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To: Resettozero
It appears you place yourselves (us) in the lineage of the Pharisees and Saducees, among other Jewish religious authorities (Sanhedrin), rather than as true children of Abraham via saving faith in Jesus of Nazareth as Christ and Son of the Living God, as was revealed by the Father to Peter and, through Scripture and preaching of the Gospel, to all Christian believers in Jesus ever since then.

Uh... no. You presume too much and also seem to forget that St Paul proudly called himself a pharisee. As such, he believed in the resurrection of the dead (Acts 23:6). The Jewish faith and that of the pharisees was not incorrect. Jesus didn't say they were all wrong. He reproofed their practice of the faith, onerous regulations, and their selfishness. Otherwise, He revealed what they did not understand.

123 posted on 01/21/2015 7:59:09 PM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: pgyanke
Otherwise, He revealed what they did not understand.

Sugarcoat the truth much?

Saul of Tarsus WAS a Pharisee of Pharisees, he said. AFTER his encounter with Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus and AFTER he began his Christian ministry, Paul's membership in the Sanhedrin was likely revoked.

Jesus called the Pharisees a brood of vipers and asked how would they escape Hell.

No...I am NOT a Judaiser and have been Scripturally warned to avoid fellowship with Judaisers.
127 posted on 01/21/2015 8:07:04 PM PST by Resettozero
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