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  1. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

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  2. Andrew

    The false premise of Universalism

    I don't understand how you can say the things you say but still insist that it's God who gives us faith and not ourselves.. Why doesn't God give faith to everyone? The word clearly proposes to us believers that God has mercy and compassion on whom he wills it, He is Sovereign and knows and...
  3. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    We aren't arguing we are just having a fruitful debate about the Apocrypha.. no body is questioning another's faith nor are we devaluing faith in any sense :) I personally grew up with the understanding that the Apocrypha was scripture and I'm only defending my view now after digging deep into...
  4. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    Jews after Christ's ministry have no excuse, I do lean on what pre Christ's Jews held as scripture because unlike the printing press or even Wycliffes translation, the earlier Hebrew sources DID become canon in a way when they painstakingly translated their sacred Hebrew scrolls to Greek and...
  5. Andrew

    I’m back

    Welcome back! :)
  6. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    There is no evidence that they ever finalized any canon in Jamnia, even if this actually took place why was it right after Christ's ascension and not say.. a month before Jesus was born or toward the end of the "400 years of silence"? Very suspicious and not backed up too well when you look into it
  7. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    What authorities? I stated before that an apologetic letter was written to the Jews concerning the Sabbath and cited Judas Maccabee as gathering troops on the Sabbath, why would the apologist cite a book if they weren't even accepting it as scripture? Point being is they DID accept it as scripture.
  8. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    They weren't split until after Christ earthly ministry though.. before that there is no sources that cite that there was any split as you claim, if you have any sources please share so I may stand corrected. Josephus, a Pharisee, even praised the Septuagint
  9. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    Simple, the Septuagint books is the OT, the Masoretic is post Christian canon thus is what caused our churches to "canon" the OT (which was fine the way it was).. I find it sad that post Christian gentiles knew better than what pre Christian hebrews knew.. we should have never paid any attention...
  10. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    Here's what I posted in another thread that supports how the NT agrees with the Septuagint over the Masoretic..
  11. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    We DO know that Jesus quotes Isaiah "and recovery of site to the blind" which is not found in the masoretic OT BUT IS found in the Septuagint Hebrew sources! We DO know that the Masoretic also says Jacobs household was 70 instead of 75 which is both in the Septuagint AND the NT.. We also know...
  12. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    Well maybe the fact that the Masoretic was canon for Christ rejecting Jews, and that Jesus was reading from scrolls that the Septuagint hebrew sources were grounded in, and that early Christians and pre messianic Jews read them, maybe that's enough to see that they were inspired before churches...
  13. Andrew

    Communion of the Body of Christ

    Jesus had a new supernatural body, he could appear at will and transcend through walls, I do not find the idea that he can occupy bread and wine as far fetched in that sense, you're right we can't explain it so I'll just take Jesus word for it :)
  14. Andrew

    The origin of the St. John's Day Festival (or Midsummer Day).

    Yep yep!
  15. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    Historical accuracy/accounts in Maccabees, sorry must have read your post wrong
  16. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    The Septuagint should never have been meddled with seeing that early Christians as well as pre Messianic Judaism used them exclusively.. IMHO the gnostic movement is what stirred up the "canon" movement to take place and by then of course the Jews were no fans of Christ thus their rejection...
  17. Andrew

    The origin of the St. John's Day Festival (or Midsummer Day).

    Every symbol possible has been used and abused by pagans but it doesn't mean that the symbol itself is pagan nor does it imply that using them means we are pagans.. a dove reminds me of grace and the Holy Spirit, an evergreen tree reminds me of everlasting life, daily bread reminds me of life...
  18. Andrew

    Apocrypha?

    The Assyrians and Babylonians are interchangeable, the word "Babylon" in scripture always refers to "worldly" fellowship.. So far the only claim I heard against these books was "see it says Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Assyria and not Babylon as cannon scripture suggest", but it's a fact that...
  19. Andrew

    WORTHY

    I'm very aware of hypocrites and I see the majority of so called christians are very hypocritical, when someone claims they follow every law perfectly and are 100% Holy commiting no sins I know they are straight up liars even the Apostle Paul agrees
  20. Andrew

    Is Veneration of the Saints something that is allowed by God?

    It's said that Luke painted a picture of Jesus which is still venerated.. Luke never met Christ but don't we have images and avatars that venerate Christianity? Jesus did live and breath but even in revelation he (or his angel) says clearly to worship God and that's always who we should focus...
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