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FlamingZ, What? How can you say Hebrew words are left untranslated? We don't have an early Hebrew text! How can you say there are Hebrew word puns when we only have Greek texts to go off of (unless you are still using your text from the 1300s as a means of determining what should or should...

First, you need to understand that this tradition is very questionable. We actually do not have surviving work in Papias. Rather, we have some questionable sources that supposedly quote him...mostly Eusebius. So its hard to know exactly what Papias said. Likely, Irenaeus, Origin and the...

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I never said you did not have a Hebrew version of Matthew. What I said was, there is no evidence that Matthew wrote the Gospel in Hebrew or that there are early versions of the Gospel that existed in Hebrew. Certainly, there is NO evidence that a Hebrew version of Matthew's Gospel predates or...

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Clearly you do not understand how translation works. There is no one-to-one method of translation by which every Koine Greek word has an exact English counterpart. You are just making stuff up. They are different languages. Some Greek words take multiple English words to properly convey..and...

Thanks for responding Aaron. Well, I apologize if I am misinterpreting your writing. It just came across as though you were saying that these teachers you follow were the only ones being honest in their approach to the Greek language and that others were deceived by a theological agenda...

Thanks for responding Aaron. The implication from your message was that theological institutions had intentionally changed the meaning of Koine Greek words in order to advance an agenda on human sexuality. You said these other scholars sought to "honestly" and "accurately" translate the Koine...

Aaron, I appreciate your stance on the Bible as being the Word of God and inerrant. However, to suggest that every Koine Greek scholar is not "honest" or has some kind of evil agenda against homosexuals in their teaching and rendering of Greek words is beyond troubling. Again, it seems you...

FlamingZ, In absence of a meaningful response, I am left with no option but to assume as to why you are providing no information. I would be happy to be corrected if you would be so inclined as to provide some information about your sources and evidence for an early Hebrew Gospel that had a...

Yes, and if you study rhetoric, one can see how Paul uses his education to formulate arguments and respond to critics. Paul certainly was not afraid to use his education or intellect to "persuade" men. However, he would not dive into the rhetorical tactics that were full of flowery speech but...

FlamingZ, You still have provided nothing regarding the questions I asked you. I assume that is because you have no evidence for your position. Ruth, I agree that the story of the woman caught in adultery is likely not original to John. However, it is found much earlier than the 16th...

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” -C.S. Lewis Is Faith Blind? It is common in our culture to see faith and reason as antithetical. Many think of faith, particularly the Christian faith, as that...

Weber, I agree that God will not back out on his promises. His promise is to save all the faithful (those who are believing in Christ). If we trust in Christ, we will never be put to shame. This is NOT to say that we cannot reject Him! That is a completely different discussion, and one that...

Aaron, with all due respect, I believe that most church leaders genuinely want to do what they believe is taught by the Scriptures. Just because people are convinced that homosexuality is wrong based on what appears to be very clearly language in both the Greek and Hebrew, as has been taught...

This has nothing to do with God's "integrity." It has everything to do with God's self-disclosure as seen in the pages of the NT. I think you are taking metaphors beyond their contextual meaning in order to satisfy a systematic theology. If you would like to discuss the topic, fine...

Aaron, If you would like to dialogue with me, I would be happy to engage in such a discussion on whatever text or word you would like. I will not, however, spend all day responding to 20 pages of copied and pasted material on dozens of different texts and topics. Lets take one text or concept...

Clark, The "seal" was a mark to indicate possession. It is not something that is used to contain or lock something in place as we think of a seal.

Aaron, I must say that I disagree with your translation of the above Greek words. However, before I address that, let me mention the following: It is a simple fact that all Jewish people throughout history understood homosexuality to be sinful behavior. There is NO instance of a Jewish rabbi...

Weber, I think you are reading too much into these concepts. You are correct about the nature of the seal. It was a means of putting one's stamp of ownership or identification on an object. Paul is teaching here that we have been marked by God and claimed by him as his property. Therefore...