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1 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194274 | ||
Hi Michael, It's been over 10 years since I celebrated Christmas or Easter, and about 20 for Halloween. We never did anything special other than leave the apartment. By doing anything at all (even in a church), it seemed like it was no better than Constantine taking a pagan holiday and dressing it up to include Christians (Christmas), and the same thing happened for the resurrection. They took the beautiful Passover celebration of freedom from bondage and death and turned it into something silly about bunnies and eggs (were we as Christians not also set free from bondage and death?). Shalom Cheri |
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2 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194277 | ||
Hey Michael Try this link for a little bit of info, not exhaustive though. http://www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/HH/easterbiblicaltruth.htm Shalom Cheri |
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3 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194278 | ||
Michael, I was very fortunate. When my daughter was just 4 1/2 she asked me in the car if reindeer really flew and santa with them. Not willing to outright lie to her, I asked her what she thought, she said, "Not!" I said, "there you go." Then I told her the Christmas story. Then she asked about the tooth fairy (saved me bunches of money later on :-) ) and about the bunnies and eggs. She was a very smart little kid, still is, just not so little now, pooh!! Shalom Cheri |
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4 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194280 | ||
Glad to be able to help, at least to get you started in your research :-). Cheri |
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5 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194604 | ||
Michael, That's what He was all about, forgiveness. He was the beginning of the New Covenamt that Adonai spoke of thru Jeremiah (31:31-34), "...I will remember your sins no more." You must work the midnight shift? Still no email :-). Shalom Cheri |
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6 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194606 | ||
Michael, I have looked into your question about jury duty but chose to leave it up to be answered by someone more knowledgeable in the Scriptures than me (cause I couldn't really find anything). All I can tell you is that God Himself gave civil, ceremonial, and moral laws to His people and all disobediences had their punishments, immediate in the camp and eternal. I work midnights on the weekends plus 3 evening shifts, at home tonight. Email me when you are up and rolling. Cheri |
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7 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194608 | ||
Hi again, I can give this info to get you started, it comes from Nave's Topical under Uncharitableness (judging referred to this), so here goes: Isa_29:20-21; Mat_7:1-5; Luk_6:37-42; Luk_12:57; Joh_7:24; Joh_8:7; Rom_2:1; Rom_14:1-15; 1Co_4:3-5; 1Co_4:7; 1Co_13:1-6; Jam_4:11-12 See Accusation, False; Charitableness; Slander; Speaking, Evil; Talebearer Instances of: The Israelites toward Moses: Charging him with having made them abhorred by the Egyptians Exo_5:21 Charging him with bringing them out of Egypt to die Exo_14:11-12 In murmuring against Moses See Murmuring, Instances of The tribes west of Jordan toward the two and a half tribes Num 32:1-33; Josh 22:11-31 Of Eli toward Hannah 1Sa_1:14-17 Eliab toward David, charging him with presumption, when he offered to fight Goliath 1Sa_17:28 Princes of Ammon toward David, when he sent commissioners to convey his sympathy to Hanun 2Sa_10:3 Bildad toward Job Job 8 Eliphaz toward Job Job 15; Job 22; Job_42:7-8 Zophar toward Job Job_11:1-6; Job 20 Nathanael, when he said, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth” Joh_1:46 The Jews, charging Paul with teaching contrary to the law and against the temple Act_21:28 Good reading tonight :-) Cheri |
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8 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194609 | ||
And again, Here is what M. Henry says about Exo 23:1-9 - Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice according to those laws. 1. The witnesses are here cautioned that they neither occasion an innocent man to be indicted, by raising a false report of him and setting common fame against him, nor assist in the prosecution of an innocent man, or one whom they do not know to be guilty, by putting their hand in swearing as witnesses against him, Exo_23:1. Bearing false witness against a man, in a matter that touches his life, has in it all the guilty of lying, perjury, malice, theft, murder, with the additional stains of colouring all with a pretence of justice and involving many others in the same guilt. There is scarcely any one act of wickedness that a man can possibly be guilty of which has in it a greater complication of villanies than this has. Yet the former part of this caution is to be extended, not only to judicial proceedings, but to common conversation; so that slandering and backbiting are a species of falsewitness-bearing. A man's reputation lies as much at the mercy of every company as his estate or life does at the mercy of a judge or jury; so that he who raises, or knowingly spreads, a false report against his neighbour, especially if the report be made to wise and good men whose esteem one would desire to enjoy, sins as much against the laws of truth, justice, and charity, as a false witness does - with this further mischief, that he leaves it not in the power of the person injured to obtain redress. That which we translate, Thou shalt not raise, the margin reads, Thou shalt not receive a false report; for sometimes the receiver, in this case, is as bad as the thief; and a backbiting tongue would not do so much mischief as it does if it were not countenanced. Sometimes we cannot avoid hearing a false report, but we must not receive it, that is, we must not hear it with pleasure and delight as those that rejoice in iniquity, nor give credit to it as long as there remains any cause to question the truth of it. This is charity to our neighbour's good name, and doing as we would be done by. 2. The judges are here cautioned not to pervert judgment. (1.) They must not be overruled, either by might or multitude, to go against their consciences in giving judgment, Exo_23:2. With the Jews causes were tried by a bench of justices, and judgment given according to the majority of votes, in which cause every particular justice must go according to truth, as it appeared to him upon the strictest and most impartial enquiry, though the multitude of the people, and their outcries, or, the sentence of the rabbim (we translate it many), the more ancient and honourable of the justices, went the other way. Therefore (as with us), among the Jews, the junior upon the bench voted first, that he might not be swayed nor overruled by the authority of the senior. Judges must not respect the persons either of the parties or of their fellow-judges. The former part of this verse also gives a general rule for all, as well as judges, not to follow a multitude to do evil. General usage will never excuse us in a bad practice; nor is the broad way ever the better or safer for its being tracked and crowded. We must enquire what we ought to do, not what the majority do; because we must be judged by our Master, not by our fellow-servants, and it is too great a compliment to be willing to go to hell for company. (2.) They must not pervert judgment, no, not in favour of a poor man, v. 3. Right must in all cases take place and wrong must be punished, and justice never biassed nor injury connived at under pretence of charity and compassion. If a poor man be a bad man, and do a bad thing, it is foolish pity to let him fare the better for his poverty, Deu_1:16, Deu_1:17. to be continued... |
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9 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194610 | ||
continued: (3.) Neither must they pervert judgment in prejudice to a poor man, nor suffer him to be wronged because he had not wherewithal to right himself; in such cases the judges themselves must become advocates for the poor, as far as their cause was good and honest (Exo_23:6): “Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the poor; remember they are thy poor, bone of thy bone, thy poor neighbours, thy poor brethren; let them not therefore fare the worse for being poor.” (4.) They must dread the thoughts of assisting or abetting a bad cause (Exo_23:7): “Keep thyself far from a false matter; do not only keep thyself free from it, nor think it enough to say thou art unconcerned in it, but keep far from it, dread it as a dangerous snare. The innocent and righteous thou wouldest not, for all the world, slay with thy own hands; keep far therefore from a false matter, for thou knowest not but it may end in that, and the righteous God will not leave such wickedness unpunished: I will not justify the wicked,” that is, “I will condemn him that unjustly condemns others.” Judges themselves are accountable to the great judge. (5.) They must not take bribes, v. 8. They must not only not be swayed by a gift to give an unjust judgment, to condemn the innocent, or acquit the guilty, or adjudge a man's right from him, but they must not so much as take a gift, lest it should have a bad influence upon them, and overrule them, contrary to their intentions; for it has a strange tendency to blind those that otherwise would do well. (6.) They must not oppress a stranger, v. 9. Though aliens might not inherit lands among them, yet they must have justice done them, must peaceably enjoy their own, and be redressed if they were wronged, though they were strangers to the commonwealth of Israel. It is an instance of the equity and goodness of our law, that, if an alien be tried for any crime except treason, the one half of his jury, if he desire it, shall be foreigners; they call it a trial per mediatatem linguae, a kind provision that strangers may not be oppressed. The reason here given is the same with that in ch. 22:21, You were strangers, which is here elegantly enforced, You know the heart of a stranger; you know something of the griefs and fears of a stranger by sad experience, and therefore, being delivered, can the more easily put your souls into their souls' stead. II. Commands concerning neighbourly kindnesses. We must be ready to do all good offices, as there is occasion, for any body, yea even for those that have done us ill offices, Exo_23:4, Exo_23:5. The command of loving our enemies, and doing good to those that hate us, is not only a new, but an old commandment, Pro_25:21, Pro_25:22. Infer hence, 1. If we must do this kindness for an enemy, much more for a friend, though an enemy only is mentioned, because it is supposed that a man would not be unneighbourly to any unless such as he had a particular spleen against. 2. If it be wrong not to prevent our enemy's loss and damage, how much worse is it to occasion harm and loss to him, or any thing he has. 3. If we must bring back our neighbours' cattle when they go astray, much more must we endeavour, by prudent admonitions and instructions, to bring back our neighbours themselves, when they go astray in any sinful path, see Jam_5:19, Jam_5:20. And, if we must endeavour to help up a fallen ass, much more should we endeavour, by comforts and encouragements, to help up a sinking spirit, saying to those that are of a fearful heart, Be strong. We must seek the relief and welfare of others as our own, Phi_2:4. If thou sayest, Behold, we know it not, doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? See Pro_24:11, Pro_24:12. hope this helped |
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10 | writing in the sand? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194612 | ||
Michael, Sorry for all the Henry stuff, but my eyes would not allow me to read all of it and sift through it - but the little I did read sounded like maybe what you were looking for. Hope it's all helpful Cheri |
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11 | post numbers? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194655 | ||
Michael The only stupid question is the one not asked :) Cheri |
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12 | Bye | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194746 | ||
Hank, Azure, Steve, John, Shelly, and everyone else, I had been up for over 24 hours when I posted, perhaps I had been ruled more by emotion than the Spirit. I beg forgiveness. In this respect, I'm encouraged and very happy to say I was mistaken!! After a few hours sleep though, I am still weeping and broken over the adoption situation - sooo many lives hanging in the balance. (I am adopted, so I feel a real affinity for these babies waiting to go home.) I did not post any links thinking that I shouldn't - once again, my mistake. Please forgive. And don't let my stupidity stop your responses! Sign an online petition (over 26,000 signatures so far): www.petitiononline.com Look for the link on this page that says Guatamala 5000. This should lead you to more info. Cheri |
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13 | covering heaven with a cloud? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194920 | ||
Great job John! I spent over 2 hours in E-Sword (in the Bible Search and Nave's Topical) looking and never found that verse! All the clouds that I found were "good" clouds, to do with His glory :-) Cheri |
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14 | covering heaven with a cloud? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 194930 | ||
John, I musta been dropped on the head numerous times as an infant and that's why I'm so thick-headed now, I refuse to blame "old age" this early in :-) Live and learn! Maybe I'll do better tonight, Michael always has some good questions to keep us on our toes! Shalom Cheri |
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15 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195331 | ||
Hi Jesusman, That's what I have heard too. It began by the RC church to get the pagans in on christian observances (there's was paganistic but not satanic, it was just the fall harvest festivities). The RC began the observance on Nov1 of All Hallowed Souls Day, then there was All Hallowed Eve, thence Halloween - to what it is today. From what I understand the costumes didn't begin until sometime in the 1930's here in the states. Obviously, there is more involved but this is the gist of my understanding. Since my adult years I have not observed Halloween, neither did I allow my child to observe it or any alternative. It's just another day. Cheri |
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16 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195334 | ||
Shalom y'all This is not directed at you, specifically Doc, it's just yours is at the end of the thread. My wondering is why is everyone so concerned about observances that were not spoken of by God? All observe Christmas, Easter, and worry over Halloween, none of which were created nor ordained of God (they were created and ordained by man) and refuse to observe those were created and ordained by God (and His were "forever" ordinances). Why is this, I"m still struggling with it? Cheri |
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17 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195338 | ||
Doc, It's OK you couldn't resist :-). I know the feeling!! I don't celebrate it either, haven't in over 20 years. It's just a day. Cheri |
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18 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195341 | ||
Shabbat Shalom T'oma Actually, I was speaking more of Shabbat, Sukkot, etc., the feasts and observances found in Lev., not Chanukkah (that one was indeed man created). Those (found in the Torah) were instigated by the Lord and to be observed forever. Cheri |
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19 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195343 | ||
Shalom T'oma, I didn't recognize your name as Hebrew, what does it mean? And no, I didn't think you spelled Chanukkah wrong - I know some spell it and pronounce it with a chet and some with a hei - I actually don't know which way is correct. Glad you got a laugh - I'm from Atlanta Ga and you can really tell it when I'm trying to pronounce Hebrew words, it's a riot. And yes, to the best of one's ability, I am Torah-observant. Cheri |
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20 | Matthew 6:11. Is spritual or physical? | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195908 | ||
Shalom Searcher, What focus would He be changing? He was telling his disciples not to be wordy and lengthy in their prayers to be heard by men and appear falsely pious. His focus was that Abba knows we have need before we even ask. So the prayer in and of itself can be seen as spiritual bread. Non-believers do not partake of that "bread," only the children of God truly know its power and sustenance! So we worship, we praise, we ask, we believe, and we confirm with our Amen! :-) Cheri |
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