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Ethics on lies and how to tell other Christians that they are supporting liars.
- By lismore
- Christian Philosophy & Ethics
- 13 Replies
Hello! When asked about the signs of the End Times the first thing the Lord said was:
Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you" (Matthew 24:4).
Deception from human organisations and even pulpits is to be expected in the times we are living in. Truth will be the exception, deception the rule.
IMHO the antidote is to be a Berean, to carefully search the scriptures and prayerfully compare what you are being told to what is written in the word.
And then you must be prepared to walk alone if no-one will walk with you, or be prepared to give a dissenting opinion, that might not be popular. It might be only you and God, but we are called to be faithful, not to be popular.
God Bless
Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you" (Matthew 24:4).
Deception from human organisations and even pulpits is to be expected in the times we are living in. Truth will be the exception, deception the rule.
IMHO the antidote is to be a Berean, to carefully search the scriptures and prayerfully compare what you are being told to what is written in the word.
And then you must be prepared to walk alone if no-one will walk with you, or be prepared to give a dissenting opinion, that might not be popular. It might be only you and God, but we are called to be faithful, not to be popular.
God Bless
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Using AI for scripture study
- By com7fy8
- Christian Philosophy & Ethics
- 12 Replies
Even if you find the best one . . . now . . . how about the possibility that what is better now will become out-of-date . . . even if just one worker in the good AI gets recruited by some competitor? There might be competitive recruiting, which remakes the level of competence in any AI company, I suppose.
This could be giving fish to the students, versus teaching them how to fish. You could, I suppose, introduce students to all the major AI's and show them how they compare . . . so the students can learn how to evaluate, plus be ready for if and when certain "better" AI's get out-of-date because of personnel and other changes.
Plus, of course, one AI might be strong in a certain area . . . maybe where personnel for that specialty are more competent.
I am only supposing and guessing, here . . . by the way
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The Polish Mystic You Wish You Knew Sooner
- By johnnypapa
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
- 0 Replies
The Polish Mystic You Wish You Knew Sooner - Catholic Exchange
Polish mystic Alicja Lenczewska’s hidden life shows how offering weakness, illness, and ordinary acts allows Christ to live and act within us.
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Exegesis of the Word: On the Epiphany, the Baby, and the Host
- By johnnypapa
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Exegesis of the Word: On the Epiphany, the Baby, and the Host - Catholic Exchange
The Feast of Epiphany reveals how the Word makes Christ known, awakening hearts to His living presence in Scripture, sacrament, and mystery.
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anyone know anything about Gematria?
- By Benaiah468
- MILLENNIALS (1981 to 1998)
- 127 Replies
The first 781 digits of π, starting with the first decimal place,
have a sum of 3501.
3501 is the gematria of a verse in the Book of Isaiah in which G-d declares that He is the first and will remain the same even with the last
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. Isa 41:4
The expression
the first, and with the last; I am he.
has the gematria 1346
as well as the verse
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high G-d. Gen 14:18
The 2701st time the number 2701 appears in π (that's the twenty-six million, three hundred seventy-six thousand, six hundred ninety-sixth digit!), it is followed by the numbers 781,
the number of the expression
the earth
in the authorized King James Bible and the gematria of the expression
οἱ οὐρανοί
oi ouranoi (the heavens)
οἱ οὐρανοί
16. Οο Omicron 70
10. Ιι lota 10
16. Οο Omicron 70
22. Υυ Upsilon 400
19. Ρρ Rho 100
1. Αα Alpha 1
14. Νν Nu 50
16. Οο Omicron 70
10. Ιι lota 10
Σ 781
At the above point, it is the 26214th time that the number 781 appears in π.
Starting at the 26,214th digit in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following numbers are 6955
The gematria 6955 is found in the verse
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: Lk 22:67
Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ἐὰν ὑμῖν εἴπω, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε·
Starting at position 6955 in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following numbers are 14159
14159 is the 1667th prime number,
the gematria of the second part of the verse
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Ps 110:4
נשבע יהוה ׀ ולא ינחם אתה־כהן לעולם על־דברתי מלכי־צדק
The first occurrence of the number 14159 in π, starting with the first decimal place, is in the 1st position!
Between the 1st and 6955th positions in π, there are 6953 numbers that add up to 31435.
At the 31435th digit in π, starting with the first decimal place, the numbers 555 follow.
The word Christ appears 555 times in the King James Bible
This is the 32nd time that the number 555 appears in π.
The first and last letters of the Torah are Bet and Lamed
2. ב בּ Bet/Vet 2
12. ל Lamed 30
Σ 32
32 is the gematria of the word leb, meaning heart.
The 1st and 32nd verses of the Torah are
In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. Gen 1:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Gen 2:1
The expression
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
has a gematria of 769 in Hebrew.
Christ in Hebrew is called mashiach with a gematria of 358
mashiach
מָשִׁיחַ
13. מ Mem 40
21. שׂ שׁ Shin/Sin 300
10. י Yud 10
8. ח Chet 8
∑ 358
The first occurrence of the numbers 3, 5, and 8 in π, Φ, and e is at the 769th position!
The first 769 numbers in Ф add up to 3441.
This is the gematria of the Greek expression
Called of G-d an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Hebr 5:10
The Lord Jesus is the Messiah, high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
358, the gematria of the Hebrew expression Messiah, is the 286th composite number.
The first 286 composite numbers have a sum of 53020.
Starting from the 53020th digit in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following 3 digits are 888!
have a sum of 3501.
3501 is the gematria of a verse in the Book of Isaiah in which G-d declares that He is the first and will remain the same even with the last
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. Isa 41:4
The expression
the first, and with the last; I am he.
has the gematria 1346
as well as the verse
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high G-d. Gen 14:18
The 2701st time the number 2701 appears in π (that's the twenty-six million, three hundred seventy-six thousand, six hundred ninety-sixth digit!), it is followed by the numbers 781,
the number of the expression
the earth
in the authorized King James Bible and the gematria of the expression
οἱ οὐρανοί
oi ouranoi (the heavens)
οἱ οὐρανοί
16. Οο Omicron 70
10. Ιι lota 10
16. Οο Omicron 70
22. Υυ Upsilon 400
19. Ρρ Rho 100
1. Αα Alpha 1
14. Νν Nu 50
16. Οο Omicron 70
10. Ιι lota 10
Σ 781
At the above point, it is the 26214th time that the number 781 appears in π.
Starting at the 26,214th digit in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following numbers are 6955
The gematria 6955 is found in the verse
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: Lk 22:67
Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ἐὰν ὑμῖν εἴπω, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε·
Starting at position 6955 in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following numbers are 14159
14159 is the 1667th prime number,
the gematria of the second part of the verse
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Ps 110:4
נשבע יהוה ׀ ולא ינחם אתה־כהן לעולם על־דברתי מלכי־צדק
The first occurrence of the number 14159 in π, starting with the first decimal place, is in the 1st position!
Between the 1st and 6955th positions in π, there are 6953 numbers that add up to 31435.
At the 31435th digit in π, starting with the first decimal place, the numbers 555 follow.
The word Christ appears 555 times in the King James Bible
This is the 32nd time that the number 555 appears in π.
The first and last letters of the Torah are Bet and Lamed
2. ב בּ Bet/Vet 2
12. ל Lamed 30
Σ 32
32 is the gematria of the word leb, meaning heart.
The 1st and 32nd verses of the Torah are
In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. Gen 1:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Gen 2:1
The expression
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
has a gematria of 769 in Hebrew.
Christ in Hebrew is called mashiach with a gematria of 358
mashiach
מָשִׁיחַ
13. מ Mem 40
21. שׂ שׁ Shin/Sin 300
10. י Yud 10
8. ח Chet 8
∑ 358
The first occurrence of the numbers 3, 5, and 8 in π, Φ, and e is at the 769th position!
The first 769 numbers in Ф add up to 3441.
This is the gematria of the Greek expression
Called of G-d an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Hebr 5:10
The Lord Jesus is the Messiah, high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
358, the gematria of the Hebrew expression Messiah, is the 286th composite number.
The first 286 composite numbers have a sum of 53020.
Starting from the 53020th digit in π, beginning with the first decimal place, the following 3 digits are 888!
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