Blackguard_ said:
Kasey you seem to ignore the New Testament, how would explain Galatians 3:28, about there being "neither Jew nor Greek" in Christ unless you argue the Jews and Greeks are the same race. If they are, what is the point of Paul's "wall of partition" speech in Ephesians 2?
Ephesians 2:11-18
11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
And Glatians 3,
7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
...16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ....................
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26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Can non-whites/Adamites be Christian? If "No", why does Paul mention things like this, as nothing would have changed from the OT if they still had to stick to "Adamites"? You said as much in the Rahab story, she was not Hebrew, but was Adamite and so her marriage into the Hebrews was not race-mixing.
So what, Pray tell, is Paul's point in Ephesians than?
And I'm curious as to how you interepret Acts 17:26
Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Was Luke wrong, as you imply there are at least 2 bloods?
You seem to be under the impression that the word "Jews" and "greeks" mean someone completely opposite of each other in the regards of being completely different people. Look up the word "Jew" in both the Hebrew and the Greek. Strong's Concordance, Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon and Thayer's Greek Lexicon of the New Testament will tell you that the word "Jew" means someone belonging to the Kingdom or Country of Judah. The word "greek" is "hellen" and it means someone from Grecia. Yet, what is the context - Genesis 5:1. All is in context, dont forget that. The entire context is always Genesis 5:1 which alone proves that Adam and Eve were not the first people on earth because of the specification of this passage alone and of the fact that if Adam and Ever were not the first people earth, there would be no need for it.
In addition, take a look a Genesis 10:4 and look up the name "Javan" in the Hebrew. Both Gesenius and Strong's will tell you that this individual was the progeniters of the greeks.
The reason as for the breaking down the wall is because most of the Adamites did not worship the God of Israel, God the Father and Christ Jesus and therefore, because of that, they were to be seperated from them, but it was prophesied that those in Judah, or Judea, the Jews, the residents of that kingdom, would not accept the Christ. Therefore, they were sent unto the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel.
The context of all of this is what Christ said, wouldnt it? Christ specifically stated that He was sent not but unto the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 15:24. He also specifically commanded his disciples to go to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 10:6. According to Strong's COncordance, the Greek word for "house" is "oikos" and it means a dwelling, by implication a family. According to Thayer's Greek Lexicon, this word means an inhabited house, any building whatsoever, any dwelling place, the place where one has fixed his residence, one's settled abode, domicile, the inmates of a house, all the person forming one family. According to Vine's Expository Dictionary of Bible words, this same Greek word means a house, a dwelling, by metonymy, of the members of a household or family.
Christ specifically sent them to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel. In addition, you should look up the definitions of the word "nations". Its the greek word "ethnos" and Strong's Concordance states that it means a race(as of the same HABIT) i.e a tribe; specifically a foreign, non-jewish one. According to Thayer's Greek Lexicon, this same word "nations", "ethnos" means a multitude associated of living together; a company, troop, swarm. A multitidue of individuals of the same nature or genus.
Now, yes, if taken just by the word alone, it could apply to everyone. I do not dispute that, but I ask you to take a look at the context of Christ own words and he said unto the Lost sheep of the House of Israel. The "ethnos" in this regard would be the pagan tribes of the family of Israel. Adamites in Genesis are related to the Israelites, they were just under a different lineage. They are of the same household/family/race/genus as those of the Israelites.
Some would would quote Matthew 15:26, but the account of Mark 7:26 specifies about who the woman really was. She was a "Greek", an pagan, gentile Adamite, but not an Israelite. She was a daughter of the ancient Javan, of Noah, of Seth, of Adam and Eve.
The disiciples and Apostles of Christ were sent of the Lost sheep of the House of Israel, there is nothign here that can dispute that. Those Gentiles are the pagan members of the house-hold of Israel, of the family of Israel, which, guess what? This specifically supports the Laws of God on how one of the Adamite people can become like an Israelite if they were to have alliegance to God the Father and CHrist Jesus.
The Law and the Prophet speaks of the gentiles having access to salvation. One of the passages in the Law and the Prophets that speak of this is Isaiah 49:6.
Isaiah 49:6: And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
According to Strong's Concordance, the Hebrew word for "gentiles" is "goy" and it means a foreign nation, a gentile, nation, heathen, people. According to Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, "goy" means a people, a confluence of men, especially is used of the other nations besides Israel.
Now, according to the word itself, it could very well mean something else. That is a fact. It "could". However, what is the context? Genesis 5:1. This is the Book of the Generations of Adam. Do you see on how context can change everything? The "goy" being spoken about are those others than Israelites, other nations outside of Israel, yet, Israel was a specific lineage from a specific line of people from Adam and Eve, therefore, according to the context of Genesis 5:1, this would mean those others outside of that specific lineage of Israelites, but still those from Adam and Eve.
This is why Paul states that there is no difference between a Judean and a Hellen, an Israelites from an Adamite, they are both one in Christ Jesus and both are from Adam and Eve and Adam and Eve were not the first people on earth. All of this specification is prove-positive of that fact, why cant you see it? If Adam and Eve were the first people on earth then there would be NO NEED for all of these specific details.
