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You ignored part of the question, is it because it doesn’t fit your narrative? Jesus also said to hate your mother, father, and whole family. Was that also to be taken literally, as you insist poking out an eye over sinning is literal? Or do you admit Jesus was using a well known Jewish idiom...

Do you actually think Jesus literally wants people to poke out their eyes and cut off their hand? That was a Jewish way of communicating how important it is to avoid sin. Just like when Jesus said we must hate our mothers, fathers, and family - that was a Jewish idiom meaning we must love Him...

I mostly agree with you, provided you understand that in the new covenant, the Decalogue is replaced by the two love commands, that are far superior to the ten... Shalom Aleichem

How is what he said fictitious? Do you not remember that Lot offered his daughters to be raped, to spare his two angelic guests from being raped by the sodomites? I’m betting that somewhere scripture says Abraham had family in sodom, too. Speculation on why Lots wife looked back, is just...

For what the apostles actually taught on HOW TO BE SAVED read Romans 10:8-13. Rom 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); Rom 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe...

Gal 4:21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? Gal 4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. Gal 4:23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born...

That’s not what scholarship actually says - the entire book of Galatians was written to those wanting to remain under tha law of Moses. Pagans didn’t keep the law of Moses, which is mentioned all through Galatians. Try reading the entire book slowly - it was written to you. You might...

That’s the problem with Martin Luther and the reformation - they swung the pendulum from one side, with RCC error - way over to the completely opposite side, with Calvinism and OSAS - instead of going to the middle, where the truth exists.

On the contrary: Paul wrote in Romans chapter 7, that after we have been saved, there is a continuing conflict between the flesh and the Spirit - in choosing to walk in the flesh and live in sin - or choose to walk after the Holy Spirit (that now dwells in us) - and Paul warns us in Romans 8...

There is no unconditional eternal security in the Bible. Hebrews 3, for just one example, warns the brethren not to harden their hearts, through the deceitfulness of sin, and thus DEPART FROM the living God. There’s no OSAS in Hebrews 3. Jesus warns the Sardis church that He spews out those...

When Acts 3:19 says repent - metaneo, - and be converted, for the forgiveness of sins, the only definition you can apply to the repentance there, is the one given in the Strongs exhaustive Greek dictionary for that word - and metaneo means to change your mind. That’s why when God repented of...

The Metaphorical and symbolic are frequently stated using literal words, so that a Greek word means MUNCH proves nothing. Example: that pitcher is ON FIRE today, he’s pitching a no -hitter game! The words ON FIRE in the example, are literal words being applied symbolically.

In Philippians 4:6-7, the *peace that passes all understanding* is given to those who pray a specific request to God, with much thanksgiving, about a specific need. Shalom Aleichem

Look at the events in John 6: it says, Jesus knew most of the huge crowd following along with His travel, didn’t really believe, but were doing it for free meals. So to get rid of those who didn’t really believe, Jesus blew their minds by describing the symbolic eating of His flesh and drinking...

Sounds very feasible, if it wasn’t for the fact that Jesus already dwells in the hearts of believers, Ephesians 3:17, , and that indwelling of Jesus is called a mystery among the gentiles by Paul. Given that Jesus already lives within us, why would His presence need to go into flour and grape...

But that same Sardis church was told by Jesus that their church was DEAD, through having a reputation of being alive, and told them to REPENT, and warned them that if they fail to be over-comers, He will blot their names out of the book of life. So it seems to me that they had serious sin...

This is true, , but it needs to include those who were once true believers, but fell - not because of failing to have a real relationship with God, but because they hardened their hearts through the deceitfulness of sin, and thus *depart from* God, per Hebrews 3. Hebrews 6 is even more...

You’re right there, because what you said seems to be “doublespeak” to me. Shalom

The repentance that leads to conversion is separate from having faith, you do know that, I hope? Paul taught in Acts 20:21 repentance towards God AND faith towards Jesus is necessary. One can believe in Jesus without choosing to repent of their sins. They of course can’t be saved that way, it...

Thanks for confirming what I’ve been saying. We are not saved by keeping works of the law of Moses, which all your texts are about. That law of 613 statutes and laws, ordinances, commands, was our schoolmaster UNTIL faith, and Jesus came - which is what Paul emphasizes over and over to the...