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Colossians CH 1 & 2
by PSacramento inwritten in probably between 50-80 ad by the apostle paul or perhaps more correctly dictated by paul and quite possibly, expanded on by his followers, colossians gives us many interesting verses:.
1:13-23. states that jesus is the first born over all creation, all things in heaven, earth and under the earth were created through him, by him and for him.. that the fullness of god dwelt in jesus and that jesus reconciled all unto him by his death on the cross.. and that god has reconciled us in christ, holy, blemish free, free of accusation, as long as we continue in our faith.. in the second chapter the writer states that in jesus all the fullness of the deity ( god) lives in bodily form and that we have been given fullness in christ who is ( present tense) head and authority over all.. now we come to a very interesting part in colossians:.
2: 16-23. where the writer now states that no one should judge by what one eats or drinks, or in regards to religious festivals, new moons, sabbaths, that no one desqualifies us from the prize because they worship angels and have false humility.
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What/Who are the Saints?
by PSacramento inaccording to the ot:.
saints :gadowsh meaning holy one and referes to those that have kept themselves free of difelment, idolatry, and other unlcean and profane things or the word gaddiysh which means those who are sacred to the most high, but can also man gods or deities.. in the nt:.
saint: hagios, meaning someone(something) revered, worthy of veneration, someone whos services god employs.. both meaning show that the individul is special and unique in god's eyes, yet there is no mention of any saint by name, the term always being use din the plural.. paul often addresses his letters to "the saints" of whatever church he was writing too and mentions "the saints" in general.. .
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If you had to choose one...
by PSacramento inif you have to choose one book or letter of the nt that best describes what it is to be a christian, which one would you choose?.
if you perfer to choose a chapter and verse, that is cool too !.
of course if you feel that more than one is needed, who am i to argue ?.
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Lexicon and concordance
by PSacramento ini used the lexicon and concordance over at blueletterbible.org, a very awesome site and one i higly recommend for all, but i would like to buy one for home, any suggestions?.
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1John
by PSacramento inevery morning i read the bible.. yypically i read everyday, in order, the nt, when i finish i start again and everytime i read it i find something the hits me, in a good way lol !.
today i read 1john and decided to post about it :).
john is probably my favorite writer of the nt, his writing is beautiful and eloquent and truly express the most important teachings of jesus (in my very humble view), that of love.. and nowhere is that more evident than in the frst letter of john.. john makes it clear from the very beginning that god is light and light is love and to walk with god is to walk with love and no love means no god.. john syas the man that does the will of god lives forever and that the will is love.. john speaks of those that deny that jesus is the christ,that he was made flesh, that there are the antichrists ( plural not single).. we are all children of god for god dwells in us if love dwells in us, love not only of words but of actions.. john reiterates jesus last comandment that we love one another as he loves us, to give up our lives for one another just as jesus did for us.. note: the loving part goes back to matthew too where jesus says to love those that don't love us, for if we love only those that loves us, what's the big freaking deal?
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John 6:20 & John 8:58
by PSacramento inthe often ( at least from the nwt point of view) debated verse of john 8:58. jesus said to them, truly, truly i say to you, before abraham was, i am.. also translated "verily, verily," or "most asuredly", but always "i am", excpet for the nwt that translates it:.
before abraham came into existence, i have been.. now i am sure that there have been thread about this and how the words used in 8:58 - ego eimi mean:.
ego = i, me, my.
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Upcoming Study with a Bethel Brother
by PSacramento inso, after a lengthy discussion with my mom on friday, she asked me ( again) to have a study with a bethel brother because the question i ask are too "above" her knowledge and she feels that only a well trained bethel brother can show me the "truth".. i voiced to her my issue:.
i love my mother, father and sister that are jw's and the last thing i want is to lose them, we had already drifted apart because of their new found faith ( my mom was first, about 8 years ago, then my older sister and just recently, last july 4th, my dad), i told her that if i have these study with a bethel brother i will, most likely, sya thing and state sources that may get me brnaded as an "apostate", i asked her, to be honest and truthful with me and to tell me that, if i get branded that and they are told, suggest to them, to stop dealing with me, would they?.
she said that no organization tells her who to deal with, even more so in regards to family.. i was not convinced, nevertheless i agreed and this wednesday will have my first study with him, first topic the mwt, my issue with certain translations ( such as romans 10:13, colossians and so forth) and the name "jehovha".. .
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GB Lineage question
by PSacramento inif the gb is the discreet and faitful slave, what are it's ties to the 1st or 2nd century christians?.
scripture shows that the apostles meet with elders ( distinguished from apostles) and the whole of the (local) congregation to reach a decision on important matters ( see acts and so forth, they don't show a "governing body" at all, but if we suspend judgement for a moment and give the benefit of the doubt that this was the eary version of a governing body, how does the wt traces its lineage back to them ?.
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Lazarus
by PSacramento inwhat happend to lazarus, the one that jesus ressurected?.
it is "hinted" that there was a plot to kill him to disprove of his ressurection.. anyone know?.