I actually have a pretty extensive answer to my most recent question, that I can provide if nobody else provides a good answer
Since I've grown up (mostly) in a mennonite church, which is traditionally pacifist, I've had a lot of exposure to this concept, and plenty of time to think about it.
@Elendia Yes, but I don't think I can use data.SE to access the network profile and automatically list the the right userID based on which site the query is running on.
@waxeagle oh, i was just speaking of this specific query...i love the data.se site and am glad they provide it...Also proves anonymous votes aren't exactly anonymous!
In the NLT, it's quite straightforward:
Acts 20:26 (NLT)
26 I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault,
I was actually amused by the "it's not my fault" part; reminds me of a child. :P
Anyway, other more-literal translations give...
it is a nice answer, though, even without the badge :)
"That reminds me of how Mormons believe that men can become God(s)..." "Oooo. New question? I wonder if Mormons believe that God can become a man again." "Oh wait. Jesus." "Nevermind..." :P
its one of those things taht if we get a few they are probably ok, also if they are at least close, but if we get "Do Presbyterians believe space aliens provided us with Calvin" we might have issues :)
The scripture it says that Peter drew a sword, but not necessarily his sword. It would be more than likely that Peter simply drew a sword from one of the soldiers who came to arrest Jesus, instead of carrying his own sword around, which would be unnecessary and likely outside of his financial abi...
This guy just mentioned The Passion of the Christ.
I'll bet that if I watched that movie again, I could come up with 3 or 4 good questions... :P
Also, as far as I know, I think that's the first time that movie has been mentioned here (on C.SE)... :P
The Bible has been the subject of many numerological attempts at applying greater / different meaning. The Bible Code being a popular example resulting in a book and a movie (at least one movie). My step-mother (raised Catholic) was a big fan of The Bible Code, but I never knew how to take it.
T...
The concept of "Trinity in Unity," where the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are a mysterious 3-in-1 composite being, is not Biblical and has no actual justification anywhere in scripture. Aside from the introduction to John, look at the baptism of Jesus, where Jesus is shown to be in the wat...
That's the important part of Jesus being the Son of God. He was a man like us, a human being who had to eat and sleep, who suffered pain, experienced happiness, and got frustrated at people doing stupid things. He was the Perfect Man and the perfect example of how to live a virtuous life, and t...
@Richard: The original answer called Jesus "a god"... the new version still leaves that possibility, without explicitly stating it.
@ElendiaStarman. It was in a book on Deaf Culture I read that about Augustine. One of my mother's textbooks whens she was studying interpreting. I'll try to dig up more information and pass it on to you if you're interested.
@Richard: Anyway, the rewording was sufficient for me to remove the down vote... as I figured it wouldn't raise the question in anyone's mind who didn't already know that mormon doctrine :)
@ElendiaStarman. Can't remember. It may have been Reading Between the Signs. I know it was in that book that I read about how difficult it can be for Deaf Jewish people to find a Rabbi who will allow them to marry.
It was in Reading Between the Signs that I came across a wonderful exchange. The author was attending a presentation on intercultural communication and at the end she said to the presenter, a German man, that his stuff about typical American culture was interesting, but that she did not consider herself a typical American. "That," he replied, "is a typically American thing to say."
The militant sect your pastor was referring to may have been the Maccabees. I haven't seen anything linking Peter to them, though.
The Maccabees ... were a Jewish rebel army who took control of
Judea, which had been a client state of the Seleucid Empire.
1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees are a...
@Flimzy. Well, I don't believe a word of it one way or the other, but it could make for an interesting intellectual exercise. I certainly don't think the Biblical text supports the Trinity. That belief came from elsewhere.
JWs are interesting. Both culturally and theologically, they are in some ways very much your standard conservative Protestant church, and in some ways very different.
And the Witness belief is a little more subtle than "a god", "just a man", or "an angel". If I had to pick from the three I'd say "a god", but clarification would be needed.
And @Flimzy I said I'd defend the view, if you liked. I never said I'd defend you.
The New World Translation of John 1 seems to indicate that Jesus was a separate god from the Father.
1 In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.
2 This one was in [the] beginning with God.
3 All things came into existence through him, and ap...
In the NLT, it's quite straightforward:
Acts 20:26 (NLT)
26 I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault,
I was actually amused by the "it's not my fault" part; reminds me of a child. :P
Anyway, other more-literal translations give...
The militant sect your pastor was referring to may have been the Maccabees. I haven't seen anything linking Peter to them, though.
The Maccabees ... were a Jewish rebel army who took control of
Judea, which had been a client state of the Seleucid Empire.
1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees are a...
The New World Translation of John 1 seems to indicate that Jesus was a separate god from the Father.
1 In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.
2 This one was in [the] beginning with God.
3 All things came into existence through him, and ap...
