The Pharisees were not Christians at all, whether poignant or something else.
True but some so-called Christians says things and act ways, that make me think they are offspring (begotten) from the Pharisees, and NOT the seed of Jesus.
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The Pharisees were not Christians at all, whether poignant or something else.
I see this problem a lot as well when dealing with atheists who waste their time reading the Bible just to "know about God," but never get to know him, causing confusion to themselves.
You can't interpret the word of God unless you know the one who spoke it into existence. The same way that you can't decipher an inside joke unless you were there to experience it.
Everyone from the Rev. Billy Graham to the Pope in Rome refers to the Bible as the "word of God" so don't be too quick to consider that a mistake. Besides that, I don't know anyone who thinks the "bible [sic] is Jesus.''
True but some so-called Christians says things and act ways, that make me think they are offspring (begotten) from the Pharisees, and NOT the seed of Jesus.
I'm a Pharisee in training. Have just started studying the Bible seriously and hope by the end to be fully qualified, come back to Cf and really show those less literate, a thing or two. Look out!Jesus was familiar with the Pharisees, even though they memorized great portions of the scriptures, he chastised them for NOT coming to Him, so they could have life.
I'm a Pharisee in training. Have just started studying the Bible seriously and hope by the end to be fully qualified, come back to Cf and really show those less literate, a thing or two. Look out!
Rodo7777777, when you say...
"This devotion to doctrines, denominations, and other such religious things is idolatry, and dangerous since it divides the body of Christ, and is nothing more than religious pride"
... aren't you being judgmental, self-righteously criticizing other Christians?
So the Word of God just stopped existing when there was no printing press?We have a habit of saying "The Word of God" and saying that the bible is Jesus. Now it is true, that Jesus is the word of God, the bible says so in John 1 and in Revelation. It is written on His thigh.
But to make the claim that the bible is the same as Jesus is to take away from Jesus. Hebrews 4:12, John 1: and Genesis 1 is not talking about the bible, even though those words are true and also happen to be written in the bible.
So the bible is God's words, spoken at a different time, to someone else, and recorded for us to read, and enjoy, and we love the bible, I read it as often as I can, BUT it is NOT Jesus, who is the word of God.
Jesus wasn't missing for hundreds of years until the printing press was invented, nor was "The Word" of God missing, for it was still saving the lost, and God was interacting with men, even when people had no bibles, and when most people were illiterate.
Where do you get knowledge of God if not from the bible.Jesus was familiar with the Pharisees, even though they memorized great portions of the scriptures, he chastised them for NOT coming to Him, so they could have life.
Many today think that Jesus and the bile are the same thing, they are not. The bible didn't die for you, nor was the bible raised from the dead.
Some "professing" Christian people know their bibles, yet seem to not know Jesus, displaying hatred for those who disagree with their denomination, or doctrines. Similar to knowing the scientific discoveries or writings of Einstein, and yet not knowing Einstein himself.
This devotion to doctrines, denominations, and other such religious things is idolatry, and dangerous since it divides the body of Christ, and is nothing more than religious pride.
We need to examine ourselves and see if we are in Christ.
Do you know Him, do you have a testimony of experiencing Jesus on a daily basis, do you tell others all the things Jesus has done for you, is your heart consumed with talking about Him, or do you just talk about the bible, and bible knowledge.
EVERYONE in the old and new testament experienced God. had experiences with the living God, who is not dead, without that you have no testimony, Jesus is impersonal to you.
I speak this for your own good, not to harass you. Prove my word untrue, do it for your own sake, if not mine.
Many today think that Jesus and the bile are the same thing, they are not. The bible didn't die for you, nor was the bible raised from the dead.
So you are calling Christ a word, not the Word. What word is that?I am not alone, others have testified to this truth also:
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
(The Word is God, not the Bible! Jesus Christ is the Word of God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and there was nothing made without him. John 1:2-3)
Look how ridiculous this wonderful verse becomes, substituting the word Bible for the word Word.
In the beginning was the Word Bible, and the Word Bible was with God, and the Word Bible was God.
The word is a Spirit, Jesus Christ, whose name is the word of God; it is not a scripture.
For most of Christendom, their faith is in what the Bible says, which is Bible-faith, an outward faith. That is not the faith that the Apostles preached; they preached an inward faith by revelation that is authored by Jesus Christ. The object of both faiths are the same, but the differences are crucial to realize the promises of God. The two faiths are:
to concur with history in the Bible that Jesus was the son of God, born of a virgin, rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, etc.; that is outward Bible-faith,
to hear the Word of God, which word is in your heart to obey — this is the word of faith that the Apostles preached. Hearing and obeying Jesus speak to you from within your heart is operational faith, inward faith, faith given to you by Jesus himself. With persistent obedience to the commands heard from God within your heart, this faith within justifies; purifies, redeems, makes righteous, sanctifies, and saves; to give you peace, joy, and righteousness in union and fellowship with Christ and the Father— this is to see and listen to your beloved, living a holy life that pleases Him.
In this verse the original Greek (click to see) for "word" in "word of God" is logov <3056> (from logos), and logos or logov means: of speech, a word uttered by a living voice, what someone has said.
And the word logos appears throughout the bible; often translated as the word but always referring to the spoken words of the Holy Spirit or the spoken words of the Spirit of Jesus. You can click to see the Greek for each verse on this page to verify what Greek word was written, and you can also click on the Greek word itself to see the word's definition.
Every reference to "the word" or "the word of God" or "the Word of the Lord" in the New Testament is either logos or rhema, both of which mean "words spoken by a living voice."
Heb 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. Psalms 33:6. Notice! The word of the Lord is a "his" — the word is a living being, not a book, not a writing, not the Bible, not a scripture.
The above two verses prove that the word of God or the word of the Lord is the Lord Jesus Christ, who created all things in heaven and earth, and whose name is "the word of God."
As George Fox said, "To think the Bible framed the worlds is ridiculous." The word is the Spirit , not a scripture.
The Greek for word in this (click to see) verse is rhmati or rhema (from rhema) <4487>: 1) that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word; 1a) any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning; 1b) speech, discourse; 1b1) what one has said.
The word rhema appears throughout the Bible, often translated as the word, but always referring to the spoken words of the Holy Spirit or the spoken words of the Spirit of Jesus. For every verse on this page, you can click to see the Greek Greek word was written in the Greek text to verify the word, and you can also click on the Greek word itself to see the word's definition.
Every reference to "the word" or "the word of God" or "the Word of the Lord" in the New Testament is either logos or rhema, both of which mean "words spoken by a living voice."
The Old Testament translators extensively used "word of the Lord " for the word. The New Testament was translated from Greek to English as "the word of God," but they mean the same thing. Both refer to the Lord Jesus Christ, who created all things in heaven and earth, and whose name is "the word of God."
1 Peter 1:23,25
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, by the word of God that lives and lasts forever.
The Bible does not live and last forever, but Christ, the Word of God, does live and last forever.
You cannot be born again by scripture, reading or hearing it read; but you can be born again by the Spirit, as you respond to hearing and obeying the Spirit, or the word of God within your heart.
The word is the Spirit of Jesus, not a scripture.
The Greek for word in this (click to see) verse is logou (from logos) <3056>: 1) of speech; 1a) a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea; 1b) what someone has said.
25 But the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word [the word in your heart] by which the gospel is preached to you.
The Bible does not endure forever, but Christ, the Word of God, does endure forever.
The gospel is not preached to you by a book of scriptures. The gospel was preached to Abraham by the Lord, and Abraham was before any scripture had been written. The Spirit of Christ, the Word of God, lives, lasts, and endures forever. The gospel was preached (past tense) in every creature under the heaven. Col 1:23. Christ preaches the gospel to every man, as the Spirit, the Word of God, in a man's heart speaks to him.
The word is the Spirit of Jesus, not a scripture.
The Greek for word in this (click to see) verse is rhma (from rhema) <4487>: 1) that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word; 1a) any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning; 1b) speech, discourse; 1b1) what one has said
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt in us; and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only One to come from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Christ, not the Bible, was made into flesh; the word is clearly not the Bible. The Bible cannot be made flesh, but Jesus was made flesh to come to the earth as a man and is made flesh again when He is fully formed and resurrected in you.
The word is the Spirit, not a scripture, not a book, not the Bible.
The Greek for word in this (click to see) verse is logov (from logos) <3056>: 1) of speech; 1a) a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea; 1b) what someone has said.
This devotion to doctrines, denominations, and other such religious things is idolatry, and dangerous since it divides the body of Christ, and is nothing more than religious pride.
Do you know Him, do you have a testimony of experiencing Jesus on a daily basis, do you tell others all the things Jesus has done for you, is your heart consumed with talking about Him, or do you just talk about the bible, and bible knowledge.