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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 16 - Samson goes to Gaza and goes with a prostitute! - Then the Gazites are told about Samson and surround him and lay an ambush to kill him! - But Samson gets up at midnight and grabs the doors of the city gate and the two side posts and puts everything on his shoulders! -...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 15 - As a consequence, Samson gets 300 foxes and takes torches and turns the foxes tail to tail and puts one torch between each pair of tails and he sets fire to the torches and sends the foxes out into the fields of the Philistines! - Then he sets on fire everything from sheaf...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 14 - Samson wants to marry a Philistine woman! - In fact, God is looking for an opportunity against the Philistines who are ruling over Israel! - On one occasion, Samson kills a lion with his bare hands thanks to God’s spirit! - Later on when he looks at the dead body of the...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 13 - Israel goes back to spiritual prostitution! - And God gives them into the hands of the Philistines for 40 years! - And God ‘s angel appeared to Manoah’s wife who was barren and childless! - And he told her she was going to have a child! - But she couldn’t drink alcohol...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 12 - The men of Ephraim are angry because Jephthah didn’t call them to fight against the Ammonites! - They want to burn Jephthah’s house with him in it! - But he says he called to them for help but they did not save him from their hands! - So he went against the Ammonites with...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 11 - And Jephthah was the son of a prostitute! - And he became a mighty warrior! - And the elders of Gilead asked Jephthah to become their commander! - Jephthah made a vow to God! - If God was to give the Ammonites in Jephthah’s hands, the one coming out of the door of his...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 10 - And Tola judged Israel for 23 years! - And Jair judged Israel for 22 years! - And again Israel committed spiritual prostitution! - And God gave them into the hands of the philistines and the Ammonites! - For 18 years! - And finally they called to God for help! - But...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Judges Chapter 9 - After the death of Gideon, one of his sons Abimelech proposes to his brotheres to rule over them! - So they give him 70 pieces of silver! - He uses the money to hire men and kills all his brothers with one stone except Jotham his youngest brother who hides! - Then Jotham...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    20) Jesus vs the religious leaders Mark 10: Some Pharisees asks Jesus whether it is lawful for a man to divorce a wife! - If The israelites were authorized to divorce their wives by writing a certificate of dismissal according to Moses and their hardheartedness, from the beginning of creation...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Matthew

    49) Looking for Jesus Matthew 5: Jesus tells not to pray like hypocrites who stand in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets to be seen by men and who have their reward in full but to pray into the private room in secret to be repaid by God! - When to pray we must not repeat...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    14) Jesus vs the religious leaders John 9: Some Pharisees say that Jesus is not a man from God because he does not observe the sabbath! - Others wonder how a man who is a sinner can perform such signs! - As a consequence there is a division among them! - It is always a dilemma: even if they...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Luke

    20) Jesus vs the religious leaders Luke 11: Jesus tells to keep asking to receive and to keep on seeking to find and to keep on knocking to be opened! - Keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking! - Jesus’ message is alive, it’s not a tomb! - And to keep it alive, we need to ask and...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    We are both reading the same Bible but only one of us is reading with understanding. God has not rejected His people. - My answer: - Maybe English is not clear enough! - Maybe you should check the original text to understand! - Maybe our discussion will help people to understand! - Maybe...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    - My answer: - First do you remember what happened with the golden calf (Exodus 32 specially verses 7 to 10! - God wants to eliminate Israel and they only escape destruction because of Moses who calms God but they will pay a high price! - You can have a second look at Deuteronomy 9! - Second...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    I have no idea what you're trying to say. The Jews, a.k.a., the Israelites are God's chosen people. Romans 11:1a, " I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means!" The book of Exodus alone proves the principle of God's people. Here are just a few references... Exodus 3:10, "Now go, I...
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    Looking for Daniel

    Amazing JLG. Great work. Daniel is such an amazing man having lived an amazing life. What a testimony. - My answer: - Yes and think about his prayer for the restoration of Jerusalem despite the mountain of sins committed by the Jews and Israel! - I can't take it away from my mind!
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    - My answer: - Thus this thread has the appropriate name! - Individuals vs the majority! - Individuals are different from the majority! - The majority is the same through man’s history! - If we read carefully the Bible, God has a special relationship with individuals not with the majority...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    Regarding the Hebrews being a special people, of course they are. The Bible is filled with that truth. You need to read Romans 11, or the whole Bible for that matter. Here are some facts for you to think about. 1) Jesus was a Jew. 2) The entire Bible, with the sole exception of Luke's gospel...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    a) Many millions of people read the Bible. b) I think that you are writing about "such a degree of shame", but your message is hidden. - My answer : - Good reading ! - When I read the Bible, I want to tell what I learn like a fire which never stops ! - I have heard so many times that the...
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    Looking for Daniel

    - Think about Jesus’ disciples before they become apostles ! - They used to live with him day and night and yet they didn’t understand him till his death ! - Think about Paul ! - He had a good knowledge of the Bible and he thought he was right will all his heart but he was wrong ! - But when...