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I guess this is a bit of a minefield, with hundreds of translations from many languages, and into many languages. I stick mostly to two translations, and have read the Bible a number of times. There are themes that run throughout the Bible. Apparently, there are about two thousand passages that...

The fear of God is the start of wisdom. Like the law of the land, some people might fear committing murder, because they will be punished if they are caught. A higher form of wisdom, is to love your neighbours as you love yourself, so you would not want to kill them because you have kindness...

The thread is about Bible scholars, and differences between denominations has been mentioned on this thread. My apologies, on reflection, I should have said; the Week for Christian Unity is a profound challenge for Christians. Interfaith relations are an even greater challenge. The same God...

Today marks the start of Christian Unity week, a profound challenge for all of us. The same God hears all our prayers, despite our differences. You will never look into the eyes of anyone who does not matter to God. Whilst I listen with interest to Biblical scholars, they seem to approach it...

Although we don't have convincing evidence either way, we still have critical thinking. Whilst four billion years sounds a long time, the starting point is some kind of single cell life. and from that we have the blue whale, with around a hundred thousand trillion cells. I can't imagine how...

Could we make an infant size robot, that would grow in size to an adult size robot. And with all the parts working at every stage of growth. When it becomes adult size, could it replicate itself and make another robot? A robot might have a few thousand parts, our bodies apparently have around...

Humanity has had some amazing inventions, we went into space; but we could not make a robotic version of ourselves. The skeletal system is only a bunch of levers connected together for movements, yet it seems more complex than space travel. What tools did blind nature have four billion years...

The bottom line seems to be, could evolution happen by natural causes, or does it need God? If God created life, there would probably be no natural causes, ?God just created life. I truthfully believe the variety and complexity of life we see today, needs God. The skeletal system is possibly...

Do you mean evidence that life popped into existence from non life. If you have any real evidence for this, there is $10 million prize money waiting for you. Evolution 2.0 Prize: Unprecedented $10 Million Offered To Replicate Cellular Evolution

We have fifteen denominations in our town. We meet together, pray together and pray for our community, this has resulted in opening food banks, homes for the homeless, Street Pastors, debt help and more. I feel encouraged, that despite all our differences, we can work together for the good of...

The search for God, the creator of all that is seen and unseen. No matter which god we think we pray to, the same God hears all our prayers, despite our differences. We are all connected.

Jesus prayed that we should be one, in exactly the same way as he is one with the Father. Could the greatest commandments possibly describe how Christ is One with the Father? The Father loves the Son as he loves himself. The Son loves the Father as he loves himself. The Spirit seems a...

In the Catholic Church, we call it a journey in Faith, I don't think we ever fully understand. I know many Catholics don't read the Bible, but consider going to mass is sufficient. If we go every day during the three year cycle, we hear less than 10% 0f the Old Testament. I have read a number...

When we go out with the street Pastors in the early hours of the morning, we can come into contact with angry, drunken, violence. When we did our training, it was said, you will never look into the eyes of anyone who does not matter to God. When we intervene, the solution we seek is a kinder and...

The root of good and evil is injustice. If you could draw a line today and list every outstanding injustice in the world, we know it could never be put right. My 2c.

When I started to search for God in my forties; I went to a Catholic faith group. I asked, how many gods are there? There was a deathly silence in the room. If there really is 'One God'; then the same God hears all our prayers; despite our differences. I still feel challenged by how we answer...

Faith and trust in God is a profound subject. The readings from yesterday almost show; that it was the blind person's faith that healed him. Jesus only did as the blind men believed. As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered...

I am a Catholic, and I wonder how much real faith we have in the Eucharist. In the past, we also all drank the wine from the same cup, after covid, we stopped taking the cup. My understanding is that body and blood of our Lord, can overcome any virus.

The oneness of God has been a profound challenge in my journey of faith. Whatever our beliefs might be, the same God hears all our prayers, despite our differences. You will never look into the eyes of anyone who does not matter to God. When we go out with the Street Pastors, we often come into...

Too much injustice has happened on both sides. True Justice can only happen when a Palestinian child has the same value as an Israeli child. Anyone with a faith in God, should seek justice for all, love, mercy, forgiveness and peace. We will all have to stand before the same God. How will...