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  1. Papa Smurf

    Names we use

    Hello TheOneHeLoves, you did indeed give me something new to think about (and that from an OT Book that I am VERY familiar with), so thank you for that :Thumbsup: This is the AMAZING story of four (probably teenage) Jewish boys whose Nation had just been overthrown, who had been separated from...
  2. Papa Smurf

    Filling in Scriptural Blanks

    Hello RedFan, the Bible tells us that, Deuteronomy 29 29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law. This tells me that God has revealed everything to us that we need to...
  3. Papa Smurf

    Rejecting God on the basis of evil and suffering

    Hi again Bob, that's good to know, but interesting in your case too (since you told us in your first post [#9] that Jesus is just like us, IOW, NOT good but evil). If I've misunderstood you about any of this (and it seems that I may have), please tell me what I'm missing or misunderstanding...
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    Rejecting God on the basis of evil and suffering

    Hi Bob, Jesus chose to become ~like~ us (in a very real sense actually .. e.g. Philippians 2:5-8) by taking on a second nature, a human nature alongside of His Divine nature (in order to save us), but He, the King & Creator of the Universe .. e.g. John 1:1-3, 14 is HARDLY one of us ... and PTL...
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    Rejecting God on the basis of evil and suffering

    Hello again Bob, in your first post you said the following things. Atheists are hardly alone in asking that question, but it is, indeed, one that they love to ask us (of course, sadly, they typically use it to make a point, not to further enlighten or educate themselves :(). As far as your...
  6. Papa Smurf

    Rejecting God on the basis of evil and suffering

    Hello Bob, fortunately, for all who are hoping to be saved, the Lord Jesus ~never~ tells us that it is His Father alone who is good, nor does He ever tell us that He Himself is not ("good", that is). After all, it's on the basis of the Lord Jesus' precious blood (who is the...
  7. Papa Smurf

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

    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...
  8. Papa Smurf

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

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

    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...
  10. Papa Smurf

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

    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...
  11. Papa Smurf

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

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

    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...
  13. Papa Smurf

    Preaching About Sin.

    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...
  14. Papa Smurf

    How does the Devil find out what we are thinking?

    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...
  15. Papa Smurf

    Dad

    Praying as well..............
  16. Papa Smurf

    Lukewarm as Indifference Toward God - He prefers Cold to Indifferent

    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...
  17. Papa Smurf

    born of spirit

    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...
  18. Papa Smurf

    born of spirit

    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...
  19. Papa Smurf

    Have no energy these days, please pray for me

    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...
  20. Papa Smurf

    What is unbelievable about the Bible

    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)...