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The subsitutionary bloody sacrafice is the most predominant doctrine in all of Scripture. The Genesis 4 account is no exception and undoubtedly typifies the same. Quite frankly I am shocked at your dismissal or misunderstanding of Gen 4. The NT commentary on the matter removes all doubt.
Where is it in the text?
 

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14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

Like I say I believe the word thence in verse 15 is the town in between puteoli(verse 13) to Rome

Why

1. No welcome party in Rome
2. Verse 15, they meet at appii forum
I google the distance from Rome to appii forum is 43 miles

43 miles
Forum Appii. The Forum Appii (or Appii Forum) is an ancient post station on the Via Appia, 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Rome, founded, no doubt, by the original constructor of the road.
Wikipedia › wiki › Forum_Appii
Forum Appii - Wikipedia

There was no car then, they more likely walk, if this people is from Rome, and know Paul will come to Rome, why they not wait and meet at Rome?

Abou the letter to Rome, I believe Paul write after act 28.

Paul always wrote a letter to a church that he start I never recall Paul write to the church of Jerusalem because he not start that church.

Romans 15:20 King James Version (KJV)

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

This verse is a letter to the church in Rome
If there was another man lay foundation before Paul why he lie to the very people that witness that Peter lay foundation in that church

If Paul want to lie, he may lie to church in Jerusalem because it is to far from Rome and people in Jerusalem that don't see Peter start church in Rome may believe his lie
This link contains loads of commentaries written by people who can understand the syntax of the original language

https://biblehub.com/commentaries/acts/28-15.htm#


I looked through several, all the ones I looked through said that the brothers came from Rome.


Two examples:

"And from thence, when the brethren heard of us . . .—Better, the brethren having heard about us. The seven days at Puteoli had given ample time for the news of the Apostle’s arrival to reach the disciples at Rome."

"And from thence, when the brethren—of Rome"


That same link above also talks about the practice of going to meet someone important in the first commentary

"They came to meet us.—The practice of going some miles from the city to meet one whom men delighted to honour was a common one. So the Jews of Rome had gone out to meet the Pseudo-Alexander who claimed to be a son of Herod (Jos. Ant. xvii. 12, § 1). So the Romans had poured forth to meet Germanicus (Sueton. Calig. c. 4) when he lived, and to do honour to his remains after his death (Tacit. Ann. iii. 5). So in earlier days, Cicero had been welcomed on his return from exile, journeying from Brundusium on the self-same Appian Way on which St. Paul was now travelling, senate and people alike going forth to meet him (Cic. pro Sext. 63, in Pison. 22)."


I think that Paul never wrote a letter to the church in Jerusalem because he was mostly an apostle to the gentiles.


I think if you look at the context of the passage in Romans 15, you'll see that he is intending to go through Rome just to get helped on his way to Spain.

Romans 15: 18 For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ; 20 yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation. 21 But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand." 22 Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you, 23 but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you, 24 whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. 25 But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.


Notice that in all of Romans, Paul doesn't talk about seeing the Romans again, like he does to other churches

2 Corinthians 12: 20 For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots; 21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.


I don't think writing a letter would count as building on another man's foundation. And it sounds like he's talking about visiting them mostly for fellowship, and for them to help him on his way to Spain.


That there were Christians in Rome before Paul got there and Acts 28 doesn't necessarily mean that Peter was there.
 

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Apostle simply means sent one. The first one listed Abel, the first prophet and martyr in the Bible. Adding new meaning destroy the intent of the author. A motive of operation of the antichrist.
I see it differently. it's true that the apostle can just mean someone who is sent. But in the New testament it sometimes has a specialized meaning.

Acts 15: 2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Not just apostles in Jerusalem, apostles and elders.


1 Corinthians 12: 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
 

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http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/p...i_doc_20151210_ebraismo-nostra-aetate_en.html

35. Since God has never revoked his covenant with his people Israel, there cannot be different paths or approaches to God’s salvation. The theory that there may be two different paths to salvation, the Jewish path without Christ and the path with the Christ, whom Christians believe is Jesus of Nazareth,

........ two different part of salvation Jewish part withou Christ....

Is that biblical?

Why Peter the first pope evangelized Jews?

Is that a mistake?

Don't vatican believed pope is infallible?
I think that the entire sentence indicates that there are not two paths to salvation.

"The theory that there may be two different paths to salvation, the Jewish path without Christ and the path with the Christ, whom Christians believe is Jesus of Nazareth,

would in fact endanger the foundations of Christian faith."


I'm going through the posts one at a time. I hope that when I come to the place where you answer whether you're willing to go step-by-step, that your answer will be yes.
 

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So figures like Mother Teresa, St Nicholas, St Patrick, St Valentine, etc are in Hell?
Mother Teresa has been quoted as saying she was counting on her good deeds to gain her favor and entrance into heaven. She did not believe that she needed the blood of Christ to atone for her personal sin. She in essence denied Christ and I will leave you to draw the conclusion regarding the consequences.

The others on your list I do not have at my convenience so they will need further investigation.

For the cause of Christ
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I see it differently. it's true that the apostle can just mean someone who is sent. But in the New testament it sometimes has a specialized meaning.

Acts 15: 2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Not just apostles in Jerusalem, apostles and elders.


1 Corinthians 12: 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

It would seem you have fallen into the same and developed other meaning other that the one meaning of the word ." Sent one"Form that point many use the apotles as some sort of authorityive figugure having no more authority that the others who he sends out two by two. The first listing of a apotle prophet .One sent with prophecy is abel .he is also the first recordede martyr. words have meaning atched to them

And the answer to the query in 1 Corinthians 12 is no Not every believer is sent out with the gospel as it teaches men to believe God .If it taught the Apostle Christ is surely can tch us.

If Paul was still there would be no way would he except the definition men give today to somehow puff him above above that which is written. Then you get the idea of Apostolic succession a abomination of desolation (blasphemy)

The things seen the corrupted flesh of mankind standing in the unseen holy place as the one source of faith . A violation of the law of God.

Apostles are not a source of Christian faith .Christ alone is. None, not little faith . We walk by faith. As it seems many forget .No communing with the dead" necromancy". The Catholic foundation they copied from the apostate Jews during the time of the first century reformation

1 Corinthians 4:6-7 King James Version (KJV) And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Do you seem room for venerating, worshiping the apostles by looking at the law above ?

Does the word Apostle carry any other understanding other that what the word declares? Is there a meaning hidden?
 

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This link contains loads of commentaries written by people who can understand the syntax of the original language

https://biblehub.com/commentaries/acts/28-15.htm#


I looked through several, all the ones I looked through said that the brothers came from Rome.


Two examples:

"And from thence, when the brethren heard of us . . .—Better, the brethren having heard about us. The seven days at Puteoli had given ample time for the news of the Apostle’s arrival to reach the disciples at Rome."

"And from thence, when the brethren—of Rome"


That same link above also talks about the practice of going to meet someone important in the first commentary

"They came to meet us.—The practice of going some miles from the city to meet one whom men delighted to honour was a common one. So the Jews of Rome had gone out to meet the Pseudo-Alexander who claimed to be a son of Herod (Jos. Ant. xvii. 12, § 1). So the Romans had poured forth to meet Germanicus (Sueton. Calig. c. 4) when he lived, and to do honour to his remains after his death (Tacit. Ann. iii. 5). So in earlier days, Cicero had been welcomed on his return from exile, journeying from Brundusium on the self-same Appian Way on which St. Paul was now travelling, senate and people alike going forth to meet him (Cic. pro Sext. 63, in Pison. 22)."


I think that Paul never wrote a letter to the church in Jerusalem because he was mostly an apostle to the gentiles.


I think if you look at the context of the passage in Romans 15, you'll see that he is intending to go through Rome just to get helped on his way to Spain.

Romans 15: 18 For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ; 20 yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation. 21 But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand." 22 Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you, 23 but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you, 24 whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. 25 But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.


Notice that in all of Romans, Paul doesn't talk about seeing the Romans again, like he does to other churches

2 Corinthians 12: 20 For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots; 21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.


I don't think writing a letter would count as building on another man's foundation. And it sounds like he's talking about visiting them mostly for fellowship, and for them to help him on his way to Spain.


That there were Christians in Rome before Paul got there and Acts 28 doesn't necessarily mean that Peter was there.
1. I am not sure from thence mean fro Rome though it is posible, but why it do not say they bring food every day or give him shelter

You say they not give him shelter because he is prisoner. He was prisoner since from Jerusalem and the authority let the believer give him shelter in puteoli.

2. About building on another foundation

To me building on another foundation in this context is to give more information or encouragement to be a better and mature Christian

And 16 chapter of the letter to Rome full of preaching about that

If he only want to visit to Rome where Peter, his boss there as a pastor, than the letter must go to Peter

For example

Dear boss Peter

I want to visit you in Rome, I am not try to steal your sheep, only to visit you as my boss.

And Paul not going to preach like in the letter to Rome without ask Peter permissions

To me the letter to Rome itself is building on the foundation but not other,

They are Christian so the foundation had been build

If the letter was to unbeliever than it mean building foundation, not building on foundation

Paul make an analogy preaching the gospel is like building a house

First build foundation than build a wall on that foundation

The letter to Rome mean build on the foundation.

Let me say one more time. The letter was not only to inform Christian there that he want to visit them, if so it will be nice if the letter directed to his boss Peter if Peter is Pope there.

But the content of the letter is preaching, or build on the foundation
 
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And don't forget, all the Apostles being as we
study them at every Sunday service.
We study the word of God . Not the private interpolations of men as the witness of men .Do we have any writings of Paul that are not inspired from heaven?

Those apostles are dead .We can study to see how God moved them just as he moves us or how they refused to hear.

Sending us out as apostles two by two with the gospel our new tongue. The power of God in us not of the corrupted flesh .
 

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After I ponder for awhile I remember about Indonesian church. Every body steal from each other.

They invite the member fro another church to his, to make his bigger.

Paul didn't want to involve that kind of business, the business of stealing sheep
 
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We study the word of God . Not the private interpolations of men as the witness of men .Do we have any writings of Paul that are not inspired from heaven?

Those apostles are dead .We can study to see how God moved them just as he moves us or how they refused to hear.

Sending us out as apostles two by two with the gospel our new tongue. The power of God in us not of the corrupted flesh .

So what, you get visions from God in your head? 2 by 2 was Noah's Ark. And Apostle Paul never wrote anything. He was quoted. They thought that Jesus was coming back in their lifetime. And It was the Jews that refused to head his warnings . That is why Noah happened. Moses and the rest. He parted the sea and two weeks later they were worshiping a false god. Any of Pauls teachings came directly from Jesus...
 
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We study the word of God . Not the private interpolations of men as the witness of men .Do we have any writings of Paul that are not inspired from heaven?

Those apostles are dead .We can study to see how God moved them just as he moves us or how they refused to hear.

Sending us out as apostles two by two with the gospel our new tongue. The power of God in us not of the corrupted flesh .
That was'nt the question. He asked if they were going to hell...
 

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Let talk about act 28:14 and15

Kjv say went toward Rome

Another version say went to Rome

Went toward Rome not necessary meant went to Rome though in this context also mean went to Rome

A thief depart from Phoenix az police ask the witnesses where A went, the witnesses say he take I 10 toward LA
It not necessary he went to LA

He may went to Avondale or buckeye because you will passing those town if you drive from Phoenix to LA take I10

From P Paul went toward Rome from thence/there people meet him in appii f

It is multy interpretation

From there may mean from the towns toward Rome or may mean Rome

But the way Luke wrote I believe thence do not mean Rome but the passing town on the way to Rome

Luke not say anything about welcoming party in Rome. Seem to me Luke writings style is so detail and like to use precision word
 
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Let talk about act 28:14 and15

Kjv say went toward Rome

Another version say went to Rome

Went toward Rome not necessary meant went to Rome though in this context also mean went to Rome

A thief depart from Phoenix az police ask the witnesses where A went, the witnesses say he take I 10 toward LA
It not necessary he went to LA

He may went to Avondale or buckeye because you will passing those town if you drive from Phoenix to LA take I10

From P Paul went toward Rome from thence/there people meet him in appii f

It is multy interpretation

From there may mean from the towns toward Rome or may mean Rome

But the way Luke wrote I believe thence do not mean Rome but the passing town on the way to Rome

Luke not say anything about welcoming party in Rome. Seem to me Luke writings style is so detail and like to use precision word

Yeah, there was no welcoming party for any of them, Either imprisoned or killed.... In what state was Buckeye or Avondale...
 

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We do not go to hell we are in it. The wage of sin, the wrath of God being revealed to the whole world by reason of suffering unto death and the returning to dust. This is not the new heavens and earth. The incorruptible.we are stil under the Sun.

The persons without the written law "death" will perish without it.

Some will perish according to it. God has mercy and grace on the remainder .

Death that caused the suffering of hell. It will be cast into the judgment of God. It will never rise again and condemn a entire creation to death.

We are saved by the law of faith the unseen work of the father. it works with the letter of the law created one perfect new law the law of salvation. Apart from each other death.

Romans 2:11-13 King James Version (KJV) For there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

The doers below. We should believe and do the will without murmuring. Like. . . What about him or her. Can I first remove the speck from their eye? .?

Philippians 2:12-14 King James Version (KJV) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
So when your view, then, people who have never heard the name of Jesus do have the possibility of going to heaven?
 

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I don't know the verse only say that to whole that never hear the gospel will be judge base on their conscious

It doesn't state they have a chance go to heaven
That's fine if you want to say you don't know. But, imo, then you're not in a position to criticize the Catholic answer to that question.
 

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master in heaven the father unseen . Jesus as the Son of man refused to stand in the Holy place of faith as the one Good Master. He said one is the Good Master the one unseen, God.
I understand that verse differently.

Jesus is saying that since there is only one being that is really, truly good, either acknowledge that he, Jesus, is really, truly good and therefore God,
, or don't call him good at all.
 

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What ever, if you want to do step by step or to the point but please answere my question

What is muslim in the plan of salvation mean
If I answer your question now, there is a good chance that we will reach a wrong conclusion, or continue our misunderstanding.

So, do you want me to answer your question now?
 

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15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

It doesn't say meet in Rome

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Read verse 16

Seem to me if the meeting happen in Rome than Luke must say

And when we arrived at Rome people from appii forum come visit us

I believe the meeting happen in appii forum and this people is not from Rome but from serounding appii because the distance from Rome is 43 miles

I google the biblical time map and yes on the way to Rome, Paul passing appii forum on the way to Rome

https://bibleatlas.org/forum_of_appius.htm
Right, it doesn't say they meet in Rome.

The Christians in Rome went to meet Paul as he was nearing Rome.


Did you take some time to look through the commentaries in the link that I posted?