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Christ does do it all. Our response is accepting what He has done for us and then living in a loving relationship with Him, which is how we work out our salvation(that we have already received) as God works in us, it is how we run the race, and why we seek to live a life to give glory to God...

They Key thing you said was "Orthodox Jewish practices, which branched off from the Old Testament religion" Most of these practices came into being after the era of the Prophets and don't line up with Old Testament teachings. These Jewish practices/beliefs could be part of the doctrines of men...

Stephen, Your never responded to my post #55 I'll summarize and add some clarification The concept purgatory is pagan in origins (specifically from Platonic thought) that was eventually adopted by Christian Theologians as they were influenced by platonic thought and the concept began to "gain...

You are correct about this. The concept of purgatory goes back to at least Plato. Hundreds of years before Christianity he wrote in "Concerning the Souls" about the concept of a place of purification after death. It is not surprising that the early church kicked around the notion of...

Catholics do believe it is part of Tradition. Which is the context in which I am using the term "Tradition". Which begs the question, "How do we decide what is Authentic Tradition"? Anyone can claim anything is part of "Tradition". How do we know that the "Tradition" in question is part...

I believe the concept of Purgatory goes back to Greek Philosophy hundreds of years before Christ and was well known to the Platonist in the early church. I believe some of the early Church Fathers took the Greek idea of purgatory and wedged it into Christianity, adding it to "Tradition". Which...

Okay, so the Navy did teach to compensate for the the curvature of the earth, they just got it wrong. Lol! From what I understand, this book is a textbook for a beginner course and that subsequent more advanced coursed go beyond the "fundamentals" and get into to detail calculations. Either...

The principal is the same no matter what altitude/depth. The pilot adjust the path to maintain the desired altitude/depth. As long as your flying at an altitude of 30000 feet or 100 feet (or whatever your desired altitude) you are always going to conform to the curve of the earth. The...

A copy of "Fire Control Fundamentals" can be found at https://maritime.org/doc/firecontrol/index.htm This is the website of the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association. If you are a pilot who is flying at 35,000 feet then your are going to keep your plane at 35,000 feet relative the...

I talked to a few Flat Earthers. The bottom line is that anything, no matter how outrageous, that supports the flat earth theory is true. And anything that shows the earth is a sphere is either a conspiracy, fake, or an outright lie. For instance. These pictures taken from a training...

2% doesn't sound like much, but when you compare it with other infectious diseases our generation has had to deal with it is very high. In the United States The Flu mortality rate is typically less than .001. In the 2017-18 Flu season around 61,000 died from 45 Million flu cases. In the...

The same thing can be asked of those who passionately defend the Perpetual Virginity. Why is it such a big deal to them that Mary didn't have a normal marriage, complete with sex and children? In my opinion, the reason American Evangelicals defend the virgin birth and the "Two Natures" is...

Actually, it doesn't say that Joseph was the father of Jesus. It says that the townspeople believed that Joseph was the father of Jesus. Which is completely reasonable provided that nobody ever told them differently. You've said who you think the brother are not, who do you think they...

Is there a word in Greek that does mean "share the same biological parent" that could have been used if James and the others "shared the same mother"?

It is my understanding that it does in the Geek as well. The entire argument to support "Tradition" is that Brothers and Sisters doesn't really mean "Brothers and Sisters". That was the argument of Jerome in the 4th Century and it is still the argument of "Traditionalist" today. From...

Yes, but the context, under normal usage, does imply that Mary is the mother of them all. As I said, "If I was standing in a room with my mother and siblings and someone walked in and said, "This is lanman87, this is his mom, and these are his brother and sisters". You would assume, under...

I believe the context indicates that they are brothers. Whether they are biological brothers or step brothers isn't specified. But it certainly seems like the usage indicates that they are biological brothers. Pointing out Jesus, Mary, and His brothers lumps them all together as related in...

Plenty is a relative term. I personal know men, who claim to be Christians, who cheated on their wife. At least a couple have admitted to me that their wife was a good wife in "every way". My reason for posting my response was that we can't be lulled into thinking that just because a wife...

Well, we are all capable of sin for no other reason than our on sinful desires.

Many words, both in Greek, English, and many languages have multiple meanings. Can you prove "adelphos" DOESN'T mean "shares the same biological mother". No you can't. All we can do is look at the context of who is talking, who is being talked about, and what is being referenced to form a...