No, don't change anything you've taken from pagan doctrine because in essence, Christianity's mostly pagan anyhow because that's where it's derived. There are some good things attached to Christianity like love and service, but that other stuff is mostly fable and derived from other religions.
Stop playing games with God and join the brethren. We want to see you in heaven enjoying the gift of salvation with the saints. Call on Him JayRob and be blessed!
RB, I KNOW you read my above post disputing Matthew's prophecy taken from Isaiah 7. I'm sure you understood it as well, that's why you didn't comment on it. There's truth to it, truth that you can't refute or you obviously would've tried. If you can refute it and prove it to be untrue, PLEASE do so. I welcome you to do so. My mind is open to learning, how about yours?
JayRob, I read that you formed a false opinion about Matthew. In fact, the entire bible is false to you, so what's your point?!
Not only do I know it, but I believe you do to. Again, show me that my post is untrue.
I showed you, but you refuse to listen. I'm sticking to the word as Christ instructed. You're doing everything you can to draw people away from the word of God. That sounds like something similar to what Satan did with the angels, you know, lead billions away from God. Why do you wish to continue in Satan's footsteps? What did God ever do to you?
So who was Christ praying to when he was on the cross? Who supposedly raised him up? If what you're saying is true, that they were the same PERSON, this has to mean that Christ was never dead to begin with simply because a dead man can't raise himself from the dead.
Again, what part of the following don't you understand? Matthew 1:23 clearly state "they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us."
RB, you took one verse from Isaiah 7:14 without combining it with the verses before and after it. That's how you do research in the bible. Isaiah was talking about a woman giving birth to a child, then naming him Immanuel (meaning "god is with us"), to show Ahaz that the prophecy was to come to pass about two kings being defeated. The prophecy came to pass during Ahaz's time.
Whomever wrote the book of Matthew simply took a verse and falsely used it to predict Jesus's coming. That verse has long ago proven to be wrong. Matthew 1:23 has nothing to do with a prohecy concerning Jesus.
Again, it will be impossible for you to see this if you're not a believer. The following verses will prove Christ was spoken of in the great book of Isaiah(Esaias). Mat 4:14, Mat 8:17, Mat 12:17, Mat 13:14, Luke 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke 4:20 And
he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luke 4:21 And he began to say unto them,
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Christ was quoting Isaiah 61, Christ purposely did not finish verse 2 because that day has not been fulfilled.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
No misery or hate here because it makes no sense at all to hate something that's fiction.
He's real JayRob, and He loves you. Return that love to your Creator, and receive His blessings.
