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“Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom...

Thank you for the blessing of your thoughts and responses. This has been a profitable discussion for me. Be blessed. 🙂

I know, DS. (1 Corinthians 2:12-14).

Good evidence of spiritual regeneration will be spiritual, DS. The “good and decent” you observe in the folks you identify as Christians is the evidence.

Sin is personal separation from God, resulting in corruption in our character and conduct. Salvation is reconciliation to and restoration of God’s presence and spiritual nature (Galatians 5:22-23) to and in us. The choice is ours. “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose...

“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him...

My heart is heavy with grief for you, my Friend.

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will...

It is good of you to share your perspective and sources, DS. Your post seems to indicate that you are here participating in this discussion in order to cast your vote against Christian dogma. I am here to share Christ.

It is good of you to bring this up for us to examine in situ, DS. According to Hebrew scholarship, the literary and historical contexts of Psalm 91 point to Moses as the human author and the wilderness tabernacle period of ancient Israel as the setting. In these contexts, the psalmist ascribes...

”If you say, ‘The LORD is my refuge’, and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your...

God’s relational presence resides in and manifests through those who belong to Him by His grace through faith in Christ. “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” (1 Corinthians 3:16, NIV). The evidence of God’s relational presence is...

Patience and gentleness, DL. You can have them, too: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The power to self-control and express the truth in grace come...

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14, NIV). The relational presence of God culminated in His incarnation of Christ. The scribes of the gospels and the...

It has been a distinct pleasure sharing thoughts with you, DL (Proverbs 27:17). May the Lord be with you and bless you.

“In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues” (Psalm 31:20, NIV). God’s relational presence provides shelter from deceptive chicanery and baseless accusations. How has God’s dwelling with you safeguarded your...

“Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone” (Proverbs 25:15, NIV). Patience and gentleness are among the fruit of God’s living presence in His people, DL (Galatians 5:22-23a, NIV).

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal … fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (2 Corinthians 4:18; Hebrews 12:2a, NIV). Eyes on Christ is the way to go, DL. I am so blessed to learn...

God publishes His desires in His written revelation, through His incarnation and by His Spirit, DL.

The Bible message is not the existence of God which is assumed. Rather, God’s nature, character and work of reconciliation and restoration are revealed. God’s ultimate desire and purpose is to dwell among His people. The loci of God’s relational presence as outlined in the Bible are the garden...