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The unconscious attainment of purity of thought.
It seems Zang has stopped to defend his position - for the second time. Since you sided with him, would you care to take over?
Using that method, I could prove that 'The Lord of the Rings' is the word of a hobbit.Furthermore, there is nothing to debate. I'm thoroughly convinced that the Bible is the Word of God.
The best argument I could make is to simply quote Scripture.
Using that method, I could prove that 'The Lord of the Rings' is the word of a hobbit.
But only to the Jews: "These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: 'Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.'" (Matthew 10:5-6).Well, thankfully, God does not require me to prove anything. He only requires me to proclaim his Word.
But only to the Jews: "These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: 'Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.'" (Matthew 10:5-6).
That you should not proclaim it here in the open.Yes, at that particular time, those were his instructions.
What is your point?
That you should not proclaim it here in the open.
Jesus wants his followers to go only to other Jews. You are one of his followers, but not all of us reading your posts are Jews.Are you basing that statement on the Scripture you quoted?
I don't see the connection.
Jesus wants his followers to go only to other Jews. You are one of his followers, but not all of us reading your posts are Jews.
Matthew 28
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."
The Report of the Guard
While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers and said, "Tell people, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
The Great Commission
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
I would not rely on that as Matthew 28:19 was famously interpolated by the catholic church. For example, early quotations do not contain 'the father' and 'the holy spirit'.But later, in Matthew 28, after Jesus has died and has been resurrected, he instructs the disciples to preach to all the world:
I would not rely on that as Matthew 28:19 was famously interpolated by the catholic church. For example, early quotations do not contain 'the father' and 'the holy spirit'.
It would also be very un-Jewish of Jesus to instruct his followers to proclaim his religious ideas to anyone but his fellow Jews.
I would not rely on that as Matthew 28:19 was famously interpolated by the catholic church. For example, early quotations do not contain 'the father' and 'the holy spirit'.
It would also be very un-Jewish of Jesus to instruct his followers to proclaim his religious ideas to anyone but his fellow Jews.
This must be a poor attempt at trolling. Or else, you really just don't know what you're talking about.
In either case, I don't see addressing it any further as a productive use of my time.
Yes, at that particular time, those were his instructions.
What is your point?
I think you do not know what you are dealing with: 'the bible' was not written in a day. Google it.
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
I don't see any bickering. It looks like a very civil and respectful discussion to me.And all this religious bickering has... what to do with wisdom, exactly?
Many of choose not to believe in God in the Christian sense of the word. I guess that means none of us are wise then.
Matthew 7:24-29
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.â€
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
I see, circular reasoning is not susceptible to things that happened in the real world.I don't see any reason to believe - just because some scholars say so [...]
F. C. Burkitt thinks that "most English readers of the New Testament have been too long content with the rough and ready Harmony of the Four Gospels that they unconsciously construct. This kind of 'Harmony' is not a very convincing picture when looked into, if only because it almost always conflicts with inconvenient statements of the Gospels themselves, statements that have been omitted from the 'Harmony,' not on any reasoned theory, but simply from inadvertence or the difficulty of fitting them in."But, clearly, the Gospel was intended to be preached to the entire world.