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  1. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Sure. Also Rufinus, after listing the canon, goes on listing the "Ecclesiastical" books that are as equally divine as canon but are not used to witness to the Jews for doctrine but are inspired examples of doctrine for converts to Christianity according to church tradition, the books he listed...
  2. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Read his 2nd letter to Jerome
  3. Andrew

    Do angels have wings or something we painted on them ?

    And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. So he came...
  4. Andrew

    Do angels have wings or something we painted on them ?

    edit. Wrong angel my bad
  5. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    You can also relate several other OT books to this rationale
  6. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    No no nope and no. When he says "to all the books we turn from Hebrew into Latin" he is talking about the books REJECTED by the Hebrew is something to take note of as being Apocryphal books in the Hebrew ONLY, hence the only books he translates from are those "from (found in) Hebrew (thus) into...
  7. Andrew

    Can we love our enemies and also wish vengance upon them?

    Revelation speaks of the dead martyrs crying out for vengeance
  8. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Exactly, Jerome was sent on a mission and he accomplished his mission. He explains that many times in his apologetic letters to Rufinus, that he was given a job to translate from the Hebrew, since books were omitted he likewise omitted them with the statement that they are not found in the...
  9. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    1. The OT scholar was an unbelieving Rabbi 2. The church was hesitant and didn't accept it until sometime later 3. Jerome's best friend Rufinus wrote him a really nasty letter objecting to his decision to side with a non Christian on the matter of what books Christians should remove from the OT...
  10. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    So you are saying that before Jerome, the book of Tobit had an introduction stating that it's not "God-breathed"?
  11. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Wasn't he the first to put the Apocrypha section in-between the OT and NT?
  12. Andrew

    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Luther did that
  13. Andrew

    The before and after Wikipedia page thread

    I find it interesting when people use wikipedia for their source only to find out that the wikipedia articles they cite are mostly without citations themselves or the citation cites a book that does not cite anything but is a bias opinion.
  14. Andrew

    What is “loving”?

    For Christians I guess it would mean "Godly" or "Charitable".. since God is Love and the spirit of charity is a gift from God. To love or to be "loving" in the carnal sense can range from having selfless compassion for others, being friendly, being nice, being civil to being selfish, being...
  15. Andrew

    What do you think is the meaning behind the number 666?

    Astrology comes from ancient Babylon so it's no mere coincidence that 666 is also associated with it's zodiac. Apparently there were 3 rooms in each of the 12 houses of the zodiac which totaled 36 rooms, each room was said to have been occupied by a god, 36 gods in all, adding each cardinal...
  16. Andrew

    Not by works?

    @NathanH83 Exactly! Works is evidence of Faith for Faith produces good works.. works alone cannot save, and faith without works is dead
  17. Andrew

    Not by works?

    The New Covenant has only two commands, true the teachings of Christ and the Apostles are expected of us as disciples to learn, know, understand and follow, but Noah today would have no need for a great work when the greatest work is done and done. I see your point tho, if a christian today...
  18. Andrew

    Do angels have wings or something we painted on them ?

    They look like regular people.
  19. Andrew

    Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas everyone! Eat, drink and be merry!
  20. Andrew

    Not by works?

    I think if Christians today time traveled to Noah's time to stop him it would have catastrophic time altering consequences... GREAT SCOTT!
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