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Recent content by RBarnes

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    How Badly has Matthew 19:9 been Corrupted?

    With respect, have you read the work provided by the original poster yet? If not, you should really do that.
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    How Badly has Matthew 19:9 been Corrupted?

    Hi @robert424 and thanks for the informative reply. It also helped me locate where the ligature of έἰ exactly is in the GA 989. I noticed rather quickly that it appears on an isolate page and the style, spacing, and boldness is quite different than what is observed as the main body of the...
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    How Badly has Matthew 19:9 been Corrupted?

    Hello sir! @robert424 Your counting adventure fascinates me! There are scholars who get cited for their pedigreed opinions, and then there are scholars who do the work no one wants to do. I appreciate your self-aware spunk and I'm grateful that you uploaded your research and findings online. I...
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    Really? These scriptures have at least been cited in the thread: Mat 26:52 Mat 5:38-39 Mat 5:43-46 Mat 10:28 Luke 6:27-29,35 Mat 10:16 1 Pe 3:8 Rom 12:17-21 1 Thes 5:15 Eph 6:12 2 Cor 10:3 James 3:18 Heb 12:14 1 Cor 4:11 I won't say the exegisis has been phenomenal, but they are still there...
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    Should Christians Join the Military...

    Everyone involved, I'm signing off of this thread. It's had some great dialogues and has covered a lot of topics. I truly hope it's been beneficial for all the seekers. But it's my opinion that it's reached its maturity and threshold for easy navigation and consistency. Maybe some of the...
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    I no longer think it's at all fruitful to respond to your posts, at least on this thread. I'll leave it to other readers to judge why. Blessedj01, I admire the dedication and zeal you have for engaging in doctrinal discussions, as your post history demonstrates within the past few months. As...
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    You just redefined the word 'wanton'. They are being obedient to state rulers and their oath to execute justice, but not to Jesus Christ or his laws of justice for the Church. Stay on topic - I'm saying they are not as bad as "wanton violence" or sadism. But they are indeed still...
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    Wanton: adjective (of a cruel or violent action) Deliberate and unprovoked. Synonymous with: crude, filthy, lewd, obscene, smutty, impure Are Christian soldiers or police officers engaging in wanton violence? No. Are they being disobedient according to the precepts of Christ? Yes. No one...
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    So I'm thinking there are two boxes in question... Box 1) wanton violence Box 2) violence banned for Christians No one here is trying to re-define 'self-defense' by cramming it into Box 1. Someone is just hyping up the observation that Box 2 contains wanton violence as well as self-defense...
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    Should Christians Join the Military...

    Hey DesertScroll - I appreciate your engaging response. Based on the syntax and diction here surrounding ekdikesis, I may have understated the difference between Christians avenging themselves and civil authorities avenging wrongs in a broad sense. While I would not classify that as a caveat to...
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    Should Christians Join the Military...

    Cool - I see what you're saying here. While I hesitate to agree that collecting a monetary debt is the same as vengeance, the parable here does attest to the underlying reason why Christians should not seek vengeance for themselves. Their former crimes against God are not being avenged, just...
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    Should Christians Join the Military...

    Commence the ad hominem attacks! :) lol I've been on this thread since the beginning and have not read many posts with supporting evidence from scripture that Christians SHOULD be involved in government and/or violence. However, there are many good posts (such as the ones from MrJim) that...
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    Should Christians Join the Military...

    Funny how quick you are to concede that your posts are opinionated and presuppositional. I, however, will continue to let my contributions speak for themselves and affirm they offer good REASONS to reconsider the post-constantinian mindset of the church and government.
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    For Pacifists: If Jesus was a pacifist, why didn't he tell all Roman soldiers....

    Again, more unfounded presuppositions and opinions. For people who look to establish their doctrine and decisions upon dividing the Word properly and sound reasoning, the fact that Blessedj01 "totally disagrees" that Christians are not authorized to carry out the duties of the police or military...