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21 | revelation 13 | Revelation | reilly1041 | 83319 | ||
Dear 13599, The Life Application Study Bible has the following note about the number 666: "The meaning of this number has been discussed more than that of any other part of the book of Revelation. The three sixes have been said to represent many things, including the number of a man, or the unholy trinity of Satan, the first beast, and the false prophet. If the number seven is considered to be the perfect number in the Bible, and if three sevens represent complete perfection, then the number 666 falls completely short of perfection. The first readers of this book probably applied the number to the emperor Nero, who symbolized all the evils of the Roman Empire (the Greek letters of Nero's name represent numbers that total 666.). Whatever specific application the number is given, the number symbolizes the worldwide dominion and complete evil of this unholy trinity designed to undo Christ's work and overthrow him." Something else of interest....the Life Application Study Bible has a footnote to verse 13:18b that says "Some manuscripts read 616" !! Hope that helps, reilly |
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22 | Thoughts and comments on USA Today story | Bible general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 82789 | ||
Alwaysblessed, I think you may have interpreted my posting incorrectly. I was merely trying to explain why one may have thought you were trying to get your homework questions answered for you. I was just trying to explain how questions are often worded, not telling you that is how you have to word yours. This forum has lots of very knowledgeable people who are amazingly generous with their time and their opinions. I was just trying to help you get in the swing of the forum, because you will definitely get lots of information and ideas here. Honestly, I was only trying to help!! Good luck, reilly |
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23 | Thoughts and comments on USA Today story | Bible general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 82720 | ||
Alwaysblessed, This post is in support of EdB. I, too, thought your questions looked like homework questions. When I first saw your questions, all in a row, with specifics like "give three characteristics", I checked your user profile and it looked like you had just joined this forum that day. Most people in this forum who are searching for answers give some sort of background information on their search, they don't just type in a question that looked like it came from a textbook. I am sure that if you had worded your questions differently, perhaps "what do you think is the most important characteristic of an apostle? My friend thinks it's proximity to Jesus, I think it is faith, what do the users on this forum think?" --- you would have gotten lots of great responses. Good luck in your search, reilly |
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24 | will the real James please stand up! | Bible general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81790 | ||
I do understand the contentious nature of this question. I just wanted to bring sah's original, somewhat vague question into that contentious arena, because I think it's fair to assume that sah's question concerned James the Just, the writer of the book of James, as opposed to James the son of Alphaeus. Can you imagine if Jesus began his earthly ministry today? We wouldn't be puzzling over which James is which, we'd probably be poring over their IRS tax returns, and examining their web logs and reviewing their cell phone records, etc., etc.... Thanks, Stephanie |
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25 | whole household rejoiced? even kids? | Acts 2:38 | reilly1041 | 81721 | ||
Emmaus, I knew I could count on you to have a good answer to my question! Yes, I know my whole household rejoiced as my two children were baptized as infants. I often picture the writers of the books of the Bible to be sitting in heaven, thinking, "Wow, these people are dissecting our every word!! I was writing a letter for goodness sake!!". I know, I know, that letter was divinely inspired... Yes, I absolutely agree with you re: the renewal of the baptismal vows at Easter Mass and renewal of your beliefs each Sunday w/the creeds. It is interesting, since I have become a Bible studier and had what I believe is a born-again experience, I have truly started listening to every little thing at Mass, and it is really beautiful. It is easy not to really listen, however, since one can certainly drift off while still reciting the prayers. I know that an awful lot of the Bible is covered throughout the 3-yr cycle, but it still seems to me that as I read it in the Bible, it seems totally new to me. I think it just reads very differently when you read an entire book, instead of having a brief excerpt at Mass. Don't you agree? In fact, several times, I have sent verses to my priest asking why we don't ever hear it in church, and he always finds it in the cycle somewhere. Or perhaps, it's the 2nd reading when the correlating gospel is something that will definitely be the topic of the homily. Maybe for me, I retain better when I am personally reading as opposed to being read to. I don't think I can be convinced that attending Mass weekly and listening even intently will give one the same sense of the Bible as actually reading it. Anyway, thanks for your input on the household thing. Stephanie |
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26 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81449 | ||
Itiswritten -- I would love it if you did follow me around! Thanks for the words. When I read those passages you noted, I always wish I had been there to hear Jesus say them. Can you imagine the temple leaders hearing that? And it seemed to go on and on and on....Had to be very painful to hear if you were in their shoes. I once asked our priest about the complexity of the Cath Church and wasn't Jesus' message about cutting thru the complexity of the religion of His day and going straight to the heart of believe in Him and His Father? Our priest said that a Pharisee living today would make the perfect Catholic, he would sit in the front pew, never miss a Holy Day of Obligation, wouldn't eat meat on every Friday throughout the year (not just during Lent), etc. But he said we all have to fight the Pharisee-ism and keep focused on God. Sometimes that's a hard fight though! /Stephanie |
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27 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81280 | ||
Thanks for the book recommendations, I already ordered it from amazon. Stephanie |
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28 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81274 | ||
EdB-- I have been praying to God for clarification for nearly a year. I either need to continue to be patient or to better learn how to listen to Him. I do think God did help me find this forum, and I have some other people who are helping me as well. Thank you all! Stephanie |
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29 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81237 | ||
Thank you so much, I had been struggling w/the differences among these terms. I was a mechanical engineer and now am a stay-at-home mom. I don't know if I have lost brain cells during my at-home tenure, or if I am just more comfortable doing calculus, but these concepts are confusing to me. Thanks for helping, Stephanie |
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30 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81222 | ||
I love you guys and your discussions! The mutual respect is so utterly refreshing. Stephanie |
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31 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81210 | ||
Thank you, Radioman, I see that I have lots more studying to do! I became alarmed in reading the other 3 gospels because I can never measure up to Jesus' instructions, for example, in the Sermon on the Mount. It just struck me as so insurmountable (even concluding with "But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect", Mt 6:48, NLT), and it seemed to not fit with the many statements of Paul, which seemed not so insurmountable. The "getting one to" the kingdom of heaven is my own, apparently wrong, terminology, due to my being a new Christian! As I put in my previous post, I was raised Catholic, and honestly, this just wasn't discussed much. Perhaps other Catholics had other experiences, but it is only in talking with Protestants that I get these great discussions. I have read the first 3 gospels much more than John's, as is readily apparent! I knew I would get great ammunition from you guys to get me back on track with the salvation-by-faith concept! Thank you all... Stephanie |
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32 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81202 | ||
Yes, Emmaus, getting back to the original question concerning what Jesus said. How do the by-faith-alone people align their thinking with what Jesus talked about. I can't find anywhere where Jesus Himself talked about faith alone getting one to the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus talked about the narrow gate - wouldn't the "faith-alone" gate be quite wide? (Just a note on myself, I was raised R. Catholic, started reading the Bible a year ago, love the concept of faith-alone, but I'm having trouble getting my arms around it. I don't mean my questions to be inflammatory, I'm just trying to get to the right questions to clear up my confusion! Thanks everybody!) |
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