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Right. You would think that Muslim women would be the most oppressed people on the planet. ??? [

Here is something that baffles me. Muslim women are the happiest people I know. ??? [

I was at work yesterday and came out of the office onto the main floor and saw such a diversity of peoples. I wondered what God saw when he looked at that. Most (many?) Christians see a world full of lost people. The enemies of God. Those who had chosen the broad way that leads to...

The truth. (relative truth) But do we know absolute truth? [

It's hard to steer around it when the NT text says "this happened to fulfill what was written..." [

Galgal said: these denominations do not have the unity commanded by Jesus among themselves. The Unity and Division threads - Unified to one topic - Divided by links [

--- PARODY --- NT passage: "This happened to fulfill what was written..." Reader: Let's check that cross reference. OT passage: (something completely unrelated) Reader: What the heck? NT passage: "All Scripture is God-breathed..." Reader: What's wrong with this picture? [

Perhaps. (I hope so) But when a claim is clearly questionable, they must be playing by a different set of rules to deem it okay. ??? --- PARODY --- NT passage: "This happened to fulfill what was written..." Reader: Let's check that cross reference. OT passage: (something completely...

Is that a work-around? Or is there any basis for it? Strong's Lexicon pléroó: To fill, to make full, to complete, to fulfill Original Word: πληρόω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pléroó Pronunciation: play-ro'-o Phonetic Spelling: (play-ro'-o) Definition: To fill, to make full, to...

Here's another one. Matthew 16:28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” Mark 9:1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of...

Isaiah 59:3 NIV For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. [

It adds an extra line of space so as to not crowd my signature line. [

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It just seems dishonest. It's a false claim. Matthew 2:15 And [Jesus] was there [in Egypt] until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him...

That's a good point. But did God pour out his Spirit on all people at that time? Joel 2:28-29 NIV “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants...

In essence, what bothers me is when an OT text is adopted for use in the NT and is claimed to be the original intent. (misappropriated) Example: Matthew 2:15 And [Jesus] was there [in Egypt] until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet...

I have given examples that any reasonable person could see a problem with. But some (many?) are too uncomfortable (fearful?) to give these things an HONEST look. [

Isn't that a reference to short-term events prophesied that fail to come to pass. A prophecy for something far off in the future shouldn't be discounted. Example: Acts 2:16-21 NIV No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit...

I thought that was more of a modern test of prophecy. If the prediction doesn't come true, they are a false prophet. Hard to imagine Isaiah being discounted because messiah didn't arrive in his lifetime. [

St. SteVen said: Did you know that Jesus quoted Psalm 22 when he was on the cross? Psalm 22:1 NIV My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? There's no reason to use a binary approach. All good, or all bad...