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Sorry, I misunderstood. You seemed to be saying that by looking at your profile, people could see that your life was blameless. Indeed, you have below your name the words, "Leading a Blameless Life." I apologise for misunderstanding.My point was that anyone can make claims.
Scripture is never wrong and if you actually believe you are living without sin you might find it profitable to read through the Bible, in prayer, in a one year study.I dunno man; if we look in my profile we learn that I’m living a blameless life.
How are we to appraise the veracity of the two claims?
Because the Ruah, that indwells me testifies it is so.How do you know? How do you know the Bible are his words?
I have read the Bible. I remain unconvinced.profitable to read through the Bible, in prayer, in a one year study.
And that leaves me with nothing to say.I have read the Bible. I remain unconvinced.
I already proved that the origin of the word stems back even further of the word “church”. The word church is a new word actually but it is used in scripture in context of the called out assembly of believers. Never ever of a man made building unbiblically called a church when refering to the church Christ is building. , never.Given the common cognates among the Germanic languages, the etymology seems clear, it derives from Kyriakon.
-CryptoLutheran
Why do you think its never wrong?Scripture is never wrong and if you actually believe you are living without sin you might find it profitable to read through the Bible, in prayer, in a one year study.
I already proved that the origin of the word stems back even further of the word “church”. The word church is a new word actually but it is used in scripture in context of the called out assembly of believers. Never ever of a man made building unbiblically called a church when refering to the church Christ is building. , never.
Because it is God-breathed.Why do you think its never wrong?
Its a statement of Paul, but its precise meaning is not defined in the text.Because it is God-breathed.
A question I need to know the answer to before I can respond; Are you professing to be Christian? And if yes is your God omnipotent?Its a statement of Paul, but its precise meaning is not defined in the text.
Bible has a lot of easily demonstrable problems - from different textual families, imperfect preservation, ambiguity of the original languages allowing basically unlimited amount of translations and interpretations, to different biblical canons.
Any fundamentalist position of dictation-like word-for-word inspiration is also obviously debunked by comparing two gospels to each other.
So you believe because you believe?Because it is God-breathed.
Theres also the mismatch between text andIts a statement of Paul, but its precise meaning is not defined in the text.
Bible has a lot of easily demonstrable problems - from different textual families, imperfect preservation, ambiguity of the original languages allowing basically unlimited amount of translations and interpretations, to different biblical canons.
Any fundamentalist position of dictation-like word-for-word inspiration is also obviously debunked by comparing two gospels to each other.
I am a Christian. I think it should be also visible below my nickname, when you expand the section with more info.Are you professing to be Christian?
Not sure what you mean by "my" God, but the true God, by definition and as follows from even just natural theology, is omnipotent.And if yes is your God omnipotent?
I do and if you knew the scriptures you would know Malachi 3:10 says we are to test Yahovah. I tested Him, found Him true, and cannot be turned away because His Ruah/Holy Spirit lives in my heart. Since November 3, 1966 I have seen my God allow six choppers be riddled so badly they looked li fancy tea strainers without a single one of my 41 friends or me being wounded and the shaky, mushy things flew us back to our staging area. I can recount so many other things He has and is doing for my family and I but you need to test Him and His Word yourself to discover that His Word never falls short in any respect. He is speaking through me to you, right now.So you believe because you believe?
How about Christians who believe it says
different than you?
What's that line in there to the effect of
" test all things, hold to what is true".
Do you do that?
Theres also the mismatch between text and
what is written into the earth itself.
If you had the Ruah living in your spiritual heart you, also, would chuckle at your words.Its a statement of Paul, but its precise meaning is not defined in the text.
Bible has a lot of easily demonstrable problems - from different textual families, imperfect preservation, ambiguity of the original languages allowing basically unlimited amount of translations and interpretations, to different biblical canons.
Any fundamentalist position of dictation-like word-for-word inspiration is also obviously debunked by comparing two gospels to each other.
And yet you find Him to weak to keep His Holy Scriptures safe? How does that work with The Omnipotent, Omniscient, All Knowing, All Seeing Elohim of Eternity? Please elaborate on the apparently obvious, to you, short fall.I am a Christian. I think it should be also visible below my nickname, when you expand the section with more info.
Not sure what you mean by "my" God, but the true God, by definition and as follows from even just natural theology, is omnipotent.
I expected a better response. Focus on answering the points in my post, instead of trying ad-hominem fallacies.If you had the Ruah living in your spiritual heart you, also, would chuckle at your words.
Bible is neither God nor God's direct product. It was written by people, copied by people, composed by people, picked by people, translated by people, printed by people. And it is read and interpreted by people.And yet you find Him to weak to keep His Holy Scriptures safe? How does that work with The Omnipotent, Omniscient, All Knowing, All Seeing Elohim of Eternity?
Take two gospels and compare them side by side where they speak about the same events. Even important or prominent places, like the Our Father prayer, have different versions.Please elaborate on the apparently obvious
To talk this way , you must admit is arrogant, acting like your some great expositor and like I have not studied this issue for almost 40 years.Please follow along.
No, it is never valid to use it this way in scripture, no, not once when referring to believers.The word "church" in English is a valid word when applied to the building,
Only when referring to the called out assembly of people. “The church which meets in their house”, is the biblical understanding. The house is not called the church …EVER, when referring to the believers.the people,
No, what we do is edify one another as Christ the head of the church (his body) effectually works in the measure if every part (Ephesians 4:25,16 KJV) this also corrects the false one man pastor or priest over an assembly and shows body ministry to one another as God’s order.and what we are doing when we gather together-
Never in the history of the church have any believer ever gone to church. Believers are the church and the church which meets in their house is the biblical usage.-we are going to church,
This is one right statement here and can be proven by many scriptures. Believers are the body of Christ (the church) the house of God (the church) made up of living stones assembled in Chris as our head.we are the Church,
No, none of this is valid except we are the church. This is similar to the word temple. The pagan roots of the word have nothing to do with how The New Testament believers are the temple of God.we are doing church. All of this is valid, because that's how the word has been used in English.
It always means the called out assembly in Greek always. But the scriptural context and use shows how it can be used in different expressions such as a house of living stones or a body of many parts etc.The word "church" does not just apply to the Ekklesia in the big universal sense; but has nuances of meaning based on context.
No, they did not meet in a church, they are the church. And we don’t know how large the church was there, they could simply have met in larger homes of rich people.When the Church in Corinth met together, they met together in a church. They wouldn't have called where they met a "church", but in English that is exactly what we'd call it,
Not until Constantine, do we start to see the formal basilicas being converted to regions meeting houses for believers as I remember in history . We do read of one meeting in a house where the walls were knocked down for more people before that but on history the church mostly met in homes as you cans study and as most commentators will agree. And as scripture shows.even if it was a modified home of a local member (the original house churches were modified villas and homes of wealthy members of the community, they had been set apart for the special and specific task of Christian worship and gathering).
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