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by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:17 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: How do you plant seeds?
Replies: 12
Views: 1188

Re: How do you plant seeds?

I was wondering about this and thought maybe we could use a thread about planting seeds. In Scripture , how did the Apostles and other disciples plant seeds ? Whose seeds did they plant ? (their own, or seed that God gave them ? ) --------------------------------------------------------------------...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: What the Mennonites got wrong
Replies: 63
Views: 5894

Re: What the Mennonites got wrong

Obviously no one group has it all right. My reason for this thread is not to focus on why Mennonites are doing better, or why other groups are doing worse, but to identify legitimate points of concern within the Mennonite church. So my question is just that: Where have the Mennonites missed the mar...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:24 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Hebrew Hyperbole
Replies: 25
Views: 2052

Re: Hebrew Hyperbole

I have not looked into this recently, but as far as I know, this was totally true : ================================================================== QUOTE (from opening page) : "I agree with that. I see that also in Jacob's complaint to Laban: ... .you changed my wages ten times. ...(Genesis ...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Hebrew Hyperbole
Replies: 25
Views: 2052

Re: Hebrew Hyperbole

Maybe someone has some more examples? Or some advice on knowing how to identify hyperbole in the NT? "If your right hand causes you to sin....." "...whoever shall say 'you fool' shall be in danger of hell." Yet this (both) is true, also..... if any part of anyone's thoughts even...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:10 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Using Scripture's terms and phrases
Replies: 91
Views: 9675

Re: Using Scripture's terms and phrases

Of the over 50 translations of the one verse shown on this page: here:
classic . biblegateway.com/verse/en/Matthew%2010:24

Two of them appear to be closer to the original than all the others.
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: How Shall We Pray
Replies: 11
Views: 1731

Re: How Shall We Pray

... (example?) .... .... okay, I saw this decades ago: someone in the ice-cold water in the ocean.... A large ocean liner in the backround, half or more pointed down in the ocean, half or less up in the air , pointed up.... ....... life boats moving away , can barely the oars in water.... one or two...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:31 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Book suggestion
Replies: 3
Views: 564

Re: Book suggestion

1st John. The Apocalypse. "Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up" (bercot) Spiritual Man By Watchman Nee 2 of 2 - YouTube www . youtube.com/watch?v=N9W0aj1kjn8 (warning: if these are not life-changing or convicting or evoking fervent sober prayer(for others and/or self) , in Christ Jesus,...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Bible Memorization (Children)
Replies: 33
Views: 3715

Re: Bible Memorization (Children)

mike wrote:What are the benefits of Bible memorization for children?... ... ...
Are there any downsides?
Possibly Salvation, Peace, Joy, Health, Fellowship with Jesus and with the Father,

vs .... ?
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Using Scripture's terms and phrases
Replies: 91
Views: 9675

Re: Using Scripture's terms and phrases

excerpts from biblegateway dot com CJB “A talmid is not greater than his rabbi, a slave is not greater than his master. ( Matthew 10:29-38 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Aren’t sparrows sold for next to nothing, two for an assarion? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s cons...
by Aaron
Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Anabaptist Use of Patristic Literature and Creeds
Replies: 19
Views: 3279

Re: Anabaptist Use of Patristic Literature and Creeds

Some of you may be interested in this article. Anabaptist Use of Patristic Literature and Creeds If anyone wants to discuss parts of it here, I'd be interested. As noted in a quote/exceprt below, they , or some of them, or others , might have done that, yes, but they did not have to, and it might h...