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    Don't worry but I'm 25% wrong - NT Wright

    For those who are still interested, here is Wright's statement in a better context: “…It is as though God is determined to work, not by parachuting this pure solution that we would all like, into the world, but rather by working from within his creation. That is part of the...
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    Wcyc

    Yes, I go there almost every year (these days as a counselor). I don't know that I remember a gun incident, but there may be a faint memory of it somewhere...perhaps we were at different sessions that year?. Send me a PM sometime--I may know your sister. :)
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    Wcyc

    I may be a little late to this discussion, but I am familiar with WCYC :)
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    My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

    I think it is firmly established that Jesus is quoting Ps.22, so our definition of "forsaken" ought to be taken from this context (and not Strong's). As to the other verses you have mentioned, msortwell, I think it will also be of help to read those in context as well. The very next verse in...
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    My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

    Would you mind expanding on this a bit more? I don't quite understand why Jesus must experience separation simply because we experienced separation. Wouldn't it be the other way around anyway--that he experienced separation so that we don't have to? I also am having difficulty understanding...
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    Romans in a Week - N.T. Wright

    Does anyone know of a place where I can download all of these lectures for free? I know that Christian counterculture used to have a few of them for free, but now it seems that wherever I see the lectures online (Regent Radio, Christian Audio, etc) I have to pay to download them. Any help...
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    Romans

    :amen:
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    The truth about Job - 5 audio sermons

    Well, I listened to them. Although I do have some points of disagreement (and I am also curious about why the sermons have the word "Job" in the title), the sermons were ok. I do appreciate that Job was not held up as some kind of spiritual hero. He does have some good insights, when he...
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    Melchizedek: Another View

    This is the same post you have been making for a while now. You had no problem giving me a brief synopsis of Ps.22 in its OT context and then applying it to Jesus. Why can't you seem to do that with this verse? You have done more than enough commenting on the NT verses. I said I agreed with...
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    Melchizedek: Another View

    DRA, I don't know what else there is to say. We are coming from completely different perspectives, and you don't seem to want to acknowledge that Ps.110 was applicable to the those it was written by and for. I did look at the site you linked, and it didn't address the questions I was...
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    Why isn't David in heaven?

    Would anyone like to try and fit Rev.6:9ff and Rev.20:4-6 into their expressed views in this thread? I really am not fit to discuss this topic since I have not put in much time to study it, but I would be interested as to how some of you would view the above verses. It seems to me that there...
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    First mention of the "Kingdom of God" in the bible?

    Be sure to not only search for the word "kingdom" but also "King" and "reign" and other related words. The Kingdom of God is a very rich OT theme. You may even find that it goes back to the very beginning, as seen in the creation account of Gen.1. For instance, the image of God (Gen.1:26) is...
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    Should Christians totally abstain from alcohol?

    cliff2, won't you also reply to my post (#564) ?
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    Melchizedek: Another View

    To clarify, I understand that Melchizedek was not from the tribe of Levi or Judah. I didn't mean that he was. I meant that his Priesthood was. First comes Melchizedek, the Priest. Then comes his Priesthood. I only meant that those who carried on this Priesthood were from the tribe of Judah, not...
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    Should Christians totally abstain from alcohol?

    Sorry, I am having a hard time interpreting your posts. Are you being serious here? Are we saying the same thing perhaps? I said that Jesus was offered wine two times. One here (which you quoted), where he tastes and then rejects it. Another while on the cross, where he receives it. Where...
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    Should Christians totally abstain from alcohol?

    Did you happen to read posts # 544 and #548?
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    Should Christians totally abstain from alcohol?

    Jesus was given wine twice during his crucifixion event: 1. Mt.27:34 (Mk.15:23) [offered to him before the cross as a sedative to dull the pain] 2. Mt.27:48 (Mk.15:36; Lk.23:36; Jn.19:29-30) When describing the first one, Matthew says that he tasted it and then was unwilling to drink the...
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    Why?

    where ?
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    Why?

    ...because of the wonderful things He does. :)
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    Melchizedek: Another View

    DRA ? I just wanted to make sure you knew that I replied to your post. I know that sometimes it doesn't show up in the user CP. I thought I saw you reading just after I posted last, but perhaps I am mistaken.