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You've written a lot....much more than I'm willing to handle all at once. What you've gotten wrong is that I don't post MY OPINION... I post scripture. Whether or not you wish to read it and believe it is up to you. JESUS spoke about hell,,,those up above are not my words but HIS. Now,,,if you...

It's nice that God wants YOU to believe something different from what He wants every other Christian to believe. I won't be convincing you of changing any of your beliefs, but I'll also read you next post.

Where does scripture state this? Did Jesus not speak about hell - or, the opposite of heaven. Matthew 10:28 Jesus said: And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. and Matthew 25:46 And these will go away...

Two wrongs never made a right. People see the OUTSIDE of persons. The OUTSIDE of a Christian should reflect the things he believes about his religion. It's wrong to misrepresent Jesus and what He taught. Jesus said it's not what goes into the mouth that makes a man defiled, but what comes out...

I keep getting alerts for this thread! Can't seem to leave.... You're having an interesting conversation and I've missed most of it. I find that I THINK I agree with @GracePeace but I think she/he uses words that are not familiar to me. I don't see the change from ALL to MANY in Romans 5:19...

I don't think you hate the people... I think you hate catholicism. I dislike Calvinism. I don't hate it or its adherents. I think it's just a misguided system that has gotten some scripture wrong and are learning from a man (men) that did not properly interpret the bible the way it was meant to...

Nazareth was very close to a cross-roads town.... some believe Jesus spoke some Greek. (not from the link, but from what I remember about Sephoris). I just found this...it's interesting. I've forgotten a lot...

MatthewG, I've had interaction with you before and you must know that I feel that there are some objective truths in the bible. If we don't accept this, then everyone could just make up their own religion and live by it. But if we call ourselves Christian, then there are some beliefs that are...

Hi John, Too busy yesterday but I'm reading through this interesting topic (I don't usually do this). I have to agree with what you've said.... Too many put God into a little neatly wrapped box and I believe God is just too big for this. I tend to appreciate more the walk a person has with God...

Let us know when it's done. Sounds like it'll be very readable for the common folk. I think a lot of us don't understand well about language, culture. Not that I do...,.,but knowing a little bit helps along.

You put @JohnDB on ignore! He's a fountain of information. The bible is a complicated book which MAN has put his hands to. It's also been very political in the past, and even today, some versions lean heavily toward the denomination that translated/printed it. John MacArthur's version...

Hi Steward This has always been an interesting topic for me. Won't be contributing too much but could you look up John 6:53 in the original language and tell me what it means?

I'm bad Arthur81. Haven't read through the above. But, judging from the threads you begin, I'd say Eros might be missing from the bible because it's forbidden, as some gnostics believed and as John McArthur believes today. Intetesting stuff.

Gosh John. Don't give me more credit than I deserve! You're writing a book about the translation? Or about Augustine? I think Augustine messed up early Christianity really good. Reformed beliefs are credited to him. What you state about the translation is very nuanced and I won't be able to...

Amigo, I gave a simple OK to the other member because I realized that he was just not getting my point. As to the above, yes, as you know I basically agree with all you've stated so far. I know you don't care for the CC, but, really, the CC was insistent on all you state above and holding fast...

You're very welcome MatthewG. I think it's important to trust the bible but realize that there might be some information in it not 100% correct. It's not a science book and the biography part of it in the NT is certainly correct in the recounting of who Jesus is and the How and Why He came to...

Some of Augustine's beliefs were based on an incorrect translation by Jerome, if I remember correctly. I think I do. Something in Romans about the sin nature --- it sounded like we were born sinners, not STAINED by sin. I think it was in Romans 5.... But, yes, to everything you stated. Not 30...

Agreed on "vaccine" which wasn't a vaccine. Re AI Seems like many brains bigger than ours see the danger and are warning against it. But what are we doing? Going full speed to hit right against it. It might cause mankind's end as we know it? Well, we'll just figure that out when we get there I...

You already posted this to me and I've already replied. I'm not here to harm your beliefs. If you think the bible is 100% correct, then so be it. But let's say that one day you found out that there was some incorrect information in the NT that YOU found to be correct. Would that have any effect...

It's not a question of the Bible lying. It's a matter of language. Another example would be the word "hell". This word, as we understand it, appears only one time in a letter of Peter, and yet it's used several times.