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  1. Redemptionsong

    Elijah

    This raises some interesting issues regarding the nature of man, and God. A prophet is not speaking their own words by the power of their own soul, so they must be speaking by the power of the Spirit upon them. If this Spirit comes from God, then is it not a transferrable power? Can the same...
  2. Redemptionsong

    Elijah

    In connection with this, l have wondered who the two witnesses are, as spoken about in Revelation 11.
  3. Redemptionsong

    Elijah

    Whilst l agree with most of what you argue, l beg to differ on this issue of biological inheritance. If Mary's biology plays no part in the inheritance, then Jesus has no right to be called a son of David. But, Jesus was the son of David by natural descent, through Mary. He became a 'royal'...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    It's interesting to see how you interpret scripture! The problem with this approach is that it becomes totally a matter of personal preference, and nothing to do with the canon of scripture. You may think that men determined the canon of scripture, but this automatically demonstrates a lack of...
  5. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Denominations are really an irrelevance. What matters is an individual's relationship with Christ Jesus. Individuals will differ in their faithfulness to Jesus, even after initially agreeing to follow him. Some will give up when the heat gets too much, some will drift back into the world...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Paul only went to the Gentiles after first approaching the Jews, and being rejected. Yet, when speaking about the Church, he states that it is made up of both Jew and Gentile [Romans 2:9,10] Nor does this distinction continue to exist, for in Christ 'ye are all one' [Galatians 3:25-29]. It's...
  7. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The love of God is not an alien love, it simply has a greater capacity than man's love, which is restricted by our sinful nature. To my understanding, the law acts as a teacher, preparing the ground for the coming of Christ, the righteousness of God. If we do not live by faith in the love of...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    You've repeated this misconception many times. The Church is the 'body of Christ', made up of both Jew and Gentile, and is not to be confused with the Gentile nations. The Church is not a nation with a portion of land that they can call their own. The Church has made Christ its head, and...
  9. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Where the genealogy above is wrong is at the bottom, where it claims that Matthew provides Mary's lineage. He doesn't. Matthew provides Joseph's royal line, which is a paternal line. On the right, you have Mary's line, but it cannot include a female so it runs through her father, Heli. Heli is...
  10. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The ability to love with God's love is not about the effort we make but about the faith we have in Christ. Life lived under the law is a life based on man's own strength to live righteously. A life lived by faith in Jesus is a life surrendered to His strength and Spirit. This is what Paul says...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    You say that it is love that matters, and l agree. But are you aware that there is a difference between the love of God and the love of man? If the love of man is sufficient to save, then there would be no reason to have faith in Christ. Romans 10:20,21. 'But Esaias is very bold, and saith, l...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Joseph's genealogy becomes significant when he marries Mary, because their child takes on the legitimacy of a royal. I think you'll find that there are three groups of fourteen. The fourteen generations appear 'from Abraham to David'; from 'David until the carrying away into Babylon'; and 'from...
  13. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Jeremiah 31:31-34 is a prophecy directed at both lsrael and Judah. As is evident from history, there are many Gentiles accepting the Gospel, but Judah continues to follow after the law. The prophecy cannot find its fulfilment until both lsrael and Judah 'Know the LORD', having had their iniquity...
  14. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    I think the key is to be found in the words of Gamaliel [Acts 5:33-40], who warned the religious establishment with these words: 'And now l say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye...
  15. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The role of an historian is to give an accurate account of events. This requires using more than one source. If Luke had relied on one source, he would have left important gaps in the account, but by gathering eyewitness accounts it was possible to corroborate the sayings and events. When one...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    You don't t have to look beyond the Bible to see that the genealogies are sound. All the evidence exists in scripture. The point made by Josephus is that genealogies were kept in the public records in Jerusalem. Up until the destruction of Jerusalem, it was possible to check these records.
  17. Redemptionsong

    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Truth does not self-destruct, and the case that Tovia Singer attempts to make is that Jesus Christ is not the Jewish Messiah! Christianity as a religion reflects the weaknesses in man, but the head of the Church, Christ, is not deserving of the criticism He receives. Nor, might l say, are the...
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    What makes you think they are not eyewitness accounts? All the internal evidence proves that they are eyewitness accounts!
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    The genealogies of Matthew and Luke are as sound as you can get. Luke provides the evidence to show that Jesus was born of a woman whose ancestors can be traced through David to Adam. On Joseph's side, you have a royal line from David, cut short by the curse on Jeconiah. Jeremiah 22:30.
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    Israel (is) my son...my firstborn.

    Not true! The NT books are the testimony of the disciples of Jesus, and those who try to tell you otherwise are liars! There is an unbroken apostolic succession, which the book of Acts records. The dating of Acts must have been before 64 CE, making the Gospel of Luke a product of the 50's...
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