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To the best of my knowledge, taking an overview of this topic, we first have to ask when was the law (including the Sabbath) given…..and to whom? Did the faithful ancient servants of the one true God observe a Sabbath before the law was given? Think of Noah and Job and Abraham, who are featured...

At that point, did the disciples know about the heavenly nature of the Kingdom? Their question betrays the old Jewish understanding of what the Kingdom was, and where it would be set up…. Isn't this why Jesus told them to wait in Jerusalem for the promised holy spirit, which would grant them...

You know…it always comes to this…..as soon as mention is made of a brotherhood who must all believe one truth (1 Cor 1:10) and who meet together regularly to “incite to love and fine works” (Hebrews 10:24-25)….and who are out there preaching in unity about God’s Kingdom, (Matt 28:19-20) the...

Bingo! And we cannot assume about things that the Bible doesn’t tell us. Nazareth might have been Jesus’ hometown, but Bethlehem was Joseph’s. And the offering at the Temple of two turtle doves or pigeons, would have broken God’s law. If they were in possession of such expensive items they...

This was no ordinary star…..the magi called it “his star” that they saw in the East….so if this was in accord with Babylonian astrology, it certainly had nothing to do with God, who forbade his people anything to do with spiritism and predictions of the future. (Deut 18:9-12) If it had been...

Sorry, you are correct….the male child is to be circumcised on the eighth day and the mother is to remain “unclean” for 33 days….as per Lev 12:2-4…ESV… ”Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of...

If that was true, then Joseph and Mary played false to the Holy Spirit by withholding what rightfully belonged to God as an offering. The magi brought “gold, frankincense and myrrh”…..so if they presented Jesus with these gifts before they took him to the Temple for circumcision, then their...

You keep missing that all important point…..that all the prophesies fulfilled on “Israel” pertain to the true “Israel of God”….who are NOT just Jews in the Middle East. Spiritual Israel is the only Israel that God accepts…..are you blind yourself? And Jesus told us that literal Jerusalem would...

What does God’s word say? Hebrews 11 is a testimony to men and women of faith in pre-Christian times……what made these ones outstanding, and by contrast made the nation of Israel look like spoiled brats? Disobedient, complaining, tantrum throwing spiritual babies…..whom it seems we’re not...

A lot of us know that…..but the examples you gave predate Jesus. Does it speak of a more obedient nation? NT Scripture concentrates on spiritual Israel, (Gal 6:16) ”the Israel of God” were not just natural Jews but included gentiles in their number…..these came into existence when natural...

Yes, that is what the Bible says….Eve was deceived…but Adam was not…but neither of them as perfect beings, free from defects, had an excuse to sin….and there was no basis upon which to forgive them. Yes I am….and proudly so. But God’s foreknowledge is not predestination. God can choose to know...

Matthew’s account is the only one that mentions the magi…..and they were not at the stable, nor does it say there were three of them. The star that led these pagan astrologers to Jerusalem, was not from God because it led the magi to Herod, not to Jesus. If it was God who led them there, then...

Yes…I have studied them for years… Those books do not replace the Bible……who are you? Or should I say…”who do YOU think you are? Apparently you too have “your own ideas” and an exaggerated view of their importance. I have no answer for that. No…..but I’m beginning to think you have….? Where...

Agree Agree again…these are hand picked for a specific role in the Kingdom.…called in the Scriptures “saints” or “holy ones”. It’s funny, but when we think of saints, we often think of the Catholic church and what it deems to be “sainthood”…..it’s actually nothing like that. I’m not sure that...

Sorry @ScottA ……but that is all a bit far fetched for me…..so much of that is assumption, but I have no idea what you base it on….certainly nothing that I’ve read in Scripture…. Do you have a brotherhood who believe as you do?…...or is this your own personal take on things?

Guess they were glad to get their bread back….hope it was all packaged….Chkl:

You’re funny….you have not proven a thing to me by Scripture, and your own theology to me has many dead ends as well….suggestions are not facts and this is all you offer. It’s true because you say so….sorry, that doesn't wash with me…..I believe that you are dead wrong. If I said to someone...

But we have many examples in the Bible of those of God’s people who did obey their God and even under extreme circumstances….what was the point of giving Israel a law that no one could keep? It was a constant reminder of their need for a savior. Their animal sacrifices were not really anything...

Do you live close to the supermarket? What a weird thing to happen…..:IDK::nnna

Nope….God blesses those whose hands are not dripping in innocent blood….(Isa 1:15)