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Studying the Bible hasn't caused this. More often than not it's the mishandling of the Scriptures or the ignorance thereof that's the problem. You, sir, are case in point, which you will see shortly. As a matter of fact we are commanded to give due diligence to rightly dividing the word of...

It's that dubious "BUT" in the middle of your statement. When someone says they believe this or that, but. . . I know they are getting ready to qualify that belief in some way that takes away from it.

Please show me where I ever denied that God used inspired men to pen the Scriptures.

So what exactly does that mean? You seem to be playing this game of giving with one hand what you take away with the other so that no one can ascertain what in the world you really believe. Why this shell game Selene?

It's probably a good thing you removed that reference to Islam and the Quran. Your assertion there that Muslims believe the Quran was hand written and dropped from the sky is simply not true according to Islamic writing or tradition.The Quran was supposedly dictated to Mohamed by the angel...

I never said that the Reformers accepted the apocrypha as canonical. As a matter of fact, I said the complete opposite on more than one occasion. I posted the following quote two times now you're obviously only seeing what you want to see. As you can see from the preceding quote from the...

We both know that this is a cop-out Selene. When one make an assertion regarding a truth claim, the burden of proof rests with the one making the claim. It's not up to me to prove your case for you or to search for documentation that you failed to provide. I'm going to give you a hint...

Ah, so much ignorance. No, Protestants didn't 'dodge a bullet.' First, Luther may have struggled at one point with certain NT books, but in the end he didn't 'reject ' them. This is a fact. Look at his German translation. All 27 NT books are present. Second, Luther wasn't the only reformer of...

The Jews settled the OT canon long before 90AD. Jamnia did absolutely nothing to change that. If you want to protest that fact, then produce documentation from the so-called council of Jamnia. Not exactly. Not all NT quotations of the OT come from the LXX. Many come from the Hebrew. And when...

No, the apocrypha was not accepted as canon by all without question. It has been an object of dispute throughout Church history. This is simply not debatable. The other problem you face is the fact that the Jews, who according to the Apostle Paul, were the custodians of the OT Scriptures never...

Like Jerome, the KJV translators viewed the apocrypha as profitable to read, but they did not believe it was canonical. See the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church below.

Because to love God and neighbor comprehends or fulfills the substance of what Moses in the Law and the prophets have spoken. Again, this is not the Gospel/good news. Our imperfect love for God and neighbor along with the Law and the prophets stand to condemn us as sinners who deserve damnation...

Wrong. Christ never said not to judge. This is a myth and a fallacy. See my blog post. Judge Not!

Actually, like I said before, he didn't recognize the apocrypha as canonical. There's more. Do I really need to post it?

No, that is not what she said. You're the one who fails to comprehend what was written. Frau said absolutely nothing about not living as a practicing homosexual. Allow me to refresh your memory. I'd say that the homosexual is right on target. Also, I didn't give a 'moral lesson.' I gave...

Yes, and you've done that loud and clear. Your posts are there for all to see.

Excellent post Rach. The problem with Aspen is that he/she rejects the notion of a Holy God dealing with his unholy, sinful, rebellious creatures according to strict justice. No, Aspen feels that God owes everyone grace and mercy. That's simply not the God of Scripture.

Loving God and neighbor is not the Gospel. It is the summation of the moral Law. The Gospel is that Christ died to save sinners and that salvation is embraced by faith alone which results in repentance, obedience and good works. Jesus never said not to judge. See my blog post - My link...

Yes, we're well aware of the fact that God, as described by Holy Scripture, is not your God. Your god is a false god created in your own image. Good luck with that.

The earliest extant copies of the Septuagint come from the fourth century AD. None of these copies contain the same list of apocryphal/deuterocanonical books which only serves to demonstrate the in-fighting that took place over them. Once again, the 'custodians' of the OT Scriptures never...