Daniel Norman

Disciple of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father of three

[Daniel Norman @DanNorman88]

@The_Kyle_Mann Beast games!

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@PLeithart Brilliant, thanks!

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@RO8s @calvinrobinson The Witch of Endor is surely not a model for us (Lev 19:31; Deut 18:10-11)? Also it's very clear that Samuel needed to *come* to our world for communication... so again this isn't the example it might seem to be...

1 Cor 15:29 is descriptive and not necessarily prescriptive...

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@ssimonnin What a coincidence - I read that only last week, amazing illustration!

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@patriarchysons @xtianherring Was David's repentance genuine? Wasn't he found out and exposed after a long period of adultery? It would be wise to simply reflect on how you yourself are not invincible to falling, and run to the Saviour for the grace to remain faithful, praying "forgive us AS we have forgiven"

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@JasonDeBer43401 @sola_chad James is quite clear that it's those who *say* they have faith and yet do not demonstrate it with works that he writes against. Even the demons have "faith" in that sense, as James says.

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 I love and respect the Fathers, read them regularly, gladly receiving what accords with scripture, but knowing even St. Peter needed correction sometimes (Gal.2:14). Can you list which Fathers were verifiably, directly taught by a named apostle? I only know of 4 with extant works

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 See Deut. 8:3 which explains that the bread from heaven was to teach: men do not live by bread alone but by every word of God. John 6 is a recapitulation of the Exodus, and Jesus claims to be the bread from heaven. He's not claiming to be literal bread, but the fulfillment of it

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 And eating manna from heaven always symbolized eating the word of God - man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Jesus explained this connection explicitly.

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 Where did mention of the Eucharist come from in John 6? I'm referring to the call Christ gave to his disciples years before the institution of his Supper. They did not literally eat his flesh in response to his call in John 6, they did believe in his word however.

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 Did the disciples respond by literally eating his flesh?

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@JamesRo69412444 @Truth_matters20 Peter is comparing the baptism of a believer with the baptism of Noah, also a believer... Noah believed God and God saved him through the water. Baptism without faith like Noah's is meaningless.

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@RomaEvangelist @Truth_matters20 Believing is eating and drinking, see verse 40... The disciples who didn't reject Jesus' call to eat his flesh and drink his blood did... what exactly? They believed in him. See verse 68.

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@HoldenCCole @Truth_matters20 What did the disciples who remained with Jesus after he said this, do? Did they get out cutlery to tuck in to the flesh of Jesus? Or did they say John 6:68 "to whom shall we go? You alone have the words of eternal life"...

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@M_Leonhart9 @Sola_Requiem The infinitely perfect God can and will only accept those who are perfect. What man is perfect? We are all condemned to God's eternal and righteous punishment in hell if we do not believe in and belong to that one perfect man, Jesus Christ.

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@PLeithart @_Theopolis Thank you very much Peter!

Thank you also for your stimulating book 'Deep Exegesis' - I particularly enjoyed your comparison of understanding a joke to understanding scripture; if only we were as steeped in the scriptures as we ought to be, we would 'get it' more often!