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NEVVAHH!!! .

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I wonder if it was the will of God for Christ to be taken forcibly to the Sanhedrin. :) https://www.biblehub.com/matthew/26-53.htm .

This is one of my very favorite texts and I often use it in much the same way that I think you're using it here. People don't like that, as I'm sure you've noticed because, sadly, too many Christians today have a mindset equivalent to that of the disciples who thought Christ had come to...

I would say they were, to some degree, the Palestinians of their time. They were oppressed by the Jews but their sacred text was/is(?) their own Pentateuch—a very superficially and culturally modified version of the Torah. My memory isn't what it used to be so I'll have to reserve the right to...

I see it's germinating. Gotcha! :p .

Fair enough. The seed is sown. ;) .

Well, I'm sure you know the story so, can there really be any doubt that He was talking about the 7th commandment? (John 4) .

Uh, I think He got pretty personal with that woman at the well of Sychar. He even busted out a commandment on her. .

You know what they say about talking to oneself, right? :p .

I used to like that "stand for something" saying until some dude turned it into a very nasally country song that I heard a thousand times. I used to be a people pleaser until I realized it just wasn't going to work. I think it's just a lazy substitute for people serving. .

You're all right; I don't care what people say about you, my friend. .

"All ye who enter here abandon all hope." .

Who, me? Yikes!!! I love babies. Attacks on children are not being advocated. But God has ordered attacks on children. I can't just erase that stuff from the Bible. He ordered thousands killed so that millions could be spared later from the misery that idolatrous cultures imposed. When...

I would never perpetrate such a devastating ad hominem attack on you. It's like you don't even know me! :confused: .

I know I said I'd leave you alone but it's my job to advise you that there's a link at the bottom of each post that says "Report." Clicking that will take you to a post-reporting form. .

I really don't think so, do you? I guess I'll leave you alone for a while, anyway. :waves: .

I'll never bother you again. .

And you're shifting goalposts. Just say that's not what you intended if that's not what you intended. Seeking clarity as to another's intentions doesn't constitute an accusation. Why is everyone so adversarial? The discussion we've had so far is not that hard to follow. Essentially: I said...

I wonder why it wasn't originally in boldface. To be clear, you're urging that opinions and experiences should either be banned, disregarded, or backed up with scholarly references. Am I understanding the direction of your end of this conversation correctly? Because, If you think that...

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