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And where I do agree with you.... (Give the devil no quarter whatsoever) I'm wondering if it even matters anymore with all the shenanigans of churches being accepting of blatantly sinful lifestyles. The superfluity of naughtiness is rampant everywhere. People are gonna people regardless of...

Every Jewish friend I've ever had you just typified with this post. (There are many) You will argue with yourself when there isn't anyone else around to argue with. Bless your heart....

But the context matters.... So does the theme and setting. "Not a one was lost" Ummmm....hear oh Israel God is One. (Not 153)

That doesn't fit....

And there you go....

It's two words... Bene Elohim Transliteration being what it is. I'll refer you to Bullinger's "Number in Scriptures" as the reference. It's somewhat technical....kinda too technical for a rather colloquial conversation as takes place in a forum like this. But I will say this: Where...

Repentance is a fundamental prerequisite for receiving salvation. Being a fan of Christians is insufficient for salvation. Everyone must "Repent and be Baptized " as Peter said. Not "have spiritual thoughts on occasion and call yourself one of us" That's the way of Gnosticism which is...

Well the effects of the UMC welcoming LGBTQ is clear....they are quickly evaporating and soon will be gone into oblivion. The rest that left the UMC seem to be growing rapidly. Now who would thunk that? (Everyone with a brain)

Matthew Henry was a Calvinist....which puts that filter on scriptures. Which is not everyone's cup of tea. Oh I've heard complete sermons that were almost verbatim of Matthew Henry's commentary....just saying. It's not horrible...just have to get around the calvinism.

Time to secure your house. Bars on the windows, bars on the door. Motion activated lights, lawn sprinklers, and security cameras. Then see if you can afford to move to a different neighborhood. Police are the ones who file a report after you are murdered and the rest of your family is...

Yeah.... The "begats" give everyone a difficult time to wade through. Mostly because we don't get translated names....so it's monotonous. If you knew what the names meant it's a completely different story. Wait until you get to Kings and Chronicles....then "so and so did evil in the sight...

153 coke bottles so that everyone can have a coke and a smile?

Or maybe because exactly (if you double the 153) it becomes 306 years later that Constantine would rule over Israel as part of the Roman Empire..... Or maybe....there were exactly 153 reeds used to stabilize their boat that they were fishing in....or there were 153 squares in the net they were...

And is completely outside of any of the themes found in John's Gospel account. John's gospel is focused on fathers and especially sons. There are other themes...mostly dealing with common theological systems and ideologies that are in error. So...maybe what you are saying is true....but...

Ok... Context is EVERYTHING. In the Hebrew language and culture letters are numbers and numbers are also letters. Word/number games/riddles were common in the Jewish version of grammar school. (Betgashepher...beht gas hep her) This number was absolutely known by every 9 year old Jewish...

Nope...virus not vaccine. Less than a couple thousand of injuries per hundreds of millions of mRNA vaccine Injections administered. The AstraZenneca and J&J? Nope....their numbers are much much higher as predicted...and why they have been pulled from the market.

In America alone....out of a RESIDENT population of 330 million over 4 million people have become permanently disabled because of this virus. And the recent large study on the effects of the mRNA vaccines versus other vaccines showed the expected results....within a ten thousandth of...

Well, without the explanation of what the New Testament means and why things happened the way they did....it doesn't have a lot of importance. Like how Jesus fulfilled the prophecy, became our atoning sacrifice, and was God.

You aren't wrong in that the whole student loan program is handled incorrectly and increasing in being handled wrong. And that keeping people paying after their forgiveness date was also wrong.... The whole "blanket forgiveness" part was yet another step in the wrong direction without giving...

Gardening is fun this time of year. I got blooms already on my tomato plants. 3 types of basil growing too. Ginger is sprouting....shallots and garlic are close to being harvested. Grape vines are doing well for being planted in February. All in all things look good.