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Seems to me like that's the whole point. If your heart is in the right place, all else is trivial.....

I don't even know what I'm talkin about and I'm the idiot that posted the OP! GRIN!

I cannot possibly argue with such a perfect point. Yes, the one thing I have come to truly *appreciate* I mean really get it in the gut, is the magnificent efforts of the Jewish rabbis in their giving so many clues, yet through revealing their stunning insights which set me off scurrying for...

The Backstory to Jesus’s Atonement While the New Testament can be gleaned (and ought to) for the basis of Jesus’s atonement, the theme itself, from the Early Jewish (were they Christian yet?) in the New Testament (hereafter NT) comes from their scriptures, the Old Testament (hereafter OT)...

That would be interesting, but for millenia mankind has died. My suspicion is its part of the program of God, so instead of worrying about overcoming it (God already has that issue covered if the scriptures are at all accurate), we can focus on the here and now and enjoy the lives we have been...

I see no reason at all for any anger. Discussion is always a healthy thing. We learn as we discussion, test hypotheses, and find facts, refute other facts with evidence, etc. Anger is irrelevant to the scientific enterprise.

I am replying more to the OP title. Evolution is not unscientific, it can be tested, and can be falsified, therefore it is scientific. Is the THE answer? That can be debated, and is so, but there is no question whether it is scientific, since it IS falsifiable, therefore, it IS scientific. I'm...

This is actually very important. For instance, we have no real choice but to conclude Israel is literal. Now what kind or how much or where Israel is might be contested, but Israel itself, we usually take that literal. And yes there are things that are symbolic, and other things are described...

I have been trying to read the Psalms more in the Hebrew, and they are really beautiful. I remember it was one of the most incredible moments when I came to realize that Hallelujah was actually Hebrew! I know, I know, everyone knows that. Well, that includes me now too - LOL!

I use it because I enjoy it. It helps me think and find new connections and ideas. It helps me keep learning and using a little Hebrew too.

Well, they can be translated as that. A translation is just someone's understanding yes? I have seen a lot of different analysis on this very interesting word, to be sure... this is probably one of the tougher ones to get a word for word translation that makes sense, kind of.

I had a Renaissance professor who was just over the top fabulous man. I became good friends with him, always hanging out in his office discussing stuff beyond what the books we were to read talk about, him telling me about his travels around Europe, etc. and one time I brought in a book written...

I enjoyed reading this immensely, a very good response. If it is one thing I have come to learn these last few years is the meaning of the Eucharist in ways I had never understood before, all in a positive way. Being raised Mormon I more or less was simply taught (not in an evil way, just an...

This in fact will be my next approach to this, the basis of the animal sacrifice. You are one shoe ahead of the stepshine.....:) I will explore the Old Testament basis of the sacrifice of Christ.

I had one guy on a message board say I was being too narrow with only a single interpretation. I had to tell him yes, message boards don't allow entire books and exhaustive analysis of anything. LOL! It is very nice of you to say this is brilliant, but I am just exploring. It is fun to see the...

The Greek Syntactical, Exegetical Analysis of Christ’s Atonement In the eyes of many, Jesus’s death on the cross was his failure because it got rid of him, and he never succeeded in his mission. I want to analyze his Atonement in the light of Greek syntactical exegesis of what the New...

Honorarius of Autun was right at the beginning of the great Jewish Talmudic scholar Rashi's era and the beginning of the Tosafists. Just been reading about that era from the Jewish side. The Crusades for them was positively horrible. at least in Germany. That first crusade with Peter the Hermit...

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I have finished some research, and now writing up a paper on Christ's atonement. Can't wait to finish so I can get it peer reviewed here. You are all, of very course, more than welcome to comment after you read it. I am putting a decent effort into it, not in order to make it longer, but...

It is interesting, but I don't think that captures what Paul was actually intending,...