Notformer...Ok coffee then. Is a former Mormon compromising their individuality by enjoying a caramel latte? How silly the idea when seen from an objective, dispassionate perspective. Rattigan's charge of 'following the world' is just the product of cultish us/them inside/outside thinking.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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peacefulpete
lol....I suppose former Mormons are 'following the world' by drinking Pepsi or wearing regular underwear. Former Catholics are 'following the world' by wearing condoms. Or former Amish are slaves of the world by wearing colors.......
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If you live in Canada, they are taking away your Guns, to send to Ukraine.
by liam inhistory is full of examples of governments disarming their citizens , only to be brutally betrayed.
what follows is a litany of blood that happened after disarming citizens.
1911: turkey; citizens disarmed – 1.5 million armenians were slaughtered.
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peacefulpete
If anyone wishes to see the gun models included in this new expanded list of assault style guns, read here:
Take a moment and copy/paste and google a few examples from the list and ask if you believe these are safe for your community. The need to update the list is due in part to the constant modifications of previously banned models to circumvent the law. The criteria for the ban have not changed. It seems reasonable to relocate some of these weapons to the battlefield where they belong. I imagine the ammo issue is a big factor however.
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Is Jesus the Creator?
by Sea Breeze inthat's what the word says.
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colossians 1:16. for by him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him..
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peacefulpete
These were men personally trained by the apostles.
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Pentecost Again
by peacefulpete init has been discussed on this forum many times how many gospel elements were sourced from the ot and related traditions and recast as typological 'fulfillments'.
the same is true of certain sections from acts.
i recently ran across an interesting section of the talmud that certainly seems a good candidate for the inspiration for pentecost scene in acts 2.. recall that the shavuot or pentecost festival was linked to the exodus story of the reception of the 10 commandments on mt sinai.
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peacefulpete
It has been discussed on this forum many times how many Gospel elements were sourced from the OT and related traditions and recast as typological 'fulfillments'. The same is true of certain sections from Acts.
I recently ran across an interesting section of the Talmud that certainly seems a good candidate for the inspiration for Pentecost scene in Acts 2.
Recall that the Shavuot or Pentecost festival was linked to the Exodus story of the reception of the 10 Commandments on Mt Sinai. The story naturally had inspired extensive midrashic commentary including the tradition below:
“The Lord said to Aaron: Go into the wilderness to meet Moses” – that is what is written: “God thunders marvelously with His voice” (Job 37:5). What is “thunders”? When the Holy One, blessed be He gave the Torah at Sinai, He displayed His voice to Israel with miracles and wonders. How so? The Holy One blessed be He would speak, and the voice emerged and circulated throughout the world. ...“From the heavens, He sounded His voice to you to admonish you [and on the earth He showed you His great fire]” ...
Shemot Rabbah 5:9
As it is stated: “The Lord came from Sinai and shone to them from Seir” (Deuteronomy 33:2), and it is written: “God came from the south” (Habakkuk 3:3), and it says: “All the people were seeing the voices” (Exodus 20:15). Voice is not written here, but “voices.” Rabbi Yoḥanan said: The voice would emerge and divide into seventy voices for seventy languages, so that all the nations could understand.
It is interesting, no? At some point prior to the mid second century (About the time of the writing of Acts) a Pentecost tradition circulated that associated God's fire, and miraculous translation of his voice into all the nations into all 70 of the world's languages. -
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The Creation Story of Genesis 1 in its literary context
by Leolaia ingenesis 1 , the priestly (p) account of creation, has often been compared with the enuma elish, the akkadian creation myth.
some have claimed that p is dependent on the latter, but this is highly improbable.
in terms of similarities, most note the parallel of marduk splitting the body of the sea-monster tiamat and creating the heavens and earth from it, and elohim's division of the thwm "watery deep" (hebrew cognate of akkadian tiamat) into the heavens, earth, and seas.
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peacefulpete
Phizzy...I read and post now in an attempt to keep what few grey cells I have left. More and more it feels futile. I'd much appreciate a thread from you, sharing something you learned recently.
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Pentecost Again
by peacefulpete init has been discussed on this forum many times how many gospel elements were sourced from the ot and related traditions and recast as typological 'fulfillments'.
the same is true of certain sections from acts.
i recently ran across an interesting section of the talmud that certainly seems a good candidate for the inspiration for pentecost scene in acts 2.. recall that the shavuot or pentecost festival was linked to the exodus story of the reception of the 10 commandments on mt sinai.
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peacefulpete
It has been discussed on this forum many times how many Gospel elements were sourced from the OT and related traditions and recast as typological 'fulfillments'. The same is true of certain sections from Acts.
I recently ran across an interesting section of the Talmud that certainly seems a good candidate for the inspiration for Pentecost scene in Acts 2.
Recall that the Shavuot or Pentecost festival was linked to the Exodus story of the reception of the 10 Commandments on Mt Sinai. The story naturally had inspired extensive midrashic commentary including the tradition below:
“The Lord said to Aaron: Go into the wilderness to meet Moses” – that is what is written: “God thunders marvelously with His voice” (Job 37:5). What is “thunders”? When the Holy One, blessed be He gave the Torah at Sinai, He displayed His voice to Israel with miracles and wonders. How so? The Holy One blessed be He would speak, and the voice emerged and circulated throughout the world. ...“From the heavens, He sounded His voice to you to admonish you [and on the earth He showed you His great fire]” ... and it says: “All the people were seeing the voices” (Exodus 20:15). Voice is not written here, but “voices.” Rabbi Yoḥanan said: The voice would emerge and divide into seventy voices for seventy languages, so that all the nations could understand.
Shemot Rabbah 5:9
The '70 languages' of the '70 nations' was a common motif from the table of nations in Genesis, sons of El in Deut 32 and tower of Babel midrash.
I did condense the snippet from the Talmud as it gets wordy but essentially the 'voice of God' was seen whirling around (like wind) from every direction ('seen' implies fiery appearance) and eventually split into 70 languages to be received by every person in attendance on Mt. Sinai. So that the miracle was each person not only saw god's fiery voice but also and heard God's voice in their mother tongue. Recall Exodus says a great many nations peoples left Egypt with the Israelites. Midrash understood that to represent all nations. with each in this scene hearing the voice in their respective languages.
It is interesting, no? At some early point prior to Johanan bar Nappaha a Pentecost tradition circulated that associated God's fire, and miraculous translation of his voice into all 70 of the world's languages. Further links are that the Exodus scene ends with 'about 3000 were killed' (32:28) and Acts 2:41 in reverse typology says 'about 3000 were saved'.
The number 120 in Acts is similarly drawn from Jewish tradition; famously, 120 were required to form a quorum for city councils. The Great Sanhedrin (led by Ezra according to tradition, edited copies of the Torah for world distribution) was made up of 120. (12 X10 significant number implying completeness and governance). Lots of symbolism and typology.
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The Creation Story of Genesis 1 in its literary context
by Leolaia ingenesis 1 , the priestly (p) account of creation, has often been compared with the enuma elish, the akkadian creation myth.
some have claimed that p is dependent on the latter, but this is highly improbable.
in terms of similarities, most note the parallel of marduk splitting the body of the sea-monster tiamat and creating the heavens and earth from it, and elohim's division of the thwm "watery deep" (hebrew cognate of akkadian tiamat) into the heavens, earth, and seas.
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Ran into another related comment in the Talmud. It confirms the Rabbinic interpretation of Genesis 1 as God organizing a primordial chaos. Shabbat 88a:6
Reish Lakish said: What is the meaning of that which is written: “And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31)? Why do I require the superfluous letter heh, the definite article, which does not appear on any of the other days? It teaches that the Holy One, Blessed be He, established a condition with the act of Creation, and said to them: If Israel accepts the Torah on the sixth day of Sivan, you will exist; and if they do not accept it, I will return you to the primordial state of chaos and disorder. Therefore, the earth was afraid until the Torah was given to Israel, lest it be returned to a state of chaos. Once the Jewish people accepted the Torah, the earth was calmed.
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P Diddy list of names
by liam inno wonder the left was furious when elon musk bought twitter.. someone leaked some of the names of the epstein files before they went public.
the complete list is still pending.
doesn't matter if it's the governing body, celebrities, politicians, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, the royal family, and more, are just ordinary humans who lust for sexual ..............!!!!!.
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peacefulpete
I would not have elected Hunter Biden to the Presidency.
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The Last will not be as bad you think
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/4sxc3gncea8?si=lrs70jrmduogxlwn.
hi guys today im considering the second part from david schafer's recent talk, where he goes through a few prophetic signs of the end and the most up to date understanding of the watchtower, i did cover on my last video the most up to date understanding on the "hailstone message" please go back and watch it and today im considering this very dangerous understanding the watchtower has developed recently that things can not get any worse.
of course, that's what happens when you isolate yourself as leadership from the daily struggle of your membership and you live carefree life in leafy upstate new york eirh everything paid for.
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peacefulpete
Doomsayers prey upon the short sighted.