@butforwales Romans 11 say that that is part of God's plan and test( Deut 13 talks about testing as well)to bring a certain number of Gentiles into the Nation of Israel and make them jealous to salvation.
It is a very Jewish trope.
@butforwales Deut 13 provides the canon or guideline for any future prophet, miracle doer, wiseman to be judged by. If his message didnt comport with what has been revealed in the Torah, say Deut 13, ignore him and stone him because he will lead you astray.
@NotionAdeptus "Let us not forget the Huguenots: the union of worldliness and industriousness, of more refined customs and Christian severity, has hitherto never been more beautifully represented."
@NotionAdeptus You are likely thinking of Mark 4:11–12, which states:
...everything is in parables; so that"they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.'"
@NotionAdeptus "I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind." --- Lord Bacon
@PageauJonathan The NT defines as "All man" as Jew and Gentile, not every single human being, @PageauJonathan . You assume the wrong NT understanding of "All"....
@OrthoBroGeorg@valorthodoxia The Apostles decided faith based topics without any gentile elders present. And used the OT Scriptures that were not decided by any councils previously, to say the least.
@GeorgeNicholasK@valorthodoxia No...The English Bibles use the masoretic text. And the LXX greek texts that even the Orthodox have used the texts from Jewish sources according to Origen who had a major influence on its manuscript translation.
@WithinAllOfUs@ZachWLambert Dude, it is very basic: Do not use the organs that are intended for the sewage as for coitus. Since it is a natural perversion.
VERY BASIC.