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Ok, Fredi, you have again proven (to me) that you are both a good sport and sportive.  Though your statement set me off and thus I quoted you, most of my post wasn�t really to you, anyway.  Truth be told, until you tossed out that (what sounded like a) jibe at Islam, I was going to tell you that your one post, the one which began �oh dear� was, for the most part, and especially for its length, great (with a good selection of scriptures)!

 

Not only the content but also the essence of that initial post (of yours) reminded me of when I once, long ago, went to church with a Methodist girlfriend.  In that service, there was a soprano soloist who sang a song (I could probably find it by Googling), the lyrics of which I recall to this day, and, in the singing, she gave me goose bumps (in a good sense).  It went something like this (reference is to Jesus):

 

�He could have called ten thousand angels

To destroy the world and to set him free

He could have called ten thousand angels

But he died alone for you and me.�

 

Now you might see why your post reminded me of that?

 

Best regards,

 

Serv



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"have you never read the Word of God?"

Which Word of God? Isn't Corinthians the word of Paul in letters he sent to the Church of Corinth?

I have read these Words of God:

2:118 Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts).

2:213 Mankind was one single nation, and Allah sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; but the People of the Book, after the clear signs came to them, did not differ among themselves, except through selfish contumacy. Allah by His Grace Guided the believers to the Truth, concerning that wherein they differed. For Allah guided whom He will to a path that is straight.

2:242 Thus doth Allah Make clear His signs to you: In order that ye may understand.

God has sent CLEAR SIGNS. God doesn't want us to be confused or to have to guess. God wants us to follow His laws and choose right from wrong. God is a loving God and would not play word games with our immortal souls.

God sent clear signs up until the New Testament. Then somehow things became very mysterious and unclear. Jesus is God but would not CLEARLY state it. There is a Trinity, but it is only hinted at. God is not the One God, but part of a Godhead.

Show me any proof, any proof that Jesus stood up and said "I AM GOD". Not, who do you believe me to be, or I am who you think I am....  Just a simple: "I AM GOD". Show me any proof that the Trinity or Godhead exists in the Bible before the Council of Nicea. Exists as in it is written that God is a Trinity or part of a Godhead, not that it is some obscure passage that hints at such.

Yes, we have to have faith. But faith in the existence of God at all. Once we believe that, then the rest is very easy, Or should be.

It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. (The Little Prince)
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Oh yes.  I forgot to mention, and not meaning to be overly skeptical, that, in retrospect, the fact that I got goose bumps at the Methodist church from that soloist doesn�t necessarily mean anything because I also got them from listening to a fine recording of Leontyne Price singing O Patria Mia from Verdi�s Aida and, beyond the basics, I didn�t even know what the lyrics meant.

 

Anyway, that's a bit off topic but I thought I should clarify.

 

 

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Serv:

I get goosebumps from French pastry. Does that count?

 
It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. (The Little Prince)
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Mishmish, I respectfully offer that your analysis of Luke will not fly in
Christian circles.

Their response will be, "Jesus told his men to arm themselves that the
Scripture might be fulfilled, that 'And he was numbered with the
transgressors'. IOW, in order to full the Torah, this charade of feigned
armed attempt to protect the fated-to-be-crucified Christ HAD to happen
to fulfill Messianic prophecies. You might say, "it was pandered to" in
some sense. But it happened that "the Scriptures might be fulfilled".
Therefore, to say the Apostles' attempts to protect the Messiah show that
protecting the Messiah was good could be circumvented. "No he didn't
have to be protected, it was an act to prove he was the Messiah".


Originally posted by Mishmish Mishmish wrote:

<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-25891>I think that the
most important point here is that it has been argued on this board that
Jesus made it clear to the disciples that he was in fact God. If that is the
case, then even with the sure knowledge that they were in the presence of
God Himself, and that God, in human form was about to end His time
with them on this earth, they slept and did not even keep watch with God
on the last night. </SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Just ask yourself this question, if you knew you were in
the presence of God the Almighty, and God told you it was His last night
on earth, would you sleep? C,mon, this is God. They couldn't even stay
awake for God? </SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Then, in the morning, they denied knowing Jesus, who
has made it clear to them that he is God, the Almighty. Then Peter, whom
God had treated as a brother, disowned him three times.�</SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>All of this would be bad enough if it had�happened to a
regular man, much less a Prophet of God. But, according to Christians, it
happened to God.��</SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Who among us would waste the chance to sit in the
actual presence of God for a second of time? Yet, the disciples, those men
handpicked by Jesus himself, slept their last night in the presence of God.
Even after Jesus, God to them,�awoke them the first time and asked them:
"Could you men not keep watch with me for one
hour?" they fell asleep a second time. </SPAN><SPAN =sup>Then
denied him the next day. The man that you say they knew was God,
because he made it clear to them. </SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Fred: "in john 18: 6, we read that the motley
crew assembled to take him with all their weapons, "went backward,
and fell to the ground" at the majesty of his presence.� Christ needed
no bodyguard, like some tuppenny-bit politician."</SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Yet, in�Luke Jesus told his disciples to sell their clothes
to buy swords, and in Matthew one of the disciples actually used his
sword to cut off the ear of one of those�sent to arrest�Jesus. If he was in
need of no protection, why�tell the disciples to arm themselves? �</
SPAN>

<SPAN =sup>Luke 22:35 </SPAN>Then Jesus asked them, "When I
sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"   
"Nothing," they answered.

<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-25892>Luke 22:36 </SPAN>He said to
them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you
don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

Luke 22:<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-25893>37 </SPAN>It is written:
'And he was numbered with the transgressors'<SUP>[<A title="See
footnote b" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?
book_id=49&chapter=22&version=31#fen-NIV
-25893b">b</A>]</SUP>; and I tell you
that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching
its fulfillment."

<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-25894>Luke 22:38 The </SPAN>disciples
said, "See, Lord, here are two swords."�"That is enough," he
replied.


Matthew�26:50<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-24102> </SPAN>Jesus
replied, "Friend, do what you came for."<SUP>[<A title="See footnote d"
href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%20 26;
&version=31;#fen-NIV-24102d">d</A>]</
SUP>    Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. [/
I]

<SPAN =sup id=en-NIV-24103>Matthew 26:51 </SPAN>With that,
one of Jesus' companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck
the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

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Originally posted by fredifreeloader fredifreeloader wrote:

"Something must be
missing here."


sure. sleep was missing.� when you are
exhausted you go to sleep.� and most of them did go on to lay down their
lives for the Lord in the following years


the other thing that was missing was the muslim propensity for
fighting and killing.� muhammad informs muslims in the quran
that fighting is "prescribed for them".� only peter gave into this
weakness�at the arrest of�Christ�when he cut off malchus' ear, which
the Lord then healed

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This is NOT true. An analysis of the Gethsemene scenes from Matthew,
Luke, and John clearly shows that Christians are mandated to KEEP &
BEAR ARMS -- AT THE READY (ON THEIR PERSONS AT ALL TIMES).

The Messiah only ordered his men to stand down so that the crucifiction
could happen. But the Messiah did NOT tell Simon the Stone (Kephas,
Petros) to DESTROY his sword, only to put it in its proper place -- IN HIS
SHEATH, AT HIS SIDE. The Apostles were confused, they thought they
were supposed to defend their Lord unto the maximum sacrifice if
necessary -- he told them to stand down, but NOT TO LET DOWN THEIR
GUARD.

Christians are mandated to KEEP & BEAR ARMS AT THE READY -- but
constrain their USE to those times, and only those times, when the
Scriptures demand their use.

Christianity is NOT a "pacificist" (so-called) religion. Their is a place for
(JUST) war in Christianity.
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Originally posted by Patty Patty wrote:

The fact that the disciples fell asleep is the perfect
examples of their "human failings", and the fact that we ALL are
imperfect.� This took place on the night before the
Crucifixion.� Below is the teaching from the Gospel of Matthew:


Matthew 26:31-35<FONT face="Tms Rmn"
size=3>


The path from the upper room to the Mount of Olives would have
passed across the south side of Jerusalem (at that time) and into the
Kidron Valley, a deep ravine on the east side of the city. The site of
Gethsemane was part way up the mountain from the valley. On the way
Jesus warned the disciples that all of them would stumble that very
night. The Greek is quite picturesque and has been translated in many
ways here:� Jesus stated in Matthew that "you will all become deserters."�
He knew exactly what they were going to do...that they were imperfect,
and would fall.�


The Greek verb is skandalizo from which our word "scandal" and
"scandalize" comes. However, the root idea of the word in Biblical times
was to cause to sin, to stumble, or to be offended. Going out to face
death Jesus had the painful task of telling the disciples that all of them
would fail him that night. To emphasize and support his point he partially
quoted from Zechariah 13:7, "<FONT face="Tms Rmn" color=#7f007f
size=3>I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be
scattered.


Matthew reveals the depth of Jesus� loneliness in his request to the
disciples to stay awake with him. For them to fall asleep would leave him
alone in the final moments of struggle.


Falling on his face he prayed that "<FONT face="Tms Rmn"
color=#7f007f size=3>this cup pass from<FONT face="Tms
Rmn" size=3>" him. The reference to the cup was Old Testament
language for a person�s lot in life or what would happen to him or her.[/
FONT]


At that point the temple guard closed in to arrest Jesus. One of the
disciples pulled a sword and cut off an ear of one of the servants of the
high priest. The attempt of this lone disciple to defend Jesus seems pitiful
in contrast to the large arresting mob. But Jesus was clear that neither the
disciple�s defense nor the mob�s power mattered. He could have
summoned twelve legions of angels to fight for him had that been within
the will of God. The language echoes intertestamental apocalyptic Jewish
literature describing the final conflict of history that would usher in the
Messianic age. Although the transition of ages was Jesus� goal, cosmic
conflict was not his method. Rather, Scripture must be fulfilled; God�s will
must be done. Human resources (the sword) lead to human results. Only
obedience to God accomplishes God�s ultimate goals. Matthew�s
words emphasize the fulfillment of Scripture. God was directing these
moments of Jesus� life. The final comment was that all the disciples left
him and fled.


Not only was Scripture fulfilled; so was Jesus� prediction from verse
31.� Which was, once again:� Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.


Jesus knew exactly what was going to happen, and how his disciples
(being human) were going to fall that night.� Of course He knew....He is
God.


God's Peace,


Patty


�




<FONT face="Tms Rmn" size=3>�

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Reliance upon the sword EXCLUSIVELY... leads to "human results". IOW,
BEING A BULLY (=relying on your military power ALONE) leads to
"human results".

But when the Shophar (Horn of Battle) sounds on ALMIGHTY GOD'S TRUE
ORDERS... you must respond.

Not ALL wars are evil. Only UNJUST wars. Likewise, MURDER (UNJUST
killing) is a SIN... but not all killing (such as self defense) is MURDER.

Cosmic Conflict WAS the Messiah's goal... that is the WHOLE point of
Christianity -- a WAR ON SIN, WRONG, EVIL (see 2 Corinthians 6:7, 10:4
-5, and Ephesians 6:10-18 -- we bear spiritual weapons in the fight
against UnGodliness and are to "stand firm" (Eph 6:13) meaning DON'T
BUDGE, DON'T GIVE GROUND, NEVER TOLERATE SIN/WRONG/EVIL).

Cosmic Conflict WAS the Messiah's goal -- he just had a VERY
UNORTHODOX "outside the box" means of achieving his war aims. Sort
of a "Judo" technique if you will -- make your enemies look as blatantly
evil as they truly are, eviscerate their lies and propaganda, and unmaks
Caesar as the unGod-Man he truly claims to be... when the people of the
Roman world see what their leaders are TRULY up to, they will no longer
support/tolerate/accept them... and the EVIL of the Roman EMPIRE will
have been felled...

Also, if I may, the fact that the Messiah had tremendous knowledge about
the hearts and minds of those around him, including the secret
schemings of the Sadducees, does not REQUIRE that the Messiah "is
God"...

Almighty God WARNING His Messiah through the Holy Spirit (Holy Breath
of God, see Gen 2:7, connection w/ God = True "Breath of Life") about the
treachery surrounding him would ALSO explain the observed facts (the
Messiah's vast awareness)

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(Fredi)  �also ive never had the pleasure or otherwise of reading the oeuvres of mr tim lahaye, but i would venture a guess that he writes about a future age, ie not the present age of grace. 

 

I don�t read much fiction and have only read about Tim LaHaye's �Left Behind� series and thus I cannot say for sure if it is a pleasure or otherwise from my standpoint.  I think the series deals more with the proposed and imminent culmination of the age by way of a highly materialistic reading of the last book of the New Testament, the Apocalypse, or Revelations [note the �s�]  .   One thing about it, as this (below linked) unflattering op/ed piece, �Jesus and Jihad,� by Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times points out, there seems to be a lot of at best repressed or deferred old-fashioned militancy in the work.

 

 

(Mishmish)  �I get goosebumps from French pastry. Does that count?�

 

Technically, to remain consistent with my standardized inquiry into goosebumps, it really only counts if �French Pastry� is a soprano who can sustain a high (octave) C.  

 

Serv

Ref:

 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/17/opinion/17KRIS.html?ex=124 7803200&en=b9eee1a2743a902b&ei=5090

 



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