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THE BOOK OF WISDOM HOLY AND DIVINE SCRIPTURE? Wisdom 2:12-20 "Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training. He professes to have knowledge of God, and...

The King James 1611 included them, the Geneva bible, ALL bibles included them for the majorty of Christendom... were they ignorant dummies and conspiracy theorists when they became concerned that the Jews were removing them when they obviously quote them in their Targums and in the dead sea...

“Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.” -Sirach 28:2 Is there anything here worth discussing? If so.. discuss! [emoji6]

Let's suppose for a moment that the instant wine that Jesus miraculously made from water was taken into a lab for testing. The data would show that the wine had been properly processed through fermentation and aging, this observation would not prove to the tester that a man changed the...

Jordan Peterson does an incredible job explaining the meaning and value of the story of the Exodus, the wilderness and the raising of the serpant staff in connection to Jesus's Crucifixion and Ressurection. About Jordan Peterson, many people believe that he is agnostic but in fact he is a...

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: James 1:13 Do not say, “Because of the Lord I left the right way”; for he will not do what he hates. Do not say, “It was he who led me astray”; for he had no need of a...

What are common examples of this today? I'm not entirely sure what exactly it means other than literally eating meat from an animal that was sacrificed to an idol/god/image... what about Thanksgiving Turkey?

I believe Christianity has encompassed the entire world. That being said, why do Christians constantly pursue Christianizing government policies? Gospel tells us that this world is doomed to suffer a great and terrible judgment, Revelation tells us to let the Holy remain Holy and the evil doers...

What do make of the Temple vision? It's so specific not only with the blueprint and dimensions but of the Temple rites, customs and priestly offerings. For me it represents a symbolic, ultra dimensional example of skillful perfection by the most high planner, creator and instructor of all...

“Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings (Matthew 23:1-4, 13-33), Reproaches us for transgressions of the law (Matthew 15:6, John 7:19, et al.) and charges us with violations of our training (Matthew 12:3, 5, 19:4, 23:31, Mark 12:26, John...

Definition: voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong. How is this biblical?

[The Bible Cause: History of The American Bible Society; by John Fea, Chapter 6 excerpts] [Edit; Shortened due to copyright concerns] The ABS took a decidedly Protestant and American approach to the Bible. The Bible was a book of liberty. It not only taught individuals how to be free from...

(Grab some popcorn![emoji897]) Excerpts from Book two of his Apology against Jerome, does his allegations against Jerome hold weight? Discuss! ------------------------------- "Jerome's translation of the Scriptures impugned" 32. Perhaps it was a greater piece of audacity to alter the books...

The Three Classes: Canonical - Scripture used for establishing doctrine Ecclesiastical - Scripture not used for establishing doctrine but holding equal value of authority in the church for instruction on Holy Living according to established doctrine. Apocrypha - Pseudepigrapha and heretical...

Something at work the other day for some reason reminded me of the song and dance "Hokey Pokey" I learned in elementary school. After reciting the lyrics I noticed that this was basically a witches "seance", which led me to think of other ways I was introduced to paganism through organized...

BOTH are called by early Church Fathers as Sacred Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit. BOTH are allowed to be read out loud in church as Holy Scripture. However ONLY the books deemed Canonical are to be used to establish doctrine BECAUSE they are they which hold higher rank over OTHER Holy...

Early Christian writers were known as "apologetic", a term used for defending religious doctrine against critics through systematic argumentation... not the same as "Im sorry" or "I apologize for eating your lunch". It's basically a way to argue your point to a critic through a method of using...

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Wikipedia claims that the reason the British and Foreign Bible Society refused to print the "Apocrypha" sections from Bibles is to reduce the cost of production and make the bibles more affordable, but later they printed more bibles so more people would have them and the many Bible Societies...

Does this juxtaposition (or comparison rather) of the passages in Isaiah and Wisdom concerning the "suffering servant", reveal the prophecy of Christ's passion and crucifixion on the cross and detail the inner motives of His persecutors? Please read in full, thank you (Isaiah 53:1-12/Wisdom 2...