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

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

    You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. James 2:24 - Bible Gateway passage: James 2:24 - New American Standard Bible
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Yea, the fish gut eye salve thing really does work. I wrote a PDF about it if you want to read it.
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    You’re absolutely right that Jerome had an opinion. But one man’s opinion is not a church council. The church councils of Rome, Hippo, and Carthage declared that Tobit is divine, canonical scripture. Granted, those are just local, regional councils. But the question is, “Were they RIGHT?”...
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Polycarp and Ignatius were both discipled by John. That’s the same John who wrote the gospel of John. So yea, they are definitely part of the first generation of Christians, known as Apostolic Fathers (meaning they knew the Apostles, unlike Jerome who lived hundreds of years later). If you...
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Ok, thanks for that. Well, it sounds to me then that Jerome is contradicting himself. Because in His introduction to the writings of Solomon, he says that the Church does not accept Judith, Tobit, and Maccabees as canonical scripture. But then in his introduction to Judith he says that the...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    I believe the Bible. If banks today are disobeying the Bible, then they’re disobeying the Bible. Simple as that. I’m not concerned about whether banks are outlawed. What concerns me is the Christians who are actively involved in disobeying God’s law, all while they think they’re going to Heaven...
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    Where is this quote coming from? It’s not in the intro to the book of Kings.
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    You clearly haven’t read Polycarp or Ignatius
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    That’s not necessarily true, because Polycarp and Ignatius appear to have quoted Tobit. They were disciples of John. And not every time they quote the Bible do they use the phrase “it is written”. More often than not, when referencing scripture, they don’t use that phrase. And honestly I think...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    The New Testament doesn’t address it? Seems to me that Jesus addressed it when he got a whip and turned over their tables, scattered their coins, and called them a “Den of Thieves” In Jesus’ parable in Luke 19, when Jesus says “bank” the actual word that he used is the Greek word “trapezo”...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    “ You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest. You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    Can you show the scripture verse that says church leaders aren’t allowed to practice usury, but laymen are? I don’t see that written in my Bible.
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    Who is Ezekiel addressing? “If he has exacted usury Or taken increase— Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him.” Ezekiel 18:13 - Bible Gateway passage: Ezekiel 18:13 - New King James Version Who is Psalm...
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    Why do you think that Paul’s direct disciple said that Judith is Sacred Scripture?

    There ARE a lot of convincing reasons. Let’s discuss them one by one.
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    Why does the book of Revelation say that you can anoint your eyes with medicine to cure blindness?

    You don’t know that Jesus or the disciples never quoted Tobit. All you know is that the books of the New Testament don’t RECORD Jesus or the disciples quoting Tobit. We just don’t have a record of it. After all, the New Testament doesn’t record them quoting Esther either. That doesn’t mean that...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    That’s actually a good point though. The government shouldn’t tax that when you’re not even breaking even. But yea, different story for a different thread.
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

    It sounds to me like you’re saying that we need interest in order to keep up with inflation. But what you don’t seem to realize is that interest is what causes inflation. You’ve got the cart before the horse. It’s like someone saying, “The horse needs to keep running fast in order to keep up...
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    Do you agree with the Nicean creed, but disagree with the other decisions at the Council of Nicaea?

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

    Ok, yea, here it is. Clearly Jerome is saying that it’s the Hebrews who reject Tobit as scripture, not the Bishops of the church. And that’s the point. There’s already undeniable evidence that the Jews removed things from their Hebrew Scriptures, which the Greek Septuagint preserves. That I...
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