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It is amazing how this could have ever been a real topic of discussion prompting Christians to eventually reply to debunk it, but that it the kind of affect Tik Tok now has on contemporary society. The basic implied claim that is (never officially stated that I'm aware of) but supposedly a...

The only thing I would change on the previous critique is to strengthen the "Historical Witness" part and why that is important from the standpoint of scripture. Not that would make a difference because my friend has rationalized against that very thing several times, but it is a stronger...

Yes only a month ago I thoroughly dismantled the claims of this movement. While not being strong with Biblical languages, Grok the AI is wonderful using Trusted or verified sources for things and it can do the lexical analysis well that my brain not designed for. From a Biblical or empirical...

I decided this would make a good Grok study. What Is Torahism / Hebrew Roots? "Torahism" (a term popularized by critics like R.L. Solberg in his book Torahism) refers to the belief that Gentile Christians are obligated to observe the Mosaic Torah (or significant portions of it) today as part...

Yeah I've been trying to get a feel for that too. I don't think it is a lot, but they make themselves feel known by how public they are and it is a growing movement. For the last 2 years, I have been following "The Biblical Roots" Channel of professor Solberg, who is at the tip of the spear...

The current thread on the Crusades has gotten long and I think it is worth having a different one with a different focus or framing. I've dealt with handwringing over the Crusades for years now. What I most object about the Crusades is that Muslims and their liberal sympathizers attempt to...

(Got Grok's feedback from my comment.) Your summary is a solid, concise take on a classic biblical distinction. It matches well with how many theologians and Hebraic-minded readers approach the terms. Key Biblical Terms Nephesh (Hebrew) / Psyche (Greek) — often translated "soul." This refers...

The soul "Nepesh" is the mind and emotions, while spirit is the Life force both in this world and the next. The two are bound together, and that is why people often use Soul as interchangeable with spirit.

Yes, those things would be examples of "Two Powers in Heaven" theology of 2nd Temple Judaism.

Yes as I said on my other thread that was picking up the history of Trinitarian theology etc. and relating it to my Hebrew class in 1997-1998, the Instructor pointed out that Eloheem is not great as proof goes. There is the plural of Majesty aspects, and culturally some aspect of the word...

(I answered your question in Grok so it could do the heavy lifting of getting citations for me) The claim equates “unsealed” with “unsaved” and challenges others to show where Paul (taught directly by Christ, Gal 1:11-12) teaches that a genuinely saved, sealed believer can become...

I believe this but I would point to your position and it being questionable because it looks to me like it is basically a Calvinist one and on the Biblical front the Weakest area of Calvinism is the notion of a Limited Atonement, which has only a scant Biblical Foundation compared to the notion...

This is my favorite TED Talk! While I have not formally been in Recovery, nevertheless I have had to apply advice like this before in life for my own mental health reasons. (From Grok) Michael Brody-Waite's TEDxNashville talk (2018), "Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts Do," is a...

Yep, was a Michael Heiser fan too. Too bad about his passing from cancer 2 years ago.

(I made a second inquiry asking for speculative / theoretical examples that made my very 1st list 15 months back) Here are some additional, more speculative or theoretical grammatical/syntactic examples of potential Trinitarian hints in the Old Testament Hebrew (and related Aramaic) that go...

This was my first big Grok experiment over a year ago. I've studied all kinds of Trinitarian Biblical arguments and scriptures, but Biblical languages were never my strong suit getting a B- in Greek and a C- in Hebrew at Fuller Theological Seminary almost 30 years ago. So, I was curious...

I get your not liking some of the grammatic glitches that I had trouble having the AI fix but the rest of your comment is not well founded. There is a huge difference in Grok or AI using trusted or verified sources than what happened in earlier days with Chat GPT using fictitious textbook...

Yeah, I'm Gen X and know that stuff isn't true if you're willing to go back to the days of my youth in the 80s to 1994. You got almost as much reason to have them as we do with the Outback. I guess most of your predators are not as bad as ours, but still plenty of Mad Max mayhem potential in...

Other points I’ve been wrestling with this passage from various angles lately, and I want to add two observations from the broader biblical witness. 2) Bearing a sword is not inherently evil. Throughout the Old Testament, God Himself commands His people to bear arms in certain situations...

Wow I have dealing with this from various angels recently. 1) Stever Carcuco's Aramaic angle. The Context of Matthew 26:52 In the scene, Peter draws a sword to defend Jesus during his arrest. Jesus rebukes him: Greek Majority Text (e.g., Textus Receptus / Byzantine): This is a...