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#443784 "That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying..."

Posted by Richard on 09 November 2012 - 11:16 AM in Theology

Actually there's Moses too in Hebrews 9:19-20. The writer might be making a subtle point about the blood of the old covenant in saying "Moses had spoken... saying..."

#443742 "That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying..."

Posted by Richard on 07 November 2012 - 07:06 PM in Theology

Not sure that's the point of what the writer of the Hebrews is saying. He's not concerned with that level of detail from the context. What would be the point if it was present tense? In a practical way?

#443775 "That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying..."

Posted by Richard on 09 November 2012 - 07:01 AM in Theology

The use of quotations in Hebrews is pretty unique and it links in with the opening of the epistle which simply says "God... spoke..." There is nothing like "the apostle Paul to the ecclesia in Jerusalem" and we don't even know who wrote it. That's because Hebrews is basically saying "forget any human ideas here: God already said this in the Old Testament." I.e. this is nothing new - God already spoke about the superiority of the things to do with Christ over the elements of the old covenant. And so the epistle is a series of Old Testament quotations proving this point. In chapter 1, for instance, instead of saying "as the prophet Isaiah says" it says "he said", i.e. God said it (Hebrews 1:1).

#441016 'Spirit' in Galatians

Posted by Richard on 04 July 2012 - 12:17 PM in Theology

Hyperion has done a study on Galatians.

#443592 2 Tim 3:16

Posted by Richard on 23 October 2012 - 06:55 AM in Theology

I very much doubt he had the Septuagint in mind.

#441549 Adam Weishaupt

Posted by Richard on 18 July 2012 - 07:45 AM in Apologetics

Yes I lived through the David Icke era, right from when he was presenting sports shows on TV through to his fall into complete nonsense. It was all extremely bizarre.

#441525 Adam Weishaupt

Posted by Richard on 17 July 2012 - 12:58 PM in Apologetics

It has been suggested to me that the return of the Jews and the establishment of Israel was a Christian plot in order to fulfill Bible prophecy. One name that came up is Adam Weishaupt, who as far as I can tell was a founder of the Illuminati. It all sounds very fishy to me but how would you respond?

#438848 Adam. Firstborn of all creation?

Posted by Richard on 03 April 2012 - 02:03 PM in Theology

I am a little befuddled here, are you claiming that you agree that there was a civilization already in development prior to the Creation of Adam on the Sixth day?.....

No. I'm saying that I believe the story of Adam is one which defines the people of Israel

How could that be when Israel didn't come along until a long time after and from Adam came all sorts of other nations?

#438860 Adam. Firstborn of all creation?

Posted by Richard on 04 April 2012 - 07:17 AM in Theology

No. I'm saying that I believe the story of Adam is one which defines the people of Israel
How could that be when Israel didn't come along until a long time after and from Adam came all sorts of other nations?

'Defines', not 'describes.' The story of Adam is one that the Israelites would look to as the story of their origins.

OK.

#441296 Armageddon

Posted by Richard on 11 July 2012 - 07:55 AM in Theology

Revelation 14 too! And Exodus 32.

What's wrong with heaps of sheaves?

Because it has nothing to do with what the word 'Armageddon' means.

But the idea is there in places like Revelation 14.

#441304 Armageddon

Posted by Richard on 11 July 2012 - 08:59 AM in Theology

Matthew 25, Revelation 3.

#441293 Armageddon

Posted by Richard on 11 July 2012 - 07:49 AM in Theology

What's wrong with heaps of sheaves?

Anyway, the best resources are the story of Gideon, Revelation 16, Ezekiel 38, Zechariah 14 etc.

#441317 Armageddon

Posted by Richard on 11 July 2012 - 07:25 PM in Theology

Thinking of the verse of exhortation in the context of Armageddon - the language there - "he who watches and keeps his garments..." is language used in the letters to Sardis and Laodicea in Revelation 3, and takes us back to the golden calf incident in Exodus 32. The end of Matthew 24 is what I meant, not Matthew 25 - the language there too of Jesus returning as a thief. I am far more interested in what we need to do as Armageddon approaches than Armageddon itself.

Zephaniah 3 links in there too.

There are a number of Bible echoes from that verse and it's worth the effort to look them up.

#441300 Armageddon

Posted by Richard on 11 July 2012 - 08:36 AM in Theology

Yes. Which is why I didn't defend the idea that Armageddon means "a heap of sheaves in a valley of judgment."

#438167 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 12 March 2012 - 08:22 PM in Theology

Even if it was, what would that prove?
That God quite sensibly took a variation of an already understood pagan concept in order to speak to pagans? i.e like your accomadation theory concept?

The concept of family is not a pagan one. It arose organically from observations of nature. God didn't say 'I'm going to call myself a Father and Jesus my Son because pagans have this concept called "families" and that will make sense to them.'

Um... you mean Genesis 1:26-28, surely? God invented the family.

#438179 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 09:51 AM in Theology

Um... you mean Genesis 1:26-28, surely? God invented the family.

Man + woman does not = family. There's no family until Can & Abel are born. And I was speaking generally.

Verse 28 - "be fruitful and multiply" and then into Genesis 2 - marriage. The family principle is central to God's purpose.

#438201 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 04:17 PM in Theology

Verse 28 - "be fruitful and multiply" and then into Genesis 2 - marriage. The family principle is central to God's purpose.

<----- The point. ---------------------------------------------> Richard.

I am happy about that. Because I believe Ev's point to be wrong and that I have the Bible on my side!

#438212 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 07:06 PM in Theology

I am happy about that. Because I believe Ev's point to be wrong and that I have the Bible on my side!

He isn't, and you don't;

On the contrary; he is very wrong and I do have the Bible on my side. This is what Ev said:

//The concept of family is not a pagan one. It arose organically from observations of nature.//

Which is nonsense. I replied with Genesis 1:26-28 and I didn't say a man and a wife is a family. I even clarified with quoting from verse 28 - "be fruitful and multiply" i.e. have children - form a family.

God invented the family. It says the same thing in Isaiah 45. The family principle is central to God's purpose and has nothing to do with arising "organically from observations of nature."

a man and a wife isn't a family. That's the point he made, and it's right.

And if I had said "a man and a wife is a family" he would almost have had a point.

Saying there was going to be a family in the future doesn't change this. Saying Adam and Eve were told to be fruitful and multiply doesn't change this. Saying the family principle is central to God's purpose doesn't change this. You're trying to redefine the English word 'family'.

I never even tried to define the word 'family' using the phrase "a man and his wife".

#437600 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 20 February 2012 - 08:39 PM in Theology

Woodrow? No way! Evangelical to the core.

OK it must have been folklore - you're right.

#438222 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 08:29 PM in Theology

No, Malachi 2 says that God instituted marriage to produce a godly seed which is what family is all about. You cannot have a family without a marriage (well you can try but it's going to be dysfunctional and not the ideal God instituted) and you can have marriage without a family but Genesis 1:26-28 is very straightforward and I will go with the Bible. Let God be true and every man a liar.

#438220 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 08:15 PM in Theology

You might also like to look at Malachi 2 which explains why God instituted one man-one wife - to produce a godly seed. That was what God decided, not organics.

#438219 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 13 March 2012 - 07:44 PM in Theology

A simple "oops I was wrong, sorry" would have sufficed Ev. :bubble:

#437591 Babylon, Mystery Religion

Posted by Richard on 20 February 2012 - 08:50 AM in Theology

Didn't he become a Catholic?

#439278 Christian Fellowship

Posted by Richard on 24 April 2012 - 08:34 AM in Theology

It occurs to me that the term fellowship is short-hand for the practical aspects of discipleship in Christ. When we reduce it to "who we break bread with" then we miss the point entirely (despite the fact that in the tabernacle this aspect of life in the holy place was represented by the table). Lots of food for thought in the article, thanks Ev.

#443263 Christianity disproved?

Posted by Richard on 19 September 2012 - 07:55 PM in Theology

Notice it says Christianity disproved.