Is, Was and Will Be – The Unknown Character of Christ and His Word

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  • Sir, I'm reading this with great interest and a dawning of understanding. I'm curious whether or not you think that Jesus being born of the Holy Spirit but prophesied to come through the "gene pool", if you will, of David, ranks as a type? It is not as it seems. How can His lineage be of David and ... [read more]
  • M____ wrote: Mike Vinson, This is a very helpful article you wrote. I am a bible teacher myself. I have a few questions I would like to clear up. Did God plan out every detail of all our lives and then we must fulfill all of them, or could it be just the reverse that God knew how each of us would... [read more]
  • I wonder why each time we think everything will be fine now, that nothing can happen anymore to shake us, trials are happening. Is it really in the will of God, or is it the devil sending us those trials. Thanks, P____ The scriptural answer to your question is that "it really is in the will of God... [read more]
  • How do we know if we are offering our bodies enough as a living sacrifice to be in the first resurrection? Is there a measuring stick as to whether we are putting to death the deeds of the flesh enough? It sounds like you are saying Paul was concerned that he could lose his first- fruits salvation.... [read more]
  • Sir, I was raised in a very strict christian home. My father is a minister and all of my siblings and family are rooted in the doctrine. As a young man I questioned the notion that an all powerful God was in any way thwarted by man. I didn't have any support for this notion and was pretty much the ... [read more]
  • Do you believe that there is not one church today which teaches the "truth" which you have on your website, or one which you can consider comes "closest" to your beliefs? Thank you. R____ Hi R____, Thank you for your question. The very act of incorporating under the guidelines required by our gove... [read more]
  • Questions About the Book of Life Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev 20:1... [read more]
  • Just wanted to drop a line and thank you for mailing out those tapes. I have watched all three, and am watching them again for the second time. I do enjoy the website, but somehow hearing and seeing really helps understanding in your heart and mind. D____ I am gratified. Mike
  • Mike, Can you tell me who are these in heaven? "If ALL the dead are either alive in hell or alive in heaven, who, pray tell, is God going to resurrect back to life from the dead when He returns to judge the world in righteousness? How can the dead be living in heaven or hell when they haven't as yet... [read more]
  • It's been a long time since I e- mailed you, and I don't expect you to remember. Briefly, I wrote you about my weekly bible discussions with my pastor and how I was in deacon training/ minister's training at my church, despite my views on purpose/ salvation/ free will. Things were going well, and I... [read more]
  • Hello Mike! Bless you Bro!! What is the truth regarding dying under the old covenant and the new. I keep hearing the argument that when someone dies under the old, they are held in hades until judgment. When someone dies under the new they go to be with the Lord. What is the Scriptural Truth regard... [read more]
  • Not One Doctrine of Orthodox Christianity Is True To God's Word Posted July 11, 2005 Mike, I read your study on "Is God a Trinity?", and I just have a couple of questions. Is your conclusion that God is Trinity or is not Trinity? And if God is not Trinity and the Father is the only God, why do... [read more]