Looking at the Apostles in the bible. 1) They were able to heal, almost at will. 2) What they said and wrote was considered to be the very inspired word of God. 3) They were witnesses of the risen Christ.

There are many healing evangelists these days, many struggle to document a miraculous healing when pressed. So no 1, healing at will, fail. I would say failed. Number 2, nothing inspired has been added to the bible in 1,900 years. The Canon of Scripture is closed. An Apostle would be able to add to it. so number 2, fail. As for number 3, I don't know. About 1,000 persons have sold various accounts of going up to heaven and meeting Jesus, these accounts often seem to disagree on key details.

God Bless All

I dont know much about anything these days (long story)

Can you recommend me something thats just plain straight forward. I dont know how to use phone apps and what not

I've got a DVD of Bishop Fulton Sheen. I thinnk it was shot in 8mm camera as it was a long time ago.

But in one of his segments he told about an singer / actress he met in London. I can't think of the full story now, but she was displayed on a billboard close to where he was staying. She also had a mixed up private life.

But sometime after talking to him she became a nun, and he inducted her into religious life.

I don't know who she was as he didn't give her name, but she was apparently well known in London theatrical circles at least.

Welcome to CF!

The Theologia Crucis - Lutherans area welcomes you, and we also have some very active Lutheran members. I hope you make yourself at home!

Hello Brothers and sisters

New to this forum. It will come in handy for the future if I have questions to ask or things on my mind or if I want to educate myself.

First off ( I will make another topic about this but I might as well ask here too) Can anyone help me with getting the bible on SD card or on something that I can listen to the Bible with head phones, MP3 player perhaps?

I'm useless when it comes to computers and gadgets so keep that in mind when dealing with me

rambot said:

statistically, it's more likely to come from your own family or your family members friends.

Watch out for THEM instead.

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Statistically, letting rapists and gangbangers into the country who would not have been there before, increases the chance of citizens of that country becoming victims of rapists and gangbangers.

A Devil's Advocate said:

I see in scripture two ages. The present age, and the age yet to come. The present age is understood as being only a temporary age. This is made evident by the fact that there is yet a second age to come.

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When you are using the phrase "age to come", you must have taken it from Paul.

If that is the case, then he actually specify three ages to understand scripture

Time past-Before Paul was saved
But now -Present age
Age to come-future

Tom D said:

I believe it's a symbol of Our Lady, who was a descendant of people with original sin, but was free from origin sin herself.

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Ok. I don’t think the Lotus flower is a symbol of anyone. It’s just a flower.

eclipsenow said:

It turns out that is EXACTLY what you have done!

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It ain't over until the fat lady sings.

Expect amazing and earth shaking things to happen before Jesus Returns. It's unfortunate that most people have no knowledge of God's intentions, all as Written in the Bible; but hidden from their understanding.

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It means that It was only a promise until it actually happened. Physical Israel is a OT type of spiritual Israel. Esau is physical Israel. Jacob is spiritual Israel. Spiritual Israel is elect "in Christ" only. All those in spiritual Israel are "in Christ" as a result of faith and then they become elect with Jesus. Jesus is the One elect. We become elect when we are placed in Him, per Eph. 1:1-14. We are placed in Him when we receive the Holy Spirit indwelling as a result of faith always (Eph. 1:13-14). With the Holy Spirit indwelling we are In Christ, without the indwelling we are not in Christ (Romans 8:9-10). Paul said "we" are the first fruits of the Spirit, meaning the firstfruits of the indwelling (Romans 8:23), the baptism with the Holy Spirit Jesus promised when He, Jesus was lifted up, the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit, which is part of the promises that those in Hebrews died having not received. OT believers were not in Christ, thus they were not elect except by promise until Pentecost, when they were placed into Christ. All they had was a promise that was to come. They were all still in Adam, yet God knew them already. All that the Father gives me I shall not lose one of them. The Sheep. This is who Romans 8:29 is speaking of. These were already known by God, He predestined them to be conformed to the image of His Son (starts when places in Him), those He called with the Gospel message.... None had yet ascended until the cross because they were not yet "in Christ" and born again (John 3:1-14).

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And you put a lot on my PLATE and I will begin with The sheep in Rom 8:29. and does NOT in any way say SHEEP

and 1 COR 12:13 we care BAPTIZED // PLACED into one BODY. whether Jews or Greeks

Notice also verse 15 we. are his foot

In. verse we are his EAR

And. we are HIS sense of SMELL and that. on earth we are CHRIST and had to leave and will be back. on. TUESDAY. !!

dan p

"Since Tyndale’s English translation in 1526, translators and publishers have created approximately 900 different English Bibles, making it hard to know which to choose.

In the end, no single version of the Bible will perfectly capture every thought or nuance communicated through the Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic writing in our available manuscripts."

- https://bibleproject.com/articles/does-a-most-accurate-bible-translation-exist/*
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More Americans are now reading the Bible but fewer believe it’s 100% accurate: ​

The premise for this thread and its title are somewhat misleading - there has been no need to go outside the Christian community itself to find those who would question the accuracy of the translation of events contained in the Bible!

Even within Christianity's 3 major divisions, there is no consensus that even extends to the number of books that merit inclusion in the Bible!#

Protestant Bible - 66 books as determined by Martin Luther
Catholic Bible - 73 books - compiled and translated by St Jerome and confirmed as the Church's canon by the Council of Rome (382 AD)
Eastern Orthodox - 76 books

The Apocrypha, the 7 additional books found in the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles., were removed by Martin Lither – Tobit, Judith, 1st and 2nd Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (or Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach), and Baruch.

In addition to the removal of these 7 books (Apocrypha), Luther also removed
- Daniel 13
- Daniel 14
- John 7 verse 53 -8;11

Luther also moved four New Testament books—Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation to the back of his Bible translation as a means to reduce their influence, referring to these New Testament books "epistles of straw" or "Judaizing nonsense" because they contradicted his theology.

The fact that there are significant differences in the Bibles representing the major branches within Christianity also reinforces the contradictions that exist that apparently can't be reconciled!

Add to this the almost 900 Bibles translated since 1526 in English alone, further reflects the ongoing discontent within Christianity that the existing language in the Scriptures fail to convey the same message in the 21st C and/or whether they reflect the beliefs of the reader!

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

The narrow gate is Jesus and the only way to enter by the narrow gate, is by belief in Jesus for Eternal Life.

The way is difficult because people believe belief in Jesus is not the way. They believe they must repent of sin, be obedient, be baptized, etc... So they are not believing in Jesus, but is actions they do.

Dice likes the terms anti-white racism, and anti-whiteness. I disagree with him there. I think all racism is just racism.

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I live in Logan City (west) so a bit of distance from you in Redcliffe. I didn't play last year, but I played Masters Hockey for some years in the Brisbane competition. We would sometimes have a game in Redcliffe (fairly close to the hospital) which was annoying as it was a long way to go for a hockey game! (66 kms plus return)

I think the climate has changed a bit locally. Like you I can remember the clockwork storms (Newmarket in those days). It would be hot and steamy; the storm would sweep in and cool everything down. But the next morning the heat and humidity would be back.

I think the northside is more prone to storms generally than the southside of Brisbane but that's just my opinion. The weather bureau might have a different opinion.

I also think the westerly winds that used to hit during RNA week in August are nowhere near as strong as they used to be. At one time you could almost set your August calendar by their appearance, but now they hardly seem to be noticeable.

I think the climate is changing.

In this dream, I visited USA in LA as a tourist. We have relatives in LA so I stayed at their house. Then I saw live news of an attack also in LA just several blocks away our relative's house.

At first the authorities say a gas line had ruptured in small business compound and they sent firetrucks and police to handle the situation but they were quickly overcome by what seemed like a deliberate attack and then they sent the National guard who started shooting heavy ammunition towards the compound and they themselves were defeated as well.

It seems whatever they're shooting at inside the building is invulnerable to heavy machine gun fire which penetrated the building structure but not whatever is attacking inside. The National guard then retreated and attack seemed to cease.

With my utter curiosity, me and my sister walked towards ground-zero of the attack which has been cleared of all police, fire trucks, and the army as if nothing had happened. There were people (civilians) who are already at the building that's the source of the attack who appeared friendly and surprisingly invited us in.

We met the owner of the building who is an old man. He had lots of big dogs who barked at us at first but eventually became friendly. Then the old man showed us the source of the attacks and they were 9 to 10 ft tall ape-like creatures with dark gray hair who stood upright who looked like yetis and were very muscular.

They attacked with an unknown energy beam that came from their bodies. The creatures were gathering at the grounds of the building. We approached them but they seemed indifferent. Ironically, they looked harmless and didn't seem to care about our presence.

We then spent the night in one of the nearby houses of one of the people were there who gathered with the creatures. Past midnight, me and my sister returned to the compound where the creatures are gathering. The big dogs came to welcome us. and we saw the creatures who were now in formation, poised to do something. Then simultaneously, they fired their energy beams towards the neighborhood where we took a nap. The ground collapsed beneath the entire neighborhood, including the ground beneath the compound. It caused a massive landslide and took us with it. Incredibly, nobody died but I lost everything we brought with the trip, including my work laptop and phone! I worried a lot about my work that I'm going to miss a day or more and finding a way to let my bosses know without my stuff and having to guess their emails!

It's really ironic when I'm worried about my work more when it seems the world is about to ended by a bunch of bullet-proof Yetis with superpowers.

The yetis then vanished somehow but with the entire USA in panic and the army mobilized expecting another, possibly bigger attack.

Shem's a runner?

"W" is like "D". (Because they start with the same sound.)

STUP

Nobody finds liberal unicorns ever.

UNICO

BPPLEE said:

Spitting on someone is

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It certainly could be.

Bovino testified that merely touching an agent “could be assault depending on the situation. Spitting on someone could be assault.”

BCP1928 said:

I did before I posted. (checks again) Yep. Still the same:

"A girl or young woman who exhibits masculine traits through her activities, behaviors and style."

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Please note it is referring to a girl or young woman. Which has always been a reference to their sex. And this girl exhibits masculine traits, which is typically a reference she likes to do things boys like to do, such as hunt, fish, wrestle or play tackle football. The question quickly becomes is can't you be a girl inside and out and still like to do those things?

BCP1928 said:

Why is trans OK with you if you get to call a trans person a "Tomboy? instead of a "boy?" If being trans is a sin, it's a sin whether you call a trans person a tomboy or a boy. Could you also say "butch" or "dyke" without offending your religious sensibilities?

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Who calls a trans person a tomboy? What in earth is your point here? Where did you get the idea that tomboys are trans? Can't some girls like some boy things and still be girls? Who made the rule that if you are a tomboy you must be trans? (Or even lesbian).

For all those Christ died His death exclusively for them acquired:

The invalidation and dissolution of death of his power, Heb. 2:14

14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

2Tim 1:10

10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

All for whom Christ died He will make alive from the dead, even spiritual death, it for them has been invalidated.9

Neostarwcc said:

Yeah I heard about that im sorry for your loss too. I remember seeing about his loss in October. Not sure if I replied to the thread or not i cant remember but Jeanette and I have been praying for your sister in law too. How's your sister in law been coping with the loss?

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She is still going on crying jags. It’s hard. We’ve been helping her with the financial aspect of things, death certificates, etc. We’ll be contacting an attorney this week to help walk her through the legalities for her protection and security.

I don't mean to sound vain, but truth be told, I was highly intelligent from a very young age. At just over 24 hours old, with no training in mathematics, this little single cell was already doing division.

Those first nine months were the best months of my life. I was comfortable, warm and safe. Everything was soft, peaceful and quiet. [fart joke deleted] It was like being in a paradisiacal Garden. No rent, no mortgage. I toiled not for my food, it was given like manna from Heaven. I didn't even have to breathe! How cool is that? It was like what 20 year old Communists think Communism is like as long as they've never endured it.

Very early on though, I did have a slightly disappointing notion that I was meant for something more. Don't get me wrong, there's no shame in being in utero. It's just that I felt my potential was somewhat limited.

Eventually, like the Jews in the wilderness, I started complaining. The accomodations were not to my liking. I began to get restless. At about 20 weeks, I began moving. But there was nowhere to move to.

Then one day, something strange happened. I had the sensation of being pushed, and although they were muffled, I could hear the anguished cries, screams, yells, grunts and moans of someone who was obviously being tortured. "May God curse the cruel person responsible for inflicting such torment!" said I.

On a sudden, I realized I was being pushed towards the place (whatever a "place" is) from which this weeping and gnashing of teeth emanated. I was sure I was dying, and if I wasn't dying, I wanted no part of this place.

So I devised a plan. I managed to turn myself around 180 degrees from the direction towards which I was being pushed. That way, I could use my feet to brace against the forward motion. In the process I managed to wrap my umbilical cord around my neck. My memory is foggy; I can't recall if this was an accident or a suicide attempt.

In any event, my plan was foiled. My mother later told me that the doctor decided at the last minute that he had to do an emergency C-section to save both our lives. Afterwards the doctor told my mom that it was the longest, bloodiest and most dangerous C-section he'd ever done.* Mom never forgave me for that, and loved to remind me of it on every birthday of mine.

The only other things I remember of that day are being cold, and being physically assaulted by a slap to the butt, completely unprovoked. This was not good. Then I knew that man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

* The stuff about trying to come out feet first, getting the cord around my neck, and the bloody C-section is true.