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John 8: The Greek "believed" is G4100, πιστεύω, pisteuó. They believed in him. The preposition "in" suggests a strong belief. The passage continues: This time, without the preposition, suggests a more superficial kind of belief. The verb is pisteuó. The noun is pistis. The noun appears 243...

Definition: Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John to the mountain of transfiguration in Matthew 17: People who believe in the slain in the spirit use this incident and others to support their claim. The term slain in the spirit is not in the Bible. I would not argue about it...

Acts 2: Really, every nation under heaven? One can interpret this verse as hyperbole. It is also possible to interpret this verse literally: At that time, there were probably no God-fearing Jews living in the Americas. So, none of them showed up in Jerusalem. A more balanced approach is to...

Let proposition P1 = Jesus is God. True?

Lack of faith was not helpful to Jesus in Matthew 13: Jesus healed a blind man at Bethsaida with a bit of delay in Mark 8: This healing required a sequence of actions from Jesus. Note that the word "faith" is absent from the above description. But then, Jesus healed two blind men at the same...

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any verse to support your claim?

That's between the Christian and his indwelling Paraclete. I am not stopping anyone, Christian or not, to follow the Law. Again, follow what the Paraclete tells you in your spirit. Do you have the Paraclete in you? That's the important question.

Right, BTW, I neither affirm nor deny Trinity. See If you don't think that Jesus was God and wish to wager on it, and follow up there

This is not a lotto/gambling bet. This is a wager to mathematically and scientifically measure the strength of your belief. Put money where your mouth is. If you are interested in mathematically finding out the strength of your belief, then tell me those two weights. See Subjective (Bayesian)...

reference?

Right. Please quote my words where I did. Read my writing carefully as I wrote it carefully. Stop overgeneralizing. Please quote my words where I did. Read my writing carefully as I wrote it carefully. Stop overgeneralizing. You have trouble with precision in your reading my words. Do you...

I neither affirm nor deny Trinity. See

Mat 5: Jesus was speaking to the Jews and the Jewish teachers. Paul and Peter did not tell the followers of Judaism to relax the Law or the Prophets. They wanted them to convert to Christianity by believing in Jesus and his fulfilling the OT.

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Matthew 5: Strong's Greek: 25. ἀγαπάω (agapaó) — 143 Occurrences Besides the above noble usage of G25-love, it had other usages. BDAG ἀγαπάω: ① to have a warm regard for and interest in another, cherish, have affection for, love ⓐ by human beings ⓑ of the affection of transcendent beings ② to...

Jesus spoke to Peter in Matthew 16: Jesus was being gracious in this metaphor of comparing Peter with the rock of the church. On the day of Pentecost, after the appearance of the tongues of fire, Acts 2: It was Peter who proclaimed the gospel in this first big Christian meeting. Later, the...

NIV Luke 1: NIV Genesis 1: Yes, there is a parallel. In Genesis, the Holy Spirit hovered over the waters. In Luke, the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary. In Genesis, the Holy Spirit impregnated the waters to produce the visible universe. In Luke, the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary to give birth...

Genesis 1: God אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hמm) Noun - masculine plural It is in plural form but created בָּרָ֣א (bā·rā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Elohim: The plural elohim followed by the singular verb bara refers to the one true God. There is plurality in unity within...

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