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A pastor/friend of mine as a general guideline will consider marrying anyone who asks him. Christians must marry Christians but he will marry non-Christians with the stipulation that they attend counseling sessions with him. He has had same sex couples ask to be married, that's where he draws a...

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So oddly enough, I’ve been working my way through 1 Chronicles lately (I haven't even looked at 2 Chronicles til this popped up). I guess that’s why the thread caught my attention. The 2 books of Chronicles are something I’ve never really studied… they start out so slow… chapter after chapter...

To answer your question, here's what I came up with. The Hebrew phrase rendered went up to is used in 1 Kgs 20:22 to mean “to go against” or “to attack.” Various translations apply that meaning here in verse 29 by saying Neco “went up against the king of Assyria” (KJV, RVR; similarly SEM)...

Off topic.... WOW! I'm not really interested in the content rather, HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO PUT COLUMNS AND LINES into the text? Rob

Interesting! I never hear of this and was interested enough to dig a bit deeper. Paul’s word ‘grace,’ (charis), was related to the ordinary word ‘greeting,’ (chairein). It's a type of theological word-play by Paul. "Paul brings the salutation to a close with his traditional expression, Grace...

Interesting technical article about the Greenhouse effect. [link here] "...Sadly, I fear the chance that this analysis will convince any true believers is small. They’re caught in the Upton Sinclair Trap. He famously said: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary...

I rarely agree with your posts, Alan, but have to admit that generally I agree with it. The Textus Receptus is a product of centuries of refinement begun by the Greek-speaking believers of the Byzantine era. Concerning the Textus Receptus: In some cases the word order was updated and spelling...

My wife has a cousin, she attended all the 'right' Baptist schools, felt called to preach, ...and ended up in the Episcopal church as a minister in the far Northeast. She visits occasionally, due to retire soon. Rob

I moved away about a year ago but my previous church (Crossing Community Church) supported a translation team involved with a translating the scriptures into an east India dialect. Much of their missions budget supports indigenous Christians working to educate and support local pastors...

Isn't starting "a new thread using a quote from someone else as the first post" what YOU just did?

I’m recently retired, moved away from the area I’ve lived in for 50+ years. Life’s taken its toll on my health as well…and it’s difficult to travel after my prostate surgery. But I’m a classic introvert, solitude suits me. I have my books, even as my eyes dim. My wife and I found a great church...

Having worked in a Jewish hospital and been a congenial colleague with many Jews, those I've associated with generally interpret these passages as a metaphor for Israel itself, though a few might admit that the servant is messianic. None of them ever took the jump to admitting that Jesus...

The study group I attend has been going over the Gospel of John. We discussed the beginning of John 15:1-17 this week. There were a lot of questions... and even commentaries are divided on the SPECIFIC meaning of passage. Questions: Who are the one's that don't bear fruit and what happens to...

When? During the parades, well before the game. Rob

Then you'll fit in perfectly! Welcome to the BBoard. Rob

From one of my many notes on Ps 119: Terminology The term Torah [ תּוֹרָה ] is universally acknowledged to refer to instruction. In fact, there is no Hebrew word for “law” (= legislation), and now it can be seen that the reason for this is that the ancient societies were not legislative...

What more shall I say? (Hebrews 11:32a) The list that follows were people not necessarily noted for their powerful life of faith, but for the power of the God that they had a measure of faith in; ...Gideon (Judges 6) , Barak (Judges 4), Samson (Judges 13), and Jephthah (Judges 11). Rob

Well, Ai was already defeated once (Josh. 8) ... Rob

Classic sci-fi constantly warns about the danger of AI. One of the earliest examples that I can recall was a sci-fi trilogy called, Colossus. Astimov touched on the theme in his Robots series, programing the three laws: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human...