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You would be wasting your time if you did. I’m currently reading a book about a group of Protestant theologians in the 1930’s and 1940’s who believed, as you do, that Jesus was not a Jew.

I wasn’t acting as the shaliach of Yahweh when I responded to your post. The words I wrote to you were mine, not his. He didn’t give me the words to speak to you. When you responded to me you responded to me alone, not to Yahweh.

You are. The point is that when you wrote your post you were not acting as the shaliach of Yahweh.

When we speak to someone who is acting as the agent / shaliach of Yahweh it is as if we are speaking to Yahweh himself. The shaliach doesn’t act on his own. The shaliach’s words are not his own. The shaliach’s will is not his own.

Yahweh isn’t the author of your post. You are; alone, by yourself. He didn’t use you to write your post. I’m responding to you alone, not to Yahweh. They command at the discretion of Yahweh. Yahweh and his agents are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth?

I’d like to quickly revisit this with you. My daily reading this morning includes Hezekiah’s prayer. An excerpt from his prayer: “O Yahweh, Almighty God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens...

Thanks for the conversation and for your contribution to the thread. You might ought to consider starting a thread on subjective vs. objective truth.

“Truth that may or may not be true” is a foreign concept to me. I’ve bet my life that it is true. See above. Yes. Whether one has that faith or not, it’s still true.

Then why do you bring that which you say may or may not be true to the table? That’s a generic question. I could give you a generic answer but instead I’ll give you this: I know that Yahweh’s word is truth.

That’s wise. Hmmm. Truth is always true. No?

Want to know a secret? Everyone who has ever joined a forum has had problems in them. Don’t let it get you down. The Board has designated prayer forums as “Christian Only”. I don’t have posting privileges in that forum. Want to know another secret? I’m able to read those forums and I’ve...

Rocks speak loudly, though they utter not a word. One of my favorite classes in the college of engineering was Geology, and I specialized in geotechnical engineering. Rocks, minerals and fossils inform us of a great many things, when we know what to look for. * Back to people. * Whether those...

People, in general, will grow more uncaring until we some day reach the end of the present age. There are still plenty of people who are caring though. Do you care about those who are uncaring?

I‘m open on the issue of young earth vs. old earth. My father was a professional geologist (oil exploration) and, though raised Christian, an agnostic. He influenced me in my youth in the direction of old earth. Paleontology is still one of my hobbies. His parents influenced me in the direction...

Right. As is well-known, Christianity began as a sect of, and within, Judaism. The founder of the sect is Jewish. The first Christians, his disciples, were Jews. Later gentiles came to be numbered among them. Theirs is what is called in academic circles “primitive Christianity.“ They are...

No.

That’s why I encourage discussion and stay far away from debate. Discussion allows us to learn and consider. Maybe we‘re persuaded and change our minds. Maybe we aren’t persuaded and don’t. That is a win-win proposition. Debate is verbal warfare. It closes minds and hardens hearts. When I was...

If we convert it’s because we choose to. I understand where you’re coming from. Showing that we genuinely care about others goes a long way. So does befriending. Cults know that too and use it to their advantage. Just a word of caution. On the other hand, I’ll listen to someone else’s point...

The moderators didn’t force me to change my registration. I volunteered to change it and they approved the change. The only thing they asked me not to do was to start threads in the non-Christian forums about the topics which must not be discussed. (At the time I made the proposal it was still...