According to the bible

Sound awfully Hitler-esque, wouldn't you say?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 03 2008,19:52)Hi, Jesus Christ is the link between the NT and the OT.Satan's plan seems to be to attack credibility in Christ, in the NT and the OT to loosen this powerful unity.Then when men give up faith there he encourages them to maintain a form of faith in a god of their own design.Then he uses them to accuse the…[Read more]

There's no need for the “satan” character. It just takes a good honest reading without preconceived notions.

Hebrew scholars — who the text was written for — unanimously agree the Isa 9:6 is about Hezekiah. But what do spiritually dead Jews know about their own scriptures ?!?

Nah, I just need rose-colored glasses

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 03 2008,18:49)Hi kjIsaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.From http://www.chabad.org/library….r-9.htmFor a child has been born to us…[Read more]

Sorry, but unless you force the text to mean what you want it to, its not Jesus. It was suppose to be King Hezekiah.

Had we passed this same conversation via courier pigeon hundreds of years ago, and I substituted 2000, you'd likely say the same thing But why do people call Jesus the prince of peace when the bible never does?

*Thumbs up*

Ah, would Christianity even be possible without the religiously tolerant Cyrus? He was not a Jew yet he was called anointed in the OT. And he encouraged the Jews to rebuild so that they could resume worship in their own way.Cyrus didn't say his way was the only way. He allowed people to make up their own mind.Some of us could learn much from this…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 03 2008,15:43)Hi colter, Most of the prophecies about the final days are shown in the OT and yet to be fulfilled. We cannot cast aside such treasure.Luke 21:22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.Will people still be parroting this in 3000?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 03 2008,13:28)Hi, Jesus was familiar with all of the OT when he walked the earth.He spoke of it and the human prophets and quoted their words as truth He made no negative judgements against these man or their writings instead upholding them.So those who would condemn the OT would make themselves greater than Jesus.Then…[Read more]

Actually, ancient Egyptians had toilets and bathed twice a day. If you want to read about various things about ancient Egyptian life tryWomen in Ancient Egypt – Women were treated much more equallly and with respect in Ancient Egypt, certainly better than ancient IsraelitesAncient Egyptian Medicine – Get this: it appears that ancient Egyptians…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 02 2008,22:28)Hi KJ,Listen to your philosopherEcc12Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 14I have…[Read more]

I thought it wasn't about us Nick? You can't seem to make up your mind.I suppose the “favor” I should do to myself is say “God, please reduce my capacity to reason. Please also allow me to find excuses for the very inhumane things I find in the bible. I know your ways are perfect, so help me to ignore or reason away all of the racism, sexism,…[Read more]

Yes, I'm learning the ways of the bible God more every day. Here's yet another example of the sexist bible God:Lev 12:1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Lev 12:2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: 'When a woman gives birth and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days, as in the days of her menstruation she shall be…[Read more]

Sigh. Didn't you say you were making progress? This looks like any one of your earlier posts.

What a weak God, who is powerless without puny men.

Quote (david @ April 02 2008,17:03)Quote I think Stu's point is that many of our modern discoveries about hygiene should have already been discovered by the Jews if God truly spoke to them. Yes, while the jews were burying their feces, the egyptians were rubbing it on their faces and using it as medicine.Huh? An Egyptian vulture puts feces on its…[Read more]