To say that we have no idea what Jesus said goes against the whole notion of testimony. In this case the twelve apostles, and many other disciples, gave their honest accounts of what they saw and heard. Luke goes so far as to use the expression, 'many infallible proofs' in relation to the...
Only Matthew's genealogy starts with Abraham. Mary's line starts with Adam. Both genealogies are necessary.
What's particularly interesting is that these genealogies of Jesus were seen as genuine. Josephus, a contemporary, was able to find his in the public records, so l have no doubt that these...
Interesting. Jesus seemed to think that you could not get to the Father except through the Son.
Jesus said, 'l am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.'
If you know the Father, then you must have seen the fulfilment of Jeremiah 31:33. Is that correct?
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I think he is directly attacking Christianity, and he pulls no punches in doing so!
Tovia Singer does not restrict his comments to passages from the Tanakh, but argues that the New Testament is an unreliable testimony. He attacks the teachings of Paul, in particular.
What should be persuasive to you, as you look to find a Messiah with legitimate Davidic credentials, is that Jesus' genealogies demonstrate that he has every right to be considered the Messiah.
Jesus mediates perfectly between God and man. Not only does he have the royal Davidic lineage, but he...
The Messiah is not mentioned by name in many passages of prophecy. But the whole of scripture points to him!
Scripture is a parable of earth and heaven, and to limit one's understanding of scripture to the earthly story is to miss the meaning! Christ is everywhere in the scriptures, you just...
The promised seed goes all the way back to Eve, Genesis 3:15.
The promise can then be followed through Abraham, and on to David, as the genealogies of Jesus demonstrate.
1 John 2:3-4 is not talking about the 613 commandments found in the Torah, but the two commandments that summarize the law: Love God, and love your neighbour. We can be sure of this because John goes on to say in 1 John 2:10, 'He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none...
I don't think the Messiah is irrelevant to the verse. The point about 'lsrael' is that lsrael as a people comes from Israel the individual. The seed is both singular, and plural.
This is a shadow of the Messiah, the seed of promise.
I am not suggesting that the moral law be broken, and Jesus did not break the moral law when he worked on the sabbath! [I notice you have failed to explain John 5:17]
Maybe you can now explain to me how you hope to keep the sabbath commandment without making it a legalistic issue!
I don't have...
The sabbath that was created in Genesis was God's sabbath! It is not going to be enjoyed by mankind until the seventh millennium!
You do err, not understanding the scriptures!
The sabbath lS the seventh day of the week, but man's week is not the same as God's week!
Why did Jesus continue to do God's work if God wanted him to rest?
How do you explain Galatians 3:19?
The law was not the goal of God's plan. The goal was for man to live by spirit and truth in love. This is only achieved through faith in the righteousness of God, which is the Spirit of Christ.
How can the fourth commandment be a holy day of rest for all mankind, if it is conditional? The covenant made with Moses was made with lsrael, not all mankind.
Mark 2:27 is being interpreted by you as referring to the weekly sabbath of man, but there is no reason to think it is not referring to...
One step at a time!
Firstly, you acknowledge that Genesis 2:2 is not about the sabbath of man; it's about the sabbath of God! This is important because it shows that the sabbath of man is not made a part of any covenant until the time of Moses (in the book of Exodus). Evidence is to be found of...
I understand that the disciples of Jesus chose to meet on the first day of the week, but there is nothing to indicate that Sunday replaces Saturday as the weekly sabbath. I don't believe that any particular day was designated as the new sabbath.
The true sabbath of rest is God's seventh day...