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Ummm Just to clarify something. Paul was formally educated. He was a "Pharisee of Pharisees" with full authority of the Elders to seek and destroy the Christians. He could supervise a stoning (Stephen) but couldn't take part because of legal restrictions of purity. But as soon as Jesus...

Well yes... But God created teachers...that's biblical. Just like I and others have a deep love of scriptures that make us go beyond the text to find out why what was written was written in the way it was written in. Others have a deep love of their specialties in scholastic knowledge. The...

More emanations from the penumbra? OR You can just ask one of the teachers God has created who know the answers.

Is it a contradiction? It's obviously not true today. Why did John say that? I believe in Jesus...I am a child of God. And that goes directly against John 1:12

They aren't going to be in a lot of cases. Too many instances of there not being an explanation. That's why commentaries exist...but so do a lot of other rescources. And I tend to shy away from commentaries. I have always wanted to know why what was written and was written in the manner it...

Oh I know exactly why... And I also know that the standard Sunday School answer of why he sank is also untrue. Peter's faith wasn't so much the issue as his understanding was. And Jesus was showing him that very thing. Once you understand the love of scriptures that God has granted...

Then why is John 1:12 written in all past tense? Is it over? That one verse says it is if the past tense is to be believed. Was John saying "Rocks to be me but sucks to be you" ? There are glaring contradictions that when studied and understood in proper context are wonderful lessons that we...

In times past... Printed materials didn't exist...paper and ink were exorbitantly expensive. Books and writing were luxury items. And no one who was wealthy enough to purchase such things ever became that way by wasting money. People expected value for their money. So, when books were...

Then there's the whole reason why Peter climbed out of the boat to walk on water...why would such a notion even occur to him to try that? Peter knew that he wasn't God like Jesus was. Why would Peter even think to do such a thing?

Also... Romans and Greeks hated the Jews. The two sides considered the other disgusting on a normal basis. A centurion believing in Judaism is way outside the norm. The existence of two centurion believers in Judaism is way beyond the scope of reason. Especially a centurion. You didn't rise up...

Because one of the curses upon the Israelites concerned their unborn babies. Context is King...and if you don't have context then there's nothing to base a faith upon other than emotions and public sentiment.

And all of your assertions would be wrong... There was only one centurion. The records of Judas' death vary too widely to be coinciding truth. And Proverbs is not Law (Torah) it is wisdom. Huge difference between the two.

Now along with the OP's notion of God's word... In Hebrew God's word is "Torah". The Hebrew word for spiritually clean is Tohorah. Torah Tohorah....the Word of God cleans you. :cool:

Eventually... Your identity in your mind changes... For example. When you take a new job and salary you automatically configure your true income based upon the remaining money after your giving is removed. You don't bother with the gross income...or even the net past taxes... you configure your...

Scriptures don't say much except that we will know them by their fruits. What do people focus on? What are they always talking about? What gets a person the most animated?

Just got word this morning that Vanderbilt University hospital only has three beds left. It's getting bad around here.

I'm not sure. Probably yes and no to hazard a guess. I'm thinking about Peter's sin that Paul opposed him on.

If what you are saying is true... Then why the different accounts of Judas' death? Why the variation of the stories about the "faith of the centurion" ? Why did Jesus walk on water? And why is it then that almost no one knows the exact location in scriptures that Jesus spoke directly against...

No...it's not that funny. You use extra biblical knowledge to interpret scriptures. Whether you admit it or not. Let me explain. If you were a person who had no clue as to what a car was for. And happening upon one one day, you had figured out how to turn on the radio and concluded that the...