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101 | a few more JW questions... | John 1:1 | kalos | 182120 | ||
What do the Jehovah's Witnesses Teach? If you or anyone else reading this is a Jehovah's Witness, please understand that I am not against you as an individual. 'There is one God in one person, Make Sure of All Things, p 188. 'There is no Trinity, Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386. 'The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 406-407. 'The Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, The Watchtower, June 1, 1952, p. 24. 'Jehovah's first creation was his 'only-begotten Son'. . . was used by Jehovah in creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, pp. 390-391. 'Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15, 1963, p. 307; The New World, 284. 'Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 306. 'Jesus did not rise from the dead in his physical body, Awake! July 22, 1973, p. 4. 'Jesus was raised "not a human creature, but a spirit." Let God be True, p. 276. 'Jesus did not die on a cross but on a stake, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 89-90. 'Jesus returned to earth, invisibly, in 1914, The Truth Shall Make You Free, p. 300. 'Jesus' ransom sacrifice did not include Adam, Let God be True, p. 119. 'Their church is the self-proclaimed prophet of God, The Watchtower, April 1, 1972, p. 197. 'They claim to be the only channel of God's truth, The Watchtower, Feb. 15, 1981, p. 19. 'Only their church members will be saved, The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30. 'Good works are necessary for salvation, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 150, 152. 'The soul ceases to exist after death, Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67. 'There is no hell of fire where the wicked are punished, Let God be True, p. 79, 80. 'Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witness go to heaven, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 166-167, 361; Let God be True, p. 121. 'Only the 144,000 Jehovah's Witness are born again. Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, p. 76.; Watchtower 11/15/54, p. 681. 'Only the 144,000 may take communion, 'Blood transfusions are a sin, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 72-73. 'The Cross is a pagan symbol and should not be used, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 90-92. 'Salvation is by faith and what you do, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 150,152. 'It is possible to lose your salvation, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 358-359. 'The universe is billions of years old, Your will Be Done on Earth, p. 43. 'Each of the 6 creative days of God in Genesis 1, was 7000 years long. Therefore, Man was created toward the end of 42,000 years of earth's preparation, Let God be True, p. 168. 'They also refuse to vote, salute the flag, sing the "Star Spangled Banner," or celebrate Christmas or birthdays. They are not allowed to serve in the armed forces. 'Satan was entrusted with the obligation and charged with the duty of overseeing the creation of the earth, Children, p 55' (www.carm.org/jw/doctrines.htm) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29 (KJV) |
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102 | a few more JW questions... | John 1:1 | kalos | 182119 | ||
Other than JWs' denial of the deity of Christ and virtually every basic doctrine of the Bible, there is nothing wrong with their teaching. If you or anyone else reading this is a Jehovah's Witness, please understand that I am not against you as an individual. Grace to you, John |
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103 | Understanding needed | Eph 4:30 | kalos | 182118 | ||
Is salvation guaranteed? The Bible teaches eternal security; it does not teach eternal presumption. ____________________ "Our salvation is not verified by a past moment." ____________________ Two of the common conditions or tests that don't necessarily prove or disprove the existence of saving faith are: 'The Feeling of Assurance 'Feeling like you are saved is no guarantee you are indeed saved. Someone may say, "Well, I must be a Christian because I feel that I am. I think I am one." But that is faulty reasoning. If thinking one is a Christian is what makes one a Christian, then no one could be deceived. And then, by definition, it would not be possible to be a deceived non-Christian, and that doesn't square with the whole point of Satan's deception. He wants people who are not truly saved to think they are. Satan has deceived multiplied millions of religious people into thinking they are saved even though they are not. They may say to themselves, "God won't condemn me. I feel good about myself. I have assurance. I'm ok." But that doesn't necessarily mean a thing. 'A Time of Decision So often people say things like: "Well, I know I'm a Christian, because I remember when I signed the card," or "I remember when I prayed a prayer," or "I remember when I walked the aisle" or "went forward in church." A person may remember exactly when it happened and where they were when "it" happened, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Our salvation is not verified by a past moment. Many people have prayed prayers, gone forward in church services, signed cards, gone into prayer rooms, been baptized, and joined churches without ever experiencing genuine saving faith. 'These are [two of] seven common conditions or tests that don't necessarily prove or disprove the existence of saving faith. What then are the marks of genuine saving faith? Are there some reliable tests from the Word of God that enable us to know for certain whether one's faith is real? Thankfully there are at least nine biblical criteria for examining the genuineness of saving faith...' ____________________ To read more go to: www.biblebb.com/files/macqa/IA-genuinefaith.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29 (KJV) |
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104 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | kalos | 182076 | ||
Do not aim to spiritualize every passage. 'Ascertan, as far as it is possible, the plain, literal and primary meaning of the scripture. Exercise sound common sense... 'Beware of mystical and ingenious refinement; do not aim to spiritualize every passage. Real spirituality and fanciful spirituality are different things. The former is real, deep, sublime, and satisfactory, the latter is ideal, shallow, specious and delusive. 'Seek the literal before the spiritual meaning.' ____________________ To read more go to: www.thebereans.net/ref-bibrules.shtml |
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105 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | kalos | 182075 | ||
Spiritualizing the Bible "Pure fantasy...it goes on all the time..." ____________________ "It's a very dangerous thing to allegorize or spiritualize Scripture. What it means is what it says when rightly understood in its historic context." ____________________ "And once you say that something in the Bible is an allegory, that is it is only a symbol of the reality, you have just made it impossible to know what that reality is because if that reality cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" ____________________ '...And then thirdly, another thing just to mention by way of avoidance...avoid spiritualizing or allegorizing the Bible. Spiritualizing or allegorizing the Bible. This is that which gives to the Bible some kind of mystical meaning. In other words, what is on the surface is not the meaning, but what is hidden becomes the meaning. This is very popular. We could talk about allegorizing, it's quite...it's not quite as popular today as it used to be, although it's finding a resurgence. Allegorizing means to say that the historical meaning is not the real meaning, and in fact may be nothing but a fabrication. The historical meaning is not the real meaning, the real meaning is the spiritual meaning hidden beneath the surface. And once you say that something in the Bible is an allegory, that is it is only a symbol of the reality, you have just made it impossible to know what that reality is because if that reality cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned? 'For example, a book was written a number of years ago called If I Perish, I Perish, it was purported to be a commentary on the book of Esther. And in it, Esther, it was allegorizing the book of Esther so that Esther became the Holy Spirit and the whole story of the book was the operation of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer in the battle between the flesh and the Spirit and spiritual warfare and so forth. Much of what was in the book was true New Testament truth but it had absolutely nothing to do with the book of Esther so it therefore convoluted the meaning of Esther and no person reading the book of Esther ever would have understood that meaning. No normal understanding of Esther would have yielded that. (...) 'I went from that to the series on Nehemiah in which [someone might claim that] Nehemiah was the Holy Spirit. The king's pool which is in the city, you know, when they were building the wall, he mentions the king's pool, was the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the building of the wall, the mortar between the bricks was tongues. And the whole point of Nehemiah is that God wants to send the Holy Spirit to baptize you with the Spirit and build the fallen walls of your human personality through speaking in tongues. 'Now, you see, if you're going to do that with the Bible you can't get that from the text. It's pure fantasy. But it goes on all the time and I've often said...sometimes I say to our pastors, "You don't need the Bible for that, if you're going to do that you can use anything...you can use anything." You can preach Little Bo Peep, you could...you could start off by saying...Little Bo Peep, oh she was only little but God can use the little ones. And her name was...her name was Bo Peep...what a name of insignificance, what a name of ridicule, but God uses those who have been ridiculed. Little Bo Peep, she lost her sheep, all over this world sheep are lost. Doesn't know where to find them. The only part I couldn't figure out was what you do with wagging their tails behind them. 'It's a very dangerous thing to allegorize or spiritualize Scripture. What it means is what it says when rightly understood in its historic context.' ____________________ (http://gty.org/ resources.php?section[equals sign]transcripts) Grace to You Transcipts GC 90-157 "How to Study Your Bible: Interpretation" by John MacArthur |
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106 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | kalos | 182074 | ||
"Don't spiritualize Scripture...when..." 'The key to consistent Bible interpretation, including the Book of Revelation, is to have a consistent hermeneutic. Hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation. In other words, it is the way you interpret Scripture. A normal hermeneutic or normal interpretation of Scripture means that Unless the verse or passage CLEARLY indicates that the author was using figurative language, you are to understand it in its normal sense. Don't look for other meanings if the natural meaning of the sentence makes sense. Don't spiritualize Scripture by assigning meanings to words or phrases when it is very possible that the author under the guidance of the Holy Spirit means for it to be understood as it is written.' ____________________ Source: www.gotquestions.org/Book-Revelation.html |
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107 | Did God chosen the Priests out of all | OT general | kalos | 182038 | ||
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108 | Question re: ESV revision | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 182036 | ||
For what it's worth, the following is from one of the Customer Reviews at www.amazon.com: "In Summer, 2005, I, and many others, received an e-mail asking for suggestions for changes, because the English Standard Version Translation Committee is now working on a revision already!!!! It will probably be out in 2007. Everything is pretty hush-hush." |
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109 | is fasting a command for us ,where is it | Luke 5:35 | kalos | 182016 | ||
'Abstinence from food and/or drink' Fasting is defined as 'abstinence from food and/or drink as an element of private or public religious devotion. Fasting is nowhere commanded in the Torah and, in fact, is never attested earlier than the time of the judges of Israel (cf. Judges 20:26). The fact that Jesus and the disciples sanctioned it by their own example (Matt 4:2; Acts 13:2-3), however, is sufficient justification for its practice in biblical times and, in fact, in modern times as well. (...) 'Jesus equates supplication and fasting when he teaches that the removal of mountains comes about only by prayer and fasting (Matt 17:21). The godly prophetess Anna looked for the redemption of Israel with supplicatory prayer and fasting (Luke 2:37 ). Before Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for the various churches, they committed them to the Lord with prayer and fasting (Acts 14:23). In all these instances there is the clear implication that fasting is an effective adjunct to petition. 'The purpose of fasting is never explicitly stated in Scripture but its connection to penitence, mourning, and supplication suggests a self-denial that opens one to God and to the immaterial aspects of life. Inasmuch as food and drink typify life in the flesh and all its demands and satisfactions, their absence or rejection speaks to the reality of a higher dimension, one in which the things of the spirit predominate. The theology of fasting, then, is a theology of priorities in which believers are given the opportunity to express themselves in an undivided and intensive devotion to the Lord and to the concerns of the spiritual life.' Eugene H. Merrill Bibliography. John E. Baird, What the Bible Says About Fasting; R. D. Chatham, Fasting: A Biblical-Historical Study; Joseph F. Wimmer, Fasting in the New Testament: A Study in Biblical Theology. Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology . Edited by Walter A. Elwell. Published by Baker Books (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) |
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110 | From who's line are Egyptians, Assyrians | Gen 6:20 | kalos | 181996 | ||
The Sons of Ham According to The New Compact Bible Dictionary, Ham 'became the progenitor of the dark races; not the Negroes, but the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans and Canaanites (Gen. 10:6-20).' 'The descendants of the original Ham (Pss. 78:51; 105:23; 106:22). In these passages 'Ham' is used as another name for Egypt as representing Ham's principal descendants' (The New Compact Bible Dictionary, Edited by T. Alton Bryant, 1967, Zondervan). |
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111 | did def. of marriage change over time? | Gen 2:24 | kalos | 181972 | ||
Why did God allow polygamy/bigamy? Question: Why did God allow polygamy/bigamy in the Bible? ____________________ “We see in Deuteronomy 17:14-20, that the kings were not supposed to multiply wives. This most definitely puts Solomon in direct disobedience against the Lord.” ____________________ 'Answer: The first instance of polygamy / bigamy in the Bible was Lamech in Genesis 4:19, “Lamech married two women…” Several prominent men in the Old Testament were polygamists. Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, and others all had multiple wives. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (essentially wives of a lower status) according to 1 Kings 11:3. What are we to do with these instances of polygamy in the Old Testament? There are three questions that need to be answered. (1) Why did God allow polygamy in the Old Testament? (2) How does God view polygamy today? (3) Why did it change? '(1) Why did God allow polygamy in the Old Testament? The Bible does not specifically say why God allowed polygamy… '(2) How does God view polygamy today? The Bible says that God’s original intention was for one man to be married to only one woman, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife (not wives); and they shall become one flesh (not multiple fleshes)” (Genesis 2:24). We see in Deuteronomy 17:14-20, that the kings were not supposed to multiply wives. This most definitely puts Solomon in direct disobedience against the Lord. 'In the New Testament, 1 Timothy 3:2, 12 and Titus 1:6 give “the husband of one wife” in a list of qualifications for spiritual leadership. While these qualifications are only specifically for positions of spiritual leadership, they apply equally to all Christians. Should not all Christians be “above reproach...temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money” (1 Timothy 3:2-4)? If we are called to be holy (1 Peter 1:16), and if these standards are holy for elders and deacons, then they are holy for all. Ephesians 5:22-33, speaking of the relationship between husbands and wives, when referring to a husband (singular) always also refers to a wife (singular). “…for the husband is the head of the wife (singular) … He who loves his wife (singular) loves himself. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife (singular), and the two will become one flesh … each one of you also must love his wife (singular) as he loves himself, and the wife (singular) must respect her husband.” There is absolutely no allowance for polygamy for followers of Jesus Christ. '(3) Why did it change? It is not as much God disallowing something He previously allowed as it is God restoring marriage to His original intent. According to Genesis 2:24, polygamy was not God’s original intent. God seems to have allowed polygamy to solve a problem…but it was God’s desire for the problem never to have occurred. In most modern societies, there is absolutely no need for polygamy. In most cultures today, women are able to provide for and protect themselves – removing the only “positive” aspect of polygamy. Are there some instances in which the allowance for polygamy would still apply today? Perhaps…but it is unfathomable that there would be no other possible solution. It is our firm belief that polygamy does not honor the intent and sanctity of marriage – and most importantly – does not honor God.' To read more go to: www.gotquestions.org/polygamy.html |
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112 | Is marrying for citizenship real? | Matt 19:5 | kalos | 181969 | ||
Was the "marriage" ever consummated?* If the answer is yes, then it is as real as it gets. ____________________ *consummate "2 : to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse" (http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) |
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113 | definition | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181946 | ||
To my knowledge a year has never been anything but the period of time in which the earth completes a single revolution around the sun, just as a month is a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 1/12 of a year and a day has always been the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis. | ||||||
114 | calendars years days in a year | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181932 | ||
The definition of year is "the period of time...in which the earth completes a single revolution around the sun, consisting of 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds of mean solar time divided into 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 or 366 days" (American Heritage Dictionary, 2nd College Edition, 1982, 1985, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston). | ||||||
115 | Waht are the lessons on behavior in Roma | Rom 12:9 | kalos | 181871 | ||
Romans 12:9-21 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) 9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. 10 Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. 13 Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 16 Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone's eyes. 18 If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone. 19 Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord. 20 But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head. 21 Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good. ____________________ www.biblegateway.com |
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116 | ... | Ps 83:18 | kalos | 181848 | ||
'The New World Translation Is Not The Word of God by Clete Hux 'One of the marks of a cult is their claim to be the only true church. Since this is such an exclusive claim, it's not unusual for them to have their own extra biblical revelation from God. In the case of the Jehovah's Witnesses, one of those revelations is the New World Translation of the Bible. 'At the very onset, two of the most important questions we could ask are: What is the New World Translation and is it the Word of God? ...we will content ourselves with just a few [answers] given by the organization itself and then look at some passages of scripture retranslated by the Watchtower Society in the New World Translation to see that it is not the word of God. It might also be added that there is a great deal of dishonesty on the part of the Watchtower in their New World Translation (NWT). 'The NWT is defined by the Watchtower in their Reasoning from the Scriptures as "a translation of the Holy Scriptures made directly from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek into modern day English by a committee of anointed witnesses of Jehovah" (p.276). 'Some Christians may ask, "Why the New World Translation?" Evidence bears out the fact that the Watchtower Society thought that all the other translations (KJV, ASV, etc.) had been corrupted where the Bible translators actually let their religious bias show through their renderings (The Watchtower, 10/15/85, p.21, Insight on the News). 'David Reed, an ex-Witness, says in his book, Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse that basically the New World Translation came into being for the sole purpose of supporting Watchtower doctrines showing their own bias (pp.17-18). Reed says, "So, during the 1950's, Watchtower leaders went beyond interpretation by producing their own version of the Bible, with hundreds of verses changed to fit Watchtower doctrine. And, their New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures continues to be rewritten every few years, with additional changes made to bring God's Word into closer agreement with what the organization teaches." 'The New World Translation systematically sets out to eliminate evidence for the deity of Christ. Instead of falling at Jesus' feet to worship Him, people did "obeisance" to Him. John 1:1 no longer says "the Word was God" but "the Word was a God." Jesus did not say, "Before Abraham was, I am" but rather to avoid association with the "I AM" of Exodus 3:14, Jesus's statement becomes, "Before Abraham came into existence, I have been." 'The most widespread change in the Watchtower Bible is the insertion of the name JEHOVAH 237 times in the New Testament. Of course, it is appropriate for a translator to choose to use the divine name JEHOVAH or YAHWEH in the Old Testament where the Tetragrammator YHWH actually appears in the Hebrew text. However, the Watchtower has gone beyond this by inserting the name JEHOVAH in the New Testament, where it does not appear in Greek manuscripts. One need only look at the word-by-word English that appears under the Greek text in the Society's own Kingdom Interlinear Translation to see that the name JEHOVAH is not there in the Greek. 'Why the bias concerning Christ? Because the Watchtower teaches that Jesus is a mighty god, but not the almighty God, a creature rather than the Creator. To cite "proof" for this, they will point you to Col. 1:15, and say that since he is the first born of all creation, he has to be the first thing (an angel) that Jehovah God created. It matches up with the view that Jesus is not Jehovah. 'The term first born in the Bible doesn't mean created. It is often used in Scripture to signify priority in importance or rank, rather than actual birth order. It also refers to Christ having a preeminient position which is a theme throughout the book of Colossians. Moreover, the term first born elsewhere in scripture in referring to Christ means only begotten. 'So, as the only begotten Son of God, Christ is God. What God begats is God, just as what a human begats is human. Christ was begotten, the 'Very God of Very God' (197) He is God in the flesh! 'The Watchtower Society presents the New World Translation as the anonymous work of the New World Bible Translation Committee and resists all efforts to identify the members of the committee. They claim this is in order that all credit for the work will go to God. However, Reed points out, "an unbiased observer will quickly note that such anonymity also shields the translators from any blame for errors or distortions in their renderings. And it prevents scholars from checking their credentials. '"In fact, defectors who have quit Watchtower headquarters in recent years have identified the alleged members of the committee, revealing that none of them was expert in Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic - the original languages from which the Bible was translated"' (http://www.watchman.org/jw/nwt.htm). |
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117 | If persons then identify. | Rev 17:10 | kalos | 181831 | ||
Brian, Thank you for your reply. I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. If you mean what are the names of the kings, my answer is I don't know and I'm not interested in knowing. Grace and peace, John |
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118 | Persons or World Powers? | Rev 17:10 | kalos | 181772 | ||
'I think seven kings is seven kings just as John said.' One could just as easily ask, 'Brian, how did you come to the conclusion that when John says "they are seven kings" (Rev. 17:10), "kings" does not mean persons?' 'It appears strange for John to explain, but not really explain what he means. Seven heads equal seven mountains, which equal seven kings. Taking Scripture at face value, John has defined the seven heads. However, most interpreters want to add another step to John’s equation. 'Seven heads equal seven mountains equal seven kings equal seven kingdoms. Their basis for this conclusion is based on Daniel’s interchangeable reference to kings and kingdoms. I think seven kings is seven kings just as John said.' Source: (www.revelationcommentary.org/17_chapter.html) Grace to you, John |
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119 | Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? | Matt 16:18 | kalos | 181767 | ||
Jesus spoke in Aramaic 'It is almost universally accepted that Jesus and His disciples spoke in Aramaic. The theory that the New Testament was written in Hebrew is without basis, though I believe that I have heard some suggest that some of the sources may have been in Aramaic. The simple fact is that the Jews lost their facility in Hebrew. That is why the Old Testament had to be translated into the Greek language (this translation is known as the Septuagint). (http://www.bible.org/docs/qa/) "The people of first century Palestine, including Jesus, spoke the Aramaic language." (http://www.twopaths.com/faq_kjv.htm) |
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120 | Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? | Matt 16:18 | kalos | 181766 | ||
Jesus was addressing Peter. Regardless of what language Jesus was speaking, Peter understood what he was saying. This is what makes sense. | ||||||
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