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There was another member here who said that Greeks turned Christianity into a philosophy and Americans turned it into a business but i think he is wrong because i think it's mainly the Protestants who have turned Christianity into a philosophy if you try to approach it on right/wrong basis (which you shouldn't).
A few Protestants don't like miracles, anything physical or real in relation to being grateful to God or anything that they think doesn't fit their theology.
It's very strange how to think of God on a purely thought-based or philosophical level while you find yourself in a material level. Very strange. Basically anything is an idol in the material level so you have to think of God only on a thought-based level while ignoring that God has created you in a physical world. And this rule applies to anything except the Bible.
To an outside observer you might seem like you're worshipping a book, just like Protestants think that Catholics are worshipping an icon.
While this isn't true in either camp, sometimes it is true. Some Catholics are confused and do worship icons while some Protestants do worship a Book and ignore that they live in a physical world.
Anyway, just my ramblings for the day.
God bless you all and Happy Eastern.
A few Protestants don't like miracles, anything physical or real in relation to being grateful to God or anything that they think doesn't fit their theology.
It's very strange how to think of God on a purely thought-based or philosophical level while you find yourself in a material level. Very strange. Basically anything is an idol in the material level so you have to think of God only on a thought-based level while ignoring that God has created you in a physical world. And this rule applies to anything except the Bible.
To an outside observer you might seem like you're worshipping a book, just like Protestants think that Catholics are worshipping an icon.
While this isn't true in either camp, sometimes it is true. Some Catholics are confused and do worship icons while some Protestants do worship a Book and ignore that they live in a physical world.
Anyway, just my ramblings for the day.
God bless you all and Happy Eastern.
You have changed the wording of John 3:16, by changing the word "beleiveth" to "will believe".
If a person believes in spiritual things, they have already been born spiritually. Believing in spiritual things is not something that the natural man, before he has been born again will believe in (1 Cor 2:14). So John 3:16 is referencing the born again believers.
They ARE....highlighted and pointed out in several ways, several times.
Problem is that the writing is not modern Westernized and full of "wasted words".
Biblical Writing is extremely compact and efficient. A few sheets of paper are a LOT more than a days wages. Parents used to send blank paper to their children when they wanted them to answer their letters.
The writing was also small....hard to see in a world where there aren't any glasses.
The word "Goyim" is NOT a word we should be using in mixed company. It's the same as "gentile" but very crass and crude at the same time. We see the word "Gentile" used all the time in scriptures....but that's someone editing instead of translating.
Scriptures are absolutely full of insults, gutter speech, cajoling, and especially sarcasm with some excruciatingly sarcastic remarks.
Prophets were not kind souls with fortune cookie manners of speaking. They were considered "Jerks" with biting, cutting remarks for people. (There's a reason most prophets were martyred)
If you understand the customs and anthropology....it's a lot richer of stories being told.
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Problem is that the writing is not modern Westernized and full of "wasted words".
Biblical Writing is extremely compact and efficient. A few sheets of paper are a LOT more than a days wages. Parents used to send blank paper to their children when they wanted them to answer their letters.
The writing was also small....hard to see in a world where there aren't any glasses.
The word "Goyim" is NOT a word we should be using in mixed company. It's the same as "gentile" but very crass and crude at the same time. We see the word "Gentile" used all the time in scriptures....but that's someone editing instead of translating.
Scriptures are absolutely full of insults, gutter speech, cajoling, and especially sarcasm with some excruciatingly sarcastic remarks.
Prophets were not kind souls with fortune cookie manners of speaking. They were considered "Jerks" with biting, cutting remarks for people. (There's a reason most prophets were martyred)
If you understand the customs and anthropology....it's a lot richer of stories being told.
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Re "They [the details of the fuss between the Jews and the Romans: taxes, the proliferation of their "wicked ways" that caused the most uproar. The Roman's put up Idols at every spring and water source. They had co-ed bathing everywhere. (Which had the prostitutes as well) They had huge cities full of gymnasiums and Theaters. And they had pagan temples to their gods.
Entrance to the marketplace often required a pinch of incense (that you purchased) offered to one of their gods. Also many jews frequented these things..."abandoning their faith" for worldly pleasures. The Roman's really favored taking over an area with the whole "carrot&stick" approach. Except the carrot was all sinful things for the Jews. Violators were routinely killed] ARE....highlighted and pointed out in several ways, several times.": So, cite where.
Entrance to the marketplace often required a pinch of incense (that you purchased) offered to one of their gods. Also many jews frequented these things..."abandoning their faith" for worldly pleasures. The Roman's really favored taking over an area with the whole "carrot&stick" approach. Except the carrot was all sinful things for the Jews. Violators were routinely killed] ARE....highlighted and pointed out in several ways, several times.": So, cite where.