Posted on 07/01/2003 10:22:12 AM PDT by ksen
No? How can you be sure?
So what God did you ask to forgive you? What Jesus did you ask into your life?
OK. Let's look.How do we know that all 27 books and no more and no less are the inerrant word of God and the scores of other writings bearing Apostolic names are not?
What was "the word" they received? From whom? What did they do with it, once they'd searched the scriptures (and found it was "so", or "no so")?
The contents of the New Testament, more specifically the Gospels and some (all?) of the successive letters would have been that "word". They survive, in so many accurately transmitted manuscripts, because the Bereans - and those like them - did as the Scriptures say. They searched the scriptures. I believe this is what Ignorant refers to (badly mispelled) as the Tenhak (it should be spelled Tanakh).
They found them so. The texts survived, were copied faithfully, and only later assembled into a single canon. But they were held as scripture, since they came from first-hand witnesses to the Resurrection and were in agreement with the Written Law, long before then.
I'm afraid I don't see how that actually addresses the question. What you say is true, of course. But you fail to address how we know, as you say "the texts...were ehld as Scripture," "came from first-hand witnesses," or were "in agreement with the Written Law."
There's a very simple answer to this that doesn't require the reader to become an expert in archeology or literary manuscripts or history or anythign like that. Blessed are they who do pursue those things, but for most believers the inspiration and authenticity of the canon is transmitted by God's Church.
SD
Easy. I explained before but I guess you weren't paying attention. Orthodox scribal corruptions exist mostly when their efforts to sweep an adoptionist viewpoint under the table is obvious.
Who was Jesus talking to?
Jerome's opinion aside, he obeyed those in the Church with the authority to make such decisions.
But that is another discussion
It sure is.
SD
Speaking as but a single bee within that swarm, I can understand that. I happen to think the movies Shane and The Natural are inspired, too. The Natural is wholly infidelic in it's original text, however. And I'm convinced the Holy Spirit must have been at work in that movie, because there's no way Robert Redford could have turned in such a magnificent work on his own, given his political bent.
The Messiah YHWH sent. The man whom Adonai Echad (YHWH) rose from the dead.
So whether a passage supports "adoptionism" or not is your touchstone, your lodestar, your guiding principle?
SD
People like you that teach for doctrine the traditions of men.
Do you believe that Yeshua is God's only begotten son ?
Pages of answers in some else's words have a habit of putting me to sleep, yes. When you stop regurgitating verbatim what you read on another message board - and start putting into your own words (indicating that you fully understand and have internalized the concepts), let me know.
Yes. I also believe the "this day I have begotten thee" happened at the baptism of John.
Gee. If it bothered you that much I'd expect not to see my name in "ping" format. The material in question however is my own. So thank you for confirming you're too busy responding in your little world of non-negotiable theologies to pay much attention. Lol. Wake me up when you actually have anything worthwhile to contribute.
In the case of The Natural, she's right :) In Bernard Malamud's original book, Roy Hobbes is an undisciplined, whoring lout. He gets at least two women pregnant, and abandons both of them. In the end, he finally gets the moral fiber to turn down the Judge's offer (to through the final game) - breaks his bat like in the movie - and then strikes out anyway on the last pitch. The pieces of his bat are buried under home base, and Roy goes home a completley broken (and broke) man.
Do you believe that Yeshua is God's only begotten son ?
Yes. I also believe the "this day I have begotten thee" happened at the baptism of John.
Two questions ...1. What does it mean (to you) that Yeshua is God's only begotten son?
2. Why do you believe that the begetting of Yeshua occurred at his baptism (i.e. what supports this belief for you) ?
Before I answer these and since I've already answered a couple of your previous questions. What are your views concerning pre-existeance of Messiah?
Isaiah 48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way thou shouldest go.
Three distinct people are mentioned in this passage. Who are they?
I submit that they are:
1. The LORD, thy Redeemer - Jesus, God the Son
2. The Lord GOD - God the Father
3. His Spirit - God, the Holy Spirit.
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