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December 1, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at December 1, 2023
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Don’t Ask: Who’s Saved?! Who’s Condemned?! Because the Bible is about Dos and Don’ts Do judge to discernment; Don’t judge to condemnation. Judge to discern what […]
December 1, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at December 1, 2023
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I’ve noticed a not so recent trend by many BUs or non-trinis who place the “one God” or “oneness of God” above all others. So much […]
October 2, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 2, 2023
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DISCLAIMER on “shunning” The following is not in support of the type of shunning practiced by JWs. That is, refusing to speak or even see a […]
October 2, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 2, 2023
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Story of Civilization: Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325 [Jesus] taught with the simplicity required […]
October 2, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 2, 2023
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Didache (AD 100), ch. 16. “Then shall appear the world-deceiver as Son of God, and shall do signs and wonders, and the earth shall be delivered […]
September 23, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at September 23, 2023
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Matthew 23:1-2 is not a blanket, absolute endorsement or approval of Torah-keeping by Jesus. The tactic is to point to something new beyond Torah, although not […]
September 1, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at September 1, 2023
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Many believe that Jesus had to keep the Law of Moses (the Old Covenant), and that his death was the New Covenant. Many even believe that […]
August 23, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at August 23, 2023
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Obadiah 21: “The kingdom will be the Lord’s.” “What fullness of brightest morning glory after a long night of blackest darkness! The kingdom longed for, the […]
August 11, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at August 11, 2023
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In John 9 we again find Jesus’ healing on the Sabbath, one of “7 distinct occasions the Lord chose to heal on the sabbath,” according to […]
June 30, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at June 30, 2023
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by Barbara Buzzard The word until is one of the most important words in the bible. It is a huge theme that runs through Scripture. What […]
June 5, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at June 5, 2023
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by Anthony F. Buzzard In order to lay before you my approach to getting at the Truth of the Christian faith I want to begin with […]
May 23, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at May 23, 2023
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In Luke 6:9 Jesus asked the scribes and Pharisees if the Law of Moses permitted you to do good or to do evil, to save life […]
May 23, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at May 23, 2023
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Commentary on Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians Bible Study Notes and Comments By David Pratte · 2019 The phrase “festival or a new moon or sabbaths” individually identifies the […]
May 10, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at May 10, 2023
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by Gus Singh Jesus, as the new legislator, expected his new legislation to be listened to and obeyed lest his listeners – at the time – […]
April 9, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at April 9, 2023
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From Word Biblical Commentary on Hebrews 7:18-19 The argument begun in v 11 is brought to a conclusion in vv 18–19. In v 11 the writer […]
April 9, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at April 9, 2023
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In Matt 25:46 Jesus warns that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment.” The Greek word translated “eternal” means of or belonging to an age […]
April 9, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at April 9, 2023
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The first big debate of the early church was whether or not Gentiles needed to get physical circumcision in order to follow the Law of Moses. […]
March 20, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at March 20, 2023
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by Sarah Jimenez You can probably think of some lies the world tells, things you might hear around you – maybe from TV, from other people, […]
February 25, 2023
Published by Carlos Xavier at February 25, 2023
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In Matthew 28.19 Jesus commands his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the […]
November 8, 2022
Published by Carlos Xavier at November 8, 2022
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From the book Jesus in the Church’s Gospels: Modern Scholarship and the Earliest Sources By John Reumann · 1968 Ask any hundred New Testament scholars around […]