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Recent content by David1701

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    Additions to the Bible?

    That "is-the-oldest-manuscript-really-best" link is a good one.
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    Additions to the Bible?

    It doesn't matter who did it. The point is that it was done.
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    Advantages of the Modern Critical Text of New Testament.

    The number of copies, from many time periods and many geographical areas, shows that the latter part of Matt. 6:13 was commonplace in accepted Scripture. If some "well-meaning" scribe had added it to the text (although a genuinely well-meaning scribe would NEVER deliberately add to, subtract...
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    Advantages of the Modern Critical Text of New Testament.

    There are very few Greek N.T. manuscripts from the earliest centuries (which is unsurprising, since the good ones would wear out through use and have to be copied); however, many early uncial manuscripts were copied to minuscules, in the 9th-11th centuries A.D., which means that the majority of...
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    Advantages of the Modern Critical Text of New Testament.

    About 1% of the Greek manuscripts that contain Matt. 6:13 omit "For thine is the kingdom...". In other words, it is almost completely certain that it is indeed part of the inspired text and did not originate as an R.C. doxology.
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    Additions to the Bible?

    I was, of course, referring to the N.T. AS A WHOLE, not merely the gospels. As I posted, Jerome could hardly avoid making a new translation and/or revision (of the whole N.T.), because there was no single standard Latin text, until his Latin Vulgate.
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    Advantages of the Modern Critical Text of New Testament.

    The purportedly oldest Greek manuscripts are some of the LEAST likely to be closest to the originals, based on objective criteria. 1) The best manuscripts would be used the most, so would wear out and need to be copied. 2) The allegedly oldest manuscripts are riddled with scribal errors (far...
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    Advantages of the Modern Critical Text of New Testament.

    The so-called "Critical Text" has absolutely no objective advantages over the Received Text.
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    UK ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill Threatens Prison for Parents Who Resist Trans Treatments for Kids.

    Most people here in the U.K. hadn't lost their senses to begin with; unfortunately, there is a powerful group of people pushing an ideological agenda (the ultimate goal is transhumanism), using a many-pronged attack on Christianity, the family and Western culture. It's not only the U.K. ...
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    Tucker Carlson claims Trump 'hostile to traditional Christianity,' believes in supernatural

    That's a different issue. It is relevant to the general discussion about Tucker's claim, but not to the specific point that I was making about the other poster's claim. As far as my opinion goes: I would say that Carlson has made some mistakes, and has changed his views, over the years, on...
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    Additions to the Bible?

    I've read several books on the subject, and I was posting from memory (I only have some of the books); unfortunately, I can't remember where I read about the controversy surrounding Jerome's omission of 1 John 5:7, which is why I gave no citation. Your claim that Jerome made no new...
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    Doctrine of Unconditional Election

    A couple of things to note here: 1) It is not the baptism itself that saves anyone (i.e. not the immersion in water), as is clearly stated by, "...not a putting away of the filth of the flesh..."; in other words, it is a symbol of the salvation that should already have taken place, through...
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    Doctrine of Unconditional Election

    Yes, exactly.
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    Doctrine of Unconditional Election

    You quoted a verse out of context. I supplied the context for you, by including the explanatory verse that you omitted. We are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves, not of works lest anyone should boast. Salvation is not, never has been, and never will be, by baptism, or any...
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    Doctrine of Unconditional Election

    You can't outwork salvation until you have been given it! Besides which, the next verse tells you how the outworking works... Phil. 2:12,13 (Webster) 12 Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation...
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