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. I seriously doubt you are qualified to make that determination seeing as how the blunder you made in post No.835 questions the reliability of the remainder of your thoughts about crucifixion week-end. I suggest cutting your losses. _

. 38» What Is Justification? • Rom 4:25 . . He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The Greek word translated "justification" in that passage means acquittal; which Webster's defines as a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with...

. That issue was addressed back in post No.823 _

. • Job 16:9 . . He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. That verse reveals that sharpening is not always a good thing. In point of fact some of Webster's definitions related to "sharp" in include: : severe and/or...

. We can't count the period of darkness that Jesus experienced on the cross for two very good reasons: 1» He lived thru it 2» His location The prediction in Matt 12:40 requires that Jesus be dead and buried during the three days and nights. _

. The hours of a creation day are different than the hours of holy days and normal days. Evening in the Bible is typically the hours from high noon to sunset; whereas morning is typically the hours from sunrise to high noon. Both of those conditions speak of light. In other words there is no...

. No sharpening of two metals rubbing together can take place without them causing wear to each other. However, in Prov 27:17 only one of the metals experiences wear while the other is the cause of it. In my judicious opinion, that proverb is not speaking of building your friend up but instead...

. 37» What Is Redemption? A couple of Greek words are translated redemption. One is lutrosis (loo'-tro-sis) which means a ransoming. The other is apolutrosis (ap-ol-oo'-tro-sis) which means to ransom in full. Webster's defines "ransom" as: 1) A consideration paid or demanded for the release...

. In order for two metals of the same hardness to sharpen one another, some abrasive has to be introduced between their rubbing surfaces. Ideally one of the metals should be harder, eg. a file. In that case only one of the metals will be sharpened while the other works as a tool. In the sphere...

. The hours of a holy day are different than the hours of a normal day Sabbaths etc, begin at sundown whereas Gen 1:4-5, Gen 1:14, Gen 1:16-18, and John 11:9-10 all imply that normal days begin at sunrise. Now, Jesus was actually living in Israel during the gospel years so I think he would...

. Mr. rstrats; if you haven't found your requested documentation by now, after nine years and 800+ comments (on this forum, not to mention other forums across the web) I think you really should consider your search a lost cause and surrender this thread to better uses. _

. It might be useful to know that a preponderance of textual evidence attests that Jesus returned to life during the third day rather than after the third day was completely over and done with. And as John 11:9-10 and the first chapter of Genesis define Days on earth as when the sun is up, and...

. 36» What Is Grace? The common Greek word translated "grace" refers to graciousness; roughly defined as kind, courteous, sympathetic, inclined to good will, generous, charitable, merciful, altruistic, compassionate, thoughtful, cordial, affable, genial, sociable, cheerful, warm, sensitive...

. The first chapter of Genesis defines Days on earth as when the sun is up and Nights on earth are when the sun is down. And according to John 11:9-10, that's how people reckoned days and nights in the gospel years: at least Jesus thought so anyway. _

. 35» What Is Hope Per Christianity? • 1Pet 3:15 . . Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope. The Greek word translated "hope" in that verse is elpis (el pece') which means to anticipate (usually with pleasure) and to expect with confidence...

. • Eph 4:30 . . Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. The Greek word translated "grieve" is lupeo (loo-peh'-o) which means: to distress; to make sad; for example: "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the Earth, and that...

. 34» Is Something Important Hinted By Gen 13:7? • Gen 13:7 . . And there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and those of Lot's cattle. The Canaanites and Perizzites were then dwelling in the land. How do you suppose that squabbling looked to the pagans? When God's people...

. 33» How Was It Okay For Abraham To Marry His Half Sister? I'm not sure we can say "okay" but a codified law prohibiting marriage to a half sister wasn't instituted till Lev 18:9, which was many years later in Moses' day. According to Deut 5:2-4, Rom 4:15, Rom 5:13, and Gal 3:17 the codified...

. Immortality and Eternal Life are not the same. There's some information related to their differences back in post No.15 _

. 32» What Is The "My Church" Spoken Of At Matt 16:18? Within the global sphere of Christianity is a non-denominational fraternity of individuals joined to Christ in such a manner as to be corporately identified as his body, i.e. his actual body. (Eph 1:22-23 and Eph 5:30) This concept isn't...