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  1. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    A man sees a dollar on the ground...he picks it up and walks on. A man needs as ego boost and sees a spirit just lying there. :rolleyes:
  2. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    The spirit of Cain is evident here. Just because I can make coherent arguments doesn't mean I'm trying to outshine your vastly superior intellect. :rolleyes:
  3. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    ...but then the soul that sins...it must die. Why? It must die in order to fufill the purpose of our creation...which is fellowship with God. It's the same death as Adam experienced in the garden when he sinned against God. "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life...
  4. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You seem drunk on your own ego....but you are saying nothing but copy pasting a cover-up to your lack of understanding and/or honesty. You were asked...by more than one member ...to confirm that the MSS and the Septuagint were in agreement...but that the translators (they do this a lot) obscured...
  5. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    It's Greek...He became a curse for us. The curse of the law is to be told to uphold something that can't be done...in one's own strength. From the OT... Deut. 21:22,23 "If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole 23 you must not leave the body...
  6. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    That the early church was predominantly Jewish?
  7. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Religion has a huge hold on the uncrucified flesh...no matter what one believes to be true. But every religion has within it, a remnant that will believe if they see God in it. The truth sets us free.
  8. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    True...but there is a huge respect for the Torah. Had the Lord not hidden within the Torah the truth of the gospel...well, there would be no chance of winning them to Christ.
  9. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Seems to me you want to add your own ideas right in with those already here. Can you really stand apart and judge? Are you not doing a drive by post with a holier than thou attitude? So then you'll fit right in here...
  10. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Many Jews converted to Christ...the early church was Jewish at the outset. I have personally led a few Jews to the Lord. One was orthodox...and he opted to become Catholic. He liked the structure...since he was used to structure. What he didn't like was either a mixture of religion (7th day...
  11. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You have to leave open the possibility that a rabbi might be more open to what is plainly written in the Torah than a dogmatic indoctrinated Gentile who doesn't know how to reason from the scriptures...apart from a circular reasoning based on a misreading of the text. The modern fantasy gospel...
  12. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Only if one has known the power of God in Christ. otherwise...in human strength a rabbi would eat up a biased believer who has no understanding beyond a dogmatic acceptance of Jesus for personal gain. People Like the ones who negate the truth have no chance against even a person who understands...
  13. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Any unbiased appraisal will see that the unruliness is provided by the crows who circle over the threads in order to hurl abuse on the truth. You have the Father all wrong. He does not champion one person's flesh over the other. He is NOT a respecter of persons. Fear the Lord and learn some wisdom.
  14. Episkopos

    Jesus Revolution

    I guess they had to to get back to classes. Imagine the enrollment next year though!
  15. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You think God is not greater than a rabbi? You have fully underestimated God and His servants. So you actually understand a LOT less than you esteem yourself to have. I go with God's wisdom...not the wisdom of men. A Jewish rabbi (and most modern believers) are stuck in a one-dimensional...
  16. Episkopos

    Jesus Revolution

    What I see is that God loves us while we are yet sinners. He even anoints flawed people with His vision and purity...and gifting! The church is good at receiving new believers. It's what happens to them after that that smacks of religion and human interference. We tend to spoil what God has...
  17. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    I'm not interested in the state of your ego. But you don't seem to be registering an understanding of your own translating. Is Jesus justifying the righteous? or not? can you read it? A non-Hebrew reader can't see it...but can you? (here comes the honesty part) יַצְדִּיק צַדִּיק
  18. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Right, see you in a few years then! ;)
  19. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You begin with a statement and back it up with both scripture and logic. The other one does the same. Then comes the argument phase where each is given a time to rebut the other. And if there's time, the audience asks questions to one or the other. I believe with the help of God I would...
  20. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Testing your reading skills and your honesty. Why did the translators obscure so many references to the righteous? They were interested in building a religion that only had ONE dimension to righteousness...to keep it simple for the uneducated (unlearned) masses. Do you see that the Hebrew and...