Subj : Today's Thought
To   : Newborn
From : George Pope
Date : Fri Oct 14 2005 09:02:00

N>       The Talmud is a rabbinic DISCUSION on Jewish law, Jewish ethics,
N>       and Jewish customs.  Unlike the Torah it is filled with Jewish mystics
N>       legends and stories.  It consists of the Mishnah and the Gemara (often
N>       used interchangeably.  The Mishnah is basically the Rabbis own expansi
N>       of Jewish Law and Literature which is man's interpretaion hardly God's

Like I said, Exodus clearly validates the Mishnah (Moses brought down the Torah
AND the Mishnah, it says)

N>        At first I didn't recognize the term 'xian', then I realized it was a
N>        corruption of the term 'christian', much like 'xmas' is for 'christma
N>        My comment still stands there are 'false' bibles out there contain
N>        the 66 books of Canon.  The problem is the Hebrew and Greek texts are
N>        from corrupted manuscripts and in error.  The 'received text' found
N>        in the King James version is the correct one.

The abbreviation "Xian" was first used by the oldest apostolic churches, as a
reasonable abbreviation

Xmas naturally derives from the same root -- to pronounce it "ex-mass" is as
erroneous as pronouncing "Dr" as "derrr"

You probably mis-presume that using "Xian" instead of "Christian" is a negative
diminutive, when the originators of it thought exactly the opposite (because
"X"(in Greek) was the first character of "Xristos"("Christ") it was considered
to have special honour, and to use it singularly  without explanation was proof
that he had his own clear identity that was greater than the expected confusion
of using a single letter. . ..
(eg. how when we say "the F-word" everybody KNOWS which of the 10's of
thousands of words starting with "F" is meant, because it has gained its own
significane/notoriety above all others.

You really need to stop criticizing based on your own erroneous presumptions.

Because I care,
|<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))




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N>  > So he wished all men would have had a wife die?
N>  > 
N>      No, but he did recognize a life devoted to the service of God and
N>      forsoke marriage to achive that purpose.
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N> Newborn
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N> Christianity is a personal relationship, not a religion
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