RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > It says the Scripture PREACHED to Abraham. > You try to place this into New Testament times. No, I place it in Old Testament times, after Abraham, at the time of Moses. Kevin wrote: > The Scripture PREACHED, The Scripture forsaw > This was not AFTER Abraham departed, it was > t

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread elextech
This discussion reminds me of the time about six or seven years ago that I sat down and did a chart on the years covered by the early patriarchs from Adam down through Noah down to Abraham. I found that Adam and Seth died while Noah's father was alive, and Noah died when Abraham was fifty-two

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread Kevin Deegan
DavidM says This Scripture was written by Moses at mount Sinai, after Abraham had departed this earth.   Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith,  preached before the gospel unto Abraham,  saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. It says the Scrip

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that > God would justify the heathen through faith, > preached before the gospel unto Abraham, > saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. > > What was this scripture, Genesis 22:18. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham OUT OF

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread Kevin Deegan
>Judy wrote: The Word of God came to Abraham in Ur of the Chaldees>DavidM  Not through Scripture. Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. What was this scripture, h

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread David Miller
We seem to have a problem with definitions. Scripture is God's WRITTEN word. Are you using the word Scripture with this definition? Judy wrote: > The Word of God was in the garden with Adam > and Eve, they had one verse to obey "don't > eat from the tree in the middle of the garden" The Word

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: > I still don't comprehend how you have reached > your conclusion ie: that the Bible is not > scripture and that scripture is more than the > Bible. Hi Judy. I hope you were not offended by my statement. I will say that quoting my statement only partially could lead to a statement

[TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread Judy Taylor
David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:We now know ... that the scriptures did exist before Mount Sinai.No, we do not know that Kevin. You offered some passages suggestingthat they indicate Scriptures speaking to Pharaoh and to Abraham. Idon't see it that way. I don't kn

[TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread Judy Taylor
Thank you for sending this list David, I still don't comprehend how you have reached your conclusion ie: that the Bible is not scripture and that scripture is more than the Bible. I think the same wisdom that applied to Israel in Deuteronomy 29 applies to us today also:   "The secret things

RE: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-16 Thread Kevin Deegan
OK I see you change God's word to suit your theology   I did not know you were also a Greek authority, what translating commitees have you been part of?   The question is what scripture did Abraham & Pharaoh have?David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:> We now know ... that the scriptu

RE: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
DavidM says Well, the Bible has several quotes from writings which we do not currently have in our Bible. This suggests that there are Scriptures beyond what is in our Bible. Titus 1:12  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

RE: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > We now know ... that the scriptures did > exist before Mount Sinai. No, we do not know that Kevin. You offered some passages suggesting that they indicate Scriptures speaking to Pharaoh and to Abraham. I don't see it that way. I don't know how to discuss it with you, because if

RE: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: > The scriptures themselves are either a > dead letter or a living epistle ... It seems like you are putting me into the position of saying that Scriptures do not minister life. That is not my intention. I'm trying to draw a distinction between God's Word which comes from a living p

Re: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
We now know contrary to DAVEM's opinion, that the scriptures did exist before Mount Sinai. Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, you still don't seem to understand the difference between "Scripture" and "the word of God."  The word of God is et

Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, you still don't seem to understand the difference between "Scripture" and "the word of God."  The word of God is eternal.  Scripture is not.  Scripture is the written word, but the word of God is the living word.   jt: The scriptures themsel

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-14 Thread Kevin Deegan
IL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE   Considering that the word of God is eternal they must have existed at all times.David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:> So we can safely assume that they did > not exist before Mount Sinai?I can only say tha

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-14 Thread David Miller
On Behalf Of Kevin Deegan Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE   Considering that the word of God is eternal they must have existed at all times. David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote: > So

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread Kevin Deegan
the pentateuch would have been the first time it was recorded (provided he indeed penned it) as far as I know. However, there has been law from the beginning. There was the law that Adam and Eve violated, then the laws of sacrifice that Cain violated, then the covenant laws with Noah (the Noahide law

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread Kevin Deegan
regressed!) new covenants were entered and new law was given.Perry>From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE>Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:02:44 -0800 (PST)>>Considering that

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread Kevin Deegan
regressed!) new covenants were entered and new law was given.Perry>From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE>Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:02:44 -0800 (PST)>>Considering that

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread Charles Perry Locke
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:02:44 -0800 (PST) Considering that the word of God is eternal they must have existed at all times. David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Kevin wrote: > S

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread Kevin Deegan
Considering that the word of God is eternal they must have existed at all times.David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:> So we can safely assume that they did > not exist before Mount Sinai?I can only say that I am unaware of any Scriptures existing before thattime. I am not one to mak

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-13 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > So we can safely assume that they did > not exist before Mount Sinai? I can only say that I am unaware of any Scriptures existing before that time. I am not one to make an assertion that Scripture did not exist before Sinai, but if you want to make some kind of argument that assum

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-12 Thread Kevin Deegan
So we can safely assume that they did not exist before Mount Sinai?David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:> You contend that the "Scriptures" did not exist > until, exactly when???Scriptures came into existence on mount Sinai when Moses received thefirst of them written with God's

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-12 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > You contend that the "Scriptures" did not exist > until, exactly when??? Scriptures came into existence on mount Sinai when Moses received the first of them written with God's own finger. Later, we read about a canon being compiled at the time of Ezra. History informs us that

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: So now you are trying to understand what I believe too. I am gonna have a seminar for you & DaveH DAVEH: UNBELIEVABLE!!!:-D -- ~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I main

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > I am gonna have a seminar for you & DaveH Alright! That's great! Thanks. I can't wait. Wait a minute. A whole seminar just to tell us which KJV Bible you consider inerrant in every jot and tittle? Something smells a little fishy around here. :-) Peace be with you. David Mille

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
of YHVH   - Original Message - From: Kevin Deegan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03/11/2004 7:06 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE DavidM says The problem here is that when you read in the Bible, "the Word" or "the Word of God," you automatically t

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Chris Barr
OTECTED] Sent: 03/11/2004 7:06 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE DavidM says The problem here is that when you read in the Bible, "the Word" or "the Word of God," you automatically think it is talking about the Bible. Itis not. The B

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
For all you that are wondering:   I believe the HOLY BIBLE is without error Infallible Perfect (quick)ALIVE & Powerful Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are you trying to help out here?   You know I am KJV all the way   The others come from the same corrupt mss that the New World Tx (JW) Th

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
So now you are trying to understand what I believe too. I am gonna have a seminar for you & DaveHDavid Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin wrote:> Are you trying to help out here?> You know I am KJV all the wayI'm trying to understand what you believe. There are different kinds of KJV guys. Are

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
DavidM says The problem here is that when you read in the Bible, "the Word" or "the Word of God," you automatically think it is talking about the Bible. Itis not. The Bible did not even exist when these words were writtendown. I said: How about the BIBLE word "scripture" for those fanatics out the

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: > Are you trying to help out here? > You know I am KJV all the way I'm trying to understand what you believe. There are different kinds of KJV guys. Are you 1611 KJV? Do you believe that every jot and tittle of the 1611 KJV is God's perfect and inerrant Word? Or do you believe t

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
Are you trying to help out here?   You know I am KJV all the way   The others come from the same corrupt mss that the New World Tx (JW) That is why for instance the NIV is so in agreement with the NWTI believe the word of God is perfect, inerrant, and alive as the book says. Every jot & title!   Da

RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: >> How many times do I have to say God was the >> Author of all 66 books of the HOLY BIBLE DAVEH: > OK Kevin. If that is the most you are willing > to say about it, I will quit pestering you. So, Kevin, does this mean that you do not believe that the 1611 KJV is the inerrant a

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: The fact that you would even think such a thing as "too inferior" is a sad commentary on Mormonism. I find the LDS attitude of worthiness as repulsive. There is a select crowd who are "worthy" to enter the temple. Many of the problems of full disclosure of LDS beli

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Dave
...am I right about that, Perry?) > Paul is the most likely candidate, but there is no solid proof. > > >> From: Dave >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE >> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Charles Perry Locke
From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:00:20 -0800 Charles Perry Locke wrote: DaveH, no one conclusively knows who wrote Hebrews. DAVEH: That has been prev

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
; Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE>> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:39:26 -0800>>>> DAVEH: Why do you go to such great lengths to avoid telling me who >> you think penned Hebrews, Kevin?&

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
The fact that you would even think such a thing as "too inferior" is a sad commentary on Mormonism. I find the LDS attitude of worthiness as repulsive. There is a select crowd who are "worthy" to enter the temple. Many of the problems of full disclosure of LDS beliefs stem from the idea of Gentiles

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-11 Thread Kevin Deegan
If I told my secretary to take a letter. I speak the words she writes them down. Who was the author? The Word is Inspired & Presevered by GodGod is the Author of His Holy Bible.   Now the supposed transcription by scribes as JoE recieved words that magically appeared in a hat is NO PROBLEM for you?

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
TECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:39:26 -0800 DAVEH: Why do you go to such great lengths to avoid telling me who you think penned Hebrews, Kevin? Kevin Deegan wrote: Joseph Smith, Jr., /The Holy Scriptures, Translated and C

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote:  Do you regard me as being too inferior (due to my LDS beliefs) to carry on a respectful conversation with me?    That is for those thyat are WORTHY and have a Temple recommend. Us Gentiles are not ready for and are not worthy to recieve the meat of Mormonism. DAVE

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Charles Perry Locke
DaveH, no one conclusively knows who wrote Hebrews. Paul is the most likely candidate, but there is no solid proof. From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:39:26 -0800

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Kevin Deegan
 Do you regard me as being too inferior (due to my LDS beliefs) to carry on a respectful conversation with me?    That is for those thyat are WORTHY and have a Temple recommend. Us Gentiles are not ready for and are not worthy to recieve the meat of Mormonism.   How many times do I have to say God

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: Try it real slow again... God was the AUTHOR, the delivery was thru HOLY MEN of God. DAVEH:  Annd.I'll try it again..really slooow...whoo d youuu thik was th HOOOLY MN

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
DAVEH:  Why do you go to such great lengths to avoid telling me who you think penned Hebrews, Kevin? Kevin Deegan wrote: Joseph Smith, Jr., The Holy Scriptures, Translated and Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation, by Joseph Smith, Jr. the Seer ... Plano, Illinois: Published by the Churc

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Kevin Deegan
Try it real slow again... God was the AUTHOR, the delivery was thru HOLY MEN of God.Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin Deegan wrote: God is the Author, the delivery was thru HOLY MEN of God.DAVEH:  Then who do you think penned Hebrews, Kevin?  Is it my imagination, or are you trying to avoid an

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: God is the Author, the delivery was thru HOLY MEN of God. DAVEH:  Then who do you think penned Hebrews, Kevin?  Is it my imagination, or are you trying to avoid answering?  If so.why???  Is it not a reasonable question to ask? God did not use a pervert to deliv

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Kevin Deegan
God is the Author, the delivery was thru HOLY MEN of God. God did not use a pervert to deliver His word.   I believe Judy answered this alsoDave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin Deegan wrote: There is no defense of a book (BoM) that has been changed countless times. The book has been tampered with

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Kevin Deegan
Joseph Smith, Jr., The Holy Scriptures, Translated and Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation, by Joseph Smith, Jr. the Seer ... Plano, Illinois: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph Smith, I.L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee, 1867. This version was severa

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: There is no defense of a book (BoM) that has been changed countless times. The book has been tampered with, it has been cooked. There are no extant copies of the source documents. No BoM sites, NO BoM peoples names recorded in any history, places or documents secula

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Kevin Deegan
There is no defense of a book (BoM) that has been changed countless times. The book has been tampered with, it has been cooked. There are no extant copies of the source documents. No BoM sites, NO BoM peoples names recorded in any history, places or documents secular or otherwise. It was the invent

[TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-10 Thread Judy Taylor
From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  What I do find curious though is why you feel the Bible is inerrant, when you apparently aren't even sure who penned parts of it.  Who do you think wrote Hebrews, Kevin?  DavidM thought you might possibly think Paul did so, but I would like to hear your thoug

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-09 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: There exists more than 24,000 partial & complete manuscript (mss) copies of the bible. They are available for inspection. The existing quotes (of portions of the New Testament) of the Bible number over 86,000 These are found in letters and documents of the "church fa

Re: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-09 Thread Kevin Deegan
There exists more than 24,000 partial & complete manuscript (mss) copies of the bible.They are available for inspection.The existing quotes (of portions of the New Testament) of the Bible number over 86,000These are found in letters and documents of the "church fathers" including several thousand