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I never meant to imply that all or even most Christians feel that sin is permissible since they are saved by faith alone, as Paul insists and James disputes. But many Christians in my community feel that good works are optional or actually irrelevant. And they also say there is no longer any...

Unlike the blind faith that most religions are based upon, having an assumption is not fallacious reasoning as long as it is overtly identified as a tentative assumption or a premise. The assumption that the OT is true is just that, an assumption, and I do not claim to be able to conclusively...

Originally Posted by Excaliburton Weren't the seven churches in Anatolia established by the apostle John? And in Rev 2:2, the church of the Ephesians was congratulated by Jesus for rejecting false apostles. And Paul had tried to preach his other gospel to the Ephesians and admitted he was...

Weren't the seven churches in Anatolia established by the apostle John? And in Rev 2:2, the church of the Ephesians was congratulated by Jesus for rejecting false apostles. And Paul had tried to preach his other gospel to the Ephesians and admitted he was rejected by them. Connect the dots and...

When you suggested that my criticisms of Paul would result in the gutting of the whole New Testament, I had said: "I never said that. I never said we should gut the entire NT." Alleging that I said something stronger than my actual words is called a "straw man" argument, an argument that is...

I cannot find anything in the OT to support a case that the 7 accursed Canaanite tribes or their seed were eligible for any kind of redemption. YHWH had ordered Israel to destroy them all. And the Hittite and Hivites that comprised Edom were especially singled out for destruction. Oba 1:18...

That sounds nebulous. If you do not make a point, then how can it be refuted or even discussed? With all due respect, that seems evasive. I would welcome hearing specific talking points that affirm that 2 Peter supports that Paul was considered to be an apostle by Peter (or at least by the...

What I am saying is that even if you accept Paul as a legitimate apostle, (although there is no verse in the Acts that affirms he was an apostle), Luke shows that Peter was the one who was appointed to preach the gospel to the nations (or gentiles). If you decide to reject both Paul and Luke...

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Hittites and Hivites were among the 7 OT Canaanite tribes with whom Israel was commanded to avoid any covenant forever, and I guess you can interpret that to mean they are not of God and were never to be allowed to mix and mingle with the Israelites. Nehemiah and Ezra confirm this when they...

Dr Pies wrote: Since virtually all Christians accept the events of the books of Acts are real, it seems rather obvious there was an "oral tradition" that preached the teachings of Jesus prior to the writing of the gospels. But we must not confuse this "oral tradition" with any Talmudic...

Actually I agree with what you're saying. . . that Paul had Edomite roots, but most mainstream Christians object to such an idea. Realize that if Paul was part Edomite, that means he was part Hittite and part Hivite, the tribes the Israelites were commanded to destroy lest they be infected...

I am not sure I understand your point. Should I ask: "How do you know the words of Paul are from Paul?" Are you disputing the accuracy of the gospel of John in quoting Jesus? Are you saying the epistles of Paul are more inspired than the words of the gospels? Why do you question my belief...

The Bible explicitly says Abraham obeyed God because he feared Him, as per Gen 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me. There is no ambiguity...