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561 | A Hebrew Gospel of Matthew? | Matt 1:1 | srbaegon | 168826 | ||
Hello kalos, Interestingly, Messianic Jews (as claimed by the one I'm reading) also state that Matthew was first written in Hebrew, but there as well the report is based mostly on tradition. Steve |
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562 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | srbaegon | 132922 | ||
Hello survivor, Of course Jesus is God. He is also fully man. 1 Tim 2:5 (ESV) For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus This is his present work. He is currently before God as a man interceding for men. Steve |
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563 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | srbaegon | 47507 | ||
Hello jawz You say: "The greek word 'eos' does not translate simply as 'until' in English but is used in a perfect continuous form which makes it an unbound condition" The perfect continuous form is a verb tense that describes a state in the past having an definite ending whether past, present, or future. The word "until" is not a verb but a preposition that tells us when the condition ceased. The passage is clear that Joseph had relations with Mary after Jesus was born. Your rationale concerning Jesus' family is fanciful. The plain text is best. Why did Jesus entrust Mary to John? You gave the verse yourself, John 7:5. Your sentimentality concerning Mary and Joseph make for a good story, but not good theology. Steve |
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564 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | srbaegon | 47751 | ||
Hello Hank Over the years I've bristled at those in the Reformed camp who would continually fall back on creeds and confessions to prove a point. Just this year I finally figured out why. They did not want to stray from the truth that had previously been discovered and taught! This modern day has such a breadth and depth of solid teaching--confirmed over the centuries and helped by recent discoveries--that there should be little excuse for these odd doctrines to appear. Yet pride continues to have its way in our hearts, so that "I know best." Knowing what it's like to be shot down, Steve |
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565 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | srbaegon | 47968 | ||
Hello jawz You wrote: "yet the Jewish tribes do not intermarry" and "from what we know from tradition, Mary was raised in the temple from childhood". May I ask for your source(s) on these? It appears you are putting a great deal of faith in undocumented sources in order to make your point. Steve |
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566 | baptism by emersion only? | Matt 3:16 | srbaegon | 192898 | ||
Hello Hoppy, Acts 16:30-35 does not teach paedobaptism. There is no way to conclusively demonstrate that there were small children or infants in the jailer's family. Steve |
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567 | Who "inherit the earth"? | Matt 5:5 | srbaegon | 55989 | ||
Hello Stokey Rev. 21:1 (ESV) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. New heaven and new earth. First heaven and earth pass away. That's what it says. It would have been natural for Solomon to say the earth remains forever. First, the book of Ecclesiastes is written from the perspective of someone who has lost sight of heaven. Second, Solomon did not have the final prophetic word to know that the earth would be done away with, so he would not have mentioned it. Steve |
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568 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | srbaegon | 137504 | ||
Hello MJH, And I believe if you check with the author, you would see he was a Jew writing in Greek and would have known which word was proper to use. Therefore, abolish means abolish, and fulfill means fulfill. Steve |
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569 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | srbaegon | 137648 | ||
Hello MJH, Where do I begin? :-) Whether or not Hebrew was predominant in Israel has no bearing since the gospel would have been read by a wider audience. Greek wouls have been a more natural selection for this task. Early church fathers mimic what they thought was stated by Papias. They did not follow through properly (see Daniel Wallace's piece on Matthew at http://www.bible.org). I know Matthew is written with several Hebrew idioms. One would expect that. None of this precludes the gospel from being written in Greek originally. Steve |
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570 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | srbaegon | 137723 | ||
Hello MJH, Here's my issue with calling it an idiom: on face value, it doesn't look like one. It's perfectly understandable as is. To add a cultural impediment is like the New Perspective on Paul (being championed by N.T. Wright, James D.G. Dunn, et al) which state that we can only understand Paul in the context of 2nd temple Judaism. If it's that difficult, I might as well toss my Bible into the recycle bin. I guess my point is this. Why would God inspire a book to be read by a great diversity of people if there is a great preponderance of cultural baggage that must be overcome? It seems more logical to say that it's understandable as read. Steve |
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571 | Divorced, Am I going to hell? | Matt 5:32 | srbaegon | 206728 | ||
Tamii, You say you have guilt and "repent everyday." God's word says: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) Are you sinning every day and need daily repentance? If so, you never repented in the first place. Or are you not trusting that God is true to His word? This, also, is not repentance. Or have you never yet believed on that finished and perfect work of Christ? Look, I cannot possibly help to the degree you need for your situation. Nobody on this forum can. You need to find a mature, solid Christian to help you through it. Steve |
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572 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155187 | ||
Hello Ray, God's name is not Holy Spirit. He Himself said it was YHWH (Ex. 3:14) which is translated as "the Lord". Steve |
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573 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155194 | ||
Hello Ray, You said that God's name is Holy Spirit. I said that is incorrect. As to your question about praying to YHWH only, we have Scriptural examples of people praying to the Father and the Son but never to the Holy Spirit. Steve |
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574 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155203 | ||
Hello Ray, 1) Precisely! We pray through the Holy Spirit, not to the Holy Spirit. 2) You've already given one reference (Matt 6:6). How many more do you need? Steve |
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575 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155207 | ||
Hello Ray, If I drive through Michigan, it means that is not my destination because I am going to Toronto. The difference is my destination. The Father is the destination not the Holy Spirit. In Matt 6:5 Jesus Christ, the Son is speaking. It is not the Holy Spirit speaking. This is plainly stated in the text. Steve |
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576 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155213 | ||
Hello Ray, If you are seeing the Spirit of God speaking in Matt 6:5 then you are deceiving yourself. There is no other way to say it. You are taking verses out of context and trying to force them together to build a theology. John 14:6 has nothing to do with prayer. It simply is not an argument. Nobody is trying to divide God. Each person in the Godhead has a personality, role, and responsibility. These things must be thought out with care. Steve |
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577 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | srbaegon | 120259 | ||
Hello Rowdy, Your whole line of reasoning suggests that one makes his standing in Christ better somehow by doing the good works. This was a problem that the book of Galatians deals with. Whether for justification or sanctification, good works do not place us on better footing. I think you misunderstand grace. It can by understood as God saying that He will do such-and-so regardless of what we do in return. Yes, we are to be obedient in doing good works, but it's because of what has been received rather than being safe or getting better situated. It's impossible to be any better situated than: Ephes. 2:6 (ESV) and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus Steve |
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578 | Luke 2:46 | Matt 7:21 | srbaegon | 45303 | ||
Hello creed Guidelines are established to be followed. Kalos and I (and others) have been on this forum much longer than you. We get along because we abide by those guidelines. Steve |
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579 | The Offender | Matt 7:21 | srbaegon | 176494 | ||
Hello Jason, I see you gave a response without ever answering the inquiry. Perhaps you should go back a fix that problem. Steve |
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580 | Do demons still exist? | Matt 8:16 | srbaegon | 72551 | ||
Hello cwade I'll let Hank answer for himself on this, but two things jump out about your posting. 1. You won't find casting out demons to be a fruit of the Spirit. It's an empowering of the Spirit. (I know it's a technical point, but we should be accurate.) 2. There is no reason to believe this empowering has ceased. We have no Scripture to indicate that it might cease. Steve |
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