your view of your self as >a backdrop for further and continued monologue. No, he decided to stop discuss

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/21/2004 1:53:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By the way, Slade.  Considering that you are only a few hours from here, would you be interested in getting together to talk face to face about these passages?  I could bring a few brothers in Christ and y

[TruthTalk] Getting it

2004-11-21 Thread ShieldsFamily
    -Original Message- Now,as to the matter of persons 'get(ting) it': is it possible that the ONLY ones who 'get it' are those ones who DO IT?   I think that is the most astute theological statement you have ever made, Lance.  Iz

RE: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Slade Henson
DAVE In the second paragraph above, you say "Torah concerning the husband, who is sin and death." I have problems with what you are trying to do here. In the previous sentence where Paul says, "she is free from the law" and you define law here as "Torah concerning the husband," does this Torah

RE: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Slade Henson
Judy Taylor said: the 'angel of His Presence' (the pre-incarnate Christ).   Slade asks two questions: Why do you assume the Angel of His Presence is the Pre-incarnate Christ? In your thoughts, is the Angel of the Presence the same as the Angel of the LORD?   -- slade

[TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Judy Taylor
    From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Bill wrote: I see from the responses made by some of the other members that in the context of Gen 15 the qualities of this term are not that difficult to grasp -- or erroneous once you have.   DavidM: I don't think I have any difficulty grasping th

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
Slade wrote: Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law [Torah]), that the law [Torah] has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? For the married woman is bound by law [Torah] to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from th

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
David Miller wrote: By the way, exactly how has John been changed by Bill and Lance? What was the problem before he met them, and what is the change in him now that he has intimately come to know them? John S. wrote: David, I think Jon's assessment of Smithson's change should be accepted at face

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
David Miller wrote: Of course you know that I have read not only the context, but the entire Bible. John S. wrote: What is this supposed to mean to the rest of us who have equal familiarity with the biblical message? It means that you don't need all the cut and paste verbiage about context either.

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
John S. wrote: How many times have I asked of you to narrow your responses to my posts? Including the entire post as a reference is not the problem, as I see it. It is the involvement of the response. We have opposite viewpoints here, John. I hate reading again posts that I had read before. On

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
Bill wrote: I see from the responses made by some of the other members that in the context of Gen 15 the qualities of this term are not that difficult to grasp -- or erroneous once you have. I don't think I have any difficulty grasping the concept. We have all been spoon fed this doctrine for yea

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/20/2004 5:50:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jonathan wrote: >John is an excellent example of this.  He has come to know >Lance and Bill by being changed by them.  This involves a >great deal of intimacy that the scientific method lacks. By the way, e

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Jeff Powers
John, you do realize that this quote is from David Miller, right? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:19 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants In a message dated 11/20/2004 6:38:16 PM Pa

Re: [TruthTalk] A birthday request.

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/20/2004 5:59:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Jeff,   If you ever felt it to be appropriate I would like to hear the story of your wife.   JBH Ditto John

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/20/2004 6:38:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Of course you know that I have >read not only the context, but the entire Bible. What is this supposed to mean to the rest of us who have equal familiarity with the biblical message?   And what does this ha

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 11/20/2004 5:10:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perry and I both have desired people to quote only portions of people's posts, as you see I do by example.  Few pay any heed to such instruction.  Your posts especially almost always contain the entire pre

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants?

2004-11-21 Thread Susan Petersen
I have already pulled on my hair several times while on this forum. But, I stop myself from responding at times. I go on and read other messages and go back to the message that disturbed me so much. I reread it. Then I reread it again. This way I can know that I am hearing the person the way they w

Re: [TruthTalk] Walking through the pieces

2004-11-21 Thread Terry Clifton
Judy Taylor wrote:    On Behalf Of Slade Henson Perhaps the significance of "walking thorugh the pieces" needs to be understood, and the consequence is rather disturbing. I couldn't see how it was Jesus who passed through the pieces - I needed something more and I fo

Re: [TruthTalk] Walking through the pieces

2004-11-21 Thread Bill Taylor
  - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down?   Bill wrote:  "And it came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smok

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

2004-11-21 Thread Bill Taylor
David writes > So while you might find something interesting in this Gen. 15 passage, how can it possibly justify the term "unilateral covenant."? I see from the responses made by some of the other members that in the context of Gen 15 the qualities of this term are not that difficult to grasp -

RE: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread Slade Henson
Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law [Torah]), that the law [Torah] has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? For the married woman is bound by law [Torah] to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law

Re: [TruthTalk] Two Covenants

2004-11-21 Thread David Miller
Jeff wrote: ... as I said before, it allows one to make any passage of Scripture say what ever is in that persons personal agenda. David Miller wrote: You are doing the very thing you warn against. ... Jeff wrote: In this instance, NO. I pulled verses from throughout the letter to the Romans, showi

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Lance Muir
For the record:I do believe that post originated with David Miller. It did not originate with Lance Muir. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 21, 2004 07:50 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down In a message

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread LaurHamm
In a message dated 11/21/2004 4:40:18 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For the record, Perry had complained to me how people ignored his posts of> instruction and he did not know what to do to get people to comply.  Perry> and I both have desired people to quote onl

[TruthTalk] Walking through the pieces

2004-11-21 Thread Judy Taylor
   On Behalf Of Slade HensonPerhaps the significance of "walking thorugh the pieces" needs to be understood, and the consequence is rather disturbing.   jt: Thank you Slade and Bill - I did some homework on "walking through the pieces"  - (Why do yo call the consequence rather disturbing Sl

Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing Down

2004-11-21 Thread Lance Muir
I concur as to Judy's 'godliness'. I concur as to her 'rule following'. Now, as to the matter of persons 'get(ting) it': is it possible that the ONLY ones who 'get it' are those ones who DO IT? Of course we would be needful of some defining by David on 'get' and on 'it'.(no silly (w)talk here). ---