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I have absolutely no idea what that had to do with anything here. A complete non-sequitur to me.

Yeah, that guy is - what's the word the kids use now? He's SUS. You should see the genealogy he did.

There's a lot of them. Here's one: Matthew 2:15 And [Jesus] was there [in Egypt] until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Matthew is quoting Hosea: Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I...

I suppose it's just a matter of WHO you want to trust. You could trust your local pastor, a friend, your parents. You could believe archaeologists, historians, or anthropologists. Ultimately, Christ is the cornerstone, and the apostles are the foundation. But let's not pretend that there...

You need quite a bit of help to understand the Bible. You at the very least need a translator, unless you speak those languages. You probably need some help choosing a translation. And... you don't have some pastor or friend to help teach you what it's talking about? That doesn't seem like...

If your brain works like my brain works... then when you hear someone make a statement that is absolutely true, it kinda feels like being slapped in the face with a big wet fish. It's like... 'oh yes, we're quite awake now... was it really necessary to do that to me?'

Whatever the answer is... the apostles certainly found some value. The NT quotes prophets from the Old Testament 233 times. It quotes non-prophets just 15 times. (Sorry for the triple post... I find this interesting)

Let's say that prophecy is a pattern of things, and that it comes from God. Now, since I have a pattern to look at, I can compare things to it. Do my actions fit into God's pattern? If so, I may be on the right track! If not...

Is BOTH an option? In the other thread, I said that Jesus and His apostles seem to have viewed God's words as having creative force. So then when "God says," then those words were something that would come true again and again. It was for today as well as yesterday (and probably tomorrow as...

We don't become gods individually. But we can participate in being THE God. God is a Spirit; not a body. But a spirit needs a body in order to do stuff. We have the opportunity to function as His body. Or, at least as parts of it. (1Cor 12)

I think I'd just approach it head-on... let's see if I can do one of these: St.Steve: Hey Karen, have you got a minute? Karen: (huffs) What do you need, Steve? (eyerolls) St.Steve: I was thinking... Karen: (sarcastically) That a new experience for you? St.Steve: (stifles witty response) I...

I can't find a place. Neither Nazareth nor Nazarene are words used in the LXX at all. H5342 (נֵצֶר - Nazar) exists in Hebrew, is translated "branch" 4 times, and seems to apply to the Messiah rather than a literal branch. Something to do with that, I'd guess?

He couldn't very well use the Masoretic text... it didn't exist yet.

There's more than one reason for this. I will give you two. The first, most insidious reason, is that the Pharisees CHANGED Scriptures after-the-fact to exclude any hint at a Messiah. A little explanation... Biblical Hebrew is often ambiguous. When you write without vowels you must rely on...

It costs less to imprison someone for life than it does to navigate all the red tape required to execute someone. Prosecutors now avoid seeking the death penalty simply for efficiency's sake.

Enforcing our border is good and I support it. That happens AT THE BORDER. Going door-to-door (or parking-lot-to-parking-lot) looking to round people up and deport them is a different thing. I'm against it. There's no way to do that without profiling. Doing so will cause a lot of grief to...

British Israelism (also called Anglo-Israelism) is a pseudo-historical belief that the people of Great Britain are "genetically, racially, and linguistically the direct descendants" of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel. With roots in the 16th century, British Israelism was inspired by...

From The Devil's Dictionary?

The church basically split in two over the (late) addition of the bolded words. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filioque

Mostly true if you're talking about Revelation and/or Daniel. Nobody interprets EVERYTHING literally. There are some things that are clearly not literal. Some that are even marked as "hey look, you need to interpret."