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Post by John on Nov 25, 2018 7:36:53 GMT -5
I want to take a moment to personally welcome Abdicate to Narrow Way Forums. Abdicate, I am glad you decided to join. If you have time, it would be great if you would introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself. I hope you enjoy being part of Narrow Way, and I look forward to getting to know you.
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Post by Abdicate on Nov 25, 2018 10:34:47 GMT -5
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Post by Abby-Joy on Nov 25, 2018 12:48:49 GMT -5
It's nice to meet you, Abdicate... welcome to Narrow Way!
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Cletus
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Post by Cletus on Nov 25, 2018 18:55:48 GMT -5
Greetings.
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Post by justinadams on Nov 26, 2018 8:16:22 GMT -5
I want to take a moment to personally welcome Abdicate to Narrow Way Forums. Abdicate, I am glad you decided to join. If you have time, it would be great if you would introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself. I hope you enjoy being part of Narrow Way, and I look forward to getting to know you.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
I've been a Christian for, wow!, 40 years now - how time flies! I've learned many things over those years and had to unlearn many of them as well. I believe the word of God has many dual meanings and it is from God Himself in the originals. I love mathematics so to discover complex mathematical equations in Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 is really God's signature which is a great treat for me. Since the universe is so amazingly complex, so would His written word. I also love science (the discovery of God's creation) and the ignorant scientists that constantly prove the word of God is true - because they do not know the word of God. Nothing discovered would ever contradict the word of God, so if it seems to, the science is wrong. Evolution ( evilution is my spelling for it) is not scriptural in any way shape or form, but a new religion to do away with Jesus. In fact, those not afraid of the truth of science have found that indeed the universe is young and that the speed of light is not constant. But that's a few threads subject.
Jesus! He is in every part of the scriptures from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 and then some. It just takes some digging to find the gems that point to Him. He is my Savior. He is my love.
I am not a date-setter but I know we're coming up soon on His return to take the faithful virgins away in harpazo (rapture) before the wrath comes. I use harpazo because I'm tired of people blowing their tops that "rapture" is not found in the scriptures - but harpazo is, 13 times in Greek scriptures and once in the Hebrew scriptures translated into the Greek Septuagint by the rabbis. Harpazo means "a violent snatching away to keep one out of harm's way."
Because a book I read said that from the command to rebuild the city to the birth of Israel was such and such a number of day, I wrote my own program to see if it was so. Doing my own homework I found the number to be incorrect. In fact, the author of the book revised his book (not because of me by no means) and he still got it wrong. In the end, it took me 10 years to write the whole chronology of man. I wrote a free study on the Chronology of Man According to the Scriptures. I used only the scriptures and not history books. I've added a graphical time-line to show the passage of time through the lens of the scriptures and a linear abridged version of the book. If you're interested it's on my site (that's now 20 years old! ) at www.abdicate.net Someday I'll revise the Resurrection Day part of the book to reflect the truth discovered once I got back to the originals and away from tradition.
I don't belong to any denomination (though I was a Catholic as a child - altar-boy and all, got saved and went to Methodists, and then Independent Baptist, and when I left home to be on my own, I then received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and stopped with that foolishness - to me). Jesus said make disciples, not buildings. These are my thoughts and no intended to judge anyone's own path. As I see it, I've graduated from each step in learning about God and having a relationship with Him. As long as you keep searching for the truth, you will get it. We have to be prepared to receive the truth. After all, do I let my 3 year-old drive a car? Christianity is no different. We are all learning. After all Paul said,
Is a baby weak? Sure, but that's not a bad state to be in - for a baby. Even a teenager is weak when it comes to the hardships of life. It's not meant to be disparaging, just a simple fact. We are all in different stages of learning, and it never ends. In many ways I am a sage, but in far more ways I'm still a babe in Christ even after 40 years. Moses learned the truth at 40, but acted as he was taught. God sent him away for 40 more years to learn God's way, and then Moses returned to do God's work. We are all weak in the eyes of the Lord, but He is our Strength! Praise the Lord for the Comforter, 1 John 2:27.
Well, there you have it. A bit more than "a little" huh?
Welcome bro.
And the day Yeshua arose is the Sabbath... you will get around to editing your great document one of these days.
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Post by Abdicate on Nov 26, 2018 9:51:06 GMT -5
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Post by justinadams on Nov 27, 2018 7:17:42 GMT -5
Oh dear. Sorry. (not) I have only had one or two over the last year see it this way. So you have your work cut out bro!! Thousands of years of doctrinal mush is very hard to penetrate. Like swimming uphill in molasses.
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Post by 4hizglory37 on Nov 28, 2018 2:48:31 GMT -5
Welcome Abdicate!
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Post by Abdicate on Nov 28, 2018 22:01:04 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by justinadams on Dec 3, 2018 8:25:24 GMT -5
Thanks I have a question for you Abdicate. Years ago I saw a Christian publication that equated the NAILS with Justice and Mercy in perfect balance. They referred to the Cross. In your Hebraic studies, have you come across the letters/words in the original text that might shed some light on this. Thanks in anticipation.
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Post by Abdicate on Dec 3, 2018 19:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by Abdicate on Jan 2, 2019 22:09:25 GMT -5
Goodbye all. God bless.
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2019 4:55:34 GMT -5
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