Yes, in reference to salvation, it isn’t the circumcision of the foreskin that avails but rather the circumcision of the heart as it said in Deut and Jeremiah.
However:
Acts 16:3
Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that...
Galatians5:2-6
2 Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have...
Paul never met Jesus and neither did Luke. Their target audience were gentiles who spoke greek.
The year is roughly 36 AD, the place Jerusalem, this is the holy city where the teachings of
Christ once rang out into the air but now just a few years after the crucifixion, the winds have
changed...
That sounds good to me too. But how to you deal with people that have religious beliefs that are way different than yours? Like even in the Bible, some of the neighboring people followed what the Bible calls false gods and had Elijah kill all their prophets.
I think it would be great if all...
Oh... dear... me. :openmouth:
You never did say how many times you have read the Bible. Did you actually complete reading it more than once?
Have you read through it, at least more than half a dozen times?
Based on your "knowledge" of the Bible, as demonstrated here, I am now wondering about...
Like I said.... you are GREAT at repeating (googling) - but are REAL shy on the knock, seek, find and ask. :D
Great sheeple.
Since you really don't care... I will just take the first one:
The first (which didn't exist before Moses), was for the Jews.
Jesus comes on the scene and says...
The Bible is full of contradictions. You seriously want to play games like it isn't??
You're a pastor? Holy Mother of God! You're a pastor that doesn't hardly know the Bible??? Really?
Contradictions
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
“One man esteemeth one day...
As the circumstances change from a new car's first oil change to its much older check ups, so Bible setting and time frame needs to be considered.
Sarah was Abraham half sister. They were married and it was Not incest that far back in history.
By the later time of Deuteronomy that was the time...
Seeing God
“… I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” — Genesis 32:30
“No man hath seen God at any time…”– John 1:18
The Power of God
“… with God all things are possible.” — Matthew 19:26
“…The LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could...
There are Christians who seek to find God’s approval and acceptance through the good things they do. When one is in such a position, there can be a lot of fear and insecurity involved in their faith. I don’t view this as a loss of salvation but rather a need in the individual to come to an...
Because the law is good, Jesus freed man from it, because man is not good.
They are welcome to do that, but I as a Christian recognize the spiritual behind it.
As I said, Paul's words are clear enough against the people who still live according to the Torah. Galatians5:2-4
Well, even Paul condemns the Messianic Jews.
Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. And I testify again to every man who has himself circumcised, that he is obligated to keep the whole Law. You have been severed from Christ, you who...
It was a sign of being in a covenant with God which started with Abraham. So why the penis? It was to show the covenant is not just for you but your seed. Your offspring were holy also and also partakers of the covenant. In my view all this was looking forwards to the coming of Christ who would...
The following are flat-out contradictions:
“… the earth abideth for ever.” — Ecclesiastes 1:4
“… the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” — 2Peter 3:10
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“… I...
Paul uses the word pistis and close variants throughout his epistles. It is usually rendered into English as “faith,” yet “faithfulness” is a more accurate translation, which in a manner akin to the Hebre ’emunah is suggestive of loyalty and trust, which include appropriate moral conduct. So...
Hello Indigo,
I hope you're keeping well friend! That was a most interesting OP to read and I appreciate the thought, evidently, put into it by you.
However, while I do respect your point-of-view (and the citations of evidence you have provided - by way of quotations from Paul's letters - to...
The idea that Christianity supersedes Judaism is found most clearly in Paul's letters and the gospel of John and Acts. It's not noticeable in the synoptics (Mark, Matthew, Luke) and indeed in Matthew 5 it's flatly contradicted:
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the...