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~ 14) Christianity alleges that viable meat is unfit for human consumption. ● Gen 9:4 . .You must not, however, eat flesh with its life-blood in it. Life-blood speaks of meat that hasn't begun to spoil; viz: it's still fresh enough for a transfusion and contains enough active ingredients to...

~ ● John 14:13-14 . . I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. That promise oftentimes ends up abused as a quite useless tag line attached to the end of prayers because it's qualified by what...

~ 61) 1Cor 3:18 . . If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a fool so that he may become wise. In our age, "wise" would pertain to people high up in finance, education, science, art, computing, crafts, music, philosophy, politics, etc. Many of those...

60) 1Cor 3:9-11 . .We are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But let each man be careful how he builds upon it. (For no man can lay a...

~ Jesus and his men ate their Passover dinner the night of his arrest. Matt 26:17-20 Mark 14:12-17 Luke 22:7-15 The Jews ate their Passover after he was dead and buried. John 13:1-2 John 18:28-29 John 19:13-14 John 19:31 The Jews were somehow unaware that their religious calendar was tardy...

~ 13) Christianity alleges that God-given diets are flexible. ● Gen 9:3 . . Every creature that lives shall be yours to eat; as with the green grasses, I give you all these. Bible students are often curious about the disparity between what was right and wrong for Noah and what was right and...

~ 12) Christianity alleges that walking with God involves more than rituals, rites, and/or church attendance. (cf. John 4:21-24) For example; Cain's offering was refused whereas his brother's was accepted. "The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering He...

~ 10) Christianity alleges that the entire human family-- regardless of race, color, or gender --descends from that first man. ● Acts 17:26 . . From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth. ** The Greek word translated "nation" pertains to ethnic identity...

~ ● Rev 20:13 . . I saw the dead, and they were judged, every one of them That verse says that "every one" of them were judged. Well; I don't know precisely how many every one will eventually number, but let's say that it's 100,000. If each of these 100,000 cases were to take an hour to...

59) 1Cor 1:26 . . Brethren, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. In other words; those among the elite who've been called, weren't called because they're special. They were called...

~ Although that night was Jesus' last Passover with his friends, he assured them there were more suppers yet to come. ● Matt 26:29 . . I tell you: I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom. ● Luke 22:15-16 . . I...

~ 6) Christianity alleges that men and women were intended to be together, as unified couples. ● Gen 2:24 . . A man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 7) Christianity alleges the husband was given a primary role, and the wife was...

~ I am not blogging; I am rambling in a public square-- so to speak -- wherein I fully expect to be opposed, corrected, mocked, and shouted down. _

~ 1) Christianity begins with a Supreme Being and intelligent design. ● Gen 1:1 . . In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth. 2) Christianity alleges that humans were created rather than evolved. ● Gen 1:27 . . God created Man 3) Christianity alleges that Man is superior in the...

~ Well; to begin with, Jesus was really looking forward to it. "When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them: I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:14-15) The Greek word translated "eagerly desired" basically...

58) 1Cor 1:10 . . I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. Official belief systems-- e.g. the Nicene Creed and/or proprietary...

57) Rom 16:17-18 . . I urge you, brothers, beware of those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive...

~ God cautioned Cain. ● Gen 4:7 . . If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. "to have you" indicates complete control over one's life so that Cain wouldn't just be...

56) Rom 15:27 . . For if the Gentiles have shared in the Israelite's spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Israelites to share with them their material blessings. Within the context of Rom 15:25-27, the Israelites to whom Paul refers are not those who believe and practice Judaism; but those...

55) Rom 15:7 . . Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Christians begin as sinners alienated from God. ● 1John 4:10 . .This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. The thing...