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1 | Meaning of Spirit filled | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 40461 | ||
"want His truth more then the thrill of beating someone into submission of letting you believe what is wrong by being willing to say whatever is needed to do so, without caring whither or not what you say is true." There are some very serious accusations here which you make without any knowledge as to the truth of them. "Beating someone into submission" is not my purpose here, and I do care about what I am saying as to its truthfulness. Does "thou shalt not bear false witness" mean anything to you? This commandment sets forth the vital importance of truth. Yet accusations are made without any demonstratable knowledge as to whether they are truthful or not. Secondly, since this is a personal attack, I guess you didn't read the four questions at the bottom this time! Have a nice day - I will not be replying to this thread anymore. You seem convinced that any action is warranted in defense of your views. You seem satisfied that you are justified to levy false accustaions, accusing someone of lying by design, et. al. The point I made I supported with careful textual fidelity. Needless to say, I will not be falsely accused in public without accountability. You have levied a charge of deceitfulness by design in order to support my point. I charge you to present your evidence. If you cannot present objective, valid evidence, I expect an apology. Have a nice life and repent. Matt. |
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2 | Meaning of Spirit filled | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 40462 | ||
Hadn't forgot about your post - in the middle of moving and have less time to research my answers. Will get back to you on this soon! Thanks for your patience! | ||||||
3 | Meaning of Spirit filled | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 40182 | ||
How you were able to make a comprehensive psychological profile and motive evaluation from my post is amazing. From my post you discerned that "I think myself better than others." How did you come to that conclusion? What evidences did you observe that left you with no other rational choice but to label me as one "Who thinks himself better than others?" To say it is not a good answer is one thing. Why is it not a good answer? Was not the textual interpretation correct? I do not see why you do not accept it other than you thinking it is not a good answer. "Your answer to my other question seems to be you find it hard to change or that you believe Spirit fullness is a black or white deal." I am still waiting for evidence which results in that conclusion. The texts you originally listed do not support your conclusions. "Your answer to my other question seems to be you find it hard to change..." Yes, I do find it hard to change from a rational understanding to an unfounded one. This thread is going no where. "you have mountain moving faith because the Spirit is totally free in you" I choose the latter - because, regardless of what you or I think the Spirit is totally free to do what He designs. God is primarily concerned about His own happiness, so He will remain free - because He totally is! What you or I think about it is irrelevant - the Spirit is free! The Spirit also possesses mountain moving faith - I possess that which He has ordained for me to possess at any one time. Whether that be mountain moving faith or whatever - it all comes from Him. The truth is, I possessed no faith - and now I do. That's that. "hope you can see why its not a good answer" Don't see it, sorry. Can't - no evidences provided to support your claims. To expect me to accept your position without any rational explaination is unfair - how am I able to make any decision with such a lack of proof? Regards, Matt. |
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4 | Meaning of Spirit filled | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 39942 | ||
I have an article which I believe is recommended reading for everybody titled "Guidelines for Godly Dispute." I also recommend B.B. Warfield's "The Dogmatic Spirit." After several character assaults you proceed with your premise which you claim supports your conclusion that there are varying levels of the "Spirit" which one can have. Just a little argumentum ad hominem to start your post, eh? You seem to know the contents of Eph. 4:30 - Did you read 4:29, 4:31-33 also? Just in case you missed them, here they are: "29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Reading Eph. 4:30 "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." what I hear is stop doing those things Paul just mentioned. There is no information at all in this text that tells me anything about "spirit-filled"-ness or any degrees of "spirituality." 1 Thes. 5:19 simply tells me not to quench the Spirit. In what way am I not to quench the Spirit, what is quenching the Spirit? I find Matthew Henry's comments on Eph. 4:30 to be helpful with understanding this text - "In the midst of these exhortations and cautions the apostle interposes that general one, And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, v. 30. By looking to what precedes, and to what follows, we may see what it is that grieves the Spirit of God. In the previous verses it is intimated that all lewdness and filthiness, lying, and corrupt communications that stir up filthy appetites and lusts, grieve the Spirit of God. In what follows it is intimated that those corrupt passions of bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, and malice, grieve this good Spirit. By this we are not to understand that this blessed Being could properly be grieved or vexed as we are; but the design of the exhortation is that we act not towards him in such a manner as is wont to be grievous and disquieting to our fellow-creatures: we must not do that which is contrary to his holy nature and his will; we must not refuse to hearken to his counsels, nor rebel against his government, which things would provoke him to act towards us as men are wont to do towards those with whom they are displeased and grieved, withdrawing themselves and their wonted kindness from such, and abandoning them to their enemies." The quenching of the Spirit refers to suppressing the conviction, instruction and correction of the Spirit. Do not sear your conscience - do not disregard or ignore the feelings of guilt you have over your sins. The inference of the "Spirit-filled" philosophy is that the "power" available to us waxes or wanes in proportion to our "spirituality." This thought cannot be obtained from the TEXT of Sacred Scripture. If you want that RTF document, "Guidelines for Godly Dispute," let me know by sending an email to theopnuestos@hotmail.com. I apologize for the use of the word "crappy." It is just one of those words which don't "ping on my radar", but I can see how others may be offended by it. Let's replace "crappy" with "unsupported conclusions." I read all 4 and can honestly say YES! Regards, Matt. |
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5 | Are you refuting or adding information? | Rom 13:1 | Theopnuestos | 39388 | ||
"If only all Marines (and other servicemen) would submit to the Law of God." - Amen. "Had the last lawful order given by a CO been to "attack" you would have done so. Am I right?" The short answer, right. ...AND I can follow two orders from two different authorities at the same time so long as they do not conflict. However, once I stepped off the boat, I was under the authority of the Prime Minister of England, The King of Norway, and whatever they have in Germany and Holland(PMs?). If I violated the law I was under the power of that ruler. That of course does not take into account any State Department or Defense Department discussions which may follow. These would be negotiations after the fact. But here is the crux of the issue a I see it - The instruction that "you cannot serve two masters" is the summation of a teaching regarding personal motives - those that are done for personal gratification versus those that are done to please the Father - Christ said that we cannot "serve two masters" at once within the context of teaching about what our heart's attitude should be when - praying in private instead in public to be seen, letting our demeaner go while we fast so that others will know we are fasting, drawing attention to our giving to the poor, the storing up of treasure on earth instead of heaven "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. " ... "No one can serve two masters - for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." This is what I mean by "master of our affections." Do we love the attention we get when others see our charitable deeds? Or do we love pleasing the Father who would have us hide our actions from man and give it to Him as a gift of a child's expression of love for his Father? Think about those telethons for charitable organizations. Has it ever struck you why anybody would pay an exhorbitant price to have their named engaved, embossed, cut into stone or what-have-you for the priveledge of being associated with some great charitable or historical event? Vanity! People love to feel good about charitable giving! It is the top reason people give to charities. And the charitable organizations know it. "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full." "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal - for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." We obey the civil authorities because we want to obey God - for this is pleasing to Him. The operative words are "we want to." I hope I stayed on thread - it seemed to travel there a bit. I'll have to sign off on this one for now - doing the big move and will be packing up pc's soon! Matt. |
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6 | Are you refuting or adding information? | Rom 13:1 | Theopnuestos | 39304 | ||
With regard to Hussein, should it be shown that he is engaged in violence toward the U.S., then the President has every GOD GIVEN right to execute the "power of the sword" to defend the peoples whom God has placed him as a minister to thier good! With regard to structures of authority, and in the reference you made to the military - regardless of the structure, all authority derives it power from one source - God. To obey an order from my Sergeant which he is relaying from my company commander(capt. or major) is to obey my company commander directly, and, by the source of power behind all authority - God. The Sergeant does not posess the power of that order except as that which implied - the power to deliver it in his(commander's) name and expect me to follow it. To obey any LEGITIMATE authority IS to obey God. There is only one true rule - the Law of God. If Hussein is engaged in terrorism, hostilities for unrighteous reasons - he loses the protection of the law - he sets himself outside the law - he is an "outlaw." Masters of our affections is what the passage refers to - In the words of one song, "Who do ya love?" Do I love Christ more and demonstrate it with my obedience or do I love my willfulness more? As far as "order precedence goes" in the Marine Corps - it is the last lawful order given. If the order appears to be a conflicting order, you are granted the opportunity for confirmation and clarification. That is the way a good working authority structure should function. Matt. |
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7 | invitation to salvation/accepting Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 39293 | ||
While my post focused on the attention to doctrine, I too am somewhat in agreement with you. God also created our emotions and that definitely falls into the category of loving the Lord with our all. During a sermon, when convicted of sin in my life, I cry, when I am reminded of the assurances He has given us of my eternal place with Him, I am filled with joy. I love the sound of clapping during music that is upbeat and exhalting of Him. And I am struck with awe every time a sinner repents. Our emotions have every place in the worship service, as do our minds. The thrust is to restore that balance from it tipping to far into "feel good" worship. I also believe in the singing of songs such as Isaac Watts "Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?", particularly the version before is was PC'd up, that is the original that uses "worm" instead of today's politically correct version which uses sinner." "Alas! and did my Savior bleed And did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?" See Job 25:4-6 for worm reference. I want to hear all that God has said of us and to us - "I would see Jesus". If He called Peter Satan, and rebuked His disciples as well as the Pharisees, then what benefit is it to us to only be exposed to the "positives." Our knowledge of our sin moves us to seek to hide under His wing and consequently, sanctification. When we see how great our wickedness, then the brightness of His forgiveness illuminates our hearts with great hope! Regarding the side thread of accepting salvation, I missed a reference - The references you cited don't provide any information regarding the role of this type of invitation in a worship service. The first speaks of the hearts attitude; the second speaks of the adoption of the saved, there change of relationship status that is; the third is in regards to the surety of our salvation, the fourth has me perplexed why you quote that one. Paul's forgiveness he received as an example for the depth of forgiveness we should exhibit? Is that the reference? All of everything that God declared good at our creation should be given to Him in our sacrifice of praise, our minds as well as our emotions. Our emotions should be tempered by a clear, rational cogent understanding of God. We should not supplant the rational understanding with emotionalism. But, rather both should be present with the emotions filtered by a proper perspective of the Father. To regard God other than who He is is to engage in idolatry. That is one of the chief errors of emotionalism. There is also the element of that which is edifying. Jubilant celebration of which the type most commonly associated with these types of worship services(ongoing altar call) has its proper context. The sabbath service should be devoted to the proclamation of the word of God for that is when you are most likely to have the unregenerate in the congregation. If they wanted John 3:16, then would turn on ESPN and look in the stands - what they need to hear is God's righteous standard by which He will judge all the world AND God's answer to that. Not just God's answer. The unregenrate or new Christian is "unchurched" and does not understand - the care of nurture should be the ministry of the congregation. Gathered together with the visible church, it is better to sacrifice than to seek after one's own. I referred to conviction of sin, there must be the preaching of what God has declared as sin. We must be constantly(Ps 1:1-3, Mt. 4:4) be exposed to the standard of righteousness to shed the light of that righteousness on our darkness. We must be exposed to light then given an outlet to rejoice when we have turned - that outlet is our emotions which when given with a contrite heart is a sweet smelling aroma to Him. Ps 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." That, to me, is balance. Your servant, Matt. References(all [NIV]): Job 25:4-6 How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less man, who is but a maggot- a son of man, who is only a worm!" Ps. 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord , and on his law he meditates DAY and NIGHT.[emphasis mine] He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Mt. 4:3-4 The tempter came to him and said, If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. Jesus answered, It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Ps 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. |
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8 | invitation to salvation/accepting Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38971 | ||
I don't find anything in the Bible about an "offer to accept salvation." I do find the command to repent. You find it everywhere. The preaching of the Gospel is complete in the Bible as opposed to what is common today. Today - the "bad parts" are left out. What are you saved from? The wrath of God, which you are exposed to if you are not saved. You read these Gospel tracts, they have John 3:16 and ignore :17,18,19 and 20, 21,......! Its less "marketable." I am opposed to the long-drawn out pleas to come foreward, accompanied with music or what-have-you. To me, that is emotional manipulation. I think it is good to mention that someone would be available to answer questions. The unregenrate are not interested in repentance, the regenerate, though unconfessed, do. They have legitimate questions that they would rather discuss privately, as a rule. The churches I have attended that use this method(emotional pleas) often have a Sunday service that consists of John 3:16 amd that's it - meanwhile, those that are saved are starving for instruction - being fed milk and nothing else! I think it is a dis-service to the people of God to tailor the Sunday worship to address the un-saved. To teach the Law convicts - and that is what the un-regenerate need to face - their guilt! People who don't think they are guilty repent. My conclusion is that I think it is right not to "offer salvation" in the sense which you talk about. Offer a time for testimony, a time for confession, an opportunity to have questions answered - If they are in church, they may be ready to confess faith! But to engage in these drawn-out invitations, I find no scriptural support for and I think it is harmful to the faithful that are there. Matt. |
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9 | Suggest OT Heb and NT Greek study aids? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38969 | ||
A good start, though not a primer or tutorial on the languages themselves, is to understand the science of textual interpretaion. Third Millenium Minstries has a Real Audio teaching with study guide on hermenuetics - see www.thirdmill.org, click on "Visuals and Videos" then click on "Videos" then scroll to the bottom. Its called "He Gave Us Prophets." Hope this helps. Soli Deo Gloria, Matt. |
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10 | Wife learning to control tongue......... | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38967 | ||
The tongue! Oooo - it causes us so much trouble - It is something that you have to really work on - to get that thing under control - BUT, doing so preserves peace. A couple of helpful rules that are helping me, is to consider the other as having unique insights that I don't have, to not interupt and/or finish thier sentence(that relly irritates - think about how you feel when someone finishes your sentences). I just try to remember how I feel when these things happen to me and it has been helping - the ministry of the Holy Spirit is wonderful! |
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11 | Grossly mistranslated | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38954 | ||
Amen to EdB - What evidences do you use to support these claims? How is it that you came to these comclusions? Are we to beleive your post without evidence? Are we to be mindless simps who believe everything somebody says? NO! I believe, "not feel good about" the Sacred Scriptures. I CAN supply a MOUNTAIN of OBJECTIVE, COGENT and RATIONAL evidence that is contrary to your statement. So, leave the rhetoric at the door and let's see your PROOF! Ambassador of the Lord God Omnipotent, Matt. |
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12 | Submit to all authority | Rom 13:1 | Theopnuestos | 38950 | ||
"No man can serve two masters" - I get the point of this but when you go to another country you are under the authority of that other master. You must obey his laws also. I serve many masters - my boss, my representative, senator, governor, and president! And, of course, the Lord God Omnipotent! I am not under his laws in my own country, of course, but when I am within his borders I am simultaneously under both - for I must obey the local laws, even as a citizen of another country, and represent my own "master" well as his servant also. When I was in the Marine Corps - I was under a truck load of masters - and when we went to Norway I was under every authority of every government we visited - England, Holland, Germany and Norway - at the same time I was under authority of the Corporal, the Sergeant, my Staff Sergeant, my Gunnery Sergeant, my Master Sergeant, my Chief Master Sergeant, my Leuitenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, General, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of Defense, President, and Christ! So we do serve many masters, but we cannot serve masters of opposing requirements - Christ was referring to "masters of our affections." Hope this helps. Soli Deo Gloria, Matt. |
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13 | Hands of an angry God | Rom 13:1 | Theopnuestos | 38939 | ||
I have read through much of it and I heard it described as a beautiful picture of the grace of God. Most see it as "hellfile and brimstone" stuff, and it may be, but when you consider the sinfullness of man, the grace of God in this sermon is so evident. I recommend it to everybody as well as anything this great man of God has written - also see "God Makes Men Sensible of Their Misery Before He Reveals His Mercy and Love." See http://www.jonathanedwards.com/. | ||||||
14 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38253 | ||
There is no objective, explicit prohibition against contraception. Though you will get an argument from the Catholics. Catholic belief is based upon the narrative of the man who cast his seed onto the ground. They conclude that the seed should not be wasted. That he was supposed to impregnate the wife of his dead brother so that she could have children. His purpose was not to violate a prohibition aginst sex for other-than-procreation purposes - He didn't want to do it. He didn't want the obligation of caring for the child and its mother. God was angry at him for not giving an offspring to the wife of his dead brother, not for casting his seed on the ground. The text explicitly says why God was angry. (I can't for the life of me remember where in the Bible this is, I can't remember the guys name or any of the details - just the thrust of the text. The odd thing is I was just studying this issue about a two months ago and we covered this event.) The RCC interpretation is not found in the text of Sacred Scripture. It must be another of those Ex Cathedra things! The pleasure and nurturing found in healthy sex is of great benefit to the union of marriage. 1 Cor 7:5 says "Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control." This follows the command to fulfill marital duties and the bodies belonging to the partner as well. This text is about sex for satisfaction "Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control." If my reasoning is accurate - I can't think of anybody who is burning with desire to procreate. My thoughts. Matt. |
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15 | Scripture reference on the prohibition? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38243 | ||
Where does it say that "the Bible prohibits any activity that creates sexual arousal in either of the unmarried partners?" I would like to know so that I can quote it in the future. Thanks for your help. Matt |
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16 | What unmarried sexual acts are sinful? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38242 | ||
Well, the last sentence I think you will disagree with that "one should know EVERYTHING about their partner before marriage." Before marriage it is fornication, if I understand the "EVERYTHING" mentioned here. If I respond to your question verbatim, then all SEXUAL acts are forbidden outside the means God has ordained, marriage. Sex and sexual "pleasuring" are only to be conducted between a male and female who are married. The sexual pleasing part is my opinion. I draw this conclusion from understanding that the PURPOSE of sexual pleasing is to arouse sexually. This question could be a lengthy work of study that I am not prepared to engage in at this time. I am sure there are great resources on the net for this topic. To me it is a common sense question. No intimate contact outside of marriage. Does this mean kissing too in my view? Yes. A kiss is a powerful bio-physical force. Heck, I kissed my wife and got three kids! I think its in the water! :) Matt |
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17 | Non-denominational theology? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38234 | ||
Non-denominational - A misnomer - they divided over theology! Reminds me of a joke - never mind, too long! That is why they started a "non-denominational" church - differences, division, denominators. A non-denominational church is a denomination unto istelf. Therefore, it is a denomintional non-denominational church(?). Most non-denoms I have encountered are the result of rebellion. I would imagine that some are legitimate defections from bad churches - I can't say which, if you know of any, point me to their theology! Baptist theolgy has undergone several revisions. The latest SBC Baptist Faith and Message is starting to look like biblical theology, but then ground gained in one area was lost in another. Take Baptist as they are and ignore the "Charismatic" influences, such as the prevalence of teaching and preaching being replaced by shows, musical presentations, et.al. Baptist churches vary as much as any other. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship based in Atlanta, GA is a spit from the SBC. Don't go to a CBF church unless you want to sit next to homosexual lovers in the pew. Most non-denoms that I have experienced are heavily influenced by Charaismatic thought. That the worship service should be entertaining(though they wouldn't use this language, they would use "edifying", "uplifting", "coming into His presence.") I love music and musical worship. It should not replace expository teaching. Making people feel good is not the point, actually, I would be so bold as to suggest that the opposite is true - no building up of self-esteems and personal perceptions, but revealing the sinfulness we all posess and our desparate need for salvation. Preach a little "hellfire and brimstone" I say, heck, preach alot! "Oh, but we don't want to scare them away!" Yes, God's word, when PREACHED FAITHFULLY, is scary! Let's face it - we are all toast, literally, if we don't repent! The Baptist denomination has its roots in "Calvinism." In our time it has strayed from that path. It is mostly semi-arminian - with some members confessing agreement with two or three of the "Five Points" of Calvinism. Hope this helps. Matt. |
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18 | Predestination vs free will--a thought.. | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38230 | ||
A problem with your example - Jesus was not a slave to sin. Jesus could make a choice with a truly free will - one that is not in bondage to sin. The language and EXPLICIT references to this condition makes it clear that God initiates the activity of salvation, not man. We are - SLAVES(or were, now we can choose either - our "wills" have been liberated from bondage - the captive has been set free, we didn't execute a jailbreak!) As unregenerate sinners we are held in bondage to sin - no weekend furlows to go and pursue God. You are comparing apples and oranges. |
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19 | where do blacks come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38228 | ||
Melanin - the amount of this substance that determines skin pigmentation is one of the true differences between caucasians and negros. Some have more so they have dark skin, some have less - hence, pale faces like me! Thats it, and a couple of proteins. Genetic discoveries are fun to watch. It is wonderful that the world is learning what we already know to be true. That all the peoples on the earth descended from about 6 to 10 gene "parents." Hmmm. I choose eight! If I remember correctly, I believe that Ham was the parent of the black folk. (Gen ch. 10) |
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20 | Lowest Common Denominator | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 25227 | ||
Would you agree that truth takes precedence over a "false" unity. | ||||||
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