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That's inconsistent with Scripture. Following Jesus' death, baptism was mentioned as a current practice by Peter, the Ethiopian eunuch, Ananias, and Paul (repeatedly). Philip practiced it, as did others in Paul's company.

If you insist on using a 400-year-old translation, you must accept that words may have different meanings today. Arguing over them without doing your homework is just silly.

We can, so the rest of your statement is moot.

Unless you're a geneticist, I suggest you refrain from making dogmatic statements about genetics.

Firstly, learn how to spell. Use a spell-check program such as Grammarly if you must. Secondly, learn how to proofread. Thirdly, learn how to distinguish between similar words that have VERY different meanings. Genesis 1:26 does not say that God created people to be hunters, fishermen...

Welcome to CC! Help yourself to tea or coffee, but stay away from the non-dairy creamer in the fridge… even the old-timers don’t remember when it was put there. 😉

I was asleep at that time, as I suspect many were. You might find peeps to chat with on the live chat site. The forums tend to be fairly quiet when it's very early morning in the Western hemisphere. Welcome to CC, btw. :)

So you dismiss it completely without investigating? Well, that's on you.

Was vulgar language needed here? No.

I have read two of his books and listened to many hours of his teaching. He freely admits that most of his material comes from other scholars; he is often a synthesizer of information but is a scholar in his own right as well.

If you have an issue with another member, deal with that person, not with me.

I responded to someone else's mention of Toviah Singer. I don't follow him at all. Apology accepted. I disagree on all those points. There is nothing in Scripture stating that the number seven represents spiritual completeness; that's an interpretation. I see nothing in Scripture indicating...

I don't know about the Bible Dictionary, and I haven't ever had Bible Gateway ask for money, so that's news to me.

Her drawing doesn’t deny anything.

You need to learn how to interact respectfully. Telling me that I “need to read and understand” a passage of Scripture without an explanation of its relevance is arrogant and silly. I have read Revelation 2 many times. It doesn’t inform the identity of the accuser in Job.

I don't know as I haven't looked for one there. I use BG for multiple translations.

I will admit to being a bit critical with regard to grammar. Most people don’t appreciate the nuances… or the criticism.

Your suspicion is incorrect. I learned it from Michael Heiser, a Christian scholar.

I compare interlinear translations and several English translations. Bible Gateway is useful for the latter.

Bear in mind that Strong's gives definitions of words as they are used in the KJV. It is not a standard dictionary of words. The KJV translators were wrong to use "devils" where "demons" is in the Greek, and they were wrong to use "demon-possessed" as your article shows.