Fairly new Christian - very new to this site

You're like the third person through the door already, so come on in. Nobody will ask for $ until it's around the first of the month.
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I thought with Canadian families the men play hockey and the ladies cut holes in the ice to wash clothes after the game.

The American college students really do wear shorts year round.

Even then there's only a donation request.

I don't understand-seriously-do I have to pay to be here on this Forum?
J.

And after the first month?

Thanks @Magenta -was a bit worried there since I am from South Africa and not a penny in my non existent account!

God bless.
J.

Love the poetry.
J.

I am sure that you will find plenty of peeps here that share the values that you do. Glad to have you onboard with us. Welcome to CC.

And yet it is powerful, full of dunamis and kratos-just love it.
J.

Thank you so much! That is very kind of you to say...

I had to look those words up (dunamis and kratos) .

Speaking of which... in the process of writing many of those, I used a dictionary and thesaurus a LOT.

I kind of feel like I tore the language apart looking for the perfect words to get at the truth of my heart.

I relocated from Cleawater, FL to NE Tennessee 3 years ago. Lived there for 6 years. Also lived in the Orlando area for over 20 years. Tennessee is a lot slower than Florida, that's for sure.

No, you don't have to pay to be on the forums.

Glad to have you onboard with us. Welcome to CC.

Greek-Koine Greek and Hebrew-I love the hermeneutical approach to Scriptures as well as exegetical.


Act 17:11 Now these [Jews] were better disposed and more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they were entirely ready and accepted and welcomed the message [N1concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] with inclination of mind and eagerness, searching and examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Act 17:12 Many of them therefore became believers, together with not a few prominent Greeks, women as well as men.

More noble than those (eugenesteroi tōn). Comparative form of eugenēs, old and common adjective, but in N.T. only here and Luk_19:12; 1Co_1:26. Followed by ablative case tōn as often after the comparative.

With all readiness of mind (meta pāsēs prothumias). Old word from prothumos (pro, thumos) and means eagerness, rushing forward. In the N.T. only here and 2Co_8:11-19; 2Co_9:2. In Thessalonica many of the Jews out of pride and prejudice refused to listen. Here the Jews joyfully welcomed the two Jewish visitors.

Examining the Scriptures daily (kath' hēmeran anakrinontes tas graphas). Paul expounded the Scriptures daily as in Thessalonica, but the Beroeans, instead of resenting his new interpretation, examined (anakrinō means to sift up and down, make careful and exact research as in legal processes as in Act_4:9; Act_12:19, etc.) the Scriptures for themselves. In Scotland people have the Bible open on the preacher as he expounds the passage, a fine habit worth imitating.

Whether these things were so (ei echoi tauta houtōs). Literally, “if these things had it thus.”

The present optative in the indirect question represents an original present indicative as in Luk_1:29 (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 1043f.). This use of ei with the optative may be looked at as the condition of the fourth class (undetermined with less likelihood of determination) as in Act_17:27; Act_20:16; Act_24:19; Act_27:12 (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1021). The Beroeans were eagerly interested in the new message of Paul and Silas but they wanted to see it for themselves. What a noble attitude. Paul’s preaching made Bible students of them. The duty of private interpretation is thus made plain (Hovey).

Shalom
J.

Don't worry about it.
If you have something to donate along the way, I'm sure the admin who started the forum would appreciate it because there are no ads/ sponsorship to take the data expenses. However, there's no charge for use. There is for extra features though.

Welcome Cande, so great to have you joining the Forums!!! Hope you make many friends here and God bless & keep you🙏!