Ibanez wrote:Bisonfanatical wrote:
Funny that you continually attack at me as if you are a professing Christian?
I also was raised a Christian, born again baptised in the name of Jesus. .. that was great ... until I found out that the name above all names started as Yeshua 2000 years ago and thru the ongoing evolution of the Christian faith, that also was changed about 500 years ago to Jesus?
That is a deal breaker
My beliefs now are my own and I will keep them as my own?
We are exchanging views about what the bible says vs what we want it to say .. lol
I acknowledge the biblical connection between Ishmael and Jacob. ... but Muhammed is another story entirely, for he is not Ishmael.
My point is that even though all 3 have ties of sorts, or so they believe, to the God of the Israelites .... if you examine their belief system and their bibles and their need to dominate each other (world conquest) thru killing if necessary, they are light years from each other. Except for their arrogance ... lol
And to clear the record ... christians are not trying to hijack my religion, I am no more an Israelite than anyone else, just sharing what the bible says, not what we want it to say.
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Born again and now you’re what exactly? I’m trying to understand where you are - is it a fringe religion that’s diluted/ distorted the original intent and message? That’s not an attack, it’s an educated guess. I hold Mormons in the same regard.
What exactly does my level of practice matter as long as I speak knowledgeably on a subject?
And I’m not attacking you, snowflake. I’m pointing out that you are willfully ignoring Church history. You have a biased view, not surprising and totally understood.
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At this time, I am not attached with a western, or eastern denomination or any other church for that matter. I study the Tanakh (old testament) trying to learn/understand it the way it WAS written and not the way OUR churches have twisted it.
Christians primarily declare old testament obsolete when it suits their purposes, and for good reason, because you can not buy into that stuff if you know the truth.
I am searching for all of truth. Words have meaning and the only people that distort the truth are denominations that do things forbidden in the OT, inventing a new faith based on things that are forbidden in this original OT book.
2000 years ago ALL that existed was the OT, when the Messiah walked the earth there was NO NEW TESTAMENT YET, and there was no Koran either, so we should at least understand the original book? When he said "have you not read" or "it is written"
He was pointing to the TANAKH. The book of Deuteronomy, which is the 5th Book of the Torah (Law). It states that you can't add to or take away from the Law (5 books of Moses) and verse 13 (i believe) says to stone anyone who tries to change ANYTHING in those 5 books ... priests or Mommy or anyone.
No reasonable person can say that the God who never changes .... changed ... but yet never changes ...lol
As for your faith, it is your business, but because you almost became a priest does not make you an authority of truth, just knowledgeable about your church, right or wrong.
I AM willfully ignoring Church history, because it is not compatable with the words of the God in the OT. my view is biased by what scripture says my friend.
I was VERY HAPPY as a born again baptised Christian ... learning the truth has been a hard path ... but it is what it is.
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What the hell are you talking about? Christianity and Judaism are Middle Eastern and have become the dominant religions in the West. I'm not sure you can call them "western" theologies though. Sushi is popular in the America though I wouldn't call it a western delicacy. I don't see how the absorption of pagan myths and rituals makes them "western." 
If you're looking for eternal salvation, you owe yourself that much.