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To: Phinneous
...if you remain unconvinced, I won’t be offended.

I remain very much unconvinced. The apostle John, typical of enlightened Jews of the first century (the early church), had a much different interpretation of what "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made" (Psalms 33:6) meant. And it wasn't Hebrew letters!

In the prologue to his gospel he said, "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made," "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us..."

The "Word" that created all things, in the fullness of time made flesh, and dwelt among us, was none other than the virgin born Jesus of Nazareth (Yeshua to you), your Messiah and Savior.

Why not take the insight of John and the rest of the early Jewish church about the meaning of the creative "Word?" Instead of the highly mystical opinions of Kabbalists? John and the early Jewish church, after all, were as much, if not more, Jewish than you, moreover, they lived some 2000 years closer to the truth than you.

91 posted on 06/09/2014 11:27:54 AM PDT by sasportas
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To: sasportas

More Jewish than me??!!?? No way! I’m hard core! :)

It’s binary: Jewish or not. So if they existed and were Jewish, then we’d be the same.

But if you insist on preaching, here’s a story:

A Jew converted and went to a Christian seminary. After immersing himself in studies, and with a knack for speaking, his priests and teachers decided to give him the pulpit.
After the riveting sermon, the priests approached him. “Wonderful! Powerful!” “But, do you think next time you could start with something other than, ‘My fellow goyim...?’”

Once Jewish (for real) always Jewish. (not your original topic, but cute, no?)


92 posted on 06/09/2014 11:35:16 AM PDT by Phinneous
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