Joshua1

Appreciate it! 

And to answer your questions:

First, yes, Jesus had a human mom. Here is where you run into the doctrine of the Incarnation. Jesus on earth was not only God, He was also man. He was both. He was man in that he was born, grew up, died and was raised as a man. However, He was still God. Hebrews 2:14-17 explains the first, and Colossians 2:9 reinforces the second.

Second, that's an interesting question. In all actuality, Jesus' body died, but his soul/spirit did not. And as God is spirit, God the Son did not disappear into oblivion for three days; he was still in existence. Where He was is a matter of fierce debate, as the Bible does not explicitly say, but He was not annihilated for three days, if that makes sense.

Fascinating, isn't it? 😁

See, here's the problem with that. 😁

The Bible itself is actually true; we, as humans, are imperfect... we make mistakes. So as soon as we take the Bible and replace it with our meaning, we don't have God's Word anymore, we have man's words.

I attend a Calvary Chapel, so I am technically nondenominational. Their statement of faith provides a good basic summary of the beliefs I hold.

Here is a link to an image that helps explain it... we really can't comprehend it, but this is at least accurate.

Technically, no. The doctrine of the Trinity states that while God is one essence, He is also three persons. He is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. With exceptions, when the Bible refers to God, it is usually referring to the Father. When Jesus is specified, it is the Son, and when the Spirit (capital S), or the Spirit of the Lord or the Holy Spirit is named, it is the Holy Spirit. This greatly affects many aspects of Christian doctrine, especially as concerning Salvation, but also with significant impact on Eschatology (end-times).

I can provide Scripture to back up these statements if anyone is interested.

Well, I'm glad to know that you guys are trying to be impartial. Although in today's world, honestly, I acknowledge that as a conservative and especially as a Christian, I'm fighting from a disadvantage, so to speak.

Wow... well, I guess it's the same everywhere, huh? :D

Hello, I am Joshua, and that is my real name (I know, no fun :D) (I considered using one of my favored usernames, Sons_Of_Thunder, which was my team's Bible Quizzing name several years ago, but this is also my name on DDO, so I figured it'd be better to stick with that lol). I am a Protestant Christian, I believe in Jesus Christ as God and the whole Bible. I guess I would fall more conservative, although I don't generally discuss politics often anymore... used to. I love debate, and I love talking about what I believe. I hope that makes me welcome here. :)