And you know this how?
Wow. That means that if your claim is correct (and I'm not granting that it is), it also follows that all of these other translations are also erroneous:
New International Version
"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the...
"Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Who can bring a clean thing out of an...
How does that work? The two would appear to be mutually exclusive.
Doesn't mercy involve the suspension of justice? If God were even 1% merciful, how can he be 100% just?
Then wouldn't a 100% just God send us all to hell"
How is that 100% just?
If one man is required to suffer for the...
Yes.
Note: To reply with a "No" would have required some degree of disagreeableness, correct?
Ahh! A family? I see. So it's more like La Cosa Nostra?
A business must also be run as a business in order to achieve its primary mission.
Rather than forging a distinction between...
Are the scriptures the claim or the evidence? If they're the claim, then to restate the claim and submit it as evidence appears to be rather circular, doesn't it? If the scriptures are the evidence, what's the claim?
How refreshing.
You are invited to explain how your assertion dovetails with the following scripture:
"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." ~ Matthew 5:18
It's...
I'd argue that the word ("religion") is quite specifically defined:
1.) the belief in a god or in a group of gods
2.) an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
3.) an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or...
Disbelief is the proper response to a lack of evidence. Denial is a possible response to a preponderance of evidence.
I'm going to maintain that belief is arrived at once one is convinced by evidence. Faith is what one resorts to in lieu of evidence.
Crucial reminder: Anyone who feels...
A statement like that goes a long way towards explaining why you appear to struggle so mightily with notions of evidence and belief.
Undoubtedly, love and hate cause observable, evidential, factual results. But as far as "real" love goes, do you have some evidence that "real" love has a...