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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016&version=KJV Matthew, chapter 16 — . . 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not...

In the two episodes of “Time’s Arrow,” the Star Ship Enterprise goes back in time . . . and meets Mark Twain! Twain — “I know what you say, that this is a vessel of exploration and that your mission is to discover new worlds. Mmm, that’s what the Spaniards said, and the Dutch, and the...

If repeat business is important enough and if you anticipate seeing this particular customer again in the near-term, then Yes!, Win-Win is most probably the way to go. Once again, B+ ethics are relatively easy to find. And if you’re asking for absolute perfection, you’re probably asking for...

If the Bible is written by people, Maybe one group of early Christians were sincerely talking and thinking among themselves, and they decided, no, not just Peter, but Jesus gave this authority to all the disciples. And decades later, both made it into the Bible. Both the belief that God...

And hopefully, the disciples will use this power responsibly. I mean, it could be that all this verse means is that Peter, John, James and all the rest have a responsibility for teaching the Gospel, but that’s not what the actual words seem to say.

@Scooter When Albert Barnes says, “The meaning of the passage is not that man can forgive sins--that belongs only to God (Isa 43:23), but that they should be inspired; . . ” He seems to be saying the more specific verse takes precedence over the less specific.

with Respect. The Bible is a collection of ancient texts, and should be accorded the same respect as any other ancient text, no more, no less.

The Bible is written by human beings … who are trying their best to grapple with issues which are both … intellectually challenging and emotionally charged. And coming up with slightly different answers is sometimes what happens when you’re being honest. Sometimes in just trying to be honest...

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020&version=NLT 24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. 25 They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands...

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020&version=NLT 19 That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. 20 As he spoke, he showed them...

And for the advanced coaching level, we don’t hype this and make it sexy. Instead, we’re just matter-of-fact about it.

Maybe in the early church at Corinth, things were just disorganized at times, and the letter was at first misplaced?

I think this is why the Catholic Church emphasizes church tradition in addition to scripture. Or, as one Catholic in his thirties explained to me, Jesus didn’t just leave a diary, He left a Church.

https://faithandleadership.com/richard-lischer-whats-the-secret-spiritual-memoir-honesty Richard Lischer: “ . . I can't forget what a toddler named Darwin looked like after drowning in a pond in our community, laid out on a hospital bed dressed by the nurses in his pajamas with drums and...

https://faithandleadership.com/richard-lischer-whats-the-secret-spiritual-memoir-honesty Faith & Leadership: “Are the Gospels in some ways memoir?” Richard Lischer: “Funny you should ask. One of the earliest names for the Gospels comes by way of the church father, Justin Martyr. He called the...

But Christianity has more followers than any monotheism faith in the entire world. Islam is a respectful second. And there’s an independent faith in a distant third place, snd relatively few people can answer what it is __________ . In fact, it would be a good quiz show question. :) Of...

I don’t see him saying all 4. I see him saying something much more general. Justin says, “The Memoirs of the Apostles” ————— Maybe almost like Myers-Briggs “type indicator,” some people are big picture, and some people are details.

When did Justin Martyr write? Google AI — “Justin Martyr wrote during the mid-2nd century CE, with his most notable works including the First Apology (around 150-155 AD) and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew (sometime after the First Apology, possibly around 155-167 AD). He also wrote a Second...

But the writings of Justin came before those of Irenaeus.

https://seminary.grace.edu/how-do-we-know-that-the-gospels-show-us-the-real-jesus/ “Towards the end of the second century, Irenaeus argued forcefully for the authority of the fourfold Gospel in such a way that indicates this was the position long held by the church.” ——— Please notice how...