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  1. Grailhunter

    Is water baptism necessary for salvation?

    When are you saved? The moment of belief...Is it here? Repentance.....Is it here? Baptism..........Is it here? Communion....Is it here? How much works do you have to do, to be saved? And what happens if you die in between?
  2. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    Yeap! You guessed it! Its time to play Passover Trivia! Yaaaa! The six foods on the Seder plate are arranged in ritual order, the Pesach-lamb bone (zeroa), egg (beitzah), bitter herbs (maror), vegetable (karpas) and a sweet paste called haroset. Many seder plates also have room for a sixth...
  3. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    The Day of Preparation: On the morning of the 14th of Nisan, any leavened products that remain in the householder's possession, along with the 10 morsels of bread from the previous night's search, (Kind of like an Easter egg hunt) would be burned. The head of the household repeats the...
  4. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    The Feast of the Unleavened Bread Exodus 12:15-20 “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses; for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. 'On the first day...
  5. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    It could very well be 3 1/2 months. For one the Bible does not get into the months. And there is a certain amount of ambiguity with Luke's reference to Christ's baptism and the reign of Tiberius Caesar.
  6. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    Now, if you got something that you want me to look at, let me know.... This was something I was debating years ago. Something to look at, something to discuss....a couple items at a time. All fun stuff....no offense taken...the important items are that Christ was on the cross for us and he rose...
  7. Grailhunter

    What Mormons Believe--according to a Former BYU Professor

    Got a question....all things in perspective and put in motion. Was the Ark a storage place for manna?...or... something about the golden pot and the manna that was symbolic of something?
  8. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    Why April 7th 30 AD? The death of Herod is well documented so is the date of his successors. So in order to include the story of the Herod, the Magi, the Star, and death of the innocences, Christ's birth has to happen before Herod's death. March 12th 4 BC We can consider April 3rd 33 AD but...
  9. Grailhunter

    What Mormons Believe--according to a Former BYU Professor

    I think you need to read that again. "I believe in the Lord Jesus" Really! I am shocked! Is that the point at all?
  10. Grailhunter

    What Mormons Believe--according to a Former BYU Professor

    Perfectly clear....with a little humor. That ok, you do not have to address it.
  11. Grailhunter

    What Mormons Believe--according to a Former BYU Professor

    Psalms I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? So what is Paul speaking about when he speaks about adoption….three legged step children?
  12. Grailhunter

    What Mormons Believe--according to a Former BYU Professor

    My faith is NOT in the Bible. It is in the Lord Jesus Christ, who created the universe. If He can do that, then He can write a Book and make sure that it's translated correctly. lol Which Bible? All of them correct at once? I do not have to tell you that the Jehovah Witnesses carry Bibles that...
  13. Grailhunter

    Mark 10:12 When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband?

    Big post...lots of points...the honesty is what grabs my attention. Begs to bigger topics.... The topic at hand is; When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband. The whole topic shocked the Apostles for several reasons. Literally part of their culture. Removing polygamy, slavery, and...
  14. Grailhunter

    Mark 10:12 When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband?

    lol got to love it! If you knew me I analyze everything...not that I am anal retentive....keep going...
  15. Grailhunter

    Mark 10:12 When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband?

    P.S. Gonzales for a large volume of history is easy to read. It may come as a two volume set.
  16. Grailhunter

    Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

    Significant dates of Christ A little background info…Mosaic Law….Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy. The Jewish Sabbath occurs weekly on Saturday, similar to the Christian Holy Day that occurs on Sunday. The Gregorian calendar missed the birth of Christ by 3 years. When calculating...
  17. Grailhunter

    Mark 10:12 When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband?

    Marriage, divorce, and remarriage in the Bible....by Jay E. Adams Marriage in the Christian Church (Medieval period) by Philip Lyndon Reynolds A History of the Jewish People....by H. H. Ben-Sasson Background of Early Christianity....by Everett Ferguson The Story of Christianity....by Justo L...
  18. Grailhunter

    Mark 10:12 When was it possible for a wife to divorce her husband?

    I understand what you are getting at. There are comprehensive books on early Christian history. Amazon...If you want me to recommend some, I can do that too.