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I wonder where Harvey got the idea that Simon the Tanner was a gentile or that he was preparing a gentile diet for Peter. (#15)
It is important because you said that he was a gentile and had prepared food for Peter. You can't just brush it off now. "Rise, kill and eat" is not dispositive because Peter would not have seen anything to kill and eat.Actually, whether Simon the Tanner was a Jew or a gentile is not that important.
It is important because you said that he was a gentile and had prepared food for Peter. You can't just brush it off now. "Rise, kill and eat" is not dispositive because Peter would not have seen anything to kill and eat.
I was not referring to your latest post but to the one in which you said, unequivocably, that Simon the Tanner was a gentile.Sentipente, you obviously read only the opening sentence of my message! And who is accusing whom of "brushing it off"? I do not insist that I am always right when it comes to interpreting the Bible, but please, read my posting in its entirety before you try to refute it!
I was not referring to your latest post but to the one in which you said, unequivocably, that Simon the Tanner was a gentile.
... "Rise, kill and eat" is not dispositive because Peter would not have seen anything to kill and eat.
It was a vision. There was nothing in his room for him to kill and eat.Yes, he DID see things to kill and eat; he saw all the reptiles, birds, four-footed creatures, and other animals in the vision!
Please re-read the passage ... especially verses 11 through 14!
But one thing is certain. That vision did not result in a change in his diet.
Because he is human. He was bold enough to resist a message he was convinced was from God in the beginning. Understanding that the message referred to men would only solidify his previous dietary habits. Humans don't change unless they have to.That is certain?
BFA
Because he is human. He was bold enough to resist a message he was convinced was from God in the beginning.
Understanding that the message referred to men would only solidify his previous dietary habits. Humans don't change unless they have to.
What does "without God" mean? Nobody lives without God. Who do you think enables us to breathe and eat, regardless of our theological positions?Without God, I can't imagine that a human would ever change for the better.
What does "without God" mean? Nobody lives without God. Who do you think enables us to breathe and eat, regardless of our theological positions?
If you think so then you have not been clear in what you said. Your "without God" implies that some people cannot act because God was not working with them.Haven't you just articulated a point that is at the very least very similar to the point that I was making?
BFA
If you think so then you have not been clear in what you said. Your "without God" implies that some people cannot act because God was not working with them.
I suggest you take another look at your last sentence in post #51.You read much that isn't there.
BFA
I suggest you take another look at your last sentence in post #51.
You both seem to agree that nothing happens without God. Nothing at all.
Why do we need the "good" qualifier for the question to be valid. We can do nothing without God because without Him we would not be here. None of us.You seem to be reading into that sentence more than what was intended. Perhaps a direct answer to a direct question is in order.
Q: Does man create good works independent of God?BFA
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