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(...) Yes. His siblings James, Joses, Simon, and Judas are mentioned in Matthew 13:55; this crew plus their sisters are mentioned in Mark 6:3; and brother James is mentioned again in Galations 1:19, and probably wrote the Epistle of James as well as (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Eve (...) I don't think incest would have necessarily been an issue then, from a medical standpoint anyway. With a relatively "pure" gene pool, for example from 1st to 5th generations since Creation, incestual couplings would produce far fewer (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I didn't know Mr. and Mrs. OfNazareth(aka Mary and Joseph) had other kids. Seriously though, does anyone know where it tells about His brothers and/or sisters? I've always heard He had brothers but never read it anywhere. Also, where did the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think he had a sister named Faith. {:^D Bill? (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I thought that it said that we were saved by Jesus. :D Ben Roller (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Most definitely, tons of it. Usually comes from having preconceived ideas or from a lack of drawing conclusions until processing all of the facts. The bible must be viewed as a whole to try to get the overall picture. Too many christians make (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I didn't want to be picky, so I almost didn't post this, but... It's important to realize that not every religion has a God. That is, I think, one of the more common differences between Eastern and Western religions. Ben Roller (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I wouldn't say "some" disagreement. :) Ben Roller (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) brought (...) Abel (...) find (...) That was the point above about the 130 years, enough people could have existed at that point to have migrated to Nod and settled. 130 years is a long time. It's 135 years back to the civil war, to put that (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I didn't even see his message till I saw a reply to Selcuk's reply to it on another group - I had stopped reading .reveiws. Hey... you know the saying, "don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" <g>. Let them creep out of hiding and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) First off, my translation of the original, hebrew 2nd commandment: "You shall not make yourself any statue and any picture". It originally told the Jews not to create or worship images and/or statues of the dieties. These were very common (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's, IMO, just to explain it so that there was no incest. I don't see why it couldn't be true though (as it is not mentioned either way in the Bible). As far as I'm concerned, if it's not mentioned, it didn't neccessarily happen or (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Isn't there some disagreement over this between the various christian sects? Kevin (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) have (...) meant (...) Well, if God's going to hold you accountable for what you've done with what you know. (And that's the impression I get from reading Romans 1 and 2) Then don't you think He would take the time and make the effort to let (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yep. Not only that, but he'll bear a mark on his forehead, the curse mark. (...) Actually, there are many other theories that say that even though Adam and Eve were the first couple, they weren't the only one. That God had later created other (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) or (...) Oooh, one more thing. I found in Psalm 93 where it says that God is clothed with majesty and strength. I know it's in a poetic format, but I betcha if you could see God, there'd be so much beauty and light surrounding Him (like Isaiah (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) or (...) Okay, well that obviously isn't in the Royal Book. And it doesn't really make sense. Here, in the perfect Garden of Eden, where there's no sin, except for a serpent. I honestly know nothing of Lilith. It's not a good policy to drag in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) hurmph. I have still yet to see anything that tells me that God "cares" (not to mention exists). The only reason that I can't say I don't believe in god is that I admit the possibility that such a being does exist, and it's beyond me to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) commandments (...) grace (...) book (...) That's not at all what those verses say. Gal 3:18 is as follows: For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham BY PROMISE. Abraham had nothing to do with (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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