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To: hosepipe; Alamo-Girl; kosta50
There are two versions history no doubt about it.. having read only one version some are pretty much in a 2nd reality..

Yes, one version that is the truth and is verifiable, and the other (which you are spouting) that tells us that Christ spoke English, that the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Churches are Roman, that Latin wasn't the basis for the Romance languages and wasn't the lingua franca until dialects became languages, that all people in the first millenium were scholars able to read.
3,991 posted on 08/24/2007 5:12:23 AM PDT by Cronos ("Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant" - Omar Ahmed, CAIR)
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To: Cronos; hosepipe; kosta50; betty boop; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; .30Carbine; Quix; xzins
Yes, one version that is the truth and is verifiable, and the other (which you are spouting) that tells us that Christ spoke English

LOLOL!

On the one hand, I am quite sure that while God was enfleshed, He spoke to mortals in earthy languages the hearers could comprehend - but on the other hand, I am quite sure there is no past, present or future earthy language hidden from Him, including English - or nuance of meaning He did not already know when He spoke the words.

But regardless of the language by which His words are conveyed - or the medium - His words are spirit and life. But only those with "ears to hear" (a gift of the Father) can hear Him.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life. - John 6:63

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. - John 6:65

In the following, the people to whom Christ is speaking were physically hearing Him (pressure waves, sound) - but they could not spiritually hear Him.

Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word. - John 8:43

And that spiritual language is how we Christians speak to one another. The earthy language we happen to use is moot. Emphasis mine:

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. II Cor 2:6-16

To God be the glory!

4,011 posted on 08/24/2007 7:21:57 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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