Abortion Memorial ServiceBabies in Hell?Hi Beads Please forgive me for appearing a little impatient. I will be honest the tradition I adhere to has a big downer on fatalism. It would be interesting to talk to someone who professes to be of a calvinist leaning, (Although Baptist) because I have heard a lot of stuff, but never found out for myself. The problem with a lot od scripture is translation, that often removes explicitly stated meaning or imports explicitly stated meaning. I play it safe by using the DSS tranlsations and the King James. The DSS because it was written at around that time, without major translation hurdles. (As well as being at the root of my culture) and the KJV because most christians agree on the validity of it. Dont worry I am not out to be right, rather I am just trying to put this in the historical context. It is just very interesting that you took it up because the Herod Story is at the center of our commentary on fatalsim. As is the Festival of Purim (Refer to Books 1 Samuel 15 and Esther). And the questions are often very awkward and debates very heated. It is a horrible thought that babies get sent to hell, And TMJ tradition does discuss the notion in some depth. Thats a relief, I was dreading facing a lot of arguments that involve things that are way too symbolic, Thankfully with the Baptists things are quite straight foreword I never thought of the Calvin & Hobbes thing, I like your irony, I did sense something of the playful, Couldnt figure out what it was. No the way I saw it was that the Sicari used to refer a lot to cats and stealth when assasinating Romans and puppet kings. (Before Masada) the feline iconography being furthered by them being told they will be catfood. (Aka Lion fodder) They killed themselves before they could ever be handed to our feline friends because they considered death by Roman Machination a disgrace. Which is curious because the other, by then Jshua follwers were a sort of a witness by being filled with the holy spirit when the lions bit. (We didnt then quite get the point I guess) I sort of felt that there was either something of the Hellenic in your theology (Hence my interperatation) Or possibly calvinist (Which you have explained But I didnt initially get). I am very relieved that yours is a baptist theology with a calvinist twist. I can get my head round that Most amazing this is that someone on this list converted from Catholocism to Orthodox Messianic Judaism. Praise Gd !! I have had wonderful discussions with him. Shalom Sophie |
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