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  1. Redemptionsong

    By Faith. Why?

    To suggest that there is no evidence for Christian faith is to overlook the Bible as a source of evidence. It was the Bible that convinced me that Jesus Christ was, and is, real. The revelation may have been at a personal level, but the evidence still existed, objectively, in the words of...
  2. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The temple is used by Jesus as a symbol of his own body. Clearly there has been no ruler in Judah since the temple was destroyed. The last rulers were not even kings, but High Priests working through the Sanhedrin. Let's read the words of Genesis 49:10 again: 'The sceptre shall not depart from...
  3. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    What you say is not relevant to Psalm 22. The opening words were spoken by Jesus as he died on the cross. This should be enough to make one look again at how HE interpreted this Psalm.
  4. Redemptionsong

    By Faith. Why?

    In the Bible, God is defined as 'love' [1 John 8:16]. IMO, faith is a response to love, and is, on that account, wholly connected to love. I'm now interested to understand whether atheists define love as a power that engenders trust.
  5. Redemptionsong

    By Faith. Why?

    Most people who stand by faith in Jesus Christ would say that they arrived at faith. I, for one, was not born with the conviction that Christ was my Saviour.
  6. Redemptionsong

    By Faith. Why?

    How would you define 'love'?
  7. Redemptionsong

    By Faith. Why?

    Justification by faith was prophesied by Habakkuk when he said, 'but the just shall live by his faith' [Habakkuk 2:4]. Of course, it's not that people hadn't lived by faith before the coming of Jesus Christ, because we're told in Hebrews 11 that Abel 'offered a more excellent sacrifice than...
  8. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Genesis 49:10 provides a prophecy that relates to kings and rulers in Judah. Did such governance of Judah not come to an end with the Romans?
  9. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The victim of Psalm 22 cannot be king David. Look closely at the wording: v.7. 'All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him'. v.12-18. 'Many bulls...
  10. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The truth must lie with God, and, therefore, should be revealed to us in his word. Psalm 118:22. 'The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner'. Do you think Solomon was the one called to build the temple of God? To my understanding there are parallels between...
  11. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    My own opinion is to say that God is one, and the way to truth is through His only Son.
  12. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    It's an interesting idea, but l don't see any such distinction made in the Hebrew. The 'first born' in Hebrew is usually 'bekor' and is applied in Exodus 4:22 (of lsrael) and Exodus 4:23 (of Egypt). Is 'first born' to be distinguished from 'firstborn' in Hebrew?
  13. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    I have a number of issues with what you say here. According to your understanding, the Gentiles have not been reached by the light of Christ, and the Pentecostal experience is a meaningless lie. Of course, this also makes Jesus a liar, since he was the one who promised the Comforter to his...
  14. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    You appear to accept a full-blown version of 'replacement theology'. This means that 'old' lsrael no longer exists in the eyes of God. Am l correct in thinking that old Israel died in the heart of God the day that new Israel was born at Pentecost? Is that your understanding? The implication of...
  15. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    I have no doubt that the revelation of Jesus Christ, brought to us in the NT, and through the indwelling Holy Spirit, does affect Christian outlook on the Tanakh. What l am arguing is something that is hard to deny if one looks carefully at scripture. God sets the earthly story side by side...
  16. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Yes, but the body is not the old vessel but the new. To be part of the new vessel, one must be 'born again' of the Spirit of Christ. This applies to all who call themselves 'lsrael/Ephraim' and Judah. This is the whole point of Jeremiah 31:33. Jeremiah says, 'After those days'. So which days...
  17. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    I totally accept what you say. But what do you make of Romans 11:25,26? Paul asks, Hath God cast away his people? By this he meant 'old' lsrael, not the Church. What l am adding, is that old lsrael has yet to accept Christ, but many in Judah will do so at the point of Christ's return, and...
  18. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    This is exactly my point. The 'Son' is the seed, from which the 'sons' are born. Christ is the seed, and the sons of God are his generation. This is the eternal truth, as opposed to the temporal truth found in 'old' lsrael. There, the individual father is Jacob (called lsrael), and his children...
  19. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    It is amazing that two groups of people, Jews and Christians, should share a common scripture, the Tanakh, and yet see such different messages. It's not unlike those visual puzzles that involve staring at a dot! Some people are able to see the hidden picture, and others are not! Our minds can...
  20. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Yes, l don't question your understanding of events up to the present time. But the times of the Gentiles will come to an end, and for one week, or seven years, the focus will return to old lsrael. What l was referring to in Romans is a future event. God has not given up on old lsrael. He has...
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