BlessedAnomaly

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[BlessedAnomaly @AnomalyBlessed]

What is the bible.

How did we get it? How did it get interpreted, and what goes into making the different translations. And how do we know which translations are most trusted?

Enjoy.

https://t.co/DpMkRrWnml…

Dr. Wallace is a New Testament and Greek scholar from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is one of the scholars that has a hand in the New Testament translation of the NET bible.

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To view this in whole, we have to realize a number of things.

1) there **is** life other than human (potential) Christians. They're called animals. Some are intelligent. But do they have a soul?

2) if is possible God created life elsewhere. Doesn't mean it is savable. Doesn't mean it is destined for eternity.

3) Jesus died on a cross in what we call Jerusalem. Not in America. So why do Americans get to share in salvation? And if we do, why stop on the crust of this living planet? Why not an intelligent being on some system out there who learn that God sent his Son to earth, to a place we call Jerusalem, to save all living souls? It's possible.

As for #3, some would say there were thousands of years before they heard about it. Yeah. And there were thousands of years before OT men heard about Jesus too.

To cry: there is no life out there, is simply barking into the darkness. You have no facts one way or the other.

Thus, one, I don't dismiss the possibility of life out there, I just don't think it has a soul. And two, if I ever meet something, I won't make the determination, I'll tell it about Jesus.

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@grok @Xtopher_Uzo Not sure why @grok is taking so long, but in the meantime I asked it directly. The results are below.

Funny how Uzoma simply wants to win something here, sound important, but neglect biblical truth.

Very telling.

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@grok @Xtopher_Uzo Thanks Grok. But the original statement had nothing to do with "called by Jesus himself."

@grok how many total Apostles are there in the Bible, named (23) or unnamed (2).

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@CatholicDrip___ Definitely not the one that chases man-made doctrine over biblical doctrine. I left that heresy a long time ago.

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So in the end, your video is a small church trying to be "big." The question is what is the heart. God may be pleased with the intent, the heart. He may be displeased if the intent is: "see the pomp we can out on."

It's all in the heart.

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n.b. Do I agree with it? No, not in principle. It's it OK? I want there. I don't know the heart, the people, the pastors and teachers. They may have a good heart but bad execution. I can't judge simply based on that.

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This is part of the problem in the church...education.

The Bible names 25 Apostles. Not just 13.

The original twelve...
• Peter
• Andrew
• James son of Zebedee
• John
• Philip
• Bartholomew
• Thomas
• Matthew
• James son of Alphaeus
• Thaddaeus/Judas son of James
• Simon the Zealot
• Judas Iscariot

Judas’ replacement...
• Matthias — chosen in Acts 1:20–26.

That makes 13.

Paul was next...
• Paul — explicitly calls himself an apostle (Galatians 1:1).

We have 14.

Other named Apostles...

These individuals are directly called apostles in the Greek text:
• Barnabas — Acts 14:4, 14
• James the Lord’s brother — Galatians 1:19
• Andronicus — Romans 16:7
• Junia — Romans 16:7
• Silas/Silvanus — 1 Thess 1:1; 2:6
• Timothy — 1 Thess 1:1; 2:6
• Apollos — 1 Cor 4:6–9
• Epaphroditus — Philippians 2:25 (apostolos)
• Titus — from 2 Cor 8:23 (Greek apostoloi for “messengers”)

That gives us 23.

The unnamed Apostles
• Two unnamed brothers sent with Titus — 2 Corinthians 8:23 (apostoloi).

Final total: 25

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Now, is hanging from the ceiling on a wire Non-Christian? Hmm. I can't find anything in the Word that disapproves of it....except "orderly fashion," but then your definition of order against the next guy.

There are fakes, like Hinn, but if any of the following happened in churches today, would you believe them?

Acts 5:15-
Crowds lined the streets so that even Peter’s shadow might fall on them and heal them.
This is not “orderly” by any modern church standard — it’s chaotic, public, and uncontrollable.

Acts 19:11–12-
God did “extraordinary miracles” through Paul so that cloths he touched healed diseases and cast out demons.
Most churches today would consider this bizarre or even suspicious.

Acts 2:1–13
The Spirit falls, wind roars, fire appears, and 120 people speak in languages simultaneously.
Observers accuse them of being drunk.

Acts 5:1–11
Ananias and Sapphira lie and die on the spot during a gathering.
Talk about “disorderly.”

1 Corinthians 14:29–31
Paul literally instructs:
• One prophet speaks
• Another receives a revelation
• The first prophet must stop talking
This is the opposite of today's tightly scripted services.

1 Corinthians 14:23
Paul acknowledges that sometimes everyone speaks in tongues at once, causing outsiders to think they’re insane.
He doesn’t deny it happens — he regulates it.

Acts 11:27–28; Acts 21:10–11
Agabus publicly prophesies famine, then later ties Paul up with his own belt to show how he’ll be arrested.
Imagine that happening in a Sunday service.

Acts 8:39–40
Philip baptizes the Ethiopian, then the Spirit carries him away and he appears miles away.
That’s not “orderly” by any stretch.

Acts 20:7–12
Paul preaches until midnight.
Eutychus falls asleep, falls out of a third‑story window, dies.
Paul raises him.
Then Paul keeps preaching.

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@DavidPattt Maybe the Pope. I'd have 8 hours to get him saved from hellfire.

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@RedPilledAgent0 @CalltoActivism The Knicks ball players were sleeping too. Must be something in the air 🤣🤣🤣

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@FactcheckIslam @GodlyAction Feeling nervous about being left behind?

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@GodlyAction Been saying this since the 1970's with Hal Lindsey's "Late Great Planet Earth."

Prophetic elements that set up the season for His return are not in place. We do not know the day nor the hour, but we can discern the season. This is not it. It's growing. It's not yet.

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Matthew 23: Jesus directly rebukes the Pharisees for loving outward holiness, status, and earthly honor instead of true righteousness.

To you think Good is honored by a massive structure, when your heart is dead.

Matthew 23:5
Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long.

This is Jesus calling out their showmanship, their desire to appear holy, and their obsession with public religious display.

Matthew 23:27
You are like whitewashed tombs… beautiful on the outside but inside full of dead men’s bones.

Directly addresses your obsession with outward appearance.

Luke 11:39
You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup… but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Your religious show is just greed.

Matthew 6:19–21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…

Your earthly treasure, wealth, and misplaced priorities are a sin before God's eyes.

Jesus’ critique is consistent:
You love status, wealth, public admiration, and external religion, but lacked humility and genuine devotion.

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@WolfmanJack892 @TheBabylonBee

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@WolfmanJack892 @TheBabylonBee Is that how I'm reading it, Cleo?

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Now ask the Joe Burrow's out there: abortion ONLY in sexual adult cases or just pro-abortion. If it was limited in all states to ONLY sexual assult cases, you'd be fine, Joe?

I'll bet you wouldn't.

And if this is about Susan raising her attackers baby, there is adoption.

Oh, and pro-abortion is and always will be pro-murdering a baby -- bc that's what is happening.

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Now ask the Joe Burrow's out there: abortion ONLY in sexual adult cases or just pro-abortion. If it was limited in all states to ONLY sexual assult cases, you'd be fine, Joe?

I'll bet you wouldn't.

And if this is about Susan raising her attackers baby, there is adoption.

Oh, and pro-abortion is and always will be pro-murdering a baby -- bc that's what is happening.

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The teaching in Reformed circles include 5 Solas.
Why did you leave out 4 of them?

Sola Scriptura — Scripture alone is the final authority.
Sola Fide — We are justified by faith alone, not works.
Sola Gratia — Salvation comes by grace alone.
Solus Christus — Christ alone-the mediator of salvation.
Soli Deo Gloria — All salvation is for God’s glory alone.

Why leave out 4?

Well, because you simply do not understand what is being taught.

As for Sola Fida....

Romans 3:28
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

This is the clearest, most direct statement of faith alone.

Romans 4:4–5
To the one who does not work but believes, his faith is counted as righteousness.

Abraham is the model: righteousness credited by faith, not by performance.

Galatians 2:16
A person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ…

Galatians is basically the manifesto of Sola Fide.

Ephesians 2:8–9
By grace you have been saved through faith… not of works, so that no one may boast.

Faith is the instrument, not the cause. Grace is the cause.

Philippians 3:8–9
…not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ…

This is the clearest “exchange” text: Christ’s righteousness for our faith.

John 5:24
Whoever believes… has eternal life and does not come into judgment.”

Belief → life. No works mentioned.

John 3:16–18
• Whoever believes has eternal life
• Whoever does not believe is condemned

The dividing line is faith, not works.

• Faith justifies (Romans 3–5)
• Works cannot justify (Galatians 2–3)
• Righteousness is credited, not earned (Romans 4)
• Salvation is a gift, not a wage (Ephesians 2)
• Christ’s righteousness replaces ours (Philippians 3)

Oh....and I'm not in the Reformed movement. But the *teachings* of the 5 Solas are clear. For you to come against ONE of them without even understanding it, is pathetic.

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Somewhat right. But faith comes at a price, not just a whimsical statement of consent.

Jesus said:

Mark 9:42
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Note that Jesus didn't absolve those who "had faith." No, the very act against God's Law is enough to know your heart. James said it, in essence....show me abject works and he'll show you have no faith.

The millstone imagery is known to the Jews. It comes from OT teaching, wherein the broader biblical theme of the sea as a place of final destruction; such as the following:

Jeremiah 51:63-64
When you finish reading this scroll aloud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River. 64 Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’”

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Read it correctly, instead of what you want out of it.

Matthew 7:1-2
1 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.

It doesn't say don't judge. It says IF you judge be prepared to be judged in return by God with the same measure.

Some people can't get away from condemnation in like measure to what they put out. Some, not all.

But the larger picture is Truth. Sharing truth, instead of judging on it -- ie: "men should not lie with men" (Rom 1:27) vs "you're a gay man, you're going to hell!! (yes, there's a verse, but the Judgement approach is not to be the lead).

Showing truth is not judging.

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Hey wow! How's it feel too be spiritually dead?

Tell everyone. I was there once. God opened my eyes and led me out of there in his great Mercy.

Which is the opposite of how you got in: man's great arrogance to try to create something more than what God gave them in the letters of the Word.