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Plus he was circumcised, though later in life than the usual Jewish boy. Doesn't that make you wonder why God would put him over members of the body of Christ when, according to your doctrine, he wasn't a member of the body of Christ? Only according to your doctrine. Everyone who was baptized...

"Too nice"...thankyou, in the name of Jesus Christ...the Jew. "In whom" were water baptized both Jewish and Gentile believes. Were they not "nice"?

Yes, "The end of the world". I was hoping @Nick M could remind me of which prophesy he was referring to.

The only thing that seems clear about the authorship of Hebrews, is that the writer seems very familiar with the workings of Judaism. I see in the book the passing away of the old testimony, and the bringing in of the new, better testimony.

? What happened to the first part of my response? Correct, if you are referring to anything but nine of the ten commandments given to Moses on the mount. Sabbaths are passed away. You need to elaborate, as I don't know which prophesy you mean. Agreed, and that mystery is supplied in Col...

Why? I know those things are wrong because it is written in my heart. (Rom 2:15)

Do you think it is OK to steal, murder, lie, or commit adultery?

It wasn't an insult. It was the result of your reaction to my post citing Paul's use of the words bishop and pastor...which both mean "shepherd". To hold to some idea that just because Paul never "said" the word "sheep" in any of his epistles makes Gentile believers somehow different or less...

I will re-post my answer... What applies to me is the Law of Christ. Love God with all your heart, strength, mind, and soul, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. As not murdering, not stealing, not telling lies, and not committing adultery, etc. are covered by both the Law of Moses and...

I agree. Luke wrote some of the words that Paul spoke though, including Acts 20:28-29. If you want to be Pharisaic about it, you are right. If you want to really think about it though, he does indeed write about bishops and pastors, which are comparable to shepherds. I "consider" it very much.

Paul did write using these words..."Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in...

Manifest it. Do you obey Him? I obey both laws of Christ. Love God with all your heat, soul, strength, and mind, and love your neighbor as you love myself. Again, you've lost me ??? OK. No, I don't think that. Wouldn't you prefer to be with the Lord than to keep on living here? I do. You...

By "divide", I only see the division inherent in MAD. Two churches instead of just one founded on the "rock" that Jesus is the Son of God.

I don't know why you see the possible authorship of Hebrews by Paul that way. Reading Hebrews this morning, I was impressed by the author's attempts to make a case for the NT being better than the OT...to the Jews ! The author's presentation of grace over Law is clearly at the heart of the whole...

I can't agree. That I can agree with. Perhaps, but in 1994, pres. Clinton's US was sending troops to the middle East and the war in former Yugoslavia was raging. Pro-abortion was being slowly eased into the lime-light , and Ebola was a "thing" as was ISIS. In 2014, the problems in pres...

Do you think they have the wherewithal to form any kind of alliance? Do you think it would be as powerful as NATO ? There would be no war had Putin not made war.

Is there anything to be gained by knowing who wrote Hebrews? It won't change a single word of the epistle. I love the book of Hebrews. It ties the old ways to Jesus, and to His supersession of them.

That would be the Russian version of events, for sure. Including the predicted "he will". How do you think Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and the rest of the old Iron Curtain countries feel?

Do you really see a difference between what I said and what you posted here? I don't. Jesus established His eternal kingdom in the hearts of all those who submitted to Him as their Lord. I know, as you are always referring to Jews only by nation and not by their religion. Whether it is Judaism...

Are you looking for disciples of Christ, or are you looking for apostles?