Tag: #christianity
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Translations part II
Now let us look at the Amplified Bible Same Corinithians 15 quote from the ESV I quoted 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], 4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on…
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How important is your Bible translation?
How important is it assuming you are an English speaker for this article does not delve into Bibles that are not in English or go past the original Hebrew and Greek and for those who know me you know I use a lot of Hebrew.We are dealing with English translations from Hebrew and Greek but…
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What is race and ethnicity?
This post is not political or about race in the modern United States or about oppression or social justice but on the Biblical view of race and ethnicity. Mainly a response to this video First of all is does race really exist? And again we are not saying here that persecution based on skin color…
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A look at Genesis 4.26 and it’s meaning ?
Genesis 4:26 New International Version 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord. So what is the big deal or controversy seems pretty simply right? Some feel this should truly read that “in that time they profaned the name of the Lord”…
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Talmud II
So continued from the first article ,yes a tough subject but worth addressing. Does the Talmud say that the Mother of Jesus ,Mary is a whore? Quick answer ,impossible to say being that Mary as a name was so common ,it may have been refering to any Mary . Does the Talmud say Jesus is…
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Random thoughts
This will be a fun article because I could not find a subject so here are some random facts Hebrew calendar which is a lunar calendar with occasional leap months The first number is the Religious order and the second number is the civil number 7-1 Tishrei תשרי 8-2 Marcheshvan מרחשון 9-3 Kisleiv כסלו 10-4…
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Mystical meditations on Jeremiah 23
Jeremiah 23.3-6 NIV 3 “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will…
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What is Witchcraft and other modern occult practices?
So first off ,what is witchcraft in general would be the first question.I think that Derek Prince said it best as that witchcraft is the use of a spirit to gain power that is not the Holy Spirit.This can run a spectrum of clever incantations or spells used to control or manipulate to complex religions…
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Was 666 of Revelation about Nero ?
In short no and to the preterist is is not a popular viewpoint.You may ask what is a preterist,a preterist is a person who believes all Biblical prophecy has already occured.it is common in Catholicism and some liberal protestants groups.So the notion that 666, the number of the beast of the book of Revelations was…
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What was the original name for Jesus?
So what did people mainly his disciple’s call him? And we know Jesus is a Greek or Latin derivative and I do not know anything about Greek or Latin so we will focus on the Hebrew and Aramaic but think the Greek Iēsous and the Latin is Iesus. I will not call the Greek or…
Truth in Mikra 