tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post6304424141554355277..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Biblical Justification - Luke 11:21Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-51559563941064055062013-01-10T02:14:10.389+01:002013-01-10T02:14:10.389+01:00Actually nothing in the original Greek says anythi...Actually nothing in the original Greek says anything at all about the Devil. Gill was a Hyper-Calvinist. His Interpretation of this passage is utter nonsense. The word Devil or Satan is not found ANYWHERE in the original Greek text, the Devil is not even implied. Below is the original Greek followed by the word for word English translation. <br /><br />ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρὸς καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ·<br /><br />ὅταν when <br />ὁ the <br />ἰσχυρὸς strong [man] <br />καθωπλισμένος being armed<br />φυλάσσῃ might keep <br />τὴν the <br />ἑαυτοῦ of himself <br />αὐλήν house<br />ἐν in <br />εἰρήνῃ peace <br />ἐστὶν are <br />τὰ the <br />ὑπάρχοντα possessions <br />αὐτοῦ of himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-76639802196324765722011-03-10T10:00:51.634+01:002011-03-10T10:00:51.634+01:00So, can I take it that we all agree biblical justi...So, can I take it that we all agree biblical justification for gun ownership is foolish?<br /><br />C'mon, I know there are others out there who are just champing at the bit to defend this crap. Where's Bob S. when we really need him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-54443093948577071452011-03-10T07:48:53.960+01:002011-03-10T07:48:53.960+01:00Westboro is what it is. A group of a-holes. The...Westboro is what it is. A group of a-holes. They are not Baptist and they are not a church. They may meet a few qualifications in order to meet IRS standards but that makes them only more despicable.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79617243841200475252011-03-10T04:00:20.687+01:002011-03-10T04:00:20.687+01:00Sorry on the Westboro reference, I have to admit I...Sorry on the Westboro reference, I have to admit I only read the Wikpedia brief on them and him.<br />My point is that I hate peoples personal interpretations of religion.Dannythemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989960286856430952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-52731523472387380372011-03-09T16:33:51.917+01:002011-03-09T16:33:51.917+01:00Danny, there are a couple of ways in which the Phe...Danny, there are a couple of ways in which the Phelps family are deficient as a real church.<br /><br />Like not having any member who is actually a trained or ordained member of the faith they claim to practice.<br /><br />Or the fact they are widely classified not as a church, but as a hate group, regardless of tax status.<br /><br />Or the fact that the religion they claim to follow is not what they actually profess, and they are repudiated by the organizations that actually DO follow primitive Baptist and/or Calvinist doctrines.<br /><br />But of course, to know the difference, you have to first know what the doctrines are of primitive Baptists and Calvinists and other varieties of Christianity, both modern and historical.<br /><br />I don't know all that many people who can speak with any depth on their own religion, much less on any others. MikeB pointed that out here, brilliantly.<br /><br />You kinda underlined that for him, I think.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-80828848465852835952011-03-09T15:29:46.287+01:002011-03-09T15:29:46.287+01:00WBC is a government recognized religious instituti...WBC is a government recognized religious institution, and is therefore tax exempt. The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles.<br /><br />OK, they think they are a church group, and they are tax exempt as a church, so??Dannythemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989960286856430952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-49243578580145415062011-03-09T14:41:39.051+01:002011-03-09T14:41:39.051+01:00I'm and atheist and it's disconcerting tha...I'm and atheist and it's disconcerting that people would use the bible as their primary justification for public policy.Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-3850206558304435772011-03-09T14:03:59.933+01:002011-03-09T14:03:59.933+01:00by the way, dannytheman, The Westboro Baptist Chur...by the way, dannytheman, The Westboro Baptist Church is not a religion. They are a scam run by lawyers to deliberately piss people off into reacting so they can sue their asses. Police forces, towns and if they are lucky some one who just won the powerball lottery.<br />Their only morality is sheer and utter GREED!microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-57064891919853780382011-03-09T14:00:17.964+01:002011-03-09T14:00:17.964+01:00Mike, I had to get right back to you. I did a litt...Mike, I had to get right back to you. I did a little cross checking and found stats and maps which co-relate almost exactly diabetes, pass port ownership, gun ownership and deaths by fire arms....<br />You could over lay the maps and just get a deeper and deeper shade of BLACK! Thank you for the suggestion.microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-78956325878389799222011-03-09T13:38:58.743+01:002011-03-09T13:38:58.743+01:00"What's your opinion? Isn't it prett..."What's your opinion? Isn't it pretty silly when pro-gun guys get all pseudo-intellectual on us and try to quote the Bible? Isn't it embarrassing when they get it so wrong?"<br /><br />Your questions are always tinged with sarcasm and prejudice.<br /><br />But I can agree, I dislike anyone using versus of any religious belief to back up their views. <br />I do not like the way the Westboro Baptist group interprets their reading of the bible, I don't like it when radical Muslims misread the Koran, I don't like it when the Protestant English attempted to use religion to exterminate millions of Catholic Irish.<br /><br />Now, all that being said, and understanding that I don't like it one bit, I can also step over and realize the have every RIGHT to say/believe it.<br /><br />The bible, IMHO, is full of contradictions, between the Old Testament and the new. It is one reason I stay away from recognizing any one religion.<br />I believe in a higher power, just not any ones religions written description of it.Dannythemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989960286856430952noreply@blogger.com