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- For those who enjoyed journeying with me thru Genesis thus far I regret to announce that I will no longer be posting anything to Christian Forums dot net. Sorry; but I have to go. /

- I have yet to encounter the term "sin nature" in the New Testament. I suspect somebody coined it as a substitute for the flesh that Paul often spoke of in his letters. ● Rom 8:8 . .They that are in the flesh cannot please God. The koiné Greek word for flesh is sarx (sarx); which basically...

- Continuing from post #13 Ecclesiastes 2:7b-8a ● Ecc 2:7b . . I also acquired more cattle, both herds and flocks, than all who were before me in Jerusalem. It's interesting Solomon should mention he was a bigger cattle baron than all who were before him. What was he doing? Competing? Can...

- Continuing from post #61 Genesis 2:21-22a ● Gen 2:21a-22a . . So the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon the man; and, while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that spot. And the Lord God fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into a woman; The Hebrew word...

- ● Gal 4:6 . . And because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of His son into your hearts calling out: Abba! Father. That passage reveals something very important. The spirit of God's son always compels Christ's believing followers to call out to his Father, never to his mother, and...

- Genesis is handy for comparing early humanity's condition with today's. For example the results of a Swedish study posted in the Nov 28, 2017 issue of the New York Times suggests that owning a dog is linked to a reduced risk of cardio-vascular disease and death. Common experience also...

- The US Army unit in which I served didn't go to Vietnam till 1968. My enlistment was up in 1964. The only actions I took part in was the Cuban missile crisis and riot control in Mississippi. /

- According to Gen 2:18-20, misogyny (hatred of women) and misandry (hatred of men) were not in the divine plan. ● Ps 82:5 . . They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. It could also be said that all the foundations of...

- Ishmael never lost his status as one of Abraham's biological sons (Gen 25:9). However, he did lose his status as one of Abraham's legal sons and that is a very important aspect seeing as how Ishmael outranked Isaac in the birth order. The common laws of Abraham's day (e.g. the Code of...

- One of the five Illogical Arguments is one called an Argument From Silence, which reasons (illogically) that if something isn't clearly stated, then it's inferred from the silence that there was nothing to state. Regarding the scene depicted at Matt 17:1-4, a fellow student in one of my past...

- Continuing from post #8 Ecclesiastes 2:4-7a ● Ecc 2:4a . . I multiplied my possessions. Even the poor have this opportunity-- to multiply their possessions --and some are pretty good at it in their own way. It's not unusual to see a homeless person with a shopping cart or a bicycle piled...

- I've yet to receive a response from Reba; so, I've decided to post an Ecclesiastes comment every two days, beginning with today, and see how that works out. FYI: Even by posting a comment every day, it takes very nearly two months to complete a full, verse by verse, journey thru the book...

- Continuing from post #51 Genesis 2:18-20 ● Gen 2:18 . .Yhvh God said: It's not good for Adam to be solitary; I will make a fitting helper for him. "a fitting helper" is from two Hebrew words. "Fitting" is from neged (neh' ghed) which means: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a...

- I've yet to receive a response from Reba; so, I've decided to post a Genesis comment every two days, beginning with today, and see how that works out. FYI: Even by posting a comment every day, it takes roughly eight months to complete a full, verse by verse, journey thru the book of...

- I'm far more concerned about the forum's viewers. I don't like to keep them waiting lest they lose interest. I once heard tell of an autistic boy who said to his dad that airplanes fly so high because he isn't afraid of heights. You see in the boy's mind, air traffic control is designed...

What do you feel would be an appropriate amount of interval between Bible posts . . one day, two, a week, a month? /

What do you feel would be an appropriate amount of interval between Bible posts . . one day, two, a week, a month? /

- Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 ● Ecc 2:1-2 . . I said to myself: Come, I will treat you to merriment. Taste mirth! That too, I found, was futile. Of revelry I said: It's mad! Of merriment: What good is that? The only problem with a natural high is that it's so transitory. Joy and excitement are...

- -- Parenthesis -- The ban on the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, was tempered by a carte blanche to eat fruits from all the rest of the trees; including the tree of life. So it's not like God pigeonholed Adam and forced him to eat from the wrong tree in order to survive. Earlier, in...

- Continuing from post #47 Genesis 2:15-17 ● Gen 2:15-17 . .The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you...