Hello

[Bishop Green (On Moderation)]

Hello to all,


Thank you for allowing me to join and participate in your forum.



I am not Bishop Green or the fictional Bishop Greenleaf but I am very similar to the good Bishop who is a fictional character on Oprah's network "OWN"


I am a Seminary educated Pastor in the south and I came to know Christ at an early age after responding to an altar call and invitation in an evangelistic crusade.



I then went on to college and seminary to become a Methodist minister and later earned my doctorate from a Baptist Seminary.


I hope to enjoy good Christian fellowship among fellow believers in the chats that we enjoy here.


Bishop Green

[Esther B.]

Re: Hello

A cautious welcome to you. Please look at the instructions at the top of the page and tell us what church you attend and which Bible verse is your favorite.

[Brother Gonzalez]

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A couple of questions1) Why do you call yourself BG and then you say you are not BG? Don't you have a name?


2) What do you think of masturbation? And what about the Dallas Cowboys?


Thanks a lot for your answers!

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

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Hello. As Esther said, do tell us more about yourself. At the moment, it's all rather - er - generic, isn't it? And, as Brother Gonzalez has already asked, what exactly do you mean by saying this?

I am not Bishop Green

So you call yourself Bishop Green but then say you're not him (not that I've ever heard of him). Quite frankly, this is rather peculiar behavior.

I then went on to college and seminary to become a Methodist minister and later earned my doctorate from a Baptist Seminary.

Oooh - you are quite the scholar, then! Could you provide us with the title of your doctoral thesis, and maybe a link to it, please? I'm sure I speak for all my Brothers and Sisters in Christ when I say that we would be fascinated to read it!

YiC
JL-V

[Bishop Green (On Moderation)]

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A cautious welcome to you. Please look at the instructions at the top of the page and tell us what church you attend and which Bible verse is your favorite.

Christ Church it is a United Methodist Congregation





John 3:16-17


For God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.



For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

[Basilissa]

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John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Nice choice and a very warm to our friendly forum! May I ask, why did you take these verses out of their context?

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

[Bishop Green (On Moderation)]

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Nice choice and a very warm to our friendly forum! May I ask, why did you take these verses out of their context?

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Sorry, out of their context. Don't understand.


You asked me in your post to:


Please look at the instructions at the top of the page and tell us what church you attend and which Bible verse is your favorite.



So which Bible verse is my favorite, is usually answered by quoting a bible verse, so I guess any verse that anyone has as a favorite would then be considered "out of context"

[Basilissa]

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Sorry, out of their context. Don't understand.

You asked me in your post to:

Please look at the instructions at the top of the page and tell us what church you attend and which Bible verse is your favorite.

So which Bible verse is my favorite, is usually answered by quoting a bible verse, so I guess any verse that anyone has as a favorite would then be considered "out of context"

Hi Bishop, you see, the thing is, that John 3:16-17 has a very different meaning when cited without John 3:18. People who stop reading at John 3:17 leave with the impression that God loves everybody, which is false. John 3:18 explains that in reality, God loves only those who accepted Jesus as their Savior. Everybody else is condemned to Hell. That includes little babies who die every day before they are able to grasp Jesus' sacrifice. That also includes billions of people who lived and died not knowing about Jesus, for example all of the Indians prior to 1492. That is a lot of people whom God chose to send to Hell.

That's why John 3:18 provides the proper context for John 3:16-17. God doesn't love everyone; He only loves a tiny portion of humanity that obeys Him.

[Bishop Green (On Moderation)]

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Hi Bishop, you see, the thing is, that John 3:16-17 has a very different meaning when cited without John 3:18. People who stop reading at John 3:17 leave with the impression that God loves everybody, which is false. John 3:18 explains that in reality, God loves only those who accepted Jesus as their Savior. Everybody else is condemned to Hell. That includes little babies who die every day before they are able to grasp Jesus' sacrifice. That also includes billions of people who lived and died not knowing about Jesus, for example all of the Indians prior to 1492. That is a lot of people whom God chose to send to Hell.

That's why John 3:18 provides the proper context for John 3:16-17. God doesn't love everyone; He only loves a tiny portion of humanity that obeys Him.

I understand

[Vengeance Puriel]

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I understand

The question still remains why are you calling yourself Bishop Green if your not? Everyone here knows who I am, I think.

[Vengeance Puriel]

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I rather like this verse

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

[Faith_Machine]

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I'm sorry, I stopped reading at "Methodist."

[Basilissa]

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I'm sorry, I stopped reading at "Methodist."

You make a valid point, Brother. Nonetheless, the fact that this fellow came here means deep inside, he knows that Methodists are going to Hell and he wants to repent.

[Bishop Green (On Moderation)]

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You make a valid point, Brother. Nonetheless, the fact that this fellow came here means deep inside, he knows that Methodists are going to Hell and he wants to repent.

I am sorry, but what do you mean by "going to hell"

[Basilissa]

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I am sorry, but what do you mean by "going to hell"

Methodists don't follow the Word of God 100%. That means they are going to :

James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.