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  1. Spyder

    Understanding : Acts 2:38

    Two thoughts here: 1. So you are saying the scripture is not true. Ac 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. changes...
  2. Spyder

    Understanding : Acts 2:38

    No, that is not what I said. God does the work when we submit to water baptism. Since you do not believe in baptism, can you tell me why Jesus instructed his disciples to baptize the converts?
  3. Spyder

    Understanding : Acts 2:38

    Well, many things of God are compromised to fit a popular doctrine under the label of "interpreting." A time-tested method of Hermaneutics states that a statement that make sense as written needs no other interpretation. The golden rule of interpretation is: “When the plain sense of the...
  4. Spyder

    Understanding : Acts 2:38

    So then, Judge, tell me how you read those scriptures I posted. Better yet, tell me how you ignore them.
  5. Spyder

    Understanding : Acts 2:38

    Wow, I dropped by and saw an anti-baptism thread. Seems to be that this topic should be just as "taboo" as the Trinity. Ac 2:37–38 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent...
  6. Spyder

    Anger running rampant when im in church

    Marriage is a covenant between a man, a woman, and God. A friend of mine said: "Eve was created after the seventh day of creation week. Genesis 2:18,22 Therefore woman is the very last creation of Yahweh. If we men are honest, Yahweh saved the best for last. Is it any wonder that we love them...
  7. Spyder

    Trump is dangerous - a Messianic Complex

    We should give some thought to the method that has been used to render the U.S. Constitution a paper tiger. It's the idea that compromise is a virtue. It is not. God does not compromise His laws. Man will compromise until the point where God's laws and gifts are destroyed before our eyes. That...
  8. Spyder

    Unethical treatment of LGBTQ humans / Understanding LGBTQ - 101

    This statement can have various shades. Spiritual things don't come from genetics, but parents can draw a child's attention to spiritual things.
  9. Spyder

    Unethical treatment of LGBTQ humans / Understanding LGBTQ - 101

    Contrary to some opinions, I believe that true understanding and wisdom come from putting effort into validating what we claim to believe. Someone not willing to admit that they just might not know God's truth is someone who is walking in the pathway of some man who claims that his truth is...
  10. Spyder

    Unethical treatment of LGBTQ humans / Understanding LGBTQ - 101

    Well, brother, there has been no evidence of a genetic reason for these situations. However, our social climate and condition of broken family units alter the way children develop and think. I do believe it is a nurture problem. One can have sinful desires (and I think we all do), the issue is...
  11. Spyder

    Unethical treatment of LGBTQ humans / Understanding LGBTQ - 101

    Well, science has not found a "gay gene." It is not genetics. The question of nature or nurture is invalid. If someone is a pyromaniac, and sets fire to things belonging to another, we don't excuse the person because of an internal desire. The same can be said about kleptomania, and we know...
  12. Spyder

    Most accurate modern translation?

    It's not silly to acknowledge that bible translators chose to capitalize "word" to "Word" in John 1: 1. The original word logos appears hundreds of times, but only in John is it ever capitalized. That verse is used like bullets from a machine gun whenever the trinity is defended as if that...
  13. Spyder

    Most accurate modern translation?

    I could spend time doing that, but Aunty Jane did a good job already in post #90. However, for the curious, a little time spent looking at a page that addresses such things may be interesting. https://www.ranker.com/list/ways-the-king-james-bible-is-wrong/genevieve-carlton
  14. Spyder

    Most accurate modern translation?

    I absolutely use the requirement for scriptural harmony when searching for truth. I typically become suspicious when translators choose words which interrupt the harmony. That causes the deep dive into passages and then await the truth from God regarding scripture.
  15. Spyder

    Most accurate modern translation?

    As I expected Aunty Jane, a considered response. I have discovered over the years that Strong's is more a report of how the KJV translators used the original words rather than straight language definitions. I also use Thayer's, Easton's, and Smith's. There are differences that I use for my...
  16. Spyder

    Where did the Bible come from? - Shot out of a canon

    There are some obvious cases where word or punctuation choices were made to support pet doctrines. Once those choices made it into print, they became "God's word." That is why we cannot just "read the Bible." We must devote time to study - which takes time and effort. It is so easy for a...
  17. Spyder

    Most accurate modern translation?

    I have several translations of the bible in English, but when I study for discern what I should see, I visit places like Bible Hub and Scripture4All - Greek/Hebrew interlinear Bible software to get an interlinear look. Despite all my personal effort, I still ask Yahweh my Father for the lesson...
  18. Spyder

    Where did the Bible come from? - Shot out of a canon

    Yes sir, I have studied the history of the "Bible" as we have it, and I have also looked at the Didache. I managed at one time to find the earliest known version, but I can no longer find it anywhere. It has been amended since the original version, and I wish I had kept the website that had it...
  19. Spyder

    Where did the Bible come from? - Shot out of a canon

    It is the student's fault. It is also the fault of those who manipulated scriptures but they are dead now. The bibles we have now have been manipulated to support pet doctrines. We, however, have God as our teacher, but He desires that we diligently seek Him. He did not promise us a Rose...
  20. Spyder

    The Only Way We Will Ever Agree

    As in the word of the Apostle Paul - he has run the race.....