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Recent content by Sylvester

  1. Sylvester

    Did God make Absolem hate David and plot against him? (Not necessarily an actual question btw. Will explain in the post body)

    Good points. Thanks a lot for replying. :) Yeah, it's totally possible. Since God is preventing it from happening, it's possible that He talks as if He's doing. I mean in effect He is doing it since He prevents Satan from doing many things but decides to let him have his way in certain...
  2. Sylvester

    Did God make Absolem hate David and plot against him? (Not necessarily an actual question btw. Will explain in the post body)

    True. Thanks. I'm wondering if you can share any Bible verses or incidents which you base that opinion on.
  3. Sylvester

    Did God make Absolem hate David and plot against him? (Not necessarily an actual question btw. Will explain in the post body)

    Context: My dad and I have often disagreed between an event which is recorded in Exodus. I'm being vague because I don't want anyone's answers to be influenced by it. I read this section today and I thought I'd like to get more clarity on this (which may give me more clarity on the exodus...
  4. Sylvester

    Anyone wanna read the Bible together?

    Sorry for the late reply guys. Perhaps, we can start with Mark or 1 Samuel. Or if you guys have any suggestions we can think of that as well.
  5. Sylvester

    Anyone wanna read the Bible together?

    It's basically like a book club and the book we're reading is the Bible. We can decide on which part of the Bible to read.
  6. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Hey, I'm sorry I missed your reply somehow. Well, I was talking about that specific thing. Sure, in the Bible we don't have a statement like "Jesus healed everyone who came to him with faith." But then again we don't have any statement which says Jesus didn't heal someone who came to him with...
  7. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Hmm not really. Sorry, I'm not sure if I understand you.
  8. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Well, I'm sure Jesus would have healed the man either way. The teachers of the law sitting there thought Jesus was blaspheming as soon as he told the man his sin's are forgiven. And then Jesus said that and healed the man. Everything happened in quick succession. Suppose Jesus had sent the man...
  9. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Yeah, I totally agree. It's just that I was surprised by the preceding phrase 'he saw their faith'. I was first wondered why the other people's faith would have any effect on the paralyzed man's sins being forgiven. After posting here and also thinking about it, now I think it's just that all of...
  10. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Oh I was talking about forgiving. Not the healing part. I agree with you about what you said about him healing the guy.
  11. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Interesting. I'll think about it. Thanks. :)
  12. Sylvester

    Did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends? Mark 2:5.

    Perhaps the Mark includes the paralyzed man, too , when he writes 'their'. But isn't it odd that others be included when talking about someone's forgiveness?
  13. Sylvester

    If you feel it's OK to cook on Sabbath, why?

    Absolutely. So do you agree that we can say that obedience to laws is necessary now too? Not because we can ever gain our salvation from it but because keeping God’s laws is obviously the good thing to do. And it also shows if we really do love Him. Jesus himself said it. (1) Are we in agreement...
  14. Sylvester

    If you feel it's OK to cook on Sabbath, why?

    Well, my point is that they didn't break the Sabbath to begin with.
  15. Sylvester

    If you feel it's OK to cook on Sabbath, why?

    Paul says that because we cannot earn our salvation by keeping any laws. That’s why he says we are not under the law but under grace. So it’s clear he’s talking about how we get our salvation which is through grace alone. We’re on the same page on that. He talks about that in Romans 6:14. In...