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Sons of God did not produce Nephilim
WHY I CANNOT ACCEPT OR BELIEVE THAT THE "SONS OF GOD" OF GENESIS 6:2 ARE "FALLEN ANGELS" OR THAT THE GIANTS OF GENESIS 6:4 ARE DEMIGODS OR THE OFFSPRING OF DEMONS
Three principles of biblical interpretation are as follows:
No doctrine can be built from one passage that would contradict doctrines established in the rest of Scriputure.
When common ( Read more... )
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Thou Wilt Keep Him (Isaiah 26:3,4) by Jean Alford
Thou Wilt Keep Him (Isaiah 26:3,4) - Jean Alford
Thou Wilt Keep Him
Isaiah 26:3,4.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on Thee.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Because he trusteth in Thee.
So trust in the Lord forever,
For in Him is everlasting strength
Trust in the Lord Jehovah
He will give you perfect peace.
Worship Him
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Musings on our common creed: I believe in God THE FATHER...
Musings on our Common Creed: I believe in God THE FATHER
One of my e-mail signatures is "Serving Jesus Christ and those who are His by Redemption and/or Creation.
This all flows out of my belief that GOD is "The Father".
(And in the act of Creation as one God, performed the work, with Jesus, making man "in our image".)
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Musings on our common creed: I believe in God (part 1 & 2)
Musings on our common creed: I believe... IN GOD (part 1) + (part 2)
(Important to read previous thread on Musings on our common creed: The Apostle's Creed (so called) Introduction.
being introductory thoughts on belief …stated in first person singular etc.)
In this part I want to move forward to look at the next phrase "IN GOD", but that means an ( Read more... ) -
Credo: I BELIEVE... So What?
Credo: I believe, So what?
Introduction to 17 separate entries on the Apostle's Creed (So called)
I BELIEVE
I firmly believe that when anyone declares that they believe something, no matter in what field that may be, anyone hearing it should be able to ask of them "So what"? Meaning that a belief, or a declared belief is only of value when it carries ( Read more... ) -
Pass on to Every Veteran
A very touching reminder to us all !
WELL DONE ALL YOU VETERANS, WHEREVER YOU SERVED.
The elderly parking lot attendant wasn't in a good mood!
Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and Bierstock, a Delray Beach, Fla. , eye doctor, business consultant, cor porate speaker and musician, was bone tired after appearing at an event.
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QUODLIBET # 11
answers to annotations found in a "communal Bible"
Genesis 5
Gen. 5:1
The word "likeness" is underlined and the annotation is "metaphorical?"
I am assuming that this notation is to question how "literally" we are to suppose that the human being "looks" like God? This question could have been raised for Chapter 1:26 and 27 also. Since ( Read more... ) -
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QUODLIBET # 10
answers to annotations found in a "communal Bible"
Genesis 4
Gen. 4: 4&5
"Why?" (Why was Cain's offering rejected?)
This seems to be a great puzzle to many as to why God "accepted Abel and his gift but he did not accept Cain and his gift." Some have pointed out that the text indicates that Cain brought "some" food from the ground" while ( Read more... ) -
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QUODLIBET # 9
answers to annotations found in a "communal Bible"
Genesis 3:
Refernce
Annotation
Comment
Gen.3:1
the translation uses "wild animals" and the word wild has been underlined and the annotation questions "were there or what about "tamed animals"?"
The question here was picking up the particular translation's use of the word wild animals and I ( Read more... )