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This is inaccurate.The gathering a Jamnia didn't address the apocrypha because it was never part of their canon as you will see below. They didn't address the NT either as you will see below. Why should we care what the Jews considered OT canon? Paul tells us why. They were entrusted with the...

Your assertion is false. 2Co 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Php 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Php 1:22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I...

The body awaits resurrection, but the sou/spirit goes to be with the Lord. 2Co 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Php 1:23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better...

Neopyte, Have you been following the Berean thread? I'll reiterate the salient points. First, the Bereans took the teaching of an inspired Apostle and used scripture to verify it. Our text in Acts 17 goes on to say that as a result of this they therefore believed. Act 17:11 Now these Jews...

The titles Christ and Messiah mean "anointed," which means "...to appoint, or qualify for a special dignity, function or privilege. It is in this sense that the word is applied to Christ..." International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Thanks Axehead. I really appreciate that. No, the angel literally says, "rejoice, having been graced one. The Lord is with you." There is no "implicit reference." The angel simply announces that Mary is the recipient of God's grace. Luk 1:28 κaὶ εἰσελθὼν ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς aὐτὴν εἶπε·...

Kepha, I think that it's apparent to all at this point that as soon as one of your challenges are met, you move the goal post. You're desperation and dishonesty are perfectly clear. What a sad display of nonsense.

[/color] Excuses, excuses. I find it amusing that a Roman Catholic would argue that the supposed first pope would defer to anyone. Such nonsense. Dr. White understands the distinction and so do I. Thanks for your concern. So here is your formal sufficiency: 2Ti 3:15 ...and how from...

First, I never said that gay or straight people lust after every person they see. Such a statement is dishonest and it's a red herring. Let me put it to you this way: To be a homosexual is to desire what God calls an abomination. Lev 18:22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is...

Exactly right. You're point is...???

Here's something that I posted here almost two years ago on this topic. The early-medieval church supported an unarticulated and undeveloped doctrine of Sola Scriptura. Consider the following: Irenaeus (ca. 150) Against Heresies 3.1.1 “We have learned from none others the plan of our...

Mat 5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So how does this apply? Glad you asked. Jesus teaches here that the intent of the heart is just as sinful as the overt action it can produce. There's no...

Ephesians 1:6 e + charito + sen "e" is our augment. "charito" is our stem. "sen" is our tense formative. Together we get echaritosen which is an aorist active indicative third person singular meaning "he graced." For the convenience of those who are actually paying attention I will re post...

Once again, we see Roman Catholic Biblical blindness in action. Peter, along with Paul and Barnabas, made an appeal, not a determination at the Jerusalem Council. James made the determination. Scripture is clear. Act 15:13 After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me...

Obscure Greek text book? Your ignorance is astounding. William Mounce is a former professor of New Testament and director of the Greek program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He was the New Testament chair of the English Standard Version translation of the Bible, and is serving on the...

Other than Matthew, there's little if any evidence that the NT was originally written in Aramaic. There's just no way to know for sure. At this point in history it's all a matter of speculation. Biblical Greek is Koine Greek.

Yes, this is sola scriptura in action, which is the principle that the scriptures are the final court of appeal and the only infallible rule of faith. Anything that goes beyond the scriptures or contradicts them is to be rejected. Really? What else did they search? What other authoritative...

No, it doesn't. Why would it? The quote is from Mounce's chapter on the meaning and morphology of the perfect participle and the genitive absolute. I posted it because you attempted to draw a conclusion about Mary based on an incomplete definition of the perfect participle. As anyone can see...

Your conclusion is incorrect. That's only part of the definition Kepha. I provided a full understanding in a previous post. Here it is again: "The perfect participle is formed on the perfect tense stem and carries the same significance that the perfect does in the indicative. It indicates a...

The aorist does not use a perfect passive participle? That statement doesn't make a lick of sense. How does one verb tense "use" another verb tense? There's no such concept in any language. Show me where scripture says that God's bestowal of grace is more important when it's mediated through...