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Some of the many copies of the Septuagint that we still have today include the Apocryphal books, others just the 39 OT Books, so maybe it was not completely settled by the 1st Century? .. though I certainly agree that the OT of 39 Books was agreed upon by then as something that was commonly...

Are they :contemplate: I'll bet that we could find 100 people who, like you, believe that only certain parts of the Bible are inspired, and that these parts, the "inspired" parts, that is, are "obvious". I'll also bet that we would be hard-pressed to find 2 or 3 among those 100 people who are...

I see! So, a quetion then, where do you believe that our Bible came from? You're welcome, of course. As far as the final hour goes, the format doesn't change, but new ideas and facts continue to be introduced and taught, so it is a worthwhile use of the 90 minutes that it takes to watch it...

Hello yet again St. SteVen, I wanted to say something about this as well. If the Bible is only "partially" God's word, then how do we know which parts of it are Divinely "inspired"/breathed out" by God Himself, and which parts of it, then, are nothing more than the men's musings about the Divine...

Hello again St. SteVen, have you ever told him that it bothers you and why, and also asked him to explain why he uses the terminology? It might be interesting to find out :) I'm sure that you're correct about that, but interestingly, I've never heard anyone make that claim before (that God sat...

Hello St. SteVen, the following is a recent (2018), well-done movie/documentary on this topic, with a well-known cast of theologians, pastors, apologists, historians and linguists. Here is both the trailer and the movie, both of which can be watched for free. BTW, the cinematography is...

Apparently not, PTL .. e.g. Matthew 1:21, 5:43-48; Romans 5:8. In fact, as soon as our first parents sinned in the Garden the Lord immediately began making a way for both them (our progenitors) and for all of us (their progeny) to be redeemed (e.g. Genesis 3:21). He, in point of fact, chose to...

Hi Hobie, sadly, I don't think that we are much of a mystery to our common enemy :( After all, he was successful with us right out of the starting gate (remember what happened to our, at that point unfallen, progenitors in the Garden), and I think that he continues to use the same, basic ploy...

Praying as well..............

Hello @St. SteVen, I remember being taught that the "hot" and "cold" water spoken of in Revelation 3 did not have the same meaning to those living in the 1st Century as they do to us today (and that makes sense when you consider the fact that the Lord Jesus wished that the people in the...

Hello again @Haruto2024, I apologize for assuming that you are a Christian/not noticing that you are agnostic instead before posting what I did to you above (had I noticed, I would have said most of the same things to you, but I would have said them in a slightly different way that I believe...

Hello Haruto2024, first off, welcome to CB :) You are correct, we all have spirits, but many of the passages in the Bible (like the opening passage of John 3) that speak of being born of spirit are actually referring to being born of ~the~ Spirit (IOW, of the Holy Spirit). As others have...

I'm very sorry to hear this, especially because I have the same problem and know what you are going through (a blood test showed that I have anemia). It appears to be a dietary issue (caused by the radical changes that I made to my diet a few years ago) that I am working through now by 1. adding...

Hello ElieG12, we know that the Lord's resurrection was a physical/bodily one (the tomb was empty, yes?), so this seems pretty different from angels making temporary appearances to us in the form of human beings (after all, while He came from Heaven, He was also born here, just like we are)...

Hello again Wrangler, sadly, I was in a rush to finish and I made a blind post (having barely skimmed your thread before posting what I did), and I apologize for doing so (as I've now seen that most of what I wrote had already been discussed by others, just as you said). So, I will move on & try...