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I'm basically following the same formula as the other thread, only pausing a bit to deal with a big extended family party that is causing me some mental illness over some relatives taking things way too seriously with perfectionism and other kinds of family drama, but probably, will post more...

Yes, Bowman is correct as far Theological Development and Progressive Revelation goes. I believe the notion comes from the Bible, but not from one proof text. It comes from the notion of "Build A Family of Texts" of the 7 rules of Hillel, and it explains the weird observations going on in...

lol well I could have told you it was not a formal tenet of Islam. Interesting things do happen with modern day Dawah, folks at Speakers Corner and of course people plugging Islam on Tik Tok sometimes with vary inane reasons. So far the much more serious and relevant "Islamic Dilemma"...

When it comes to this topic I there are some resources out there that are worth recommending. I won't give any direct links to books for sale per the anti-spam rules of the forum, but it's good to pass on some high value low hanging fruit resources on things like this. Putting Jesus in His...

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...