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brakelite, For the rich man and Lazarus in Lk 16, both were in Hades but separate compartments separated from each other. Lazarus was 'comforted here' in his section of Hades (v. 25). The rich man experienced 'great pain.... I am suffering in this fire' (v. 23, 24). They were in what is...

charity, That's not so according to what happened after death for the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16. It was most definitely consciousness for both after death in two compartments of Hades - one for the blessed and the other for the unbelievers in torment. Are you promoting soul sleep at...

SG, I'm left to conclude it's not the same spirit/Spirit living in all??? However, a better understanding for me is that I have the Holy Spirit in me to prompt and guide me but He doesn't do the exegesis for me. I have to do that, with my understanding of the original languages. My...

brakelite, I respect God's genuine gifts of the Holy Spirit too much to accept that kind of cynical or jocular verbal slap down of Pentecostal-charismatics. Even if it comes with a wink. ;) Oz

SG, That wasn't the case for the rich man in the event of the rich man and Lazarus. Luke 16:22-24 (ERV) describes the rich man's (unbeliever's) experience in the Intermediate State (the afterlife): The rich man also died and was buried. He was sent to the place of death [Hades] and was in...

Taken, Don't you understand that it takes etymology (origin and changed meanings) of a word in the original languages to know the meaning of a word in OT and NT? It has everything to do with understanding the meaning of God's Word. Without knowledgeable translators who know the grammar and...

Taken, You stated in #86: I agree you didn't mention 'translation' but the application of your statement, 'the understanding of Scripture according to God's understanding' is given to human beings by God Himself. That's what you state here. If you had to translate the Bible from the original...

Taken, Do you mean to exclude the many scholars of Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic over the years who understand etymology, grammar and syntax of these languages and they should be excluded from translation committees of Bibles? Do you want a Bible translated by a team that understands the original...

enoch, You listed some of the NT meanings of aletheia (truth) here. They include: Usage: truth (as opposed to falsehood), but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality (i.e. that which conforms with reality as opposed to appearance), sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth...

brakelite, I think you better examine the meaning of aletheia (NT Greek) and its various meanings in context to obtain the NT understanding of the word. "I think ... It is a misapprehension regarding the character of God" are not what I find in the epistemology and use of aletheia. Oz

I don't know how that answers the question I asked.

Enoch, Most of the examples of truth I gave in #31 were taken from my Bauer, Arndt & Gingrich Greek Lexicon of the NT and Early Christian Literature (1957:35-36). They are biblical explanations of truth. Thus, aletheia (truth), has many NT meanings. My post was to alert those who read this...

farouk, John 14:6 (NABRE) states, 'Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'. Is it a great definition or a statement from Jesus that needs further explanation? Oz

Brakelite, For this Aussie with a strange accent, would you mind defining what you mean by 'truth'? Is it truth as the opposite of lies? Or, It is true that I have thick, dark hair; Truly, Jesus was the Son of God; The truth is that the Queensland and NSW outback are experiencing a severe...

Willie, I have visited nursing homes for years. I can understand your sentiment but don't support your biblical theology. Experience of what we see in nursing homes is not the determinant of whether a person is allowed to live or be killed. 'When I was born into this world, I was naked and...

He needed eyewitnesses for Luke (or whoever wrote the Gospel). See Luke 1:1-3.

To whom are you responding with this post?

That's not what I wrote. Please don't put words in my mouth!

Danube, Are you referring to one of my posts with this response? If so, then please do a back quote so I know to whom you respond. Or, do you have me on Ignore? Oz

What do you mean by 'equal'? Why wouldn't a child with white and black parents be equal to one with 2 black parents or 2 white parents? The Collins Dictionary (2019. s.v. equality) provides this definition: 'Equality is the same status, rights, and responsibilities for all the members of a...