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    Something I found on the internet about luke 16:19-31

    I have enjoyed your back and forth very much here. This sentiment reminds me strongly of J.D.G. Dunn's comments on the Apostle Paul about if how we want to understand him, we have to see what he says, and let him speak, not tell him what we think he ought to have said. For that he has been...
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    The Greek Exegetical Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:6 on Atonement

    Yes, it is for me as well. There is a lot to this idea of atonement, and in fact at least 4 differing interpretations. I shall write more on it as I have time. I tried to post this entire 8 page paper but the boards will only let me post 12,000 character works, so I have to watch how much I type...
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    The Greek Exegetical Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:6 on Atonement

    The Greek Exegetical Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:6 on Atonement In just one place in the New Testament is the hapax legomenon singular accusative noun αντιλυτρον combined for an intriguing emphasis joined with the Greek preposition υπερ, at 1 Timothy 2:6 - “Who gave himself a [vicarious] ransom...
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    Gematria: A Unique, Creative Cohesion with Geometry Demonstrated (Part 1)

    The 13:26::26:52 is a geometric proportion. It actually is read like this: The number 13 is to 26 as 26 is to the number 52. Sorry, I should have been more clear on that.
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    Gematria: A Unique, Creative Cohesion with Geometry Demonstrated (Part 1)

    Oh... yes, that is interesting. Yeah English changes so much more than Hebrew, er.... I mean I think so, maybe I better be careful here eh? Lol... I have done some English Kabbalah gematria stuff, and it is fun to do. But... ya know... there is just nothing like doing it in the Holy language.
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    Gematria: A Unique, Creative Cohesion with Geometry Demonstrated (Part 1)

    Gematria: A Unique, Creative Cohesion With Geometry Demonstrated (Part 1) Leonora Leet in her magisterial analysis of Kabbalah has described what I believe is one of the singular most impressive gematric relationships ever discovered, Not by itself, but because of its association with a...
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    Genesis 1:1 Bere****h bara... "In the Beginning"

    Well thank you for letting me know. I appreciate it very much. It makes it worth sharing more as I find materials interesting to share.
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Wait. Les keep a calm here...... someone saying nonsense is giving a subjective view... it was nonsense to say we could speak across the world in a normal voice, yet when telephones were invented it became an everyday thing. Now we have worldwide instant communication, an astonishing situation...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    I am sincerely not trying to be skeptical here, I promise. If this was a reality, and was actually happening, wouldn't we begin seeing those who achieved this as living into their 200's? I mean, really, we do see some who do achieve the amazing age of over 100 years, but we don't see a lot...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Yeah, it really did get way off point. thomas t only showed up once and then never addressed the point, but hey, we had a good conversation here with some interesting ideas. Yes I am American, and I am aware of how everyone else shakes their heads at the stupidity of the government here, which I...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    So, since all die, none worship God. That's quite the set up God has made..... there has literally been no one since Jesus who has ever not sickened, aged, and died, so by your set up ain't none of us doing it right, even all those claiming they are doing it right. Looks like we're had.
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Not as interesting as your entire missing the entire point.
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Go ahead and take a few months off from eating and get back with me.......
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Agreed, and it is a good function when used responsibly. Much good can come from it, especially if food acquired can be used to help out the poor. We can't get away from the way nature is set up that life lives on life. We have to kill, and to eat other life in order to live. And Genesis 1 as my...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Agreed entirely. I don't hunt for sport at all, I love the wildlife. But I do hunt for food. Also I do not sport fish. When I fish, and catch a fish, I catch it to eat, not to release it. I hunt more than I fish, and I haven't hunted for a few years. And with a nit on your above use of the...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    With a rifle, say my 270, I can hunt an animal with much more assurance that I can get food for my family for several months as opposed to going out and sharpening a stick and using it as a spear to throw at an elk. The gun is a very useful, helpful weapon to use in order to acquire a much...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Guns can be used for help in hunting instead of killing other humans. Again, it is not the evil that is in guns, it is in their use. Just like slings can be used for killing, or hunting, but the sling is not in itself evil. And it is a fact that life lives on life, whether animals or plants. We...
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    A discussion of Psalm 22:16

    True enough, but don't throw out the entrails, they could give you an artist idea or two......
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    A discussion of Psalm 22:16

    I just finished the 2nd volume of Joseph Dan's magnificent 4 volume set "Jewish Mysticism." In it he mentions how the difficulties of translation keep us a step and sometimes two or even three steps away from the meaning of the scripture. It is best to read it in the Hebrew, and with the...
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    A Look at God Only From What the Bible Teaches

    Machines have no consciousness. It won't take anyone's place totally, but they can and do eliminate many very difficult tasks we humans have so we can do other more useful things with our time. Sure you can dig a well in the ground with your hands only to get to water, but using a shovel is...
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