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This is a great thread. I was deeply moved by all the testimonies; Path, Abogado and Faithful. I can actually relate with all of them. My journey is very similar to the ones you described. I don't know exactly when it all started for me. All I can remember is that ever since I was a child I...

Bandit , I have heard theories like that one, well, all except the lion part. :( These writings are from Flavius Josephus, a Jewish man who later in life lived in Rome among the elite. He was famous for his writings and chronicles of life in Israel and Rome. I just stumbled across these...

Go ahead Conscience! :cool:

Another curious event in the life of Josephus was written about in his autobiography. Josephus stated that in the last stage of the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans he had been sent by Titus, the general in command, to inspect a potential camp site at Tekoa, 12 miles south of city. On his return...

I found something interesting about Joseph of Arimathea recently. What I am putting forth here is pure speculation and also coincidence. We all know that Joseph asked Pilate for the body of Jesus after his death( Luke 23:50-54). Joseph came from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for...

This is true ciel. I didn't mean to say that brokeness is enightening or enjoyable. It appears that most reach that stage of enjoyment and enlightenment after passing through a period of great sorrow or humbling. I say this from experience and also from the testimony of hundreds of others whom...

Path of One. I agree with your opinion of this matter. We all believe what we believe and this probably won't change with debate. What we all have in common is that we believe in Jesus and what he did and stood for. Some believe he was God others that he was filled with God's spirit. Regardless...

I think true enlightenment or infilling of the Spirit comes in most cases from a state of brokeness. It seems when we run out of answers and tire of relying on self we look outside(actually inside) of ourselves for truth. There we find it. I haven't met too many people who searched for...

Where'd everybody go, I thought we were having a discussion here.

Amen to Benedict Pope

I have been reading a book; The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered, and would like to know if you are familiar with these writings found in Qumran. There is alot of talk of a messianic figure, whether supernatural, mortal is at times not clear. This sect at Qumran removed themselves completely from the...

I'm interested to see where they go with it. They seem to be setting something up with the Greek Orthodox Church and their seperation from Rome. They may have formulated their own revelations from scriptures they found and created an alternate one to the more traditional christian view..

The prophecy referred to is Isaiah 7:14, which reads, "Therefore the L-rd himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." A few things should be readily apparent even without looking at the original Hebrew. First, there is no...

I didn't hear it from anyone. i read about it. It is known fact for anyone that is familiar with Hebrew and Greek. The Hebrew word for young woman was mistranslated to virgin in Greek. So that prophecy can not be seen in the same light you are viewing it in. unless you want to ignore the truth...

Don't worry man, I'm paying attention. I can see you coming from a mile away and I know what you'll say before you say it. That's because I've been where you are right now. If you want to challenge my knowledge of scripture that's ok, I'll admit there is alot I don't know, but on the other hand...

Well, probably the biggest mistranslation was that a virgin will give birth in Isaiah. This was originally young woman, not virgin. There are many others that were mistranslated due tense. Tenses were changed from past to present and future. I have a link on these so I'll post it here. I need...

John 15:16 Do you take this to mean that Jesus was God? Jesus said ask this of the Father in my name. This alludes to Jesus interceding for us in prayer. You could take it as he saying he was God but I think it is too general to be taken like that. My opinion is that if Jesus knew he was God...

conscience, you're blowin' this place up man:) I want to comment on the prophecies. Are you aware that the prophecies have been altered and mistranslated in some cases?

Ok conscience, you are forcing my hand. my opinion of truth may be absolute in that it is both relative and absolute at times but this doesn't negate that sometimes it is relative. The Bible says......... what proof is there that God said what the authors of the books heard from God? I can...

God's plan for mankind is being revealed on a daily basis and has been revealing itself since man set foot on this earth and first contemplated Him. Do I think Jesus is coming back? I believe he is already here and has been dwelling with us since he died. He reveals himself to people everyday...