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  1. atpollard

    John 20:19

    5:22 ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη χαρά εἰρήνη μακροθυμία χρηστότης ἀγαθωσύνη πίστις 5:23 πραΰτης ἐγκράτεια κατὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος the [G3588] ὁ but [G1161] δὲ fruit [G2590] καρπὸς of the [G3588] τοῦ Spirit [G4151] πνεύματός is [G1510] ἐστιν love [G26] ἀγάπη joy [G5479]...
  2. atpollard

    John 20:19

    I think he is advocating a MONDAY sabbath since Jesus appeared the night after Sunday (according to the GE translation). :D ;)
  3. atpollard

    Jacob and Esau

    Hebrew names have meanings. Those meanings are often important to the story. First, the story is what it is … [Gen 25:19-34 NKJV] 19 This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the...
  4. atpollard

    Jacob and Esau

    Doesn't 'Jacob' mean "Trickster" in Hebrew? In any event, the household of Jacob/Israel is a study in dysfunction. Wives and servants having children in an effort to win a contest to buy the love of a husband with children named as counting pieces in the contest. Small wonder the hatred ran...
  5. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    You have a LOT of people in that mystical union alongside Mary: [Gen 26:28 KJV] 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, [even] betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; [Gen 39:2-3, 21, 23 KJV] 2 And the...
  6. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And...
  7. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    No, Mary is not the source of salvation. No matter how many times you claim it to be true.
  8. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    Says you and not scripture. [John 10:7, 9 KJV] 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. ... 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. That doesn't mean that Jesus transmutated...
  9. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    Luke 1:45 says no such thing. [Luke 1:45 KJV] 45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
  10. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    [Isa 7:14 NKJV] 14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. The EVENT is the sign, not the person. [Rev 12:1 NKJV] 1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon...
  11. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    Non sequitur. Luke 2:30 is STILL about Jesus and not about Mary, in the middle of a whole section about Jesus and not about Mary (Luke 2:25-35) Yes. Yes. No. Mary did not give birth to our salvation, God the Son was already our salvation from the foundation of the earth. Mary gave birth to...
  12. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    Luke 2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation. Simeon, speaking of the baby Jesus and NOT about his mother Mary. Don't take my word for it, read the story for yourself: Luke 2:25-35
  13. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    From the pen of Paul himself and the lips of Jesus himself ... bread.
  14. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    [Act 15:23-29 NKJV] 23 They wrote this [letter] by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls...
  15. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    This is where Catholics tend to confuse non-Catholic Christians. I can't tell from this complex sentence structure whether Mary (an obedient Jewish girl blessed by God) "obtained peace for all men!" or if her son ... "our Salvation", God Incarnate, the Lord Jesus Christ ... "obtained peace for...
  16. atpollard

    Should Christians Always Be Healed?

    Paul’s wine had an alcohol content closer to modern beer. So more like a ‘wine cooler’.
  17. atpollard

    Should Christians Always Be Healed?

    Should Christians Always Be Healed? Yes. If you have to choose between “being healed” and “not being healed”, Christians should choose to be healed. For example, if you break your leg and an ambulance comes to take you to a hospital to set the broken bone, a Christian should choose to have...
  18. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    [Luke 2:25-35 CSB] 25 There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel's consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord's Messiah...
  19. atpollard

    Why do Catholics adore, worship and deify Mary so much?

    That is just silly and wrong. Which of the following is scripture [Romans 10:8-13 CSB]: On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim: If you confess with your mouth, "Mary is the mother of...