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  1. Shermana

    If Jesus was God, explain this verse...

    So basically only people who agree with your theology and particular interpretation of the text have the Spirit, is that what you're saying? Hmm, no circular presumptions here. Be careful about talking about the Spirit as if only those who agree with you have it as a cop-out for actual...
  2. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    Oh it most assuredly says that God is the head general of the doom and gloom. Also, the Gospels aren't too far removed. Jesus warns explicitly about destruction and mayhem and suffering all the same. Also, when you look at some of the books that didn't make the final cut to the "orthodox"...
  3. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    Jesus didn't say anything in the scriptures he quoted was false, what he said was that the Pharisees had misinterpreted them outside of their intended meaning. For instance, in terms of Divorce, he was not saying anything different than what Shammai said. But yes, the earliest followers of...
  4. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    What's truly ironic and hilarious, is that when you point out that Christianity is based on their dreaded "Legalism", they point at you and call you a Pharisee merely for saying that Jesus taught obedience to the Law and promoted a works-based salvation. Anything less than "Faith alone" and...
  5. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    People who say this whole "NT god is sooo much different than the OT" have conveniently ignored Revelation.
  6. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    You forgot to mention that we are only restricted from usury among each other.
  7. Shermana

    No Evidence for 1st Century Nazareth

    Didn't we explain in hundreds of posts last year or so that this was exactly the case, a Tent City?
  8. Shermana

    Which prophecies did Jesus fulfill as to be the Messiah?

    Let me rephrase what I meant. The concept that gentiles were only expected to follow those is the recent concept. Now do we all know not to commit idolatry? Do we all know not to marry our wife's sister?
  9. Shermana

    Which prophecies did Jesus fulfill as to be the Messiah?

    The concept of the Noahide law is not necessarily a Tanakh-based concept but a Talmudic post 2nd Temple idea that was an invention of the Rabbis. Gentiles living in Israelite borders were otherwise expected to obey the Law. We don't really know what the original idea of what non-Israelites were...
  10. Shermana

    Challenge Issued: Arguments for YEC

    I must have missed where you pointed out anything that proved what I posted wrong.
  11. Shermana

    Jesus: The Missing Years in the East

    Conjecture of what Josephus meant about what he said about the Essene's sacrifice. I'd copy and paste but I can't.
  12. Shermana

    If Jesus was God, explain this verse...

    What are you talking about? How do you get that from that website? And of course, how do you determine who is led by the Spirit and who is not? What if I told you that the Spirit leads me, and not you?
  13. Shermana

    If Jesus was God, explain this verse...

    http://www.hebrew-streams.org/works/monotheism/genesis-plurals.html
  14. Shermana

    Which prophecies did Jesus fulfill as to be the Messiah?

    At the same time, Jesus had some doctrinal points of contention with the Pharisees, such as their belief that offering something to the service of God meant that they didn't have to use it to help their parents. So we either have a blatant contradiction, or Jesus wasn't saying to follow...
  15. Shermana

    Christians; why do I need the band aid; if my wound is cured?

    What I say is very accurate. Your saying it's inaccurate is inaccurate. But yes, people need to read it for themselves and pray about it. Then you should have no problem actually explaining your position on the matter. Does the Spirit allow Christians to sin? Do all Christians who claim to...
  16. Shermana

    Which prophecies did Jesus fulfill as to be the Messiah?

    Israel is the suffering servant referred to there? So Israel was perfectly innocent and not getting whipped by the nations for good reason? Let's look at the preceding verses here: 1Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2He grew up before him like a...
  17. Shermana

    If Jesus was God, explain this verse...

    Not quite sure if you're agreeing with me that Elohim is in fact used for Angels or not. The point is that Angels are called "gods".
  18. Shermana

    Challenge Issued: Arguments for YEC

    Well then I'm not sure how we're going to carry on with any discussion for the YEC point of view if we can't even agree on how to examine the points behind each issue such as how Comets are able to survive myriads of rotations around the sun. Even if each orbit takes thousands of years, that...
  19. Shermana

    Jesus: The Missing Years in the East

    Snazzareth was obviously a completely invented town that the Romans built 100 years later near Qumran just to add authenticity to the story they were perpetuating for the religion they were brutally attempting to quash. Now as for the "Fake" Greek NT, I most certainly agree it is loaded with...
  20. Shermana

    The OT = UGH

    Ah, I thought it meant to grow apple trees and do math problems. Well dang, this is awkward.
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