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  1. Kolibri

    What or Who Restrains in 2 Thessalonians?

    Where is this assignation coming from? I will respond with Scripture as that is my only possible response. The God of the Bible says regarding discipline: 'So do not be afraid, my servant Jacob,' declares Jehovah. 'for I am with you. I will make an extermination among all the nations where I...
  2. Kolibri

    What or Who Restrains in 2 Thessalonians?

    Alternately these were the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the party followers of Herod. All three of these classes of men were reported on as being silenced at Matthew 22:15-46. Jesus replaced these 3 classes of men who thought they were rich as a fine shepherd. Those that did not later repent...
  3. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    Regulations and functions. The priests were required to maintain personal fleshly cleanliness and high moral standards. When entering the tent of meeting and before presenting an offering at the altar, they were to wash their hands and feet at the basin in the courtyard “that they [might] not...
  4. Kolibri

    The Ultimate Explanation

    I edited in the suffix "house-" because my expectation w/o checking, is that not all 'cats' are of the same 'kind'. When we consider that speciesization can occur after the many kinds were preserved on the ark, I am not sure that the listing of vultures in Leviticus implies that those mentioned...
  5. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    7 nations that were dispossessed from the Promised Land were not to be shown mercy. The rest were allowed mercy to be shown them under conditions. Why were these 7 not supposed to show mercy? Because they were hardened in practices that Jehovah hated such as burning children alive in a fire to...
  6. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    The priesthood duties were also quite labor intensive. What you seem to be focusing on is the teaching aspect only. IIrc, which I may not, all the Levital men were tasked with teaching, not just the priests. (Nehemiah 8:7-9) Actually all fathers regardless of tribe were tasked with training...
  7. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    Perhaps the added burning applied to the daughters of the priesthood was due to the priest's responsibility to teach the people God's law. With greater responsibility comes stiffer punishment. He, who was tasked to look after the spiritual needs of the entire nation, failed to provide to the...
  8. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    This makes perfect sense is in regard to what is in that specific post, regarding priests needing to be unblemished because they foreshadowed the arrangement under the new covenant. And all of them, both under the old and the new minister before a God w/o defect.
  9. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    Yes there were times when the parents were to be the first to cast the stone. It was very hard emotionally no doubt. The parent had to make the same choice Adam made regarding his wife Eve, to let sentiment rule or to obey the one that has the power to restore life. These ones that died were...
  10. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    to a Christian this makes perfect sense because the Law arrangement foreshadows better things. Our High Priest is Jesus, and his brothers after they have endured faithfully and received their reward (at which time they will serve as his underpriests) will also be without blemish. All of these...
  11. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    Leviticus does not stipulate that she die by the fire, only that she be burnt. We see an example of the command to burn being applied after death, not to death.
  12. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    A clarification is needed here. She was not burned to death. She died in another way, but the corpse would be burned as a warning to onlookers. An example of such a 2-step process involving the command to burn was seen in the book of Joshua. Death by means of the Law was never meant to be...
  13. Kolibri

    The Ultimate Explanation

    In some ways I am still very much not a scholar. What I recall is Darwins' book on evolution was called "The Origin of Species". That would be where the claim would, I think, had came from. From my reading besides, and discussions here on RF, the refinement is that micro-evolution does not go...
  14. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    The Hebrew word translated as "murder" in the English translation of the 10 commandments is the same word translated to kill in other areas. It is the context that determines if it is just or injust or baring justice...legal. It could be said as "You must not kill outside of the times and...
  15. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    An Israelite was not allowed to take another man's life illegally - what we would call murder. Each sovereign state has a legal definition for what is allowable killing and what is illegal. Our moral code may be offended or it may not. But murder is defined legally as death by illegal means. As...
  16. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    As someone that trusts in God's word when it says, if you do this you will receive these blessings, if you do this you will receive these curses. yes. the Israelites would have been spared much trouble if they had just did what they agreed to do, including blessed weather and crops.
  17. Kolibri

    How do Abrahamic religions interpret this?

    The nation of Israel had entered into a legally binding arrangement with the Most High whereby they knowingly dedicated themselves to serve one God exclusively. Swift action taken consistently would have prevented the nation from having the apostasy spread and having the nation suffer the curses...
  18. Kolibri

    What is Faith?

    Unlike the teaching of Calvinism, God does not have a final destination fixed for individuals till we reach a period of judgement, until then we are in 'the day of salvation' because we still have time to reconcile ourselves to him. (2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 6:2) "Brothers, I do not...
  19. Kolibri

    What is Faith?

    Besides being a requirement to please God well (Hebrews 11:6), faith leads to endurance. "Let us run with endurance teh race that is set before us, as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus. For the joy that was set before him he endured a torture stake, despising...
  20. Kolibri

    Leaving RF

    A bit of both actually. Regarding anger there are a number of Bible principles that come into play. He has told you, O man, what is good. And what is Jehovah requiring (or "asking back.") of you? Only to exercise justice, (or "to be just; to be fair.") to cherish loyalty. (or "to be kind and...
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