I could be so dense....Hi I didn't say anything on this particular topic, but I just dropped in to say that rest assured: I am right on that topic too.
What does "I am right on that topic too" mean?
I could be so dense....Hi I didn't say anything on this particular topic, but I just dropped in to say that rest assured: I am right on that topic too.
MORE on the MAGI:
Here is an Ancient Historian that mentions the MAGI in his writting:
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Herodotus mentions Median Magi as a Median tribe providing priests for both the Medes and the Persians. They had a "priestly caste" which passed their functions from father to son. They played a significant role in the court of the Median king Astyages who had in his court certain Medians as "advisers, dream interpreters, and soothsayers".
Classical historians "unanimously" regarded the Magi as priests of the Zoroastrian faith.
http://www.crystalinks.com/media.html End Quote.
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http://www.michaeltsarion.com/history-of-the-medes.html End Quote.
- The sixth tribe were the Magi...They were a hereditary caste of priests of the Zurvanism religion that evolved out of Zoroastrianism. The name Magi implies a link with the Sumerians, who called their language Emegir, over time becoming simplified to Magi. Hungarian tradition also traces pre-European Magyar (Hungarian) ancestry back to the Magi. In time, the Sumerian-influenced religion of the Magi was suppressed in favour of a more purely Iranian form of Zoroastrianism, itself evolved from its somewhat dualist beginnings into the monotheistic faith that it is today (also known as Parsi-ism).
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Most historians feel that a majority of the Iranians of today are descended from ... However, the first mention of Medes does not go beyond 835BC when they appear in the .... its name were exclusively chosen from a Median tribe of the same name. The actual Persian name of the Magi seems to have been Magupat which ...
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Iranian_History/The_Medes_and_the_Early_Achaemenids End Quote.
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MagiThe ancient Magi were a hereditary priesthood of the Medes credited with profound and extraordinary religious knowledge. After some Magi, who had been attached to the Median court, proved to be expert in the interpretation of dreams, Darius the Great established them over the state religion of Persia.
https://www.geni.com/projects/Zoroastrianism-Magi/13185 End Quote.
I ASK AGAIN: I am not having any problem finding references in Historical Documents about the Tribe of MAGI from the time of the Medean Kingdom onward to the time of Christ.
How come your theologians do not know this History?
Perhaps you need a whole new set of Theologians.
Are you not aware that the history of that time must be studied together with the bible in order to understand what the bible is saying?
Do you think someone 2,000 years from now would understand what "hang tight" means if they did NOT also study our history??
???“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Sir Winston Churchill
???
So WHO has leaned from history?
You got some names there?
Anyway, I don't really know what you're talking about.
If humans learned from history, we'd be much more enlightened by now.
But, alas, there's nothing new under the sun.
Man's nature remains the same...
Its sad that people think their personal righteousness is seen as (good) to god..
If they were knowledgeable catholics you didn't tell them anything they don't already know.
But so many are not....
The only part of your witness they should not have agreed with is your stance on OSAS,,,,but that must be forgiven anyone who believes it...it's your belief in Jesus and His saving grace that is all-important and which you hold dear.
When the day comes when you yourself stop sinning, then I'll take you seriously.
Don’t forget comas. LolOnly two options......
a. Dirt nap
b. Resurrected body
Don’t forget comas. Lol
Blessings
Bill
Nice try rebel soldier.I see Seoche is still peddling his wares like a street organ player in Calcutta with a dancing monkey for coin......it must be so tragic to believe in a false god of no hope and or security.....start calling their dogma....Lottery Ticket Jesus......buy in and have the same type of hope that you win in the end....
What a slap in the face to the Son of God, his word, his promises, his power, his work......
No wonder he says to the many religionists, Cainologists and Pharisees....depart from me......their trust is not in Christ, but their many wonderful works in his name.....the same dogma that many on here peddle!
Nice try rebel soldier.
Ever heard of Lucifers pride and rebellion and the Son of perdition?
Doesn't sound like he's obedient to authorities. Now if you're a good soldier, YOU will obey your commanding officer.
Take as an example the people of God who won so many battles and were saved from destruction whenever they OBEY God as their commander. Did you trust and OBEY your commanding officer in the Marines?
Why won't you obey the Lord Jesus when He says that "if you want to ENTER LIFE, obey the commandments. (Matthew 19:17)
...“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Luke 6:46
... But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Corinthians 4:19-20
...These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. A Call to Persevere But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” THESE ARE THE MEN WHO DIVIDE YOU, who follow mere natural instincts and DO NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT. Jude 1:16-19
... As the body WITHOUT THE SPIRIT is dead, so faith WITHOUT WORKS is DEAD. James 2:26
DEAD AND WITHOUT POWER.
Will your disobedience save you?Blah, blah, blah.....none of the above equates to a works gained or maintained salvation.....keep conflating justified with sanctified and you will not have a good day on THAT DAY......!!!!
... And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to WAKE UP FROM YOUR SLUMBER, because OUR SALVATION IS NEARER NOW THAN WHEN WE FIRST BELIEVED. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Romans 13:11-14Seoche assumes much while knowing very little..........again...you know why your posts have no scriptural value? Because you conflate justification with sanctification and in so doing peddle a false gospel of a different kind that Paul condemns in Galatians.....wake up pal to the truth before you have a very very bad day on that day.....
Many will say...LORD, LORD HAVE WE NOT DONE <--your gospel reeks of this.....
Saved by grace through faith eternally without HUMAN EFFORT, MERIT AND OR LAW/COMMANDMENT KEEPING is what the bible teaches....Your vanilla Catholic cinnamon twist cake taking non-gospel will save no one.....!!