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I’ve observed most people who lie are not primarily lying to you. They are primarily lying to themselves.

Faith isn’t about knowledge. To claim knowledge on this is a lack of humility, it seems. My pastor said what separates belief from faith is action. I’m not saying we are saved by our own action. Rather, action is the manifestation of true faith. Hope this helps.

Oops! I was going back and forth between threads. Thanks for that. There is no ‘Godhead’ in Scripture. A bad trinitarian translation imposed its doctrine unto unitarian text. The Gospel of John is the most anti-trinitarian book of the Bible. 17:3 Jesus explicitly says the Father is the one...

Do you grasp the difference between being shown in a thing from being that thing? If I say they are showing President Biden on or in the TV, it is not taken to mean the TV is the President of the United States. The Scriptural support for the man-is-god thesis, such desperate reaches as this to...

LOL. Government plays a huge role in divorce. It’s easy to get married but harder to get divorced. Government is a corrupting, coercive agent. A legal marriage has been corrupted, tempting all with mammon.

Jews are beginning to embrace the Messiah. Just because they fulfilled prophecy by rejecting the Suffering Servant does not mean they got Is 9:6 wrong. There is a disturbing passage where Jesus said to a Samaritan that he only came for the Israel nation. Their rejection boomeranged to our...

Really. A or B. Simple. It has nothing to do with me or my reading preferences.

Don’t you realize your error? The narrowest interpretation of a prohibition = wide and broad gate leading to destruction.

Simple: A. My faith is based on the Bible. B. My faith is based on God. Friend, you are the one complicating it.

Not that nonsense again! We are communicating on a public forum. There’s nothing private about it. Idolatry is put 2nd of the 10 Commandments. It is a very common sin, today and in ancient times - as Scripture details. Clearly, you prefer the narrowest possible interpretation of what this...

The NRSV Study note in The Gospel of John in ch 14 or 15 compared similar but NOT IDENTICAL wording of a story. The note explained how ancient hearers expected and appreciated paraphrase. Today, many overly emphasize the importance of a literal translation. It is excessive precisely because...

You have a falsely limited concept of what idolatry means. Numerous examples have already been provided.

Not all translations do. My point is that it is a story of wrath even if Scripture does not use that word. Same with idolatry of Scripture by the Pharisees.

You truly have no concept what an idol is. In American pop culture, sex, drugs, media, money are all examples of idols.

It has already been shown to you multiple times - by me and @APAK. To your way of thinking, Cain and Able is not a story of jealousy, wrath, ego and rage because Scripture does not use these words to describe the story. To your way of thinking, the daughters who got their father drunk with...

Never heard of “replacement day."

Wow! The Jews believe in God and have been trusted to keep his word for Millenia. There is no such thing as a Christian Sabbath Day. True, the new Creation, like the old, began on the first day. However, that comforting symmetry changes nothing about resting on the 7th day, to keep it holy...

It does address it. I’m sorry you are so contentious. I have several Bible translations. CEV, NLT, I have read cover to cover. NRSV and CJB, I’m 80% done in devotional reading. The VOICE and ESV, I read as the Spirit leads me. Naturally, the translations take on various verses are subtly...

Would you change your opinion if I did quote Scriptures you know so well but do not have ears to hear?

So, in your estimation, it is impossible to turn the Bible into an idol? I’m highly suspicious of that claim.