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“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” (Matthew 28:19) (NET)
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father…
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Thanks, interesting.
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Thanks for the encouraging post. I remember hearing missionaries returning and giving reports about their work. Normally they spoke of their converts in a condescending way. But it seems some of these "converts" should be sending missionaries to …
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Peter obviously understood the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as being Jesus Christ. And baptized accordingly. This in itself says Jesus is YHWH.
If we adjust our understanding of the less clear passages to the clear …
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Thanks BK. I think the US will come out on the short end of this. China is the major market and can cut off large sums of $$$ for any who do not submit. A type of blockade strategy to any who would sell in China's expanding market, as opposed to …
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Peter interpreted Jesus' command to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by baptizing all "in the name of Jesus Christ."
I'm not interpreting this. I'm only reading throughout Acts about Peter doing this.
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I believe Peter's interpretation of baptizing in Jesus' name, being the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit proves he understood the deity of Christ. He writes:
“They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ wi…
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How can Jesus Christ NOT be the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit if Peter interpreted Jesus' command to baptize using it, as he did?
This is the simplest way I've found yet to prove Christ's divinity. Although many vers…
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Thanks for the reply. What could become an interesting topic would be the "Left" or "Right" leanings of Jesus and the early church. To which American political party would they tilt mostly towards?
For instants, eating from the…
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I believe Anthropomorphisms are a big part of the narrator's take on divine revelation. Just as Jesus revealed God in human terms and acts, the prophets colored the message with their humanness, revealing it in ways they and others understood. It…
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Thanks for your replies. I know God's personal name is YHWH but I'm satisfied thinking Jesus Christ is the Greek equivalent. Even if Peter baptized in the name of the Nazarene in obedience to baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, a…
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My Squirrel Patch....
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My favorite critter is the squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). And my favorite squirrel poem goes something like this:
The Squirrel
AnonymousWhisky, frisky,
Hippity hop;
Up he goes
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This could take some time but thanks for introducing this area of study to me. I found this for starters: Identifying the Biblical Narrator’s Voice
in Biblical Narrators: Who Are They? Necessary and Inspired? Comment by Dave_L April 2018
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Here are a few passages about the deity and trinitarian nature of Christ I'm collecting as I do my yearly bible read through. As I said in my Baptism experience in Jesus' name, I view his name as God's personal name according to how Peter and all…
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The way I understand, is that we are body, soul, and spirit. Jesus was the same, only his Spirit was God. His soul/mind/flesh channeled God perfectly without loss.
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Many think some of the new translations are an attempt to replace God's word with fluff. I can see this in some of them. But think it is good to compare several translations when making a call.
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I think if we realize Jesus the man channeled God without any entropy or loss, we can honestly say we saw God physically manifested in human flesh. We channel God to a certain degree, but often people see more of us than they do he.
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Thanks CM.
Jesus asked:
“And which of you by worrying [buying guns] can add even one hour to his life?” (Matthew 6:27) (NET)
Job understood this saying:
“Since man’s days are determined, the number of hi…
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I don't think it is fake news. It's being reported by many reputable news sources too.
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We'll miss you David. Thanks for sharing your convictions and insights. And for time well spent presenting your challenges with those you disagree with.
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One thing I believe is true, is that God energizes the prophets, and his power and message filters through them. So that the message incorporates human emotions and knowledge. So it is possible that some of the myths and other human tr…
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I always look forward to your posts. Even if I disagree with them. But I think the "days of Noah" phrase could easily be replaced by "days of Saul, or David" if they did not in themselves have certain descriptive meaning.
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Jesus could have easily omitted the setting and said be ready for when you think not etc. But I believe he gives us the setting using the two unique examples of Lot's and Noah's day.
In my eschatology, Jesus' return can be at a…
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They always existed but never at today's UNIVERSAL level. Had they existed at the level of Sodom and Gomorrah and at the level they did in Noah's day, Jesus would not be able to use them as examples.
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I am doing what you suggest. But think of it this way. 1. conditions will exists as they did in Noah's day and in Lot's day. = overt wickedness. 2. Against this backdrop we can expect Christ's return without warning.
“So also y…
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when Satan, the common "enemy" of mankind, the avowed and implacable enemy of Christ and his people, "shall come" into the world, and into the church, as he will in the latter day; and has already entered "like" an impetuous flood, thr…
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Thanks for the link, I'll check into it. But please consider the value of the word "as" as in the days of Noah. It broadens the scope of what Jesus said to the Jewish mind of his day.
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Nothing as widespread and wicked as today. Abortion rates alone separate us from any other time in history.
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You miss the similarities of Sodom & Gomorrah in today's culture that did not exist until recently. And the pollution and corruption of all flesh in Noah's day. “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with …
