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Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 3:53pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Rilwayne001:I ask a question which you cannot answer and now you want me to answer yours. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 4:06pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Skeptics often claim that the Bible has been changed. However, it is important to define the terms that apply to the source of our English Bible. Autographs: The original texts were written either by the author's own hand or by a scribe under their personal supervision. Manuscripts: Until Gutenberg first printed the Latin Bible in 1456, all Bibles were hand copied onto papyrus, parchment, and paper. Translations: When the Bible is translated into a different language it is usually translated from the original Hebrew and Greek. However some translations in the past were derived from an earlier translation. For example the first English translation by John Wycliffe in 1380 was prepared from the Latin Vulgate. OLD TESTAMENT The Bible comes from two main sources - Old and New Testaments - written in different languages. The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew, with some books written in Aramaic. The following are brief snap shots of the beginning and ending of the Old Testament and the reasons for the first two translations of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Aramaic and Greek 1875 B.C. Abraham was called by God to the land of Canaan. 1450 B.C. The exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt. AUTOGRAPHS There are no known autographs of any books of the Old Testament. Below is a list of the languages in which the Old Testament books were written. 1450-1400 B.C. The traditional date for Moses' writing of Genesis-Deuteronomy written in Hebrew. 586 B.C. Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. The Jews were taken into captivity to Babylon. They remained in Babylon under the Medo-Persian Empire and there began to speak Aramaic. 555-545 B.C. The Book of Daniel Chapters. 2:4 to 7:28 were written in Aramaic. 425 B.C. Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, was written in Hebrew. 400 B.C. Ezra Chapters. 4:8 to 6:18; and 7:12-26 were written in Aramaic. Manuscripts The following is a list of the oldest Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament that are still in existence. The Dead Sea Scrolls: date from 200 B.C. - 70 A.D. and contain the entire book of Isaiah and portions of every other Old Testament book but Esther. Geniza Fragments: portions the Old Testament in Hebrew and Aramaic, discovered in 1947 in an old synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, which date from about 400 A.D. Ben Asher Manuscripts: five or six generations of this family made copies of the Old Testament using the Masoretic Hebrew text, from 700-950 A.D. The. following are examples of the Hebrew Masoretic text-type. Aleppo Codex: contains the complete Old Testament and is dated around 950 A.D. Unfortunately over one quarter of this Codex was destroyed in anti- Jewish riots in 1947. Codex Leningradensis: The complete Old Testament in Hebrew copied by the last member of the Ben Asher family in A.D. 1008. TRANSLATION The Old Testament was translated very early into Aramaic and Greek. 400 B.C. The Old Testament began to be translated into Aramaic. This translation is called the Aramaic Targums. This translation helped the Jewish people, who began to speak Aramaic from the time of their captivity in Babylon, to understand the Old Testament in the language that they commonly spoke. In the first century Palestine of Jesus' day, Aramaic was still the commonly spoken language. For example maranatha: "Our Lord has come," 1 Corinthians 16:22 is an example of an Aramaic word that is used in the New Testament. 250 B.C. The Old Testament was translated into Greek. This translation is known as the Septuagint. It is sometimes designated "LXX" (which is Roman numeral for "70" ![]() was believed that 70 to 72 translators worked to translate the Hebrew Old Testament in Greek. The Septuagint was often used by New Testament writers when they quoted from the Old Testament. The LXX was translation of the Old Testament that was used by the early Church. 1. The following is a list of the oldest Greek LXX translations of the Old Testament that are still in existence. Chester Beatty Papyri: Contains nine Old Testament Books in the Greek Septuagint and dates between 100-400 A.D. Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus each contain almost the entire Old Testament of the Greek Septuagint and they both date around 350 A.D. The New Testament Autographs 45- 95 A.D. The New Testament was written in Greek. The Pauline Epistles, the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Luke, and the book of Acts are all dated from 45-63 A.D. The Gospel of John and the Revelation may have been written as late as 95 A.D. Manuscripts There are over 5,600 early Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament that are still in existence. The oldest manuscripts were written on papyrus and the later manuscripts were written on leather called parchment. 125 A.D. The New Testament manuscript which dates most closely to the original autograph was copied around 125 A.D, within 35 years of the original. It is designated " p 52" and contains a small portion of John 18. (The " p" stands for papyrus.) 200 A.D. Bodmer p 66 a papyrus manuscript which contains a large part of the Gospel of John. 200 A.D. Chester Beatty Biblical papyrus p 46 contains the Pauline Epistles and Hebrews. 225 A.D. Bodmer Papyrus p 75 contains the Gospels of Luke and John. 250-300 A.D. Chester Beatty Biblical papyrus p 45 contains portions of the four Gospels and Acts. 350 A.D. Codex Sinaiticus contains the entire New Testament and almost the entire Old Testament in Greek. It was discovered by a German scholar Tisendorf in 1856 at an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Sinai. 350 A.D. Codex Vaticanus: {B} is an almost complete New Testament. It was cataloged as being in the Vatican Library since 1475. Translations Early translations of the New Testament can give important insight into the underlying Greek manuscripts from which they were translated. 180 A.D. Early translations of the New Testament from Greek into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic versions began about 180 A.D. 195 A.D. The name of the first translation of the Old and New Testaments into Latin was termed Old Latin, both Testaments having been translated from the Greek. Parts of the Old Latin were found in quotes by the church father Tertullian, who lived around 160-220 A.D. in north Africa and wrote treatises on theology. 300 A.D. The Old Syriac was a translation of the New Testament from the Greek into Syriac. 300 A.D. The Coptic Versions: Coptic was spoken in four dialects in Egypt. The Bible was translated into each of these four dialects. 380 A.D. The Latin Vulgate was translated by St. Jerome. He translated into Latin the Old Testament from the Hebrew and the New Testament from Greek. The Latin Vulgate became the Bible of the Western Church until the Protestant Reformation in the 1500's. It continues to be the authoritative translation of the Roman Catholic Church to this day. The Protestant Reformation saw an increase in translations of the Bible into the common languages of the people. Other early translations of the Bible were in Armenian, Georgian, and Ethiopic, Slavic, and Gothic. 1380 A.D. The first English translation of the Bible was by John Wycliffe. He translated the Bible into English from the Latin Vulgate. This was a translation from a translation and not a translation from the original Hebrew and Greek. Wycliffe was forced to translate from the Latin Vulgate because he did not know Hebrew or Greek. To be Continue 1 Like |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 4:43pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
The Integrity of the Manuscript Evidence As with any ancient book transmitted through a number of handwritten manuscripts, the question naturally arises as to how confident can we be that we have anything resembling the autograph. Let us now look at what evidences we have for the integrity of the New Testament manuscripts. Let us look at the number of manuscripts and how close they date to the autographs of the Bible as compared with other ancient writings of similar age. A. Tacitus, the Roman historian, wrote his Annals of Imperial Rome in about A.D. 116. Only one manuscript of his work remains. It was copied about 850 A.D. B. Josephus, a Jewish historian, wrote The Jewish War shortly after 70 A.D. There are nine manuscripts in Greek which date from 1000-1200 A.D. and one Latin translation from around 400 A.D. C. Homer's Iliad was written around 800 B.C. It was as important to ancient Greeks as the Bible was to the Hebrews. There are over 650 manuscripts remaining but they date from 200 to 300 A.D. which is over a thousand years after the Iliad was written . D. The Old Testament autographs were written 1450 - 400 B. C. 1. The Dead Sea Scrolls date between 200 B.C. to 70 A. D and date within 300 years from when the last book of the Old Testament was written. 2. Two almost complete Greek LXX translations of the Old Testament date about 350 A. D. 3. The oldest complete Hebrew Old Testament dates about 950 A. D. 4. Genesis-Deuteronomy were written over 1200 years before the Dead Sea Scrolls. Codex Vaticanus is an almost complete Greek translation of the Old Testament dating around 350 A.D. The Aleppo Codex is the oldest complete Old Testament manuscript in Hebrew and was copied around 950 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date from within 200-300 years from the last book of the Old Testament. However since the five books of Moses were written about 1450- 1400 B.C. the Dead Sea Scrolls still come almost 1200 years after the first books of the Old Testament were written. E. The New Testament autographs were written between 45-95 A. D. 1. There are 5,664 Greek manuscripts some dating as early as 125 A. D. and an complete New Testament that dates from 350 A. D. 2. 8,000 to 10,000 Latin Vulgate manuscripts. 3. 8,000 manuscripts in Ethiopic, Coptic, Slavic, Syriac, and Armenian. 4. In addition, the complete New Testament could be reproduced from the quotes that were made from it by the early church fathers in their letters and sermons. Authorship and dating of the New Testament books Skeptics and liberal Christian scholars both seek to date the New Testament books as late first century or early second century writings. They contend that these books were not written by eyewitnesses but rather by second or third hand sources. This allowed for the development of what they view as myths concerning Jesus. For example, they would deny that Jesus actually foretold the destruction of Jerusalem. Rather they would contend that later Christian writers "put these words into his mouth." A. Many of the New Testament books claim to be written by eyewitnesses. 1. The Gospel of John claims to be written by the disciple of the Lord. Recent archeological research has confirmed both the existence of the Pool of Bethesda and that it had five porticoes as described in John 5:2. This correct reference to an incidental detail lends credibility to the claim that the Gospel of John was written by John who as an eyewitness knew Jerusalem before it was destroyed in 70 A. D. 2. Paul signed his epistles with his own hand. He was writing to churches who knew him. These churches were able to authenticate that these epistles had come from his hands (Galatians 6:11). Clement an associate of Paul's wrote to the Corinthian Church in 97 A. D. urging them to heed the epistle that Paul had sent them. B. The following facts strongly suggest that both the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts were written prior to 65 A.D. This lends credibility to the author's (Luke) claim to be an eyewitness to Paul's missionary journeys. This would date Mark prior to 65 A.D. and the Pauline epistles between 49-63 A.D. 1. Acts records the beginning history of the church with persecutions and martyrdoms being mentioned repeatedly. Three men; Peter, Paul, and James the brother of Jesus all play leading roles throughout the book. They were all martyred by 67 A.D., but their martyrdoms are not recorded in Acts. 2. The church in Jerusalem played a central role in the Book of Acts, but the destruction of the city in 70 A.D. was not mentioned. The Jewish historian Josephus cited the siege and destruction of Jerusalem as befalling the Jews because of their unjust killing of James the brother of Jesus. 3. The Book of Acts ends with Paul in Rome under house arrest in 62 A.D. In 64 A.D., Nero blamed and persecuted the Christians for the fire that burned down the city of Rome. Paul himself was martyred by 65 A.D. in Rome. Again, neither the terrible persecution of the Christians in Rome nor Paul's martyrdom are mentioned. Conclusion: These books, Luke- Acts, were written while Luke was an eyewitness to many of the events, and had opportunity to research portions that he was not an eyewitness to. The church fathers bear witness to even earlier New Testament manuscripts The earliest manuscripts we have of major portions of the New Testament are p 45, p 46, p66, and p 75, and they date from 175-250 A. D. The early church fathers (97-180 A.D.) bear witness to even earlier New Testament manuscripts by quoting from all but one of the New Testament books. They are also in the position to authenticate those books, written by the apostles or their close associates, from later books such as the gospel of Thomas that claimed to have been written by the apostles, but were not. A. Clement (30-100 A.D.) wrote an epistle to the Corinthian Church around 97 A.D. He reminded them to heed the epistle that Paul had written to them years before. Recall that Clement had labored with Paul (Philippians 4:3). He quoted from the following New Testament books: Luke, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Titus, 1 and 2 Peter, Hebrews, and James. B. The apostolic fathers Ignatius (30-107 A.D.), Polycarp (65-155 A.D.), and Papias (70-155 A.D.) cite verses from every New Testament book except 2 and 3 John. They thereby authenticated nearly the entire New Testament. Both Ignatius and Polycarp were disciples of the apostle John . C. Justin Martyr, (110-165 A.D.), cited verses from the following 13 books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, 2 Thessalonians, Hebrews, 1 and 2 Peter, and Revelation. D. Irenaeus, (120-202 A.D.), wrote a five volume work Against Heresies in which, 1. He quoted from every book of the New Testament but 3 John. 2. He quoted from the New Testament books over 1,200 times. How was the New Testament canon determined? The Early church had three criteria for determining what books were to be included or excluded from the Canon of the New Testament. 1. First, the books must have apostolic authority-- that is, they must have been written either by the apostles themselves, who were eyewitnesses to what they wrote about, or by associates of the apostles. 2. Second, there was the criterion of conformity to what was called the "rule of faith." In other words, was the document congruent with the basic Christian tradition that the church recognized as normative. 3. Third, there was the criterion of whether a document had enjoyed continuous acceptance and usage by the church at large. 4. The gospel of Thomas is not included in the Canon of the New Testament for the following reasons. a. The gospel of Thomas fails the test of Apostolic authority. None of the early church fathers from Clement to Irenaeus ever quoted from the gospel of Thomas. This indicates that they either did not know of it or that they rejected it as spurious. In either case, the early church fathers fail to support the gospel of Thomas' claim to have been written by the apostle. It was believed to by written around 140 A.D. There is no evidence to support its purported claim to be written by the Apostle Thomas himself. b. The gospel of Thomas fails to conform to the rule of faith. It purports to contain 114 " secret sayings" of Jesus. Some of these are very similar to the sayings of Jesus recorded in the Four Gospels. For example the gospel of Thomas quotes Jesus as saying, "A city built on a high hill cannot be hidden." This reads the same as Matthew's Gospel except that high is added. But Thomas claims that Jesus said, "Split wood; I am there. Lift up a stone, and you will find me there." That concept is pantheistic. Thomas ends with the following saying that denies women salvation unless they are some how changed into being a man. "Let Mary go away from us, because women are not worthy of life." Jesus is quoted as saying, "Lo, I shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling you males . For every woman who makes herself male will enter into the kingdom of heaven." c. The gospel of Thomas fails the test of continuous usage and acceptance. The lack of manuscript evidence plus the failure of the early church fathers to quote from it or recognize it shows that it was not used or accepted in the early Church. Only two manuscripts are known of this "gospel." Until 1945 only a single fifth-century copy translation in Coptic had been found. Then in 1945 a Greek manuscript of the Gospel of Thomas was found at Nag Hammadi in Egypt. This compares very poorly to the thousands of manuscripts that authenticate the Four Gospels. Textual Criticism: What Is It And Why It Is Necessary |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 4:52pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Important terms: Textual criticism is the method used to examine the vast number of manuscripts to determine the probably composition of the original autographs. "Lower" Textual Criticism: the practice of studying the manuscripts of the Bible with the goal of reproducing the original text of the Bible from this vast wealth of manuscripts. This is a necessary task because there exists minor variations among the biblical manuscripts. So, unless one manuscript is arbitrarily chosen as a standard by which to judge all others, then one must employ textual criticism to compare all manuscripts to derive the reading which would most closely reflect the autographs. "Higher" criticism: "The Jesus Seminar" is a group of liberal Christian higher critics who vote on which of the sayings of Christ they believe to have actually been spoken by Him. This is an example of "higher" criticism. It is highly subjective and is colored by the view points of various "higher" critics. Textual Variants: Since all Greek manuscripts of the New Testament prior to Erasmus' first printed Greek New Testament were copied by hand scribal errors or variants could have crept into the texts.. When these Greek New Testament manuscripts are compared with each other we find evidence of scribal errors and places where the different manuscripts differ with one another. Textual variants and the integrity of the New Testament text Many scholars have spent a lifetime of study of the textual variants. The following is the conclusion of the importance of these variants as they relate to the integrity of the New Testament text. A. There are over 200,000 variants in the New Testament alone. How do these variants effect our confidence that the New Testament has been faithfully handed down to us? B. These 200,000 variants are not as large as they seem. Remember that every misspelled word or an omission of a single word in any of the 5,600 manuscript would count as a variant. C. Johann Bengel 1687-1752 was very disturbed by the 30,000 variants that had recently been noted in Mill's edition of the Greek Testament. After extended study he came to the conclusion that the variant readings were fewer in number than might have been expected and that they did not shake any article of Christian doctrine. D. Westcott and Hort, in the 1870's, state that the New Testament text remains over 98.3 percent pure no matter whether one uses the Textus Receptus or their own Greek text which was largely based on Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. E. James White, on p. 40 of his book The King James Only Controversy states: "The reality is that the amount of variation between the two most extremely different manuscripts of the New Testament would not fundamentally altar the message of the Scriptures! I make this statement (1) fully aware of the wide range of textual variants in the New Testament, and (2) painfully aware of the strong attacks upon those who have made similar statements in the past." F. Scholars Norman Geisler and William Nix conclude, "The New Testament, then, has not only survived in more manuscripts that any other book from antiquity, but it has survived in a purer form than any other great book-a form that is 99.5 percent pure." G. When textual critics look at all 5,600 Greek New Testament manuscripts they find that they can group these manuscripts into text-types or families with other similar manuscripts. There are four text- types.1. The Alexandrian text-type, found in most papyri and in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus all of which date prior to 350 A.D. 2. The Western text-type, found both in Greek manuscripts and in translations into other languages, especially Latin. 3. The Byzantine text-type, found in the vast majority of later Greek manuscripts. Over 90 percent of all 5,600 Greek New Testament manuscripts are of the Byzantine text-type. The Byzantine text-type is "fuller" or "longer" than other text-types, and this is taken as evidence of a later origin. The reason that we have so many manuscripts of the Byzantine text-type is because the Byzantine Empire remained Greek speaking and Orthodox Christian until Islamic Turks overran its capital, Constantinople, in 1453. Constantinople is now called Istanbul and is Turkey's largest city, although no longer its capital. 4. The Caesaarean text-type, disputed by some, found in p 45 and a few other manuscripts. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 4:55pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Why does the KJV differ from the NIV? The reason the King James version differ from the NASV and the NIV in a number of readings is because it is translated from a different text-type than they are. A. The King James Version was translated from Erasmus' printed Greek New Testament which made use of only five Greek manuscripts the oldest of which dated to the 1,100 A.D. These manuscripts were examples of the Byzantine text- type. B. The NASV and the NIV make use of the United Bible Societies 4th Edition 1968 of the New Testament. This edition of the Greek New Testament relies more heavily on the Alexandrian text-type while making use of all 5,664 Greek manuscripts. The reasons that the NASV and NIV find the Alexandrian text-type more reliable are the following: 1. This text-type uses manuscripts date from 175-350 A.D. which includes most of the papyri, Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. 2. The church fathers from 97-350 A.D. used this text-type when they quoted the New Testament. 3. The early translations of the New Testament used the Alexandrian text-type. Examples that show why the KJV differs from the NIV and NASV in certain verses In the following examples the King James Version differs from the NIV, and NASV. because it bases it's translation on the Byzantine text-type and the NIV and NASV base theirs on the Alexandrian text-type. A. KJV 1 John 5:7-8 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one." NIV 1 John 5:7 "For there are three that testify: v. 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood: and the three are in agreement." 1. When Erasmus first printed the Greek New Testament in 1514 it did not contain the words "in heaven, the Father, the Word, and Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth ," because they were not found in any of the Greek manuscripts that Erasmus looked at. 2. These words were not quoted by any of the Greek church fathers. They most certainly would have been used by the church fathers in their 3rd and 4th century letters if found in the Greek manuscripts available to them. 3. These words are not found in any ancient versions of the New Testament. These include Syriac, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopic, Arabic, Slavonic, nor in the Old Latin in its early form. 4. These words begin to appear in marginal notes in the Latin New Testament beginning in the fifth century. From the sixth century onward these words are found more and more frequently. 5. Erasmus finally agreed to put these words into new editions of his Greek New Testament if his critic's could find one Greek manuscript that contained these words. It appears that his critics manufactured manuscripts to include these words. 6. These additional words are found in only eight manuscripts as a variant reading written in the margin. Seven of these manuscripts date from the sixteenth century and one is a tenth century manuscript. 7. Erasmus' New Testament became the basis for the Greek New Testament, "Textus Receptus", which the King James translators used as the basis for their translation of the New Testament into English. B. Mark 16 verses 9-20 are found in the King James Version. However, both the NASV and the NIV note that these verses are not found in the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (see The Authenticity of Mark 16:9-20). 1. Neither Codex Sinaiticus nor Codex Vaticanus have Mark 16:9-20. 2. Mark 16:9-20 is also absent from some Old Latin, Syriac, Armenian, and Georgian manuscripts. 3. Clement of Alexandria and Origen show no knowledge of the existence of these verses. 4. 4. The earliest church father to note the longer ending of Mark 16:9-20 was Irenaeus, around 180 A. D. C. Luke 2:14 reads: KJV: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men." NIV: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." The Greek text from which these two versions are translated differ by only one letter. The NIV is translated from manuscripts that have an "s" on the end of the Greek word for good will. This reading is supported by the oldest Alexandrine text-types |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 5:06pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
The copy and paste is to long.I just have to do it.the points is this: when one read all what I paste you will discovered that the bible that was used EVEN before the muhammed was born is still the one of today.When Islam began in the 6th century, 600 years after Jesus Christ, the Bible was accepted as true. So, you might ask, has the Bible changed since the 6th century? No. All you have to do is compare today's Bible with a Bible written long ago. We can find complete Bibles, all the way back to 300 A.D., hundreds of years before the Quran. You can find one in the London Museum, in the Vatican, and many other places. If you compare today's Bible with the Bibles of 300 A.D., the Bible we have today is the same as then.satan is manipulating the word of God and we can see it here, the op is the evidence. May God guide us all in Jesus name. Amen. I am signing off here. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 6:35pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
malvisguy212: Excellent post.. maybe this should be a topic so as to educate these muslims who claim the bible is corrupted and yet fail to show us the uncorrupted one 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Rilwayne001: 6:57pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Malvisguy212 The question I asked is so simple that it doesnt require all these long baseless copy and paste of yours. Now List the men that wrote the bible through inspiration please and tell us the book they wrote starting from the old testament.. As simple as that^^. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 8:38pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Rilwayne001:I ask you a question first which you cannot answer and now you want me to answer you? You want me to list there name? Seriously? The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book. In the book of job a spirit appeared to job called Himself God, and he ask job series of question.amoung the question is this one; Job 38:16 Hast thou entered into the SPRING OF THE SEA? or hast thou WALK in the search of the DEPTH? We didn’t “walk in search of the depth [of the sea]“, I.E., the deepest part of the ocean, until 1875 when we discovered the deepest point on Earth, the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench (although we weren’t sure it was the deepest point until much later). We didn’t fully survey it until 1951. We didn’t actually “walk” in it until 1960! But how does this prove the bible is the word of God? Simply the fact that in most ancient cultures, the ocean HAD no bottom! The Greek word abyss, used for the deep ocean, literally means “bottomless”! And 3500 years ago, only God could have known with such certainty that the ocean did in fact have a “depth”!! Furthermore, in the same verse, a completely separate proof exists; for to the ancient mind, the idea of a “SPRING” in the midst of the sea was unthinkable and illogical. Why would there be water pouring INTO the sea from underground – the sea is where water came from! And mankind for all his technological achievements didn’t discover underwater springs until 1949 – A.D.! Almost four millennium after Job was written! And even then, it wasn’t confirmed until 1960, and it wasn’t until 1979 that human beings first saw deep-sea springs with their own eyes! No one but God could possibly have known they existed four thousand years ago! Only muhammed see the angel ,who are his witnesses? Before Jesus was born, john the baptist bear witnesses of Jesus. The same was not in the case of muhammed.if you read all the articles I pasted, there are historical context in it and it's supported with many biblical verse, but all your claimed was the one made by Islamic scholar ,they manipulate the true word of God.that is the trick of satan. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 8:41pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann: Dont run away yet.....mister [size=5pt]malvisguy212:Say you have a desire to read the Bible for the first time. So you go to your local bookstore or check online for a free version. But rather than simply find a copy of the Bible, you’re faced with hundreds of choices. You feel overwhelmed. Who knew there were so many versions of the Bible? You find study Bibles, archaeological Bibles, devotional Bibles, women’s Bibles, patriotic Bibles, teen Bibles, and even skater Bibles. Skater Bibles?! you think. You finally find the “plain” Bibles and prepare to pick one out. Then you realize that there are dozens and dozens of different translations of the Bible, often known by their abbreviations: King James Version (KJV); New International Version (NIV); English Standard Version (ESV); New Revised Standard Version (NRSV); New Living Translation (NLT)—the list goes on and on. How do you choose a Bible? What’s the difference between all these translations? Why are there so many? Now, dont tell me the difference is just translations. No, that's incorrect. Let me give you example of what Quran is talking about. It says you have distorted your Bible (in the form of ommision, addition, etc). Now let's take a look at CASE STUDY (see below) Good News Bible The Bible is divided into two(2): *used by Catholics *used by protestants Now, Catholic Bible (Good News) has 73 chapters BUT Protestant Bible (Good News) has 66 chapters So it means there are 7 chapters missing from Protestants' Good News Bible Catholics say their Book is original and that any omission from their Book is false and they have evidence in their Book of Revelation. Protestants also said their Book is original and nothing is missing. They have evidence in their own as well. Revelation 22:18-19 against one another. So I ask all Christians, if I have Protestant's Good News Bible, I go to any church and pastor says "open John 3:16". I am sure everyone or almost everyone will be able to do so. Now, if pastor goes further and he says "open the book of Baruch chapter 1:1". There is going to be problem because Pastor is using Catholic Good News Bible. But you as church goer will never find the book of Baruch chapter 1:1 in Protestant's Good News Bible. So this is my research. I dont need to do this research to believe what Quran says about that: So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah ," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn. 2:79 But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.2:59 But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?2:77 And hadith: Narrated Ubaidullah: Ibn 'Abbas said, "Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Quran) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!" (Bukhari Volume 9, Book 92, Number 461) There are bunch of Bibles. They are way too much. So if you deny this allegation above, then, I urge you to do research instead labeling muslims "taqqiyah", "ignorance". That doesn't help you at all. I have piles of Bibles...some even with ridiculous names. So with confusion in the case study I gave above, I confidently ask you which Bible Jesus actually preached?. I am coming to King James itself as it contradicts other vis-a-vis. So malvisguy212, you dont need epistle to answer simple question. You dont need copy paste to give simple answer. Qur'an contains 114 chapters and any Muslim can use it anywhere, anytime, any-day. A Nigerian Muslim can confidently use his/her Quran in America. American can confidently use his/her Bible in China and so on. It's all the same. So by definition of "Change" Quran refers to, let's take a look at dictionary. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/change: Change means to become different http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change. Definition : to become different : to make (someone or something) different : to become something else So is Qur'an right or wrong?. Stop being pig-headed, soften your heart and do away with bigotry 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 8:45pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann:Good evening my sister,your idea is good.hope you are doing alright. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 8:47pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Rilwayne001: Malvisguy pointed out that , " The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book." In contrast The quran is recited by one author Mohammed aka the fraud ...and yet it is filled with scientific fallacies , false prophesies, historical errors, contradictions and abrogation. . Infact this should be the subject of my next topic... 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 8:53pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
[quote author=Ifeann post=31305965] My post above destroyed this argument. Do your research well In contrast Good. I will love to see those "contradictions" and "abrogation". Bring them on. I know you will run to anti-Islam "answeringislamdotcom" etc for help. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 9:00pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree: Its translations ...the different versions are translations. .it's similar to the different translations u have of the quran. Eg. Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, Al-Hilali/Khan, Malik, Shakir, Sher Ali, Khalifa, Daryabadi, Asad etc But there is a difference. .Read on.. I would always suggest people go for the KJV and good news versions. . Learn everything that is authentically translated . It is important to note that Christianity is also attacked from bible versions ... for example the heretical Jehovah witness have their translation where they deliberately distort the translation. .I have seen this myself. . Children and teen versions make the bible more captivating for kids as it contains pics and imagery etc.. A lot of translations are unnecessary but some are neccessary since the Eglish language changes with time eg.. we used to use words like ye, thou, thus, thy, thee but these aren't used any more.. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 9:18pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
[quote author=Ifeann post=31306350] Its translations ...the different versions are translations. .it's similar to the different translations u have of the quran. Eg. Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, Al-Hilali/Khan, Malik, Shakir, Sher Ali, Khalifa, Daryabadi, Asad etcNo no no no. Dont give me that. I gave you clear example. Dont twist. I am not going to repeat myself. All Quran translations only differ in "choice of words" That's translation. I have no problem with that concerning Bible but that's not what the distortion here is about. I would always suggest people go for the KJV and good news versions. . Learn everything that is authentically translated .Good. Did you read my post ![]() It is important to note that Christianity is also attacked from bible versions ... for example the heretical Jehovah witness have their translation where they deliberately distort the translation. .I have seen this myself. . ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Children and teen versions make the bible more captivating for kids as it contains pics and imagery etc.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A lot of translations are unnecessary but some are neccessary since the Eglish language changes with time eg.. we used to use words like ye, thou, thus, thy, thee but these aren't used any more..I dont have problem with "choice of words" in translations. Thats understood. What Quran talks about is corruptions, distortions i:e in form of omission and or additions. Now you are defeated. You just confirmed 2 points from Quran. Some verses and chapters are expunged from different Bibles. That's what we talking about NOT translations. That's the case study i gave above. Read again 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Rilwayne001: 9:28pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann: The simple question i asked him is to list out these 40 authors including tje book they wrote. Is that too hard to provide? 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Rilwayne001: 9:29pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Nice one empiree. 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 9:36pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
[quote author=Empiree post=31306955][/quote] U are always quick to say u win arguments and the other is defeated. .lol..ur childishness is amusing. . Anyway I want to remind u that the quran says only one god deserve worship.. yes one God deserves worship but it is YHWH...God the Father, son and his holy pirit... not mohammeds god of the quran which contradicts himself and the teachings of the bible So u see.. on the surface I agree but in principle ur quran is wrong.. Yes people have tried to deliberately mistranslated the bible I made that clear eg the JH. .but they will always fail..the Qur'an has also tried to decieve christains in a similar way and has failed for centuries. . Yes there are good kiddie versions of the bible that uses pictures and language that makes it easy for kids to understand the bible message. Unlike the quran u Muslims force ur kids to recite in 7th century classical arabic which few muslims understand on any level.. And finally..yes I recommend reading the Bible in Catholic and protestant versions ie good news and KJV. . And finally notice christains don't kill each other for these disagreements in translations or doctrine unlike u Muslims who butcher each other for trivialities. Peace. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 10:22pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann post=31307548]Yea, yea, just like you are quick to rain curses on our prophet and call muslim liars. Deal with it Anyway I want to remind u that the quran says only one god deserve worship.. yes one God deserves worship but it is YHWH...God the Father, son and his holy pirit... not mohammeds god of the quran which contradicts himself and the teachings of the bibleIrrelevant. Hey, dont get me started on this trinity nonsense. Even your fellow christians like CAPTIVATOR, pastorkun dont believe in such doctrine. Here is what he said: PastorKun: So u see.. on the surface I agree ![]() ![]() ![]() but in principle ur quran is wrong..still irrelevant Yes people have tried to deliberately mistranslated the bible I made that clear eg the JH. .but they will always fail..the Qur'an has also tried to decieve christains in a similar way and has failed for centuries. .Listen, it's not only JW. Can't you read my post up there (my case study). You said you will always recommend KJV and GNV. And I put Good News Version to test in my case study but it failed. No, we do not deceive christians when it comes to da'wah. We must speak the truth to pass across message of Islam Yes there are good kiddie versions of the bible that uses pictures and language that makes it easy for kids to understand the bible message. Unlike the quran u Muslims force ur kids to recite in 7th century classical arabic which few muslims understand on any level..You are dwindling now. You are getting worse by minutes. Children Bible is not just about kiddie version. It's another version etc. If Muslim children are 'forced' to read 7 century classical Quran proves that we have 1 original Qur'an. Question is was Kiddie Bible written in the time of Jesus?. Is Jesus aware of it?. When it comes to addressing kids islamically, the least imams or preachers can do is make their lectures "fun" to kids. NOT by publishing or writing another Quran to fit their sense of humor. You still losing madam. And finally..yes I recommend reading the Bible in Catholic and protestant versions ie good news and KJV. .Good. I like your bold reassertion. Problem is Good News of both christian sects contradict each other exactly as Quran says. Catholic Bible is 73 chapters. Protestant Bible is 66 chapters. Quran says Christians have distorted their book in form of omission or addition. Now, in the Book of revelation 22:18-19, both assert that: "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." So which one of the Books Jesus approved of? Is Protestant Good News the accurate one or they expunged other 7 chapters? OR Is Catholic Good News added 7 chapters? [s]And finally notice christains don't kill each other for these disagreements in translations or doctrine unlike u Muslims who butcher each other for trivialities.[/s] PeaceCrap! Salaam [size=2pt]true2god, allnaijablogger, pastorkun, Akin1212 come see exposure[/size] 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 10:42pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Rilwayne001:Yea, brother. They need to be academically silenced. 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 10:57pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree: I am not going to waste time correcting u again but I want to draw ur attention to the difference in numbers Catholic 73 and Sola scriptural adherents 66..this difference is found in the old testament books and not the new testament. . Both Catholic and protestant agree on the books of the new testament which is 27.. we christains are under the new convent as I often remind u Muslims. .Christ's Gospel isfound in the NT... Again u pointed out that pastorkun and co doesn't believe in the trinity..I have already commented on this..being a christain means accepting Christ ..be baptised and fellow Christ's teachings. Love thy neighbor, etc. .every other thing is peripheral. . Have I every told u that shi'a or ahmediyya do this and that and u sunnis should see that as a reason to renounce ur believe/sunni doctrine. Hope u see the analogy... it's bad logic .. If u say my statement agrees with ur quran then I won't be wasting more time with u..U clearly took the comment out of context... I clearly said ur quran is WRONG IN THE WORDSHIP OF MUHAMMAD'S MOON GOD... |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 11:12pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann:You dont make any sense. You are not correcting anything. Your "holy books" are different Whomsoever Allah guides, no one can misguide. Whomsoever is led astray by His Grace, No one can guide such. Our duty is to present teachings of Islam. We have presented you with evidences to fault your so called holy books. This is just one of them. Many more are there. If I have time and if i want to, i can come up with them. Besides, I haven't even talked about blasphemies against God Almighty yet in your Bibles. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 11:19pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree: Create the topics.. we shall discuss ur issues and misunderstandings.. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 11:26pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree. Rilwayn say the men that wrote the hadith are not eyewitness, so it not a reliable evidence that the bible is corrupted. The 66 book and the rest you paste are nothing but division in doctrine .did you read my post on the book of job? What about the manuscript of the quran? There are over 5,600 early Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament that are still in existence. Printing greatly aided the transmission of the biblical texts. 1456 A.D. Gutenberg produced the first printed Bible in Latin. Printing revolutionized the way books were made. From now on books could be published in great numbers and at a lower cost. 1514 A.D. The Greek New Testament was printed for the first time by Erasmus. He based his Greek New Testament from only five Greek manuscripts, the oldest of which dated only as far back as the twelfth century. With minor revisions, Erasmus' Greek New Testament came to be known as the Textus Receptus or the "received texts." 1522 A. D. Polyglot Bible was published. The Old Testament was in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin and the New Testament in Latin and Greek. Erasmus used the Polyglot to revise later editions of his New Testament. Tyndale made use of the Polyglot in his translation on the Old Testament into English which he did not complete because he was martyred in 1534. 1611 A.D. The King James Version into English from the original Hebrew and Greek. The King James translators of the New Testament used the Textus Receptus as the basis for their translations. 1968 A.D. The United Bible Societies 4th Edition of the Greek New Testament . This Greek New Testament made use of the oldest Greek manuscripts which date from 175 A.D. This was the Greek New Testament text from which the NASV and the NIV were translated. 1971 A.D. The New American Standard Version (NASV) was published. It makes use of the wealth of much older Hebrew and Greek manuscripts now available that weren't available at the time of the translation of the KJV. Its wording and sentence structure closely follow the Greek in more of a word for word style. 1983 A.D. The New International Version (NIV) was published. It also made use of the oldest manuscript evidence. It is more of a "thought-for- thought" translation and reads more easily than the NASV. As an example of the contrast between word-for-word and thought-for-thought translations, notice below the translation of the Greek word "hagios-holy" NASV Hebrews 9:25. "...the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood not his own." NIV Hebrews 9:25. "...the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own." The NIV supplies "understood" information about the Day of Atonement, namely that the high priest's duties took place in the compartment of the temple known specifically as the Most Holy Place. Note that the NASV simply says "holy place" reflecting the more literal translation of "hagios." |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 11:26pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Ifeann:Since you've been viewing my profile for weeks, did you see me create thread(s) on comparative religion?. No, i don't fancy all that. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 11:29pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
malvisguy212:To be sincere with you, i think it's time to start ignoring you cuz you don't make sense. All your Bibles combined can't stand Hadith either. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 11:34pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree. Rilwayn say the men that wrote the hadith are not eyewitness, so it not a reliable evidence that the bible is corrupted. The 66 book and the rest you paste are nothing but division in doctrine .did you read my post on the book of job? What about the manuscript of the quran? There are over 5,600 early Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament that are still in existence. There is not a single quranic manuscript yet you guys will claimed the bible which exist a thousands original manuscripts is 'corrupt" Printing greatly aided the transmission of the biblical texts. 1456 A.D. Gutenberg produced the first printed Bible in Latin. Printing revolutionized the way books were made. From now on books could be published in great numbers and at a lower cost. 1514 A.D. The Greek New Testament was printed for the first time by Erasmus. He based his Greek New Testament from only five Greek manuscripts, the oldest of which dated only as far back as the twelfth century. With minor revisions, Erasmus' Greek New Testament came to be known as the Textus Receptus or the "received texts." 1522 A. D. Polyglot Bible was published. The Old Testament was in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin and the New Testament in Latin and Greek. Erasmus used the Polyglot to revise later editions of his New Testament. Tyndale made use of the Polyglot in his translation on the Old Testament into English which he did not complete because he was martyred in 1534. 1611 A.D. The King James Version into English from the original Hebrew and Greek. The King James translators of the New Testament used the Textus Receptus as the basis for their translations. 1968 A.D. The United Bible Societies 4th Edition of the Greek New Testament . This Greek New Testament made use of the oldest Greek manuscripts which date from 175 A.D. This was the Greek New Testament text from which the NASV and the NIV were translated. 1971 A.D. The New American Standard Version (NASV) was published. It makes use of the wealth of much older Hebrew and Greek manuscripts now available that weren't available at the time of the translation of the KJV. Its wording and sentence structure closely follow the Greek in more of a word for word style. 1983 A.D. The New International Version (NIV) was published. It also made use of the oldest manuscript evidence. It is more of a "thought-for- thought" translation and reads more easily than the NASV. As an example of the contrast between word-for-word and thought-for-thought translations, notice below the translation of the Greek word "hagios-holy" NASV Hebrews 9:25. "...the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood not his own." NIV Hebrews 9:25. "...the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own." The NIV supplies "understood" information about the Day of Atonement, namely that the high priest's duties took place in the compartment of the temple known specifically as the Most Holy Place. Note that the NASV simply says "holy place" reflecting the more literal translation of "hagios." |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by malvisguy212: 11:43pm On Mar 04, 2015 |
Empiree:provide verse from the quran that say the bible is corrupted instead you quote the hadith. Ephesians 4:29-32 (Eph 4:29-32 NASB) Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender- hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Did you catch that?THE WORD OF GOD IS SEALED IN OUR HEART You can actually "grieve the Holy Spirit of God." What, exactly, is Paul, while being led by the Holy Spirit of God, talking about? First of all, look at what the Holy spirit of God has done for us. He has "sealed" us "for the day of redemption." |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by 9jaforlife: 2:24am On Mar 05, 2015 |
Empiree: This is clear enough even for a primary school pupil. I don't know why the likes of Ifeann aka parisbookaddict like to protest what is so obvious!! Delusion is a terrible thing! 1 Like |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 2:50am On Mar 05, 2015 |
Ifeann:Okay now, since you admire KJV and Good News very well especially King James Version. Now, you said to "learn everything that is authentically translated". Key word is "AUTHENTIC TRANSLATION". Good. Let's put King James Versions against each other. Before that, I will like to remind you that we Muslims believe that Isa(Jesus- peace be upon him) is human being 100%. He's a prophet and messenger of God. He is indeed God's true servant. There is no need for me to quote Qur'an since Qur;an is clear on who Jesus(peace be upon him) is. Here are contradictory accounts of who Jesus in KJV, NKJV and GNV. Son and Servant are different meanings. Bible contradict itself and also agrees with Quran that jesus is servant of God. [size=15pt]Acts 3:13[/size] King James Bible The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. Good News Translation The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free. New King James Version The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. Now, dont even try to mess with me by twisting what is not and using same "taqqiyah" you used to cover up violence verses in your "holy book"....son does not equates servant. They are two different words with different meanings. Pay close attention to the two (2) KJVs carefully. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Empiree: 5:03am On Mar 05, 2015 |
malvisguy212:Which one of the Bibles?. |
Re: Question: Did Jesus Read The Bible? by Ifeann(f): 8:19am On Mar 05, 2015 |
Empiree: Empiree I am happy that u now think for yourself..I tot u will run and copy and paste nonsense from Islamic sites...this is a good point..I won't bother to cross check ur translations hoping u won't use al taqiyyah. . However u fail to note that Christ came to serve. U Muslims don't understand Christ's incredible humility. . Not that the king james version doesnt use the word serve but clearly acknowledges the sonship of Christ However the other translations updated to our current use of English acknowledges that serve is the most appropriate word and yet they clearly acknowledge the sonship of Christ. . Mathew 20:28 King James Bible Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. International Standard Version That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people." New International Version just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." New Living Translation For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." Here are parallel verses from Mark10: 45 King James Bible For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Holman Christian Standard Bible For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life--a ransom for many." International Standard Version because even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people." So understand we christains understand that as the son of man he came to serve and he experienced what we experience and conquered. He is also referred to as son of God in dozens of verses..here are 3 examples.. 1 John 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Luke 1:35 - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
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