Recent content by spockrates

Yeah, no! Dude! You’re not an Esau! I mean, he was selfish, repenting for selfish reasons. Sounds like you’re selfless, repenting for selfless reasons. When Jesus died for us on the cross, it was for selfless, not selfish reasons. That’s a good thing! Right? So, that being said, maybe you’re...

And I’m guilty of telling white lies, so... I’m guessing John is writing about those who don’t ask God to forgive them for their cowardice, dishonesty, immorality, et. al.

I enjoy testing the limits of my knowledge to see if I might expand it. Would you like to consider any of these answers? (It’s OK if you’d rather not! Just asking. :)

Yeah, yeah! I suppose my feet are too soiled to tread on such holy ground where the wise have stood and seen!

OK. Trying to comprehend. In John 17:20-21 , Jesus is praying for his apostles (and I suppose also you or me). So, are you saying you or I are Jehovah, too?

Fascinating! So, I suppose it’s not actual fire. What then can we make of the metaphor? Let’s see. Fire: • consumes (or destroys) matter • consumes or feeds on air • spreads as it consumes • produces heat • produces light In what ways are your soul or mine like that?

Sure! I think (correct me if I’m wrong) you are saying something like this: (A) Jehovah is one God who is many angels. Other Christians tell me: (B) Jehovah is one God in three persons, and there are many angels who aren’t Jehovah. And there is a third alternative: (C) Jehovah is one God...

So, yeah! That’s a different take. How then do we discern which of the two interpretations is true?

Fascinating!

So, it seems to me that a flame does not an angel make, at least not in form. A flame doesn’t look like an angelic being. That being said, perhaps God is being said to have been an angel in purpose (e.g., a messenger) rather than in form?

I know! Right? I suppose it might be more accurate to say “word for wor” rather tan “literal” and “thought for thought” rather than “interpretive”. I suppose something can be lost in translation with either method!

"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.”

:) It’s interesting how the literal translations (like the ASV) are different from the more interpretive translations (like the NIV).

I appreciate your insights into the meaning of the Hebrew words! Thank you!

I believe he’s quoting Deuteronomy 6:4, perhaps from the American Standard Version: https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/6-4.htm