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originally posted by: Parazurvan
originally posted by: GemmyMcGemJew
I will address this. A Seraphim is an angel. And also a fiery serpent. Seraphim means, fiery or blazing serpent. Judaism has had that before Christianity.
St. Francis of Assissi is called the Seraphic father because he saw a Serpent angel called a Seraphim, a Christian belief from Judaism, on a cross.
So Seraphim are a class of angels in Christianity too. Ophanim, Cherubim, are two other kinds of Angels.
Again I am provided with evidence. This time ignorance is the issue. A Christian who doesn't know what a Seraphim is used it against me not knowing that they are a part of Christianity.
Had she studied more she would not have made that mistake and saved herself from making obvious her contempt.
Why do you not know what a Seraph is?
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originally posted by: GemmyMcGemJew
a reply to: Parazurvan
Gonna ignore me then respond twice. You are full of surprises sir. Now I hear your into reptilian fiery angels. Must be really strong stuff.
Oh and yer.....tolerance. you supposedly a Christian, use it. Helps with the self righteousness.
originally posted by: GemmyMcGemJew
a reply to: Parazurvan
OK have to ask what percent are you christian. Honest question, just for clarity reasons...10%...25%...50%. Please not a copy and paste response. Simply because you display none of the virtues attributed to christianity.
You are hostile to criticism ( I would assume your a child but children do not attempt to research subjects in this depth), you mock and slander differing perspectives, have no tolerance mechanisms whatsoever, displayed no sense of love, only to those who agree with you/dry hump your leg, deflect attention away from historical crimes of islam onto christianity ( obvious both did it, child type response). I honestly would like to know and I'm almost certain other people would like to know.
You reject the full teachings of the bible yet judge others for questioning it. It really is baffling, but hilarious at the same time, like a murderer lying with all the evidence on the table in front of him. Persistent I will give you that.
originally posted by: Tarzan the apeman.
a reply to: Parazurvan
We all fall short.
The imparting or acquisition of knowledge and skill. Education is accomplished through (1) explanation and repetition; (2) discipline, training administered in love (Pr 1:7; Heb 12:5, 6); (3) personal observation (Ps 19:1-3; Ec 1:12-14); (4) reproof and rebuke (Ps 141:5; Pr 9:8; 17:10).
Some people today are like sponges; they soak up whatever they come across. It is all too easy to absorb whatever is around us.
But it is far better for each individual personally to choose what he will feed his mind. It is said that we are what we eat, and this can apply to food for both the body and the mind. No matter what you are reading or watching or listening to, test to see whether it has propagandistic overtones or is truthful.
Moreover, if we want to be fair-minded, we must be willing to subject our own opinions to continual testing as we take in new information. We must realize that they are, after all, opinions. Their trustworthiness depends on the validity of our facts, on the quality of our reasoning, and on the standards or values that we choose to apply.
In his writings, Newton gave much attention to the doctrine of the Trinity. One of his most outstanding contributions to the Biblical scholarship of the time was his work An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture, first published in 1754, twenty-seven years after his death. It reviewed all the textual evidence available from ancient sources on two Bible passages, at First John 5:7 and First Timothy 3:16.
In the King James Version Bible, First John 5:7 reads:
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
Using early Church writers, the Greek and Latin manuscripts and the testimony of the first versions of the Bible, Newton proved that the words “in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one,” in support of the Trinity doctrine, did not appear in the original inspired Greek Scriptures. He then traced the way in which the spurious reading crept into the Latin versions, first as a marginal note, and later into the text itself. He showed that it was first taken into a Greek text in 1515 by Cardinal Ximenes on the strength of a late Greek manuscript corrected from the Latin. Finally, Newton considered the sense and context of the verse, concluding, “Thus is the sense plain and natural, and the argument full and strong; but if you insert the testimony of ‘the Three in Heaven’ you interrupt and spoil it.”4
The shorter portion of this dissertation was concerned with 1 Timothy 3:16, which reads (King James Version):
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Newton showed how, by a small alteration in the Greek text, the word “God” was inserted to make the phrase read “God was manifest in the flesh.” He demonstrated that early Church writers in referring to the verse knew nothing of such an alteration.
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So on the basis of Scripture, reason and the authentic teaching of early Christianity, Newton found that he could not accept the doctrine of the Trinity. He believed strongly in the supreme sovereignty of Jehovah God, and the proper position of Jesus Christ,...
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Perhaps the best summary of Isaac Newton’s Scriptural arguments for his repudiation of the Trinity is found in fourteen ‘Argumenta,’ written in Latin, giving Bible citations for many of them. Numbers four to seven are particularly interesting:
“4. Because God begot the Son at some time, he had not existence from eternity. Proverbs 8:23, 25.
5. Because the Father is greater than the Son. John 14:28.
6. Because the Son did not know his last hour. Mark 13:32, Matt. 24:36, Rev. 1:1, 5:3.
7. Because the Son received all things from the Father.”18
A perusal of Newton’s religious writings cannot fail to impress the reader with their thoroughness, and a realization of his long and deep meditation, his scholarly ability and grasp of the original Bible languages. His conclusions regarding the Trinity therefore merit our respect and consideration,...
originally posted by: Suanna
I hope you still love me if I say that Jesus stayed in India for years and Yogis loved him so much that even the greatest yogis like Yogananda wrote many books about him. Yogies don't have so much commonly self-interest to write false books, so there must be some truth. Besides now there are countless psychics channeling Jesus and most of them claiming Jesus was in India, so let's have faith on him, love him and everybody, that is his and yogis life about in practice.
You may see more in article I found inspiring; ______beforeitsnews/spirit/2016/05/jesus-and-israel-never-die-2502435.html
originally posted by: Parazurvan
Hateful Christians (not you nice Christians)
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Parazurvan
Yes, I read his posts.
He is simply more zealous in his presentation of his faith than I am or you are. Some variations of the faith call their faithful to witness and do so strongly, and Jesus Himself preached that all would hate His followers for His sake.
If everyone you know loves you, then perhaps you are doing something wrong?