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Posted By txclimber 9 months, 1 week ago in ReligionA Christian book publisher says its next edition of the Bible will be handwritten by more than 31,000 Americans. Zondervan, located in Grand Rapids, MI, kicked off a 90-city, 15,000-mile cross-country tour Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of its popular New International Version translation of the book. The tour will stop at special events, churches and U.S. landmarks to allow people to write out Bible verses. (Should you wish to contribute a verse of your own, you can check the itinerary of the Bible Across America bus-cum-scriptorium here.)
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Hubert399 months, 1 week ago
I always thought the Chrisitain needed their own Bible. The Jews wrote the present day Bible and made themselves the good guys.
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The bad thing? So many Americans quote the Bible that was written by the Jews/Hebrews.-
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428SCJ9 months, 1 week ago
If you think the jews are the good-guys,in the bible,you dont understand what youre reading.
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fayeh9 months, 1 week ago
Hubert - You apparently no little about the Bible or Christianity. To make a statement that you "think that Christian's need their own Bible" is pretty ridiculous. Who do you think the Bible belongs to? Are you stating that the entire Bible belongs to the Jews so somehow Christians shouldn't use it? Secondly, the Jewish people do not believe that the New Testament is part of the Bible. They only use the old Testament. Thus, the reason the Jews don't believe that Jesus is the son of God. I'm not even sure I have a clue what you're talking about with the statement "So many Americans quote the Bible that was written by the Jews". Yep. And so do Germans quote the same bible and Italians, etc. I don't even know what point you're trying to make with that.
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morochos9 months, 1 week ago
"THE JEWS" as you put it, did not write the Bible. It was given by G/d. Did you know that Jesus was born a "JEW", lived his life as a "JEW" and died as a "JEW"? It was Peter who started the religion after Jesus died. So if you so much dont like the "JEWS", you might as well not like Jesus.
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monet5319 months, 1 week ago
The Bible speaks of false prophets that will arise during his earth's final days. ONLY with thine eyes will you behold the reward of the wicked.....I think people have taken their wicked ways too far, they have allowed the devil to completely distort their minds. NOW THEY WANT TO REWRITE GOD'S WORD! Their END will be VERY DARK!
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PJohn49809 months, 1 week ago
The Bible was written/inspired by God. And Jesus was a JEW! Makes sense to me.
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nukedc9 months, 1 week ago
You seem to have a little Anti-Semitic problem. Maybe you should word yourself more carefully, unless you're just an idiot. Apparently you don't realize that Christians ARE Jews. Christianity is a religion of belief that Jewish prophesy of a Messiah has already been fulfilled. Modern Judaism is a belief that Jewish prophesy has not yet been fulfilled.
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mechkelly39 months, 1 week ago
If you people were truely Christians, you would remember not to judge. All people are equal under the eye of the Lord. Stop Judging. The bible was written and is the history of that period. You need to have a relationship with the Lord to do the right things. I don't think the bible should be re-written...
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shannabmc9 months, 1 week ago
TO EVERYONE WHO THINKS THAT THEY ARE WRITING A NEW VERSION OF THE BIBLE, please re-read the article!!! They are only COPYING the verses of the NIV version and making a hand-written copy of the NIV version of the Bible. Several people have commented that this is the case, but a lot of people still aren't getting it!! Tha article should have said that they are publishing a new edition, not a new version.
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cjsmay9 months, 1 week ago
Forget the bible. It is superstition, myth and lies.God would not embrase the idea that one person is better than another person.Faith is believing in something you know is not true.They taught you in school that truth is backed by evidense, facts and witnesses,none of which are supporting the bible. The bible is a book of fiction and superstition.If we keep supporting this teaching ,we will soon loose our freedom.
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babeykade9 months, 1 week ago
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I agree completely. I myself am a Christian and am saddened by the fact that so many of my fellow brothers and sisters don't know their history. To even truly understand Christianity, you must first dive into the depths of Judaism. You'd think people wouldn't have a problem with this as Jesus was a Jew! However, some people seem to want to cut you down over the Crucifixion. On their behalf, I apologize. The problem is, even Jesus forgave the specific people who crucified him. Therefore, we should also. =0)
And as for the bible being handwritten, they're only allowing them to re-write versus provided to them so that its appeal is more real, rather than computer generated. I think that's kind of cool! Now if it were allowing whoever to write whatever, I'd think we'd have some serious issues on our hands! -
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danigrl899 months, 1 week ago
Ok well considering that Jesus was jewish, and it was only after his death that the christian faith came outit kinda makessince that people who share the christian faith use this bible. and thank you for stating that christians need their own bible. that is a very ignorant comment. i suggest that you look more into the background of religions u don't understand
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antibrainwasher9 months, 1 week ago
Never, in the hundred thousand year history of humanity, has there been a shred of evidence for the existance of any of the thousands of gods. you imbeciles have created to explain things you are too stupid to comprehend.
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You bible thumping morons are the scum of the earth, no better than the Teliban.
Never in the history of the earth, has there been any evidence for an afterlife, despite which you morons grovel around and waste your pathetic worthless meaningless lives hoping for some endless existance. Idiots.
Never in the history of the planet has there been one shred of evidence for gods, soul, afterlife, devil, miricles, demi-gods (jesus, hercules), angles, virgin birtth, or any of the other idiotic crap you less than morons brainwash your inbred children into believing, posioning their minds.
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Kattsondra9 months, 1 week ago
Umm. Yes the Old Testament was written by the Jews in Hebrew. The New Testament was written by the "Christians" or the followers of Jesus, after he died. The New Testament was written mostly in Greek. Several years after it was written, the Catholic Priest decided what books should go into the Bible. Even today the Catholics have a different Bible than Mainstream Christianity. (No I am not Catholic but I have Catholic friends, and I summarized the several hours of conversations we had.)
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kes10039 months, 1 week ago
I am sure you know by now, that they are not writing a "New" Bible, but handwriting the Bible that exists - NIV version. Each person will be allowed to copy by hand a verse from the NIV Bible and Zondervan will publish this Bible. The Bible that exists today is for Christians and a new one is not needed.
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mdeidre9 months, 1 week ago
"The Jews" did not "write" the entire Bible, nor did they "write" the entire Old Testement, they use the first five books of the Old Testement in their Torah, the ones believed to be the word of God as He revealed it to Moses. The rest was put together from various sources by Christians probably a little over a thousand years ago. There are no good or bad guys in the Bible as far as the humans are concerned, the only "good" or "bad" would be God and Satan. Why must people always be so nasty and ignorant when it comes to religion? If you call yourself a Christian, then you need to try to be Christ-like (hence the name Christian) and not be judgemental or nasty against other people. He believed in educating oneself in the word of God, also, by the way. He was also born, lived and died as a Jew and interceded for their forgiveness from God as one of His last acts before dying.
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wintermouse13899 months, 1 week ago
They are not creating a whole new Bible, they are just taking the one that already exists, and putting it into a handwritten format.
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HIS-BRIDE9 months, 1 week ago
What, Where do you think the Bible came from. Jewish scrolls that were transscribed by men. They are not writing a new Bible,word of God. They are writing it out by hand, 31,000 to be exact.
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supertky9 months, 1 week ago
yes the jews wrote most of the new testament and all of the old but they did not make them the good guys. and obivously you dont understand that the bible is the word of god and you cant just right your own word of god unless your mormon....or a cult....which is one in the same.....jews are gods chosen people, his first people so thats why they wrote all the informtion and not the christans. to set the record straight read the bible and the read a jewish histroy book and lets see how they came ahead.
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lakerman9 months, 1 week ago
Someone should explain the purpose of a "new Bible" being written. For those who follow the bible of the ages; is there suddenly the need for a new bible> Christians believe that the current bible was written under the power of the Holy Spirit of the Almighty God. Whose power & influence will this new bible be written under. Hopefully there is more to this story, otherwise I am confused.
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antibrainwasher9 months, 1 week ago
Why not write another bible, there has been over a hundred religious pulled out of the rectums of lying blathering morons just this century.
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There is no end to what you sheep will believe. You blithering idiots are pigeons to be plucked by con men. Morons.
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fayeh9 months, 1 week ago
Lakerman -- They aren't re-writing the Bible. It will wind up being a handwritten Bible with each person copying a verse of the Bible. The word "new" is a bit confusing. It makes it sound like someone is coming up with a new version and that is not the case at all.
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fullboat9 months, 1 week ago
you do of course realize that the king james version is not the original writing of the bible, it is just that , a version. it was written so that king james could read his own bible instead of his scolars having to interpet it from the original hebrew that it was written in. much like the NIV was written so modern people could better understand.
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WW29 months, 1 week ago
Altough you para phrased the quote from the bible about adding and taking away. That is what motivated the King James interpretation, it was concieved and written as a way to express a different interpretation. Good or bad KJ is contrary to the biblical passage you referenced
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foakingaah9 months, 1 week ago
the kjv of bible is a changed version of the "bible" Rev. 22-19 read it for yourselfs so too even add,takeaway or translate is change of it and not of "GOD" so might i sugest that all find the bible in original written form too use instead of any and all revised versions king sponcered or not ty
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MY1239 months, 1 week ago
The last verse in the Bible, to not add or take away anything from this book, does NOT refer to the entire New Testament nor to the Old Testament. It refers strictly to the Book of Revelation. There was no New Testament until the 4th century AD. In addition, several of the books of the New Testament were written AFTER the Book of Revelation was written. I'm not in favor of revising the Bible but stop misquoting scriptures that don't apply to your point.
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shooter7629 months, 1 week ago
1) I don't think that wilgarn1 cares about the facts... his comment sounds like the same fundamental Christian nonsense that condems anyone who has a different interpretation of the Bible's message to the never ending fires of hell... or something like that.
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2) Why does anyone care about a group of people writing... or re writing the Bible? Wasn't the original version written by a group of people?-
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vandeewine9 months, 1 week ago
Yes, it was. The supposed "Word of God" was written by PEOPLE, not God. Their NAMES are on the books themselves. Book of John? Written by John, not God. Same with Matthew, Mark, Luke and all the other books with the author's names on them. And that doesn't even include the members of the Catholic church who assembled and edited the books of the Bible in the late 400's, choosing which books to put in, which to leave out and which ones to re-interpret as they saw fit, i.e. that meshed with their world view and was consistent with what they wanted people to think and do.
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It's a complete sham and to call it "The Word of God" is insulting. It's the word of humans, make no mistake -- humans who were in power and interested in keeping other humans who weren't in power under their thumb.
Thus, it's appropriately ironic that this new version will be "written" by humans... because that's the way it all started anyway.
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vandeewine9 months, 1 week ago
I think it's important to note that the term "inspired by God" should be taken with a grain of salt. After all, the 19 men who rammed our jetliners into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon were also "inspired by God".
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David19619 months, 1 week ago
Everyone needs the Bible Jews and Gentiles alike. The Jews are Gods chosen people for reasons we may not understand. It does not matter if we understand or not. That's Gods business. I am a Baptist and we ..like all other christians are told to "Judge not lest ye be judged" so think about it folks. Just Love one another and let God sort out the rest. Have a great day, Dave
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GODSHOOD9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you Dave for a positive and real answer to the question. The word says that the bible is for NO private interpretation.
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Keep praying ><>
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smiley1119 months, 1 week ago
When are you crazy christians going to realize that Jesus was invented as a (back in his day) cult... God was created to explain things that could not be explained and you retards are still baaaahbaaahing to this guy! None of you have any idea if he truly lived! if he is black, white or purple.... get over it. Bible's should be burned!!!! NOT re-written!!!! Stop with all this BS!!!
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DGHodgesRN9 months, 1 week ago
You are right, I don't REALLY know if things happened the way they said in the Bible because I wasn't there to see it. But, this is where the term "faith" comes into play. I believe in God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I would rather believe every word the Bible says than to suffer the consequences when Jesus comes again. If it ends up not being true, I haven't lost anything. If it is true, I will live in eternity. I choose to except that Jesus died for our sins and we should try to live the best life we can while we are here. We make our own decisions in what we believe, and we will suffer the consequences of those decisions.
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cwoeml9 months, 1 week ago
Your comment about Jesus and God being created to explain the unexplainable may be politically correct, the problem is that 1 nano second after you die, you will be overwhelming remorsefull that you felt that way - for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever - with no hope of ever correcting the situation and no hope of anykind of death that would end the miserisy. You may consider doing some serious study work on the historical aspects of Jesus so you don't end up in hell out of ignorance.
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curlyone989 months, 1 week ago
Smiley111. It sounds like you need prayer and you will get it from all here. Do you honestly think that humans have no purpose? That we are like animals whose soul purpose it to eat, sleep and die? That is just sad. I urge you to study the bible and look at what is happening in this world today. Its all in there. The Bible tells you exactly how it will all end. I also encourage you to read Intelligent Design versus Evolution—letters to an atheist by Ray Comfort.You can learn more by going to wayofthemaster.com this is an interesting website with lots of answers/responses to questions/critism from people from all walks of life.
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There are no such things as a coincidences. Just GODincidences :0) You didnt just happen to make this comment today for the heck of it, but to learn about him. We were created in his image and with a purpose. GOD knew you when he created you and gave you everything you would need in order to fulfill that purpose. If you continue to deny him he will bring you to your knees, either in near future when you're going through something in your life that you just dont know how to handle and finally say GOD show me the way or after you pass and he returns. "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phillipians 2:10-11.
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sayzero09 months, 1 week ago
Smiley,
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You have the right to believe or not believe. However, just being a good person doesn't mean that, come judgement day (and I happen to believe that there WILL be) it doesn't excuse you for having no faith.
Don't be so quick to judge those who choose to have faith. In the end, it will be you who can't take back the hateful words and recommendations to "Burn the Bible".... And yes, God loves everyone, but if you don't live with Him in your heart, you condemn yourself.... I don't expect you to understand this, since you obviously don't read the Bible. It's probably because you don't understand it. -
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sayzero09 months, 1 week ago
And you don't know if He DIDN'T live..... In this day and age and the way this country and world is headed, everyone SHOULD have faith. Faith that God will see us through this and we can defeat those evil people, who seem to be multiplying....
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mechkelly39 months, 1 week ago
Why are you even on this site? Keep your opinions to yourself...Do not judge people or you will be judged!!!
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BB123459 months, 1 week ago
I do belive in GOD. But to answer you I would rather belive and have him not there then to NOT belive and have him be there.
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Trust in the LORD with all your
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Proverbs3:5
GOD BLESS YOU ALL and the USA
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dezimm9 months, 1 week ago
I am sorry for your loss.
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I know there is little one stranger can say to another in empathy, but I wish you joy. May your future hold the loving memories of your little one and the lightening of your sorrow.
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evansvillejack9 months, 1 week ago
Let me start by saying there was no original KJV. The original texts were in HEBREW, GREEK, ARAMAIC. All other versions came centuries later. The bible was in fact written by JEWS (by birth)
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who became CHRISTIAN (by re-birth). There is room for personal interpretation as GOD said of HIMSELF "I AM" That leaves room for GOD to be whatever you need him to be at any point in your life. Read and understand the "names of GOD'. Please stop misquoting "judge not lest you be judged". I have done an exhaustive study on that and I have few who understand what it is really saying and I won't go into it because I doubt any here would grasp it either. I would state from what I have read here, you should read more with the UNDERSTANDING for yourself, NOT what someone else told you to accept.
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hbear6129 months, 1 week ago
"All scripture is given by the inspiration of God" (2Tim 3:16) "Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2Peter 1:21) "Thy word is truth" (John 17:17)
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Make no mistake about it the Holy men of God 44 in all wrote the Bible. They came from varied backgrounds and stations. in life;prophets,priests,apostles,judges,shepherds,ki... collectors,physicians,tentmakers and fisherman. So let not man go out and try to make something thats not needed or worth the effort. Gods word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path Psalm 119:105 -
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sureshotmama9 months, 1 week ago
I know smiley111 is in for a rude awakening one day. Do you not realize that without God you would not exist? Where do you think you came from? "Any man who denies me before others will be denied by me before my father". This is not a scare tactic, IT IS THE TRUTH. One day you will stand before the all mighty God and accout for this statement. I can only pray for your soul. Man should not re-write this God given word to make himself feel better about the way they are living. We ALL should live by the ten commandments, that's why God gave them to us. Please re think your heart.
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smiley1119 months, 1 week ago
oh right, i forgot.... the all mighty powerful made me happen??? That's right because the big bang theory is wrong, and I didn't evovle with world??? But you know the answers!!! Let me guess, a man walks out of his house, walks towards a hill in the clearing and BAM!!!!!! god has written the big 10 on a bunch of rocks.... do you hear how ridiculous that sounds..... I won't be damned... how do you know what happens after death, because your read so in a book of stories, I can read Brothers Grimm all day long, doesn't mean that Hansel and Gretel were really eaten by a witch with a gingerbread house..... think about it..... I don't believe, that doesn't make wrong.....
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cookiecrumbstwo9 months, 1 week ago
Before embarking on a re-write of the Holy Scriptures perhaps one should read what they actually say. Here are some key scriptures from the "Old" and "New" books you may want to consider to both Jews and Christians. From the Hebrew Scriptures Malachi 3:6 says "For I am Jehovah, I have not changed". If God has not changed, why would we feel it necessary to make any sort of change in his word. He expects the same of us that he has expected from his followers since the beginning of time. One of the last set of scriptures in the Bible at Revelation 22:16-20 states "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to you to tell the churches all these things. I am both David's root (who, by the way was a Jew) and his Descendant. I am the bright Morning Star. Let each one who hears them say the same, "Come, Let the thirsty one come - anyone who wants to; let him come and drink the Water of Life without charge. And I solemnly declare TO EVERYONE WHO READS THIS BOOK, IF ANYONE ADDS ANYTHING TO WHAT IS WRITTEN HERE, GOD SHALL ADD TO HIM THE PLAGUES DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK. AND IF ANYONE SUBTRACTS ANY PART OF THESE PROPHECIES, GOD SHALL TAKE AWAY HIS SHARE IN THE TREE OF LIFE AND IN THE HOLY CITY AS DESCRIBED"
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Paulm6783479 months, 1 week ago
The bible has been re written and edited thousands of times. Certain biblical stories don't show up in the bible until the 10th century. Heck, re writing the bible is a tradtion not blasphemy.
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patpason9 months, 1 week ago
While reading through many of these comments, I felt that the entire point of the fact that the "oracles of God " or, "the very words of God" were entrusted to the Jews according to Romans 3:2, was missed. Salvation is from the Jews according to John 3:22. Myriads ( tens of thousands) believed Yeshua ( Jesus Hebrew name) is Messiah, and they were all Jews.( Acts 21:20). Perhaps the Christians need to re-examine the Scriptures in the Hebraic context in which is was spoken, and come to know Yeshua as who He is, King of the Jews. Early believers were all part of Judaism, not separate from it or opposed to it.
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lakerman9 months, 1 week ago
SMILEY111 I'm sure others here will join me when I say I'll pray for you.
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wickinwoman089 months, 1 week ago
I've been reading these comments all morning, and this one made me laugh. I believe in God, but not in the bible. I have read it, and I understand it, but I just don't believe in it. You can still have faith in God and Jesus without having your nose glued to a book. Look inside for your inner faith and know that if HE wishes, you will be spoken too and guided by his hand.
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Kattsondra9 months, 1 week ago
all she did was voice her opinion and everyone started condemning her. I don't think she is right but I don't think she has it all wrong either. It is the so called Christians that are the impolite ones. And if you consider me impolite for taking her side the go ahead. I have no idea what I would do if I lost my daughter. I am sorry she is going through that. And how is she typical of an atheist? My Grandfather is an atheist and he is one of the most honest men I have ever meet.
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hip2urgame9 months, 1 week ago
What I don't get is how people who don't know there bible or history always hate on the Jews. Jesus purpose was to come to this earth and die for our sins. He was the sacrificial lamb, if he didn't fulfill his purpose there would be no Christianity. Really in all actually Christians are just for lack of a better descriptive word "a different denomination of Judaism". Our religion was born from Judaism, Jesus was a Jew!
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hip2urgame9 months, 1 week ago
What I don't get is how people who don't know there bible or history always hate on the Jews. Jesus purpose was to come to this earth and die for our sins. He was the sacrificial lamb, if he didn't fulfill his purpose there would be no Christianity. Really in all actually Christians are just for lack of a better descriptive word "a different denomination of Judaism". Our religion was born from Judaism, Jesus was a Jew!
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FARMGIRLXZ9 months, 1 week ago
WE ARE NEED TO REALIZE THAT MESSING WITH THE BIBLE IS WRONG. GOD IS WATCHING US AND IS GETTING MAD . WHY DO YOU THINK BAD THINGS ARE HAPPENING. WE DOING THINGS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH. WRTING A NEW BIBLE NO MATTER IF YOU ARE USING THINGS OUT OF THE OLD ONE IS STILL WRONG.
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plb813609 months, 1 week ago
Wow such division and nastyness.
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There are many divine scriptures abd none belong to man. God lives in our heart through love. Stop fighting over doctrine and quoting a paragraph of a book and thereby making it the meaning of the book
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godisdead9 months, 1 week ago
well said, just like a christian to want to to burn someone at the stake. You give other christians a bad name. i don't think jesus preached for the execution of those that had differing opinions.
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donincognito169 months, 1 week ago
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! you people speak like the true herd of sheep to the almighty shepherd.
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