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<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> I also have [https://blog.tchapman500.com/ a blog] that I post to on biblical topics.<br /> <br /> == What I Believe ==<br /> I believe that [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is the son of God, the Anointed One (that is, the Messiah/Christ), and is God in the flesh. I believe that he was born of a virgin, that he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, [[Death|died]] for us, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''' in accordance with [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40], then became the first any only person to go to [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Salvation|salvation]] comes through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) and [[Repentance|repentance]]. I believe that faith produces obedience not only to Yeshua, but also to the one who sent Jesus. And that this obedience is the proof of faith above even performing miracles in the name of Yeshua. Repentance is turning from (forsaking) sin and turning to obedience to God, which is not a work, but is a condition of the heart. Evil works result in condemnation and good works are incapable of saving '''because''' of this condemnation. It is God who forgives one of bad works, but he only forgives those who turn from their evil works.<br /> <br /> I teach that something is only a doctrine if it is explicitly defined as such in the [[Bible]]. Whatever is claimed to be a doctrine that is not explicitly defined as such in the Bible is a false doctrine and merely a human teaching. Likewise, I teach that sin is defined only by [[Torah|God's law]]. Whatever God has forbidden in his law is forever a sin, and whatever is not forbidden in God's law is forever permissible, even if that something is contrary to God's design. Likewise, I teach only the days defined as holy in God's law are holy, and making any other day holy is setting up a [[Golden Calf]]. Consequently, I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] is the first test to discern false teachers, even over testing if someone acknowledges that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One or the son of God. Also, I believe that keeping God's law is the '''only''' definition of loving God.<br /> <br /> I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails either of these tests, then that person (by definition) is teaching idolatry and it is therefore irrelevant if they get any other doctrine correct, including any core doctrines.<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Genesis]] is the foundation of the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] and the rest of the [[Bible]], and that the whole Bible and Gospel message relies on Genesis being a straight-forward, truthful historical account of the beginning of creation. I believe that the Bible contains the written records of God's words and actions. I believe that the Bible is a material document while the word of God is itself immaterial. I believe that calling the Bible &quot;the word of God&quot; is an acceptable but inaccurate oversimplification (but not to be taken literally), and that specifying that it is the &quot;written word of God&quot; is much better. I also believe that the whole Bible, starting in Genesis, is the final authority in all matters, and that the New Testament must be interpreted in light of the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> I believe in the [[Resurrection|resurrection]] of the [[Righteousness|righteous]] and of the wicked. I believe that the resurrection of the righteous unto eternal life on a New Earth will come first, and the resurrection of the wicked will happen later (on [[Judgement Day]]) to answer for every wicked deed that they have done, and to perish in the [[Lake of Fire]]. I believe that human beings '''are''' souls [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]], rather than having souls.<br /> <br /> I believe that human beings are made in both the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] and likeness of God. And that the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to visual representation while the word &quot;likeness&quot; refers to all other shared traits. Therefore, being made in the image of God refers to the human body being made to look like God while being made in the likeness of God means being made to have other traits in common with God, such as emotion, reason, and a drive for justice. I also believe that both the image of God and likeness of God are very good.<br /> <br /> === Core Doctrines ===<br /> A core doctrine is any doctrine that is both explicitly defined as a doctrine in the [[Bible]] '''and''' is explicitly stated in the Bible as being a requirement for salvation. Anyone who denies these doctrines is not a Christian.<br /> <br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) has come in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One (aka: Messiah/Christ) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) died and was raised from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV Romans 10:9-10]].<br /> * Salvation is through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16&amp;version=NKJV John 3:16]] and Yeshua alone [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A6&amp;version=NKJV John 14:6]].<br /> * Obeying God's law is the definition of loving and following God while the rejection of God's law is the definition of idolatry (following false gods) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2013%3A1-5&amp;version=NKJV Deuteronomy 13:1-5]].<br /> <br /> == What I Reject ==<br /> I reject the teaching that one must believe in the [[Trinity]], or must believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is God in order to be a &quot;true Christian&quot;. I also reject the claim that we must accept the virgin birth of Jesus or anything else to be a &quot;true Christian&quot; that the Bible does not explicitly require. I also reject the claim that the Trinity is doctrine or that &quot;it's not mentioned in Scripture but it's concepts are clearly taught&quot;. I reject the practice of using the Trinity as a litmus test. Furthermore, teaching that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved is presenting a different [[The Gospel Message|gospel]] than salvation by faith in Yeshua, thereby bringing the curse in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%201%3A8-9&amp;version=NKJV Galatians 1:8-9] upon those who teach it.<br /> <br /> I reject the teaching that Yeshua (Jesus) did away with God's law, as he clearly stated in places like [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A17-20&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 5:17-20] that he did not abolish the law, and said that there would be consequences for those who taught such things. [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13:1-5]] also makes it clear that Yeshua cannot be the Messiah if he abolished God's law. Likewise, I reject the claim that Paul taught against God's law. I also reject the division of the law into &quot;moral law&quot;, &quot;ceremonial law&quot;, and &quot;civil law&quot;. Likewise, I reject the distinction of the &quot;Mosaic law&quot;/&quot;law of Moses&quot; from the &quot;law of God&quot;. The whole law is from God while Moses was merely the vessel that God used to deliver his law to us. Likewise, I reject the teaching that the law of God is restricted only to the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]]<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine of [[Penal Substitutionary Atonement]] as a perversion of the [[Gospel]], a perversion of God's love and motives for providing a path to salvation, and a perversion of justice. Likewise, I also reject [[Total Depravity]] and [[Infant Damnation]]. I also reject [[Dispensationalism]], [[The Rapture]], and [[Calvinism]]. I also reject infant baptism along with any form of baptism that does not involve submerging the whole body in water, or baptism that is not done in the name of Jesus alone ([[False Scriptures|Matthew 28:19]] was changed from &quot;Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations in my name&quot;).<br /> <br /> As stated above, only the days God declared as holy in his law are holy. Therefore, I reject all extrabiblical holidays that are used to honor God, including Sunday [[Sabbath]], Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Palm Sunday, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. All of which are idolatrous and therefore dishonor God regardless of the heart of the observer, and (with the exception of Palm Sunday) are of pagan origin with all of their practices being paganism dressed in Christian clothing. Extrabiblical holidays for purposes not related to honoring God (or a false god), such as birthdays, are okay.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jehovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragrammaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yehovah&quot;/&quot;Jehovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. I reject all other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord as the name of another (false) god. I also reject any claim that you must refer to the Lord only by his Hebrew name.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Bible]] is '''literally''' the Word of God. The Word of God is immaterial and is alive ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204%3A12&amp;version=NKJV Hebrews 4:12]). The Bible however, is a material document that contains records of what God has spoken (see above). I also reject as Trojans the doctrines that the Bible is [[Biblical Inerrancy|without error or contradiction]], and the doctrine that every word in the Bible is exactly what God has dictated. The rejection of these teachings in no way diminishes the importance of Scripture, but the acceptance of these teachings is destructive to the faith. Essentially, I reject most forms of fundamentalism as being destructive to the faith, as it interferes with one's God-given ability evaluate the evidence.<br /> <br /> I reject as [[:Category:Heresy|Heresy]] the doctrine of the [[Afterlife]], the doctrine of [[Eternal Conscience Torment]], and the doctrine that the righteous go to [[Heaven]] when they die. I also reject the doctrine of [[Soul Sleep]], as the Bible clearly states that souls die [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2018%3A4&amp;version=NKJV Ezekiel 18:4]]. I also reject completely the doctrine that human beings have a dualistic nature of body plus soul (it's body plus breath equals soul [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]]), and the doctrine that &quot;soul&quot; and &quot;spirit&quot; are interchangeable or that they have a supernatural nature to them. As a side note, I reject the teaching that all spirits necessarily have a supernatural or formless nature to them, as the word for &quot;spirit&quot; simply means &quot;wind&quot; and can describe anything that is not seen, but has effects that are seen.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] was lost or marred by [[The Fall|the Fall]], or the doctrine that &quot;image&quot; and &quot;likeness&quot; in this context are synonymous. I also reject the doctrine that modesty is in any way about covering up the human body. Rather, as defined in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%202%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV 1 Timothy 2:9-10], is about putting on humility, self-control, and Good works; taking off attention-seeking pride and the flaunting of wealth.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=81 2025-05-06T04:01:50Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == What I Believe ==<br /> I believe that [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is the son of God, the Anointed One (that is, the Messiah/Christ), and is God in the flesh. I believe that he was born of a virgin, that he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, [[Death|died]] for us, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''' in accordance with [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40], then became the first any only person to go to [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Salvation|salvation]] comes through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) and [[Repentance|repentance]]. I believe that faith produces obedience not only to Yeshua, but also to the one who sent Jesus. And that this obedience is the proof of faith above even performing miracles in the name of Yeshua. Repentance is turning from (forsaking) sin and turning to obedience to God, which is not a work, but is a condition of the heart. Evil works result in condemnation and good works are incapable of saving '''because''' of this condemnation. It is God who forgives one of bad works, but he only forgives those who turn from their evil works.<br /> <br /> I teach that something is only a doctrine if it is explicitly defined as such in the [[Bible]]. Whatever is claimed to be a doctrine that is not explicitly defined as such in the Bible is a false doctrine and merely a human teaching. Likewise, I teach that sin is defined only by [[Torah|God's law]]. Whatever God has forbidden in his law is forever a sin, and whatever is not forbidden in God's law is forever permissible, even if that something is contrary to God's design. Likewise, I teach only the days defined as holy in God's law are holy, and making any other day holy is setting up a [[Golden Calf]]. Consequently, I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] is the first test to discern false teachers, even over testing if someone acknowledges that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One or the son of God. Also, I believe that keeping God's law is the '''only''' definition of loving God.<br /> <br /> I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails either of these tests, then that person (by definition) is teaching idolatry and it is therefore irrelevant if they get any other doctrine correct, including any core doctrines.<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Genesis]] is the foundation of the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] and the rest of the [[Bible]], and that the whole Bible and Gospel message relies on Genesis being a straight-forward, truthful historical account of the beginning of creation. I believe that the Bible contains the written records of God's words and actions. I believe that the Bible is a material document while the word of God is itself immaterial. I believe that calling the Bible &quot;the word of God&quot; is an acceptable but inaccurate oversimplification (but not to be taken literally), and that specifying that it is the &quot;written word of God&quot; is much better. I also believe that the whole Bible, starting in Genesis, is the final authority in all matters, and that the New Testament must be interpreted in light of the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> I believe in the [[Resurrection|resurrection]] of the [[Righteousness|righteous]] and of the wicked. I believe that the resurrection of the righteous unto eternal life on a New Earth will come first, and the resurrection of the wicked will happen later (on [[Judgement Day]]) to answer for every wicked deed that they have done, and to perish in the [[Lake of Fire]]. I believe that human beings '''are''' souls [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]], rather than having souls.<br /> <br /> I believe that human beings are made in both the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] and likeness of God. And that the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to visual representation while the word &quot;likeness&quot; refers to all other shared traits. Therefore, being made in the image of God refers to the human body being made to look like God while being made in the likeness of God means being made to have other traits in common with God, such as emotion, reason, and a drive for justice. I also believe that both the image of God and likeness of God are very good.<br /> <br /> === Core Doctrines ===<br /> A core doctrine is any doctrine that is both explicitly defined as a doctrine in the [[Bible]] '''and''' is explicitly stated in the Bible as being a requirement for salvation. Anyone who denies these doctrines is not a Christian.<br /> <br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) has come in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One (aka: Messiah/Christ) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) died and was raised from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV Romans 10:9-10]].<br /> * Salvation is through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16&amp;version=NKJV John 3:16]] and Yeshua alone [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A6&amp;version=NKJV John 14:6]].<br /> * Obeying God's law is the definition of loving and following God while the rejection of God's law is the definition of idolatry (following false gods) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2013%3A1-5&amp;version=NKJV Deuteronomy 13:1-5]].<br /> <br /> == What I Reject ==<br /> I reject the teaching that one must believe in the [[Trinity]], or must believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is God in order to be a &quot;true Christian&quot;. I also reject the claim that we must accept the virgin birth of Jesus or anything else to be a &quot;true Christian&quot; that the Bible does not explicitly require. I also reject the claim that the Trinity is doctrine or that &quot;it's not mentioned in Scripture but it's concepts are clearly taught&quot;. I reject the practice of using the Trinity as a litmus test. Furthermore, teaching that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved is presenting a different [[The Gospel Message|gospel]] than salvation by faith in Yeshua, thereby bringing the curse in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%201%3A8-9&amp;version=NKJV Galatians 1:8-9] upon those who teach it.<br /> <br /> I reject the teaching that Yeshua (Jesus) did away with God's law, as he clearly stated in places like [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A17-20&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 5:17-20] that he did not abolish the law, and said that there would be consequences for those who taught such things. [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13:1-5]] also makes it clear that Yeshua cannot be the Messiah if he abolished God's law. Likewise, I reject the claim that Paul taught against God's law. I also reject the division of the law into &quot;moral law&quot;, &quot;ceremonial law&quot;, and &quot;civil law&quot;. Likewise, I reject the distinction of the &quot;Mosaic law&quot;/&quot;law of Moses&quot; from the &quot;law of God&quot;. The whole law is from God while Moses was merely the vessel that God used to deliver his law to us. Likewise, I reject the teaching that the law of God is restricted only to the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]]<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine of [[Penal Substitutionary Atonement]] as a perversion of the [[Gospel]], a perversion of God's love and motives for providing a path to salvation, and a perversion of justice. Likewise, I also reject [[Total Depravity]] and [[Infant Damnation]]. I also reject [[Dispensationalism]], [[The Rapture]], and [[Calvinism]]. I also reject infant baptism along with any form of baptism that does not involve submerging the whole body in water, or baptism that is not done in the name of Jesus alone ([[False Scriptures|Matthew 28:19]] was changed from &quot;Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations in my name&quot;).<br /> <br /> As stated above, only the days God declared as holy in his law are holy. Therefore, I reject all extrabiblical holidays that are used to honor God, including Sunday [[Sabbath]], Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Palm Sunday, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. All of which are idolatrous and therefore dishonor God regardless of the heart of the observer, and (with the exception of Palm Sunday) are of pagan origin with all of their practices being paganism dressed in Christian clothing. Extrabiblical holidays for purposes not related to honoring God (or a false god), such as birthdays, are okay.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jehovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragrammaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yehovah&quot;/&quot;Jehovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. I reject all other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord as the name of another (false) god. I also reject any claim that you must refer to the Lord only by his Hebrew name.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Bible]] is '''literally''' the Word of God. The Word of God is immaterial and is alive ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204%3A12&amp;version=NKJV Hebrews 4:12]). The Bible however, is a material document that contains records of what God has spoken (see above). I also reject as Trojans the doctrines that the Bible is [[Biblical Inerrancy|without error or contradiction]], and the doctrine that every word in the Bible is exactly what God has dictated. The rejection of these teachings in no way diminishes the importance of Scripture, but the acceptance of these teachings is destructive to the faith. Essentially, I reject most forms of fundamentalism as being destructive to the faith, as it interferes with one's God-given ability evaluate the evidence.<br /> <br /> I reject as [[:Category:Heresy|Heresy]] the doctrine of the [[Afterlife]], the doctrine of [[Eternal Conscience Torment]], and the doctrine that the righteous go to [[Heaven]] when they die. I also reject the doctrine of [[Soul Sleep]], as the Bible clearly states that souls die [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2018%3A4&amp;version=NKJV Ezekiel 18:4]]. I also reject completely the doctrine that human beings have a dualistic nature of body plus soul (it's body plus breath equals soul [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]]), and the doctrine that &quot;soul&quot; and &quot;spirit&quot; are interchangeable or that they have a supernatural nature to them. As a side note, I reject the teaching that all spirits necessarily have a supernatural or formless nature to them, as the word for &quot;spirit&quot; simply means &quot;wind&quot; and can describe anything that is not seen, but has effects that are seen.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] was lost or marred by [[The Fall|the Fall]], or the doctrine that &quot;image&quot; and &quot;likeness&quot; in this context are synonymous. I also reject the doctrine that modesty is in any way about covering up the human body. Rather, as defined in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%202%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV 1 Timothy 2:9-10], is about putting on humility, self-control, and Good works; taking off attention-seeking pride and the flaunting of wealth.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=80 2025-05-06T04:01:33Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> <br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == What I Believe ==<br /> I believe that [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is the son of God, the Anointed One (that is, the Messiah/Christ), and is God in the flesh. I believe that he was born of a virgin, that he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, [[Death|died]] for us, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''' in accordance with [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40], then became the first any only person to go to [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Salvation|salvation]] comes through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) and [[Repentance|repentance]]. I believe that faith produces obedience not only to Yeshua, but also to the one who sent Jesus. And that this obedience is the proof of faith above even performing miracles in the name of Yeshua. Repentance is turning from (forsaking) sin and turning to obedience to God, which is not a work, but is a condition of the heart. Evil works result in condemnation and good works are incapable of saving '''because''' of this condemnation. It is God who forgives one of bad works, but he only forgives those who turn from their evil works.<br /> <br /> I teach that something is only a doctrine if it is explicitly defined as such in the [[Bible]]. Whatever is claimed to be a doctrine that is not explicitly defined as such in the Bible is a false doctrine and merely a human teaching. Likewise, I teach that sin is defined only by [[Torah|God's law]]. Whatever God has forbidden in his law is forever a sin, and whatever is not forbidden in God's law is forever permissible, even if that something is contrary to God's design. Likewise, I teach only the days defined as holy in God's law are holy, and making any other day holy is setting up a [[Golden Calf]]. Consequently, I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] is the first test to discern false teachers, even over testing if someone acknowledges that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One or the son of God. Also, I believe that keeping God's law is the '''only''' definition of loving God.<br /> <br /> I believe that the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails either of these tests, then that person (by definition) is teaching idolatry and it is therefore irrelevant if they get any other doctrine correct, including any core doctrines.<br /> <br /> I believe that [[Genesis]] is the foundation of the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] and the rest of the [[Bible]], and that the whole Bible and Gospel message relies on Genesis being a straight-forward, truthful historical account of the beginning of creation. I believe that the Bible contains the written records of God's words and actions. I believe that the Bible is a material document while the word of God is itself immaterial. I believe that calling the Bible &quot;the word of God&quot; is an acceptable but inaccurate oversimplification (but not to be taken literally), and that specifying that it is the &quot;written word of God&quot; is much better. I also believe that the whole Bible, starting in Genesis, is the final authority in all matters, and that the New Testament must be interpreted in light of the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> I believe in the [[Resurrection|resurrection]] of the [[Righteousness|righteous]] and of the wicked. I believe that the resurrection of the righteous unto eternal life on a New Earth will come first, and the resurrection of the wicked will happen later (on [[Judgement Day]]) to answer for every wicked deed that they have done, and to perish in the [[Lake of Fire]]. I believe that human beings '''are''' souls [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]], rather than having souls.<br /> <br /> I believe that human beings are made in both the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] and likeness of God. And that the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to visual representation while the word &quot;likeness&quot; refers to all other shared traits. Therefore, being made in the image of God refers to the human body being made to look like God while being made in the likeness of God means being made to have other traits in common with God, such as emotion, reason, and a drive for justice. I also believe that both the image of God and likeness of God are very good.<br /> <br /> === Core Doctrines ===<br /> A core doctrine is any doctrine that is both explicitly defined as a doctrine in the [[Bible]] '''and''' is explicitly stated in the Bible as being a requirement for salvation. Anyone who denies these doctrines is not a Christian.<br /> <br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) has come in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) is the Anointed One (aka: Messiah/Christ) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]].<br /> * Yeshua (Jesus) died and was raised from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV Romans 10:9-10]].<br /> * Salvation is through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16&amp;version=NKJV John 3:16]] and Yeshua alone [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A6&amp;version=NKJV John 14:6]].<br /> * Obeying God's law is the definition of loving and following God while the rejection of God's law is the definition of idolatry (following false gods) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2013%3A1-5&amp;version=NKJV Deuteronomy 13:1-5]].<br /> <br /> == What I Reject ==<br /> I reject the teaching that one must believe in the [[Trinity]], or must believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is God in order to be a &quot;true Christian&quot;. I also reject the claim that we must accept the virgin birth of Jesus or anything else to be a &quot;true Christian&quot; that the Bible does not explicitly require. I also reject the claim that the Trinity is doctrine or that &quot;it's not mentioned in Scripture but it's concepts are clearly taught&quot;. I reject the practice of using the Trinity as a litmus test. Furthermore, teaching that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved is presenting a different [[The Gospel Message|gospel]] than salvation by faith in Yeshua, thereby bringing the curse in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%201%3A8-9&amp;version=NKJV Galatians 1:8-9] upon those who teach it.<br /> <br /> I reject the teaching that Yeshua (Jesus) did away with God's law, as he clearly stated in places like [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A17-20&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 5:17-20] that he did not abolish the law, and said that there would be consequences for those who taught such things. [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13:1-5]] also makes it clear that Yeshua cannot be the Messiah if he abolished God's law. Likewise, I reject the claim that Paul taught against God's law. I also reject the division of the law into &quot;moral law&quot;, &quot;ceremonial law&quot;, and &quot;civil law&quot;. Likewise, I reject the distinction of the &quot;Mosaic law&quot;/&quot;law of Moses&quot; from the &quot;law of God&quot;. The whole law is from God while Moses was merely the vessel that God used to deliver his law to us. Likewise, I reject the teaching that the law of God is restricted only to the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]]<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine of [[Penal Substitutionary Atonement]] as a perversion of the [[Gospel]], a perversion of God's love and motives for providing a path to salvation, and a perversion of justice. Likewise, I also reject [[Total Depravity]] and [[Infant Damnation]]. I also reject [[Dispensationalism]], [[The Rapture]], and [[Calvinism]]. I also reject infant baptism along with any form of baptism that does not involve submerging the whole body in water, or baptism that is not done in the name of Jesus alone ([[False Scriptures|Matthew 28:19]] was changed from &quot;Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations in my name&quot;).<br /> <br /> As stated above, only the days God declared as holy in his law are holy. Therefore, I reject all extrabiblical holidays that are used to honor God, including Sunday [[Sabbath]], Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Palm Sunday, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. All of which are idolatrous and therefore dishonor God regardless of the heart of the observer, and (with the exception of Palm Sunday) are of pagan origin with all of their practices being paganism dressed in Christian clothing. Extrabiblical holidays for purposes not related to honoring God (or a false god), such as birthdays, are okay.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jehovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragrammaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yehovah&quot;/&quot;Jehovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. I reject all other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord as the name of another (false) god. I also reject any claim that you must refer to the Lord only by his Hebrew name.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Bible]] is '''literally''' the Word of God. The Word of God is immaterial and is alive ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204%3A12&amp;version=NKJV Hebrews 4:12]). The Bible however, is a material document that contains records of what God has spoken (see above). I also reject as Trojans the doctrines that the Bible is [[Biblical Inerrancy|without error or contradiction]], and the doctrine that every word in the Bible is exactly what God has dictated. The rejection of these teachings in no way diminishes the importance of Scripture, but the acceptance of these teachings is destructive to the faith. Essentially, I reject most forms of fundamentalism as being destructive to the faith, as it interferes with one's God-given ability evaluate the evidence.<br /> <br /> I reject as [[:Category:Heresy|Heresy]] the doctrine of the [[Afterlife]], the doctrine of [[Eternal Conscience Torment]], and the doctrine that the righteous go to [[Heaven]] when they die. I also reject the doctrine of [[Soul Sleep]], as the Bible clearly states that souls die [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2018%3A4&amp;version=NKJV Ezekiel 18:4]]. I also reject completely the doctrine that human beings have a dualistic nature of body plus soul (it's body plus breath equals soul [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]]), and the doctrine that &quot;soul&quot; and &quot;spirit&quot; are interchangeable or that they have a supernatural nature to them. As a side note, I reject the teaching that all spirits necessarily have a supernatural or formless nature to them, as the word for &quot;spirit&quot; simply means &quot;wind&quot; and can describe anything that is not seen, but has effects that are seen.<br /> <br /> I reject the doctrine that the [[Image and Likeness of God|image of God]] was lost or marred by [[The Fall|the Fall]], or the doctrine that &quot;image&quot; and &quot;likeness&quot; in this context are synonymous. I also reject the doctrine that modesty is in any way about covering up the human body. Rather, as defined in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%202%3A9-10&amp;version=NKJV 1 Timothy 2:9-10], is about putting on humility, self-control, and Good works; taking off attention-seeking pride and the flaunting of wealth.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=False_Scriptures&diff=79 2025-04-28T15:41:27Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The following is a list of passages that were added to Scripture or modified from the original in some way. This page is not calling any part of Scripture itself false, but rather, it's the modification of Scripture that is being called false. For passages who's English translations are wrong, see [[Mistranslated Scriptures]].<br /> <br /> == Old Testament ==<br /> There aren't very many instances of false Scriptures in the [[Tanakh]].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 18:22] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but '''Abraham stood yet before the Lord'''&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> In the original text, it's the Lord who is standing before Abraham. For some reason, the scribes in charge of copying Torah didn't like the idea of the Creator standing before his creation, so they reversed the roles.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61%3A1-2&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 61:1-2] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> A statement about the blind receiving sight was removed from this passage of Scripture by the [[Pharisees]] after [[Jesus]]' ministry on Earth. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A18-19&amp;version=AKJV Luke 4:18-19], Jesus quotes the passage as saying &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, '''and recovering of sight to the blind''', to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; The reason for doing this is quite simple: They wanted to make Jesus look like a [[False Prophets|false prophet]] in order to justify their hatred of him. And what better way to do that than to make it look like he misquoted one of the prophets? Typically, when someone modifies Scripture, they add to it. This time, they have taken away from it.<br /> <br /> == New Testament ==<br /> The vast majority of false Scriptures come from the &quot;New Testament&quot;. The Church, becoming more and more corrupt after the death of the apostles, added to and modified the New Testament texts in various places in order to be able to claim that Scripture supports their unbiblical teachings. Note that this section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 28:19] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, '''baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost''':&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> This passage of Scripture was modified to include [[Baptism|baptism]] and a reference to the [[Trinity]] very early on, either in the process of translating the manuscript from Hebrew to Greek, or when the number of Greek manuscripts were few and far between. We know from Acts onward that not all of the disciples baptized those whom accepted the [[Gospel]] message. And when they did, it was always in the name of [[Jesus]], not in the name of the Trinity. Rather, they were teaching all nations in the name of Jesus. This apparent act of disobedience was never corrected either by [[Prophets|prophet]], by [[Visions|vision]], or by a fellow believer. This proves that the command, as it is presented to us, is not the command was given. It was most likely the case that the original command was &quot;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations '''in my name'''.&quot; This matches what we see recorded in the book of Acts and explains why absolutely no correction was given: There was no need for correction because there was no disobedience.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A9-20&amp;version=AKJV Mark 16:9-20] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.&lt;/span&gt; [KJV]&quot;<br /> <br /> The last 12 verses of Mark are nowhere to be found in the oldest available manuscripts, which means that the passage was added afterwards. This addition blatantly contradicts the first 8 verses of the chapter, which says (a) when Mary Magdalene and Mary (the mother of James) went to the tomb early in the morning, they found that the stone had already been rolled away and that Jesus had already risen from the dead[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A1-6&amp;version=AKJV]. But verse 9 says that Jesus rose from the dead early in the morning[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A9&amp;version=AKJV]. Furthermore, the first few verses of the chapter make it clear that the two women went to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body, while verse 9 implies that no such journey was made. Verse 8 says that the two women told nobody what they saw because they were afraid[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A8&amp;version=AKJV] while verse 10 says that Mary Magdalene told &quot;those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping&quot;[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A8&amp;version=AKJV].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A53-8%3A11&amp;version=AKJV John 7:53-8:11] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;And every man went unto his own house.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.&lt;/span&gt; [KJV]&quot;<br /> <br /> This passage is nowhere to be found in the oldest available manuscripts, which means that it was added later on. While the setup is like that of a test, the alleged events show that the author does not know how such a test would be passed, or the proper interpretation of &quot;but I say&quot;. This test would be in accordance with a corrupted form of the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]]. One of the first red flags is the fact that Jesus made no mention about the lack of witnesses that allegedly caught the woman in adultery. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+19%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 19:15] makes it clear that there must be at least two or three witnesses present. And the Pharisees made never claimed to be the witnesses. In other words, there is no credibility to the claims that the woman was caught in the act of adultery. Ignoring the Pharisees is the wrong thing to do. Saying &quot;let he who is without sin cast the first stone&quot; is also the wrong answer, as there is no evidence that the woman is guilty of the crime she is being accused of.<br /> <br /> Another point is that in several places, the [[Torah|Law]] states clearly that both the man and the woman who had the adulterous relationship are to be put to death.[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2020%3A10&amp;version=AKJV] It is impossible to catch the woman in adultery without also catching the man who is with her in adultery. Yet Jesus makes no mention of the fact that the Pharisees twisted the Word of God for this test. And if they failed to bring the man who committed adultery with her, then (a) putting her to death would be a violation of the Law and (b) reduces the credibility of the claim that she was caught in adultery. The failure to mention the Pharisees breaking the Law in this way is a huge red flag.<br /> <br /> One interpretation of the saying &quot;let he who is without sin cast the first stone&quot; is that the saying means &quot;let he who has not committed adultery with this woman cast the first stone&quot;. Jesus, knowing each person's deeds, would know who has or has not committed adultery with her. And each man would know if he has committed adultery with her. This would mean that all of the potential witnesses would be guilty of committing adultery with the woman, meaning they too deserve to be put to death. While this would be a good way to expose the hearts of those involved, it fails to address the fact that none of the other issues were addressed.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=77 2023-06-25T20:05:30Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Statement of Faith */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law. Likewise, any interpretation of any work of God that involves God doing something that he has declared as unjust in his Law is an incorrect interpretation of what God has done.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=76 2023-06-25T20:03:46Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Statement of Faith */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=75 2023-05-31T03:20:54Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Without Clothing */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; or &quot;minimally clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11], which says, &quot;Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;&quot; [AKJV]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> The Hebrew word translated as &quot;nakedness&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6172/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erva]&quot;, which does not refer to physical nakedness very often. It's usually used idiomatically to refer to vulnerability, shame, male to female sexual relationships, or physical uncleanliness. Sometimes, multiple meanings of the word can be used at once. This site's default interpretation of &quot;erva&quot; will always exclude physical nakedness unless there are '''multiple''' indications from the context that the word is being used to refer to physical nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> &quot;Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+47%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 47:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:9 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Uncleanliness ===<br /> &quot;Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:26 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+28%3A42&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 28:42 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+23%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 23:14 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> The phrase &quot;to uncover someone's nakedness&quot; or &quot;to see someone's nakedness&quot; always refers to male to female sexual relationships outside of prophetic contexts. Sometimes (such as with [[Ham's Sin|Ham's sin]]), erva has a double-meaning wherever the text indicates such a meaning is used.<br /> <br /> &quot;'''22''' And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. '''23''' And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A22-23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:22-23 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=74 2023-05-27T06:10:52Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; or &quot;minimally clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11], which says, &quot;Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;&quot; [AKJV]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> The Hebrew word translated as &quot;nakedness&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6172/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erva]&quot;, which does not refer to physical nakedness very often. It's usually used idiomatically to refer to vulnerability, shame, male to female sexual relationships, or physical uncleanliness. Sometimes, multiple meanings of the word can be used at once. This site's default interpretation of &quot;erva&quot; will always exclude physical nakedness unless there are '''multiple''' indications from the context that the word is being used to refer to physical nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Uncleanliness ===<br /> &quot;Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:26 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+28%3A42&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 28:42 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+23%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 23:14 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> The phrase &quot;to uncover someone's nakedness&quot; or &quot;to see someone's nakedness&quot; always refers to male to female sexual relationships outside of prophetic contexts. Sometimes (such as with [[Ham's Sin|Ham's sin]]), erva has a double-meaning wherever the text indicates such a meaning is used.<br /> <br /> &quot;'''22''' And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. '''23''' And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A22-23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:22-23 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=73 2023-05-27T06:08:31Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; or &quot;minimally clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11], which says, &quot;Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;&quot; [AKJV]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> The Hebrew word translated as &quot;nakedness&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6172/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erva]&quot;, which does not refer to physical nakedness very often. It's usually used idiomatically to refer to vulnerability, shame, male to female sexual relationships, or physical uncleanliness. Sometimes, multiple meanings of the word can be used at once. This site's default interpretation of &quot;erva&quot; will always exclude physical nakedness unless there are '''multiple''' indications from the context that the word is being used to refer to physical nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Physical Nakedness ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Uncleanliness ===<br /> &quot;Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:26 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+28%3A42&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 28:42 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+23%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 23:14 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> The phrase &quot;to uncover someone's nakedness&quot; or &quot;to see someone's nakedness&quot; always refers to male to female sexual relationships outside of prophetic contexts. Sometimes (such as with [[Ham's Sin|Ham's sin]]), erva has a double-meaning wherever the text indicates such a meaning is used.<br /> <br /> &quot;'''22''' And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. '''23''' And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A22-23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:22-23 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=72 2023-05-27T04:17:09Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; or &quot;minimally clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11], which says, &quot;Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;&quot; [AKJV]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=71 2023-05-27T04:16:45Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; or &quot;minimally clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11], where it says, &quot;Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;&quot; [AKJV]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Image_and_Likeness_of_God&diff=70 2023-05-20T19:01:10Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Likeness of God */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The Image of God and the Likeness of God refer to similar, but distinct aspects to how God made human beings. These days, the former is almost always conflated with the latter and is used to refer to what is actually God's Likeness, rather than God's Image.<br /> <br /> == Image of God ==<br /> The Image of God refers to human form (the human body itself) being made to look like God. Or it refers to [[Jesus]] looking like God in the most literal sense possible [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A9&amp;version=NKJV John 14:9]]. The words for &quot;image&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6754/kjv/wlc/0-1/ selem]&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1504/kjv/tr/0-1/ eikon]&quot; in Greek. Both always refer to a visual representation. There is no biblical evidence to support any claims that the words for &quot;image&quot; ever refer to anything other than a visual representation when it comes to man being made in God's Image.<br /> <br /> It is first mentioned that God created man in his image in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26-27&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26-27], where [[Torah]] gives an overview of each of the seven days of the [[Creation Week|creation week]]. This image is called &quot;very good&quot; in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A31&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:31] when God calls everything that he created (including the image of himself that he created) &quot;very good&quot;. Mankind being made in God's Image is the reason that God institutes the death penalty for murder in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%209%3A6&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 9:6], and is also the reason given for several other things throughout Scripture. God's Image is also emphasized in the Bible more than God's Likeness.<br /> <br /> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] is often used as a proof-text for the [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] that the image of God was somehow lost or marred by [[The Fall]], but regained through [[Faith|faith]] in [[Jesus]]. But there is no indication anywhere in Scripture that this is indeed the case. At most, it proves that Adam was reproducing after his [[Kind|kind]], just like how all of the plants and animals reproduce after their kinds.<br /> <br /> == Likeness of God ==<br /> The Likeness of God refers to the fact that human beings were made to share similarities with God that do not have anything to do with what mankind was made to look like. The words translated as &quot;likeness&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1823/kjv/wlc/0-1/ demuth]&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3669/kjv/tr/0-1/ homoiosis]&quot; in Greek. It is stated in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] that man was made after God's Likeness (those verses also mention God's Image). Mankind was made to have some of God's attributes, such as emotion, reason, and creativity. Mankind did not lose God's Likeness during [[The Fall]], but it was corrupted in such a way that mankind prefers doing evil rather than good. It is for this reason that children need to be taught to do good from a young age. Man being created in the likeness of God is the reason James gives in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV James 3:9] to not [[Curses|curse]] our fellow man.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Image_and_Likeness_of_God&diff=69 2023-05-20T19:00:46Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The Image of God and the Likeness of God refer to similar, but distinct aspects to how God made human beings. These days, the former is almost always conflated with the latter and is used to refer to what is actually God's Likeness, rather than God's Image.<br /> <br /> == Image of God ==<br /> The Image of God refers to human form (the human body itself) being made to look like God. Or it refers to [[Jesus]] looking like God in the most literal sense possible [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A9&amp;version=NKJV John 14:9]]. The words for &quot;image&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6754/kjv/wlc/0-1/ selem]&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1504/kjv/tr/0-1/ eikon]&quot; in Greek. Both always refer to a visual representation. There is no biblical evidence to support any claims that the words for &quot;image&quot; ever refer to anything other than a visual representation when it comes to man being made in God's Image.<br /> <br /> It is first mentioned that God created man in his image in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26-27&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26-27], where [[Torah]] gives an overview of each of the seven days of the [[Creation Week|creation week]]. This image is called &quot;very good&quot; in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A31&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:31] when God calls everything that he created (including the image of himself that he created) &quot;very good&quot;. Mankind being made in God's Image is the reason that God institutes the death penalty for murder in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%209%3A6&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 9:6], and is also the reason given for several other things throughout Scripture. God's Image is also emphasized in the Bible more than God's Likeness.<br /> <br /> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] is often used as a proof-text for the [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] that the image of God was somehow lost or marred by [[The Fall]], but regained through [[Faith|faith]] in [[Jesus]]. But there is no indication anywhere in Scripture that this is indeed the case. At most, it proves that Adam was reproducing after his [[Kind|kind]], just like how all of the plants and animals reproduce after their kinds.<br /> <br /> == Likeness of God ==<br /> The Likeness of God refers to the fact that human beings were made to share similarities with God that do not have anything to do with what mankind was made to look like. The words translated as &quot;likeness&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1823/kjv/wlc/0-1/ demuth]&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3669/kjv/tr/0-1/ homoiosis&quot; in Greek. It is stated in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] that man was made after God's Likeness (those verses also mention God's Image). Mankind was made to have some of God's attributes, such as emotion, reason, and creativity. Mankind did not lose God's Likeness during [[The Fall]], but it was corrupted in such a way that mankind prefers doing evil rather than good. It is for this reason that children need to be taught to do good from a young age. Man being created in the likeness of God is the reason James gives in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV James 3:9] to not [[Curses|curse]] our fellow man.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Tree_of_the_Knowledge_of_Good_and_Evil&diff=68 2023-05-20T02:52:33Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:Teachings The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was a tree in the Garden of Eden which had the purpose of giving Adam and Eve the ability to choose to lo...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was a tree in the [[Garden of Eden]] which had the purpose of giving Adam and Eve the ability to choose to love Yahweh by obeying his commands, or to rebel against him. The tree gets it's name from the Hebrew line of thought that a person knows something by doing that thing that they know. In this case, knowing good means doing good and knowing evil means doing evil. Before Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of this tree, they had not done any evil, only good. Therefore they knew good, but not evil. In order for the name of the tree to fulfill its purpose, it must be evil to consume the fruit of the tree. In order for consuming the fruit of the tree to be evil, God must have given a command forbidding it, which he did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A17&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 2:17]. By eating the fruit of the tree, Adam and Even had done evil and therefore now know evil as well as the good that they already knew. There is no other way to know good than to do good, and no other way to know evil than to do evil.<br /> <br /> == False Teachings ==<br /> === The Fruit of the Tree Gives Knowledge of Right and Wrong ===<br /> It is a common teaching that Adam and Eve gained knowledge of right and wrong by eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. But this teaching is the exact same deception that Eve fell for in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A5&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 3:5]. The serpent spoke what was technically true in a deceptive way, so that it would appear good for gaining wisdom. It wasn't until after the serpent said &quot;you will be like God, knowing good and evil&quot; that Eve saw the tree as good for gaining wisdom [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A6&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 3:6]]. The reason she never perceived the tree this way before is because it was never meant to be perceived that way. It should also be noted that since God cannot do evil, he cannot know evil in the same way that humans know evil. God knew evil because he knew what would happen to his perfect creation if evil entered it. There is no way for a mere human to know evil in this way.<br /> <br /> === The Fruit Revealed that Nakedness is Sinful ===<br /> One teaching that is the logical conclusion of the false teaching about the fruit giving knowledge of what is right and wrong is the teaching that one of the things revealed by the fruit is that it is sinful to be naked in front of others, with a few notable exceptions. Teachings about what specifically was revealed by the fruit can be tested by comparing it to [[Torah]], that is, God's Law, which defines what is good and what is evil. The premise of the test is quite simple: If the Law that God gave the Israelites through Moses has a prohibition against something, then that thing is sinful. Otherwise, that thing is not sinful. Being [[Nakedness|naked]] in front of others is never prohibited by God's Law and therefore not sinful. Therefore, the fruit could not have revealed that being publicly naked is sinful. This could only have come from the serpent, making this &quot;knowledge&quot; yet another deception of the serpent.<br /> <br /> The misconception comes from [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 3:7], when Adam and Eve realized they were naked after eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God himself providing better clothing for them in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 3:21] is used to reinforce the belief that it is now somehow wrong to be naked in public. As mentioned above, the fact that God never prohibited being publicly naked proves that the fruit could not have revealed this to them. The fruit could have also not revealed that it is shameful to be publicly naked, for God never called public nudity &quot;shameful&quot; either. The lack of any instruction to Adam concerning clothing after the incident, along with the question of &quot;'''who''' told you that you were naked?&quot; in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A11&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 3:11] proves that nakedness being a sin did not come from God (who is the only one who has the authority to call something a sin). The [[Bible]] never tells us why God clothed Adam and Eve. Any reasons given as to why are therefore reading into the text by definition.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Creation&diff=67 2023-05-20T01:53:17Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Day 6 */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The creation of the world happened a little over 6,000 years ago and lasted for 7 days. The creation account is given in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1-2&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1 and 2], in the [[Torah]], and is the factually correct account of the origin of the universe and of everything that is in it. The Creation Account is the reason why weeks are 7 days long.<br /> <br /> == Day 1 ==<br /> The first day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A1-5&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:1-5] and records the creation of the &quot;heaven&quot; (KJV) and the Earth, light, and a day-night cycle. The &quot;heaven&quot; or &quot;heavens&quot; refers to the environment that Earth was placed in. This is when day and night itself was created. It is also the reason why the biblical calendar starts each day at sundown on the previous night, because &quot;the evening and the morning were the first day.&quot; At this point in time, the Earth is the only physical object in the universe. And it is nothing more than a sphere of pure water. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 1.<br /> <br /> == Day 2 ==<br /> The second day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A6-8&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:6-8] and records the creation of the &quot;firmament&quot; (expanse). What this expanse refers to is unclear, but is interpreted by some to refer to the Earth's atmosphere. This may also refer to God &quot;stretching-out the heavens&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20104%3A2&amp;version=AKJV Psalm 104:2]]. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 2.<br /> <br /> == Day 3 ==<br /> The third day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A9-13&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:9-13] and records the creation of the dry land and the creation of plant life (although the plants are never said to be &quot;alive&quot;). It is made clear that the purpose of the plants was to provide food for creatures that have not yet been created. It is also mentioned three times that these plants reproduce after their kind, refuting any notion that one kind can [[Evolution|evolve]] into another.<br /> <br /> God made the dry land out of the water that he created on the first day. The waters &quot;under the heavens&quot; were gathered into one place, called the &quot;seas&quot;. This means that all of the dry land was also gathered into one place. Because of the [[Global Flood|flood]], this is no longer the case. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 3.<br /> <br /> == Day 4 ==<br /> The fourth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A14-19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:14-19] and records the creation of the sun, moon, and stars. The &quot;greater light&quot; is the sun, the &quot;lesser light&quot; is the moon, and the &quot;stars&quot; are all of the planets, stars, and galaxies in the universe. The sun takes the place of the light that God created on day 1. The purpose of these sun and moon are as a clock to tell when the days, years, and [[Appointed Times|appointed times]] are. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 4.<br /> <br /> == Day 5 ==<br /> The fifth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A20-23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:20-23] and records the creation of all of the winged creatures (including winged reptiles) and all of the marine creatures. These creatures are referred to as &quot;swarms&quot;, showing how abundant these creatures are supposed to be. This is the first instance where the word &quot;life&quot; is used, and where you find the Hebrew word &quot;[[Souls|nephesh]]&quot;. It is mentioned twice that these creatures were made to reproduce after their kind, refuting any ideas of [[Evolution|evolution]]. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 5.<br /> <br /> == Day 6 ==<br /> The sixth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A24-2%3A1&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:24-2:1] and in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A4-25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:4-35], and it records the creation of all of the terrestrial animals and of human beings. Five times it says that these creatures were made to reproduce after their kind. Human beings (both male and female) were created in the [[Image and Likeness of God|image and likeness of God]], and commanded fill the Earth, and to rule over the Earth and subdue it. God also planted a garden and put mankind in the garden to tend to it and guard it. He gave them permission to eat from any tree in the garden except the [[Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil|tree of the knowledge of good and evil]] (under penalty of [[Death|death]]). At this point in time, both the man and the woman were [[Nakedness|naked]], but were unashamed. At the end of day 6, God called all of his creation &quot;very good&quot;, and &quot;finished&quot;.<br /> <br /> When God created mankind, he created man first, from the dust of the Earth. He created man as a lifeless body that had the potential to live. And when he breathed into this lifeless body, the lifeless body became a &quot;[[Souls|living soul]]&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]]. God placed the man (Adam) into the [[Garden of Eden]] and had him name all of the creatures. He did this in one day. Later on that same day, God said it was not good for the man to be alone, so he put Adam in a deep sleep and formed a woman (Eve) from Adam's side. This is why the female human is called &quot;woman&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Day 7 ==<br /> The [[Sabbath]] (seventh day) is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:2-3], which properly belongs at the end of Genesis 1. It is here that God institutes the Sabbath and declares the seventh day of every week to be holy. This is why God commanded us to remember the Sabbath, keep it holy, and do no work on the Sabbath [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:8-11]]. And why it says that the Sabbath was made for man (all mankind) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202%3A27&amp;version=AKJV Mark 2:27]]. God had set the example for us to follow.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=66 2023-05-16T02:46:58Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Statement of Faith */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death to pay the penalty for sin, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=65 2023-05-16T02:44:23Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death to pay the penalty for sin, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[Heresy|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[Heresy|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[Heresy|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[Heresy|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:Teachings The Image of God and the Likeness of God refer to similar, but distinct aspects to how God made human beings. These days, the former is almost always c...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The Image of God and the Likeness of God refer to similar, but distinct aspects to how God made human beings. These days, the former is almost always conflated with the latter and is used to refer to what is actually God's Likeness, rather than God's Image.<br /> <br /> == Image of God ==<br /> The Image of God refers to human form (the human body itself) being made to look like God. Or it refers to [[Jesus]] looking like God in the most literal sense possible [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A9&amp;version=NKJV John 14:9]]. The words for &quot;image&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6754/kjv/wlc/0-1/ selem]&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1504/kjv/tr/0-1/ eikon]&quot; in Greek. Both always refer to a visual representation. There is no biblical evidence to support any claims that the words for &quot;image&quot; ever refer to anything other than a visual representation when it comes to man being made in God's Image.<br /> <br /> It is first mentioned that God created man in his image in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26-27&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26-27], where [[Torah]] gives an overview of each of the seven days of the [[Creation Week|creation week]]. This image is called &quot;very good&quot; in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A31&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:31] when God calls everything that he created (including the image of himself that he created) &quot;very good&quot;. Mankind being made in God's Image is the reason that God institutes the death penalty for murder in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%209%3A6&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 9:6], and is also the reason given for several other things throughout Scripture. God's Image is also emphasized in the Bible more than God's Likeness.<br /> <br /> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] is often used as a proof-text for the [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]] that the image of God was somehow lost or marred by [[The Fall]], but regained through [[Faith|faith]] in [[Jesus]]. But there is no indication anywhere in Scripture that this is indeed the case. At most, it proves that Adam was reproducing after his [[Kind|kind]], just like how all of the plants and animals reproduce after their kinds.<br /> <br /> == Likeness of God ==<br /> The Likeness of God refers to the fact that human beings were made to share similarities with God that do not have anything to do with what mankind was made to look like. The words translated as &quot;likeness&quot; in the [[Bible]] are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1823/kjv/wlc/0-1/ demuth&quot; in Hebrew and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3669/kjv/tr/0-1/ homoiosis&quot; in Greek. It is stated in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 1:26] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5%3A3&amp;version=NKJV Genesis 5:3] that man was made after God's Likeness (those verses also mention God's Image). Mankind was made to have some of God's attributes, such as emotion, reason, and creativity. Mankind did not lose God's Likeness during [[The Fall]], but it was corrupted in such a way that mankind prefers doing evil rather than good. It is for this reason that children need to be taught to do good from a young age. Man being created in the likeness of God is the reason James gives in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NKJV James 3:9] to not [[Curses|curse]] our fellow man.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death to pay the penalty for sin, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[Heresy|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[Heresy|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[Heresy|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[Heresy|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[Heresy|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> <br /> == General Information ==<br /> The Statement of Faith below contains most of the important doctrines. Other doctrines are indexed through one of the following links.<br /> <br /> * [[:Category:Teachings|Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:False Teachings|False Teachings]]<br /> * [[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua]] (Jesus) is both the son of God and is God, yet is also a man. He was born of a virgin, lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, yet [[Death|died]] a sinner's death to pay the penalty for sin, and was raised from the dead after being in the grave for three days '''and three nights''', as prophesied in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NKJV Matthew 20:40]]. He then became the first and only person to ascend into [[Heaven]].<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Yeshua is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the Messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not part of the [[The Body of the Messiah|Body of the Messiah]] and is a false teacher. Those who deny that Jesus is God are in error, but are still apart of the Body. The doctrine that a person must accept the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] in order to be considered part of the Body of the Messiah is false doctrine.<br /> <br /> [[Salvation]], and forgiveness of sins, comes only through [[Faith]] in Yeshua the Messiah. It cannot come from [[Prayer|prayer]], [[Repentance|repentance]], [[Baptism|baptism]], or obedience to God's Law. However, nobody who rebels against God's commandments has any salvation until they stop their rebellion. Obedience to God's commandments proves that your faith is genuine [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Also, trinitarian baptism was added to Scripture and is rejected as a false practice. Baptism is to be done '''only''' in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).<br /> <br /> The Law of God and the Law of Moses are the same thing. It is called the &quot;Law of Moses&quot; because God gave his Law through Moses, not because it came from Moses. The Law of God is also known as &quot;God's Law&quot; or &quot;the Law&quot; (Paul uses this phrase to refer to other laws as well) or &quot;Torah&quot;. The doctrine that the Law of Moses and the Law of God are separate is [[Heresy|heresy]], and has the sole purpose of justifying rebellion against God's Law.<br /> <br /> Any interpretation of the teachings of the Apostles or of Jesus that involves them nullifying any or all of the commandments in [[Torah]] is rejected as false teaching. Likewise, any teaching that makes obedience to God's Law to be in opposition to the doctrine salvation by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus) is [[Heresy|heresy]] and rejected as a justification for idolatry/willful sin. Jesus and the Apostles taught obedience to God's Law. And on numerous occasions, Paul specifically warned against using faith and grace as an excuse to refuse to keep God's Law.<br /> <br /> The whole [[Bible]], starting in [[Genesis]], is the final authority in all matters. The Bible contains the written record of the Word of God, but is not itself the Word of God, since the Bible is material and the Word of God is immaterial. The doctrine of [[Biblical Inerrancy]] is unbiblical and incorrect, and the Bible is not an &quot;all or nothing book&quot;. Inerrancy is only required where a book within the Bible claims to be quoting God directly or giving a historical account of something that God did.<br /> <br /> [[Genesis]] is the foundation of [[Torah]] and the rest of the Bible, and is the foundation of the [[Gospel Message]] of [[Jesus|Yeshua]] the Messiah. Only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation does the rest of the Bible stand. And only if Genesis is a truthful account of creation is the [[The Gospel Message|Gospel]] of any use. The rest of Torah is also foundational because sin only exists if God's Law is still in full force. For sin is the transgression of God's commandments. And where there are no commands to transgress, there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is no penalty for sin. And where there is no penalty, there is no need for salvation. Torah and the writings of the [[The Prophets|Prophets]] point towards [[Jesus|Yeshua]] and the [[Gospel Writing|Gospels]] prove that God's promises of salvation have been fulfilled. But the Gospel writings, like Genesis, must be truthful eyewitness accounts in order to be of any value.<br /> <br /> The [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] are the first tests for distinguishing between true and false teachers. Deuteronomy 18 warns against those who speak in the name of other (false) gods while Deuteronomy 13 warns against those who lead people to serve other gods either by blatantly advocating for idolatry, or through deceiving people into not obeying God's Law. Deuteronomy 13 also defines loving God as keeping his Law and idolatry as rejecting his Law. If anyone fails any of these two tests, then what they believe concerning the deity of Jesus is irrelevant, for such people, '''by definition''', are leading people to serve false gods.<br /> <br /> Yeshua did not come to do away with the Law of God or in any way make it so that God's Law is not in full force. On the contrary, he warned many times against setting aside the commandments of God, such as in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20&amp;version=NASB Matthew 5:17-20] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A6-13&amp;version=NASB Mark 7:6-13]. And commanded us to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&amp;version=NASB Matthew 4:4]]. Those who claim that [[Christian|Christians]] don't need to keep the Law fail the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] and lead people into [[Idolatry|idolatry]], which is serving/worshiping other (false) gods. Furthermore, the division of the Law into &quot;moral&quot;, &quot;civil&quot;, and &quot;ceremonial&quot; laws is [[Heresy|heresy]] and exists solely to justify rebellion against God. The only correct way to divide God's Law is into commands for how to love God, and commands for how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&amp;version=NASB Matthew 22:36-40]]. The commands concerning how to love God are falsely labeled as the &quot;ceremonial law&quot; in order to justify rebellion.<br /> <br /> God's name is '''not''' &quot;Yehovah&quot; or &quot;Jahovah&quot;. That name originated by putting the vowel points of the Hebrew word &quot;adonai&quot; (literally means &quot;lord&quot;) onto the tetragramaton. The scribes deliberately put the wrong vowel points on the name of God to remind the reader to never say God's name, lest they &quot;accidentally mispronounce&quot; it, thereby &quot;profaning the name of God&quot;. Of course, this means if the reader does pronounce the name according to the vowel points, then he/she is doing exactly that. The correct name of God is '''probably''' Yahweh. The name &quot;Yahovah&quot;/&quot;Jahovah&quot; is rejected as a profaning of God's holy name. Furthermore, any name for God that cannot be spelled with &quot;YHWH&quot; in that order with exactly two or three vowels between those letters is rejected as the name of another (false) god. Using &quot;adonai&quot; (a title) as a substitute for God's real name is unacceptable. Nevertheless, Yahweh is correctly referred to as &quot;the Lord&quot;.<br /> <br /> The name of Jesus in Hebrew is &quot;Yeshua&quot;, which is a contracted form of the word &quot;Yehoshua&quot;. &quot;Yehoshua&quot; is Hebrew for &quot;God saves&quot; or &quot;God is salvation&quot;. Therefore, using &quot;Yehoshua&quot; to refer to the Messiah is acceptable, but &quot;Yeshua&quot; is preferable when using his Hebrew name. All other &quot;Hebrew names&quot; used to refer to our Lord are rejected as the name of another (false) god. It does not matter if you refer to the Lord by his Hebrew name, or by his name in your native language. For example, usage of either &quot;Yeshua&quot; or &quot;Jesus&quot; to refer to the Lord are equally acceptable.<br /> <br /> Only the holidays listed in [[Torah]] are acceptable to use to honor/worship God, and only in the manner instructed in God's Law. Extrabiblical holidays (and extrabiblical additions to biblical holidays) used to honor/worship God are idolatry by definition and only dishonor God. Extrabiblical holidays for other purposes (eg: birthdays) which do not involve worship of any god are okay. What is not okay, is adapting a pagan holiday for any purpose. Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the Sunday Sabbath are all pagan holidays, along with anything that originates in the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> The [[Image of God]] and the [[Likeness of God]] are separate concepts and are not to be conflated. The former refers to what the human form looks like (as the word &quot;image&quot; always refers to a visual representation) while the later refers mankind being like God in other ways. The conflation of the Image of God with the Likeness of God, and the nullification of the literal meaning of &quot;the Image of God&quot;, is a serious error and is one of the primary reasons why the [[Pornography|pornography]] industry exists. The other primary reason is the satanic lie that the human body is inherently &quot;obscene&quot;, &quot;indescent&quot;, or &quot;inappropriate&quot; and must therefore be hidden from the view of others, especially from children or members of the opposite gender (save between spouces). Like everything else that God created, the human form is very good and is supposed to be seen by others (for images are made to be seen). The doctrine that the Image of God was in any way lost or marred by [[The Fall]] is [[Heresy|heresy]]. Furthermore, there is no biblical general mandate for clothing. Making what God did in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:21] into a mandate is reading into the text. And the phrases &quot;uncover/see someone's nakedness&quot; is a [[Hebrew Idiom]] which always refers to a male-to-female sexual relationship. And it never refers to someone seeing or causing another person to be naked, with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 9:23], where the literal meaning is used '''in addition to''' the idiomatic meaning.<br /> <br /> The doctrine of the [[Afterlife]] is [[Heresy|heresy]]. From the beginning [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:19]], God has made it clear that when a person dies, that person returns to dust. The righteous do not go to [[Heaven]] when they die, nor do the wicked burn in [[Hell]] when they die. Both return to dust until the first or second [[Resurrection|resurrections]]. The first resurrection will be at Yeshua's (Jesus) second coming, where the righteous will be raised to eternal life. And the second resurrection will come after the Thousand-Year Reign of Yeshua, where the wicked will be raised to give an account of all of their sins, then be thrown into the [[Lake of Fire]] where they will perish. The doctrine that the wicked burn forever in eternal, conscience torment is a heresy which has tainted the translation of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelations. Yeshua promised a resurrection and eternal life for those who believe in him, not Heaven.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=59 2023-02-21T00:28:20Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> <br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == The Three Most Essential Teachings ==<br /> === Deity and Life of Jesus ===<br /> The lord [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God. He came in the flesh and dwelt among mankind as a man. Being born of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18&amp;version=NIV Matthew 1:18]], he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, and died as a sinner in our place so that we could have eternal life [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A14-15&amp;version=NIV John 3:14-15]]. He spent three days and three nights in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NIV Matthew 12:40]], and then God raised him to life on the third day. Forty days later, he ascended to Heaven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV Acts 1:1-3]] to sit at the right hand of the Father.<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. Such people are false teachers.<br /> <br /> === Salvation by Faith ===<br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]] (though all are important to the faith in some way), for in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished. Only by believing in Jesus can one have their sins atoned for and be saved.<br /> <br /> === Obedience from Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are [[:Category:Heresies|heretics]]!<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> The Bible is the final authority in all matters including history and science. But this authority stands or falls with the authority of [[Torah|God's Law]]. If the Law of God is no longer applicable or no longer has any authority in our lives, then the rest of Scripture is also void of authority except as just another historical document like any other. The one who says, &quot;God's Law no longer applies&quot; might as well say, &quot;the Bible is of no value to us&quot;. But if God's Law is still applicable and still has authority, then the Bible is so much more than just another historical document. Furthermore, the authority of the Bible is fully-dependent on Genesis being the truthful historical account of the origin and history of the Earth, and everything in, on, and around it!<br /> <br /> All things (including the Bible) must be tested as per God's commands in [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]], so that we may know the Truth. Forbidding anything from being tested, including the contents of the Bible, shows that the one who forbids the test is either afraid of, or is hiding, the truth. It is better to test something and come to the wrong conclusion than it is to blindly believe the truth. For one cannot know what the truth is without testing what he or she believes is the truth. The Bible is validated by its unmatched historical and scientific accuracy, it's unmatched internal consistency, and it's perfect prophetic record.<br /> <br /> Jesus is the living Word of God and therefore cannot do away with or otherwise nullify God's Law, which is the written Word of God. Rather, Jesus is the authority on how the written Word is to be interpreted. Jesus' interpretation of God's commandments is the original intent of the commandments in question. Likewise, the writings of the prophets (who spoke exactly what God commanded them to speak [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A18&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 18:18]]) are authoritative in the correct application and interpretation of God's commandments. All prophecies recorded in Scripture (except where Scripture states a specific prophesy to be false) come directly from God and are validated according to the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]] tests. Jesus, likewise, is validated by those same tests, and also through the fulfillment of all of the prophecies made concerning him on his first coming.<br /> <br /> [[Torah|God's Law]], and '''only''' God's Law, defines what is right and wrong, what is sinful and what is not. If anyone claims that something is sinful, they must prove that it is contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of adding to God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. Likewise, if anyone claims that something is not sinful, they must prove that it is '''not''' contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of subtracting from God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. If anything is claimed to be sinful or not sinful, but the claim is backed-up only by passages outside of God's Law, the person making the claim proves that he or she misunderstands the passage in question.<br /> <br /> Salvation comes through faith in Jesus, not by the merits of one's own works. By our works we are condemned, but by our faith we are saved. That said, the one who rebels against God's commandments (God's Law) is condemned and cannot be saved unless they [[Repentance|repent]] of their rebellion. For there is no atonement for deliberate sins. All manner of unintentional sins will be forgiven for the one who believes in Jesus. But the one who knows of, or learns of their sin, yet deliberately continues in those sins will not be forgiven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A26&amp;version=NIV Hebrews 10:26]], even if they claim to believe in Jesus. Those who refuse to keep God's Law live in idolatry. Those who keep God's Law serve God.<br /> <br /> There are two forms of salvation. The first is salvation from our sins and from our sinful nature. The second is salvation from death in the lack of fire. Salvation from our sins means forgiveness of sins, which is the destruction of the record of our past sins. It also means being set free from sin, so that we are no longer slaves to sin. Salvation from our sinful nature means we no longer want to live contrary to God's commandments, but instead naturally keep his commandments. The first form of salvation comes immediately to those who believe in Jesus. The second form of salvation will be realized on [[Judgement Day]], when all will be raised from the dead to give an account for everything they have done. The righteous will be granted eternal life and will be spared from the lake of fire. But the wicked will be cast into the lake of fire and die the second death [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020%3A14&amp;version=NIV Revelation 20:14]]. The second form of salvation is reserved for those who persist in their faith until death.<br /> <br /> Salvation and righteousness are related, but separate issues. While both come by faith in Jesus, righteousness is defined as obedience to God's Law [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A13&amp;version=NIV Romans 2:13]]. And only the righteous will be saved on Judgement Day, as already mentioned several times. Righteousness by faith comes from (a) the fact that through faith in Jesus, no sin counts against us, and (b) our faith driving us to naturally obey God's commandments. Natural obedience to God's commandments is the very definition of loving God with all our heart. This includes natural obedience in the One whom he sent. We do not obey '''to be''' saved, we obey '''because''' we're saved.<br /> <br /> A person who ceases to believe in Jesus no longer has forgiveness for any of their future sins and thus forfeits their salvation. Likewise for the person who stops desiring to live according to God's Will and instead starts living according to the sinful desires of the flesh. Such people were once saved, but now are not, but may still be saved again. The teaching that those who leave the faith were never saved in the first place makes God out to be a liar. It is impossible for one to lose their salvation by committing sin by accident.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=58 2023-01-06T14:27:22Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;border: 4px solid #800000; background-color: red; color: white; text-align: center; width: 1000px; padding: 15px;&quot;&gt;<br /> NOTE: This wiki is no longer being updated. As a result, some of the content here may not accurately reflect my current understanding of Scripture. I am starting work on a new format for this part of the site which will replace this wiki.<br /> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == The Three Most Essential Teachings ==<br /> === Deity and Life of Jesus ===<br /> The lord [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God. He came in the flesh and dwelt among mankind as a man. Being born of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18&amp;version=NIV Matthew 1:18]], he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, and died as a sinner in our place so that we could have eternal life [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A14-15&amp;version=NIV John 3:14-15]]. He spent three days and three nights in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NIV Matthew 12:40]], and then God raised him to life on the third day. Forty days later, he ascended to Heaven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV Acts 1:1-3]] to sit at the right hand of the Father.<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. Such people are false teachers.<br /> <br /> === Salvation by Faith ===<br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]] (though all are important to the faith in some way), for in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished. Only by believing in Jesus can one have their sins atoned for and be saved.<br /> <br /> === Obedience from Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are [[:Category:Heresies|heretics]]!<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> The Bible is the final authority in all matters including history and science. But this authority stands or falls with the authority of [[Torah|God's Law]]. If the Law of God is no longer applicable or no longer has any authority in our lives, then the rest of Scripture is also void of authority except as just another historical document like any other. The one who says, &quot;God's Law no longer applies&quot; might as well say, &quot;the Bible is of no value to us&quot;. But if God's Law is still applicable and still has authority, then the Bible is so much more than just another historical document. Furthermore, the authority of the Bible is fully-dependent on Genesis being the truthful historical account of the origin and history of the Earth, and everything in, on, and around it!<br /> <br /> All things (including the Bible) must be tested as per God's commands in [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]], so that we may know the Truth. Forbidding anything from being tested, including the contents of the Bible, shows that the one who forbids the test is either afraid of, or is hiding, the truth. It is better to test something and come to the wrong conclusion than it is to blindly believe the truth. For one cannot know what the truth is without testing what he or she believes is the truth. The Bible is validated by its unmatched historical and scientific accuracy, it's unmatched internal consistency, and it's perfect prophetic record.<br /> <br /> Jesus is the living Word of God and therefore cannot do away with or otherwise nullify God's Law, which is the written Word of God. Rather, Jesus is the authority on how the written Word is to be interpreted. Jesus' interpretation of God's commandments is the original intent of the commandments in question. Likewise, the writings of the prophets (who spoke exactly what God commanded them to speak [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A18&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 18:18]]) are authoritative in the correct application and interpretation of God's commandments. All prophecies recorded in Scripture (except where Scripture states a specific prophesy to be false) come directly from God and are validated according to the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]] tests. Jesus, likewise, is validated by those same tests, and also through the fulfillment of all of the prophecies made concerning him on his first coming.<br /> <br /> [[Torah|God's Law]], and '''only''' God's Law, defines what is right and wrong, what is sinful and what is not. If anyone claims that something is sinful, they must prove that it is contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of adding to God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. Likewise, if anyone claims that something is not sinful, they must prove that it is '''not''' contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of subtracting from God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. If anything is claimed to be sinful or not sinful, but the claim is backed-up only by passages outside of God's Law, the person making the claim proves that he or she misunderstands the passage in question.<br /> <br /> Salvation comes through faith in Jesus, not by the merits of one's own works. By our works we are condemned, but by our faith we are saved. That said, the one who rebels against God's commandments (God's Law) is condemned and cannot be saved unless they [[Repentance|repent]] of their rebellion. For there is no atonement for deliberate sins. All manner of unintentional sins will be forgiven for the one who believes in Jesus. But the one who knows of, or learns of their sin, yet deliberately continues in those sins will not be forgiven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A26&amp;version=NIV Hebrews 10:26]], even if they claim to believe in Jesus. Those who refuse to keep God's Law live in idolatry. Those who keep God's Law serve God.<br /> <br /> There are two forms of salvation. The first is salvation from our sins and from our sinful nature. The second is salvation from death in the lack of fire. Salvation from our sins means forgiveness of sins, which is the destruction of the record of our past sins. It also means being set free from sin, so that we are no longer slaves to sin. Salvation from our sinful nature means we no longer want to live contrary to God's commandments, but instead naturally keep his commandments. The first form of salvation comes immediately to those who believe in Jesus. The second form of salvation will be realized on [[Judgement Day]], when all will be raised from the dead to give an account for everything they have done. The righteous will be granted eternal life and will be spared from the lake of fire. But the wicked will be cast into the lake of fire and die the second death [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020%3A14&amp;version=NIV Revelation 20:14]]. The second form of salvation is reserved for those who persist in their faith until death.<br /> <br /> Salvation and righteousness are related, but separate issues. While both come by faith in Jesus, righteousness is defined as obedience to God's Law [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A13&amp;version=NIV Romans 2:13]]. And only the righteous will be saved on Judgement Day, as already mentioned several times. Righteousness by faith comes from (a) the fact that through faith in Jesus, no sin counts against us, and (b) our faith driving us to naturally obey God's commandments. Natural obedience to God's commandments is the very definition of loving God with all our heart. This includes natural obedience in the One whom he sent. We do not obey '''to be''' saved, we obey '''because''' we're saved.<br /> <br /> A person who ceases to believe in Jesus no longer has forgiveness for any of their future sins and thus forfeits their salvation. Likewise for the person who stops desiring to live according to God's Will and instead starts living according to the sinful desires of the flesh. Such people were once saved, but now are not, but may still be saved again. The teaching that those who leave the faith were never saved in the first place makes God out to be a liar. It is impossible for one to lose their salvation by committing sin by accident.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=57 2022-06-14T00:24:52Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot; and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> In the &quot;Old Testament&quot;, the Hebrew word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot; is used to emphasize vulnerability. Sometimes this overlaps with being physically naked, but not always. Erom is often used in the context of judgement, where someone is stripped of their clothing as punishment for their sins. The double-meaning of the word &quot;erom&quot; makes for some interesting word play. There are places where the usage of this word may be interpreted as being spiritually naked. The following is a list of instances where &quot;erom&quot; appears in the Old Testament.<br /> <br /> &quot;And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''10''' And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. '''11''' And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A10-11&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 3:10-11 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28%3A48&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 28:48 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:22 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A39&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 16:39 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 18:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+23%3A29&amp;version=AKJV Ezekiel 23:29 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Nakedness&diff=56 2022-06-07T21:50:09Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:Teachings The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today i...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The usage of the words &quot;naked&quot; and &quot;nakedness&quot; in the Bible are quite different from the common usage of today. The common usage of these words today is that the nakedness is merely the state of being naked, with naked simply meaning &quot;without clothing&quot;. But the Bible uses these words in completely different contexts that only sometimes overlaps.<br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Naked&quot; ==<br /> There are two Hebrew words translated as &quot;naked&quot; in the Bible. These words are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ erom]&quot;. The former simply means &quot;without clothing&quot; while the latter is used in a more figurative sense, emphasizing vulnerability. There are also two Greek words translated as &quot;naked&quot;: &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1130/kjv/tr/0-1/ gymneteuo]&quot;, which mean &quot;without clothes&quot; and &quot;poorly clothed&quot; respectively. The latter is only used once, in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 4:11]. Gymnos is used to represent both physical and spiritual nakedness.<br /> <br /> === Without Clothing ===<br /> <br /> ==== Old Testament ====<br /> The Hebrew word used to describe physical nakedness is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6174/kjv/wlc/0-1/ arom] is used 16 times in the Old Testament. It's first appearance is in Genesis 2:25. Wherever this word appears in the old testament, it means to be completely naked. The following is a list of all of the verses that use &quot;arom&quot;.<br /> <br /> &quot;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:25 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A24&amp;version=AKJV 1 Samuel 19:24 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Job 1:21 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+22%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 22:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+24%3A10&amp;version=AKJV Job 24:10 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;[[Hell]] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+26%3A6&amp;version=AKJV Job 26:6 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Ecclesiastes 5:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''2''' at the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. '''3''' And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; '''4''' so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+20%3A2-4&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 20:2-4 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 58:7 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2%3A3&amp;version=AKJV Hosea 2:3 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+2%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Amos 2:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+1%3A8&amp;version=AKJV Micah 1:8 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> ==== New Testament ====<br /> The New Testament uses the Greek word &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5903/kjv/wlc/0-1/ gymnos]&quot; to mean &quot;without clothes&quot;, but this usage can refer to the absence of physical clothing, or spiritual clothing. And with the exception of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A37&amp;version=AKJV 1 Corinthians 15:37], it is always used to refer to being physically or spiritually naked. When used in the context of physical clothing, it always means to be completely naked. The following are the verses where &quot;gymnos&quot; are used to refer to being physically naked.<br /> <br /> &quot;naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:36 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A38&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:38 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''43''' I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. '''44''' Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A43-44&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 25:43-44 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;'''51''' And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: '''52''' and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14%3A51-52&amp;version=AKJV Mark 14:51-52 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A7&amp;version=AKJV John 21:7(AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Act+19%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Act 19:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Hebrews 4:13 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A15&amp;version=AKJV James 2:15 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> &quot;And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Revelation 17:16 (AKJV)]]<br /> <br /> === Vulnerable ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Usage of &quot;Nakedness&quot; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === Sexual Relationships ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Shame ===<br /> <br /> <br /> === Vulnerability ===</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=55 2021-10-13T02:04:30Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == The Three Most Essential Teachings ==<br /> === Deity and Life of Jesus ===<br /> The lord [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God. He came in the flesh and dwelt among mankind as a man. Being born of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18&amp;version=NIV Matthew 1:18]], he lived a [[Sin|sinless]] life, and died as a sinner in our place so that we could have eternal life [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A14-15&amp;version=NIV John 3:14-15]]. He spent three days and three nights in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=NIV Matthew 12:40]], and then God raised him to life on the third day. Forty days later, he ascended to Heaven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV Acts 1:1-3]] to sit at the right hand of the Father.<br /> <br /> Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. Such people are false teachers.<br /> <br /> === Salvation by Faith ===<br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]] (though all are important to the faith in some way), for in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished. Only by believing in Jesus can one have their sins atoned for and be saved.<br /> <br /> === Obedience from Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are [[:Category:Heresies|heretics]]!<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> The Bible is the final authority in all matters including history and science. But this authority stands or falls with the authority of [[Torah|God's Law]]. If the Law of God is no longer applicable or no longer has any authority in our lives, then the rest of Scripture is also void of authority except as just another historical document like any other. The one who says, &quot;God's Law no longer applies&quot; might as well say, &quot;the Bible is of no value to us&quot;. But if God's Law is still applicable and still has authority, then the Bible is so much more than just another historical document. Furthermore, the authority of the Bible is fully-dependent on Genesis being the truthful historical account of the origin and history of the Earth, and everything in, on, and around it!<br /> <br /> All things (including the Bible) must be tested as per God's commands in [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]], so that we may know the Truth. Forbidding anything from being tested, including the contents of the Bible, shows that the one who forbids the test is either afraid of, or is hiding, the truth. It is better to test something and come to the wrong conclusion than it is to blindly believe the truth. For one cannot know what the truth is without testing what he or she believes is the truth. The Bible is validated by its unmatched historical and scientific accuracy, it's unmatched internal consistency, and it's perfect prophetic record.<br /> <br /> Jesus is the living Word of God and therefore cannot do away with or otherwise nullify God's Law, which is the written Word of God. Rather, Jesus is the authority on how the written Word is to be interpreted. Jesus' interpretation of God's commandments is the original intent of the commandments in question. Likewise, the writings of the prophets (who spoke exactly what God commanded them to speak [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A18&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 18:18]]) are authoritative in the correct application and interpretation of God's commandments. All prophecies recorded in Scripture (except where Scripture states a specific prophesy to be false) come directly from God and are validated according to the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]] and [[Deuteronomy 18 Test|Deuteronomy 18]] tests. Jesus, likewise, is validated by those same tests, and also through the fulfillment of all of the prophecies made concerning him on his first coming.<br /> <br /> [[Torah|God's Law]], and '''only''' God's Law, defines what is right and wrong, what is sinful and what is not. If anyone claims that something is sinful, they must prove that it is contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of adding to God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. Likewise, if anyone claims that something is not sinful, they must prove that it is '''not''' contrary to God's Law. Otherwise, they are guilty of subtracting from God's commandments [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32]]. If anything is claimed to be sinful or not sinful, but the claim is backed-up only by passages outside of God's Law, the person making the claim proves that he or she misunderstands the passage in question.<br /> <br /> Salvation comes through faith in Jesus, not by the merits of one's own works. By our works we are condemned, but by our faith we are saved. That said, the one who rebels against God's commandments (God's Law) is condemned and cannot be saved unless they [[Repentance|repent]] of their rebellion. For there is no atonement for deliberate sins. All manner of unintentional sins will be forgiven for the one who believes in Jesus. But the one who knows of, or learns of their sin, yet deliberately continues in those sins will not be forgiven [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A26&amp;version=NIV Hebrews 10:26]], even if they claim to believe in Jesus. Those who refuse to keep God's Law live in idolatry. Those who keep God's Law serve God.<br /> <br /> There are two forms of salvation. The first is salvation from our sins and from our sinful nature. The second is salvation from death in the lack of fire. Salvation from our sins means forgiveness of sins, which is the destruction of the record of our past sins. It also means being set free from sin, so that we are no longer slaves to sin. Salvation from our sinful nature means we no longer want to live contrary to God's commandments, but instead naturally keep his commandments. The first form of salvation comes immediately to those who believe in Jesus. The second form of salvation will be realized on [[Judgement Day]], when all will be raised from the dead to give an account for everything they have done. The righteous will be granted eternal life and will be spared from the lake of fire. But the wicked will be cast into the lake of fire and die the second death [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020%3A14&amp;version=NIV Revelation 20:14]]. The second form of salvation is reserved for those who persist in their faith until death.<br /> <br /> Salvation and righteousness are related, but separate issues. While both come by faith in Jesus, righteousness is defined as obedience to God's Law [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A13&amp;version=NIV Romans 2:13]]. And only the righteous will be saved on Judgement Day, as already mentioned several times. Righteousness by faith comes from (a) the fact that through faith in Jesus, no sin counts against us, and (b) our faith driving us to naturally obey God's commandments. Natural obedience to God's commandments is the very definition of loving God with all our heart. This includes natural obedience in the One whom he sent. We do not obey '''to be''' saved, we obey '''because''' we're saved.<br /> <br /> A person who ceases to believe in Jesus no longer has forgiveness for any of their future sins and thus forfeits their salvation. Likewise for the person who stops desiring to live according to God's Will and instead starts living according to the sinful desires of the flesh. Such people were once saved, but now are not, but may still be saved again. The teaching that those who leave the faith were never saved in the first place makes God out to be a liar. It is impossible for one to lose their salvation by committing sin by accident.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=54 2021-09-26T03:21:28Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Authority of Scripture */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. While the Bible does not require a Christian to believe that Jesus was God, anyone who does deny that fact is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_18_Test&diff=53 2021-09-23T03:41:21Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 18] Test is one of several tests found in the [[Bible]] to distinguish between true and false teachers or [[Prophets|prophets]] (as well as between true and false teachings). There are two aspects of the Deuteronomy 18 Test. The first aspect is this: Anyone who speaks a prophesy in God's name which does not come true is a false prophet. The second aspect is this: Anyone speaking in the name of a different God is a false prophet or teacher. A person should be tested against Deuteronomy 18 first. Only after the person passes this test can that person then be tested against [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]].<br /> <br /> == Text ==<br /> &quot;But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A20&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 18:20; NIV]]<br /> <br /> &quot;You may say to yourselves, 'How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?' If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A21-22&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 18:21-22; NIV]]</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_18_Test&diff=52 2021-09-22T03:36:49Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:TeachingsCategory:Tests The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 18] Test is one of several tests found in th...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 18] Test is one of several tests found in the [[Bible]] to distinguish between true and false teachers or [[Prophets|prophets]] (as well as between true and false teachings). There are two aspects of the Deuteronomy 18 Test. The first aspect is this: Anyone who speaks a prophesy in God's name which does not come true is a false prophet. The second aspect is this: Anyone speaking in the name of a different God is a false prophet or teacher. A person should be tested against Deuteronomy 18 first. Only after the person passes this test can that person then be tested against [[Deuteronomy 13 Test|Deuteronomy 13]].</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_13_Test&diff=51 2021-09-22T03:29:42Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13] Test is one of several tests found in the [[Bible]] to distinguish between true and false teachers or [[Prophets|prophets]] (as well as between true and false teachings). Deuteronomy 13 defines serving God as keeping [[Torah|his law]], and defines [[Idolatry|idolatry]] as rebellion against or the rejection of his law. Typically, the Deuteronomy 13 Test refers to only one aspect of the test described in the chapter that it is named after, but there are multiple aspects to this test. The first aspect involves God testing us by allowing the prophecies, signs, and wonders of a false prophet or teacher to come true. The purpose of this test is to see if we will keep God's commandments or if we will follow the false prophet or teacher into rebellion against God's commandments. The second aspect of the test concerns whether the teacher or prophet openly leads people into idolatry. The third aspect of the Deuteronomy 13 Test (which is what is usually being referred to) checks to see if a teacher or prophet is teaching obedience to or rebellion against God's Law. If it's the latter, then the teacher or prophet fails the test and is therefore a false teacher.<br /> <br /> All must be tested against Deuteronomy 13. This includes all who contributed to the content of the Bible, even [[Jesus]] himself and [[The Twelve Disciples|his disciples]]. A person is tested against Deuteronomy 13 after passing the [[Deuteronomy 18 Test]] and before being tested against any other Scripture. All teachings and interpretations of [[Scripture]] are tested against Deuteronomy 13 first.<br /> <br /> == Text ==<br /> &quot;If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, 'Let us follow other gods' (gods you have not known) 'and let us worship them,' you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A1-5&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13:1-5; NIV]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods' (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A6-11&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13:6-11; NIV]]<br /> <br /> == Definitions ==<br /> The text presents only two possible options: Serve God '''and''' keep his Law, '''or''' follow other gods. In this way, God has defined rebellion against his commandments as serving other gods, so that one is only truly serving God if they are keeping his Law. Therefore, the one who rebels against God's Law does not love, follow, or serve God even if that person claims to do those things. Such a person serves other gods.<br /> <br /> == Deuteronomy 12 ==<br /> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32] warns us not to add to or subtract from what God has commanded, but to do all he commanded. The entirety of the chapter that it is in warns us not to worship God the way that the pagans worship their gods. And that we are to worship God as he commanded us to worship him. It is also a warning against idolatry. It can be argued that adding to or subtracting from God's commands is also a form of idolatry, since the command against it is between two major passages warning against idolatry. Subtracting from God's commands is an obvious form or rebellion against God, as the person who subtracts from what God commanded has rejected what he or she has subtracted. And the one who calls something &quot;sin&quot; that is not contrary to any of God's commands is guilty of adding to God's commands.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_13_Test&diff=50 2021-09-22T03:19:12Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13] Test is one of several tests found in the [[Bible]] to distinguish between true and false teachers or [[Prophets|prophets]] (as well as between true and false teachings). Deuteronomy 13 defines serving God as keeping [[Torah|his law]], and defines [[Idolatry|idolatry]] as rebellion against or the rejection of his law. Typically, the Deuteronomy 13 Test refers to only one aspect of the test described in the chapter that it is named after, but there are multiple aspects to this test. The first aspect involves God testing us by allowing the prophecies, signs, and wonders of a false prophet or teacher to come true. The purpose of this test is to see if we will keep God's commandments or if we will follow the false prophet or teacher into rebellion against God's commandments. The second aspect of the test concerns whether the teacher or prophet openly leads people into idolatry. The third aspect of the Deuteronomy 13 Test (which is what is usually being referred to) checks to see if a teacher or prophet is teaching obedience to or rebellion against God's Law. If it's the latter, then the teacher or prophet fails the test and is therefore a false teacher.<br /> <br /> All must be tested against Deuteronomy 13. This includes all who contributed to the content of the Bible, even [[Jesus]] himself and [[The Twelve Disciples|his disciples]].<br /> <br /> == Text ==<br /> &quot;If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, 'Let us follow other gods' (gods you have not known) 'and let us worship them,' you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A1-5&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13:1-5; NIV]]<br /> <br /> &quot;If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods' (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A6-11&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13:6-11; NIV]]<br /> <br /> == Definitions ==<br /> The text presents only two possible options: Serve God '''and''' keep his Law, '''or''' follow other gods. In this way, God has defined rebellion against his commandments as serving other gods, so that one is only truly serving God if they are keeping his Law. Therefore, the one who rebels against God's Law does not love, follow, or serve God even if that person claims to do those things. Such a person serves other gods.<br /> <br /> == Deuteronomy 12 ==<br /> [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 12:32] warns us not to add to or subtract from what God has commanded, but to do all he commanded. The entirety of the chapter that it is in warns us not to worship God the way that the pagans worship their gods. And that we are to worship God as he commanded us to worship him. It is also a warning against idolatry. It can be argued that adding to or subtracting from God's commands is also a form of idolatry, since the command against it is between two major passages warning against idolatry. Subtracting from God's commands is an obvious form or rebellion against God, as the person who subtracts from what God commanded has rejected what he or she has subtracted. And the one who calls something &quot;sin&quot; that is not contrary to any of God's commands is guilty of adding to God's commands.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=49 2021-08-17T03:37:26Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. While the Bible does not require a Christian to believe that Jesus was God, anyone who does deny that fact is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=48 2021-08-17T03:36:00Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. The Bible does not require anyone to believe that Jesus is God as part of the test, but anyone who does deny that Jesus is God is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=False_Scriptures&diff=47 2021-03-03T02:03:10Z

<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>The following is a list of passages that were added to Scripture or modified from the original in some way. This page is not calling any part of Scripture itself false, but rather, it's the modification of Scripture that is being called false. For passages who's English translations are wrong, see [[Mistranslated Scriptures]].<br /> <br /> == Old Testament ==<br /> There aren't very many instances of false Scriptures in the [[Tanakh]].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 18:22] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but '''Abraham stood yet before the Lord'''&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> In the original text, it's the Lord who is standing before Abraham. For some reason, the scribes in charge of copying Torah didn't like the idea of the Creator standing before his creation, so they reversed the roles.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61%3A1-2&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 61:1-2] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> A statement about the blind receiving sight was removed from this passage of Scripture by the [[Pharisees]] after [[Jesus]]' ministry on Earth. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A18-19&amp;version=AKJV Luke 4:18-19], Jesus quotes the passage as saying &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, '''and recovering of sight to the blind''', to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; The reason for doing this is quite simple: They wanted to make Jesus look like a [[False Prophets|false prophet]] in order to justify their hatred of him. And what better way to do that than to make it look like he misquoted one of the prophets? Typically, when someone modifies Scripture, they add to it. This time, they have taken away from it.<br /> <br /> == New Testament ==<br /> The vast majority of false Scriptures come from the &quot;New Testament&quot;. The Church, becoming more and more corrupt after the death of the apostles, added to and modified the New Testament texts in various places in order to be able to claim that Scripture supports their unbiblical teachings. Note that this section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 28:19] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, '''baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost''':&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> This passage of Scripture was modified to include [[Baptism|baptism]] and a reference to the [[Trinity]] very early on, either in the process of translating the manuscript from Hebrew to Greek, or when the number of Greek manuscripts were few and far between. We know from Acts onward that not all of the disciples baptized those whom accepted the [[Gospel]] message. And when they did, it was always in the name of [[Jesus]], not in the name of the Trinity. Rather, they were teaching all nations in the name of Jesus. This apparent act of disobedience was never corrected either by [[Prophets|prophet]], by [[Visions|vision]], or by a fellow believer. This proves that the command, as it is presented to us, is not the command was given. It was most likely the case that the original command was &quot;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations '''in my name'''.&quot; This matches what we see recorded in the book of Acts and explains why absolutely no correction was given: There was no need for correction because there was no disobedience.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A9-20&amp;version=AKJV Mark 16:9-20] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.&lt;/span&gt; [KJV]&quot;<br /> <br /> The last 12 verses of Mark are nowhere to be found in the oldest available manuscripts, which means that the passage was added afterwards. This addition blatantly contradicts the first 8 verses of the chapter, which says (a) when Mary Magdalene and Mary (the mother of James) went to the tomb early in the morning, they found that the stone had already been rolled away and that Jesus had already risen from the dead[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A1-6&amp;version=AKJV]. But verse 9 says that Jesus rose from the dead early in the morning[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A9&amp;version=AKJV]. Furthermore, the first few verses of the chapter make it clear that the two women went to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body, while verse 9 implies that no such journey was made. Verse 8 says that the two women told nobody what they saw because they were afraid[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A8&amp;version=AKJV] while verse 10 says that Mary Magdalene told &quot;those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping&quot;[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A8&amp;version=AKJV].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A53-8%3A11&amp;version=AKJV John 7:53-8:11] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;And every man went unto his own house.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.&lt;/span&gt; [KJV]&quot;<br /> <br /> This passage is nowhere to be found in the oldest available manuscripts, which means that it was added later on. While the setup is like that of a test, the alleged events show that the author does not know how such a test would be passed, or the proper interpretation of &quot;but I say&quot;. This test would be in accordance with a corrupted form of the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]]. One of the first red flags is the fact that Jesus made no mention about the lack of witnesses that allegedly caught the woman in adultery. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+19%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 19:15] makes it clear that there must be at least two or three witnesses present. And the Pharisees made never claimed to be the witnesses. In other words, there is no credibility to the claims that the woman was caught in the act of adultery. Ignoring the Pharisees is the wrong thing to do. Saying &quot;let he who is without sin cast the first stone&quot; is also the wrong answer, as there is no evidence that the woman is guilty of the crime she is being accused of.<br /> <br /> Another point is that in several places, the [[Torah|Law]] states clearly that both the man and the woman who had the adulterous relationship are to be put to death.[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2020%3A10&amp;version=AKJV] It is impossible to catch the woman in adultery without also catching the man who is with her in adultery. Yet Jesus makes no mention of the fact that the Pharisees twisted the Word of God for this test. And if they failed to bring the man who committed adultery with her, then (a) putting her to death would be a violation of the Law and (b) reduces the credibility of the claim that she was caught in adultery. The failure to mention the Pharisees breaking the Law in this way is a huge red flag.<br /> <br /> One interpretation of the saying &quot;let he who is without sin cast the first stone&quot; is that the saying means &quot;let he who has not committed adultery with this woman cast the first stone&quot;. Jesus, knowing each person's deeds, would know who has or has not committed adultery with her. And each man would know if he has committed adultery with her. This would mean that all of the potential witnesses would be guilty of committing adultery with the woman, meaning they too deserve to be put to death. While this would be a good way to expose the hearts of those involved, it fails to address the fact that none of the other issues were addressed.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=False_Scriptures&diff=46 2021-03-03T00:25:15Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* New Testament */</p> <hr /> <div>The following is a list of passages that were added to Scripture or modified from the original in some way. This page is not calling any part of Scripture itself false, but rather, it's the modification of Scripture that is being called false. For passages who's English translations are wrong, see [[Mistranslated Scriptures]].<br /> <br /> == Old Testament ==<br /> There aren't very many instances of false Scriptures in the [[Tanakh]].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 18:22] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but '''Abraham stood yet before the Lord'''&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> In the original text, it's the Lord who is standing before Abraham. For some reason, the scribes in charge of copying Torah didn't like the idea of the Creator standing before his creation, so they reversed the roles.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61%3A1-2&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 61:1-2] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> A statement about the blind receiving sight was removed from this passage of Scripture by the [[Pharisees]] after [[Jesus]]' ministry on Earth. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A18-19&amp;version=AKJV Luke 4:18-19], Jesus quotes the passage as saying &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, '''and recovering of sight to the blind''', to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; The reason for doing this is quite simple: They wanted to make Jesus look like a [[False Prophets|false prophet]] in order to justify their hatred of him. And what better way to do that than to make it look like he misquoted one of the prophets? Typically, when someone modifies Scripture, they add to it. This time, they have taken away from it.<br /> <br /> == New Testament ==<br /> The vast majority of false Scriptures come from the &quot;New Testament&quot;. The Church, becoming more and more corrupt after the death of the apostles, added to and modified the New Testament texts in various places in order to be able to claim that Scripture supports their unbiblical teachings. Note that this section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 28:19] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, '''baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost''':&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> This passage of Scripture was modified to include [[Baptism|baptism]] and a reference to the [[Trinity]] very early on, either in the process of translating the manuscript from Hebrew to Greek, or when the number of Greek manuscripts were few and far between. We know from Acts onward that not all of the disciples baptized those whom accepted the [[Gospel]] message. And when they did, it was always in the name of [[Jesus]], not in the name of the Trinity. Rather, they were teaching all nations in the name of Jesus. This apparent act of disobedience was never corrected either by [[Prophets|prophet]], by [[Visions|vision]], or by a fellow believer. This proves that the command, as it is presented to us, is not the command was given. It was most likely the case that the original command was &quot;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations '''in my name'''.&quot; This matches what we see recorded in the book of Acts and explains why absolutely no correction was given: There was no need for correction because there was no disobedience.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=False_Scriptures&diff=45 2021-03-03T00:25:01Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Old Testament */</p> <hr /> <div>The following is a list of passages that were added to Scripture or modified from the original in some way. This page is not calling any part of Scripture itself false, but rather, it's the modification of Scripture that is being called false. For passages who's English translations are wrong, see [[Mistranslated Scriptures]].<br /> <br /> == Old Testament ==<br /> There aren't very many instances of false Scriptures in the [[Tanakh]].<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018%3A22&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 18:22] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but '''Abraham stood yet before the Lord'''&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> In the original text, it's the Lord who is standing before Abraham. For some reason, the scribes in charge of copying Torah didn't like the idea of the Creator standing before his creation, so they reversed the roles.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61%3A1-2&amp;version=AKJV Isaiah 61:1-2] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot;<br /> <br /> A statement about the blind receiving sight was removed from this passage of Scripture by the [[Pharisees]] after [[Jesus]]' ministry on Earth. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A18-19&amp;version=AKJV Luke 4:18-19], Jesus quotes the passage as saying &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, '''and recovering of sight to the blind''', to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; The reason for doing this is quite simple: They wanted to make Jesus look like a [[False Prophets|false prophet]] in order to justify their hatred of him. And what better way to do that than to make it look like he misquoted one of the prophets? Typically, when someone modifies Scripture, they add to it. This time, they have taken away from it.<br /> <br /> == New Testament ==<br /> The vast majority of false Scriptures come from the &quot;New Testament&quot;. The Church, becoming more and more corrupt after the death of the apostles, added to and modified the New Testament texts in various places in order to be able to claim that Scripture supports their unbiblical teachings. Note that this section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> === [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 28:19] ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue;&quot;&gt;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, '''baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost''':&lt;/span&gt; [KJV].&quot; This passage of Scripture was modified to include [[Baptism|baptism]] and a reference to the [[Trinity]] very early on, either in the process of translating the manuscript from Hebrew to Greek, or when the number of Greek manuscripts were few and far between. We know from Acts onward that not all of the disciples baptized those whom accepted the [[Gospel]] message. And when they did, it was always in the name of [[Jesus]], not in the name of the Trinity. Rather, they were teaching all nations in the name of Jesus. This apparent act of disobedience was never corrected either by [[Prophets|prophet]], by [[Visions|vision]], or by a fellow believer. This proves that the command, as it is presented to us, is not the command was given. It was most likely the case that the original command was &quot;Go ye therefore, and teach all nations '''in my name'''.&quot; This matches what we see recorded in the book of Acts and explains why absolutely no correction was given: There was no need for correction because there was no disobedience.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_13_Test&diff=44 2021-03-03T00:21:15Z

<p>Tchapman500: Article overhaul</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13] Test is one of several tests in the Bible for distinguishing between true and [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]]. According to Deuteronomy 13, keeping [[Torah|God's Law]] is (a) following the ways of God, (b) loving God, (c) listening to God's voice, and (d) serving God. Also, according to Deuteronomy 13, not keeping God's Law and serving other gods are the same thing. Anyone who teaches others not to keep God's Law, even if they perform signs and wonders and their prophesies come to pass (God may cause a prophesy from a false prophet to come true in order to test us[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A3&amp;version=AKJV]), is a false teacher. And anyone who teaches others to serve other gods or to follow other gods is a false teacher.<br /> <br /> When testing someone to see if they are true or false teachers, the Deuteronomy 13 test is the first test that they must pass. Anyone that fails this test is a false teacher even if they pass all of the other tests and all of their other doctrines are correct.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Coveting&diff=43 2021-02-23T07:10:22Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:Teachings To covet means to desire or to wish for. More specifically, coveting means that to desire that something or someone belongs to you (typically to the po...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> To covet means to desire or to wish for. More specifically, coveting means that to desire that something or someone belongs to you (typically to the point of being willing to do something to get what you want). The primary words translated as &quot;covet&quot; are &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H2530&amp;t=KJV hamad]&quot;, which means &quot;desire&quot;, &quot;(to be) desirable&quot;, or &quot;(to) delight&quot;; and &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H183&amp;t=KJV ava]&quot;, which means &quot;to wish for&quot; or &quot;desire&quot;. [[Torah|God's Law]] forbids us from coveting certain things (or certain people).<br /> <br /> == Coveting that is Forbidden ==<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:17]<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his donkey, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 5:21]<br /> <br /> These things listed here are what you cannot have because they belong to someone else.<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+7%3A25&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 7:25]<br /> <br /> The things listed here you cannot have because they are used to serve other gods.<br /> <br /> == Coveting that is Allowed ==<br /> Because of the rule of [[Freedom by Default]], whatever form of coveting that is not forbidden is allowed. Whether that which is coveted is a person, animal, or thing, desiring (coveting it) is allowed unless it is something that falls in the list of things that one is not allowed to covet.<br /> <br /> == Relationship With Lust ==<br /> Lust and coveting are the same thing. One can lust after (covet/desire) a thing just as easily as they can lust after (covet/desire) a person. The King James Bible does a great job of pointing this out in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+7%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Romans 7:7]. Any use of the word &quot;lust&quot; that is not synonymous with the word &quot;covet&quot; or &quot;desire&quot; is incorrect.<br /> <br /> === Jesus' Teaching on Lust ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A27-28&amp;version=NIV Matthew 5:27-28; NIV].<br /> <br /> In order to properly interpret this passage, one must (a) keep in mind that lust means covet, (b) keep in mind that adding to God's commands is forbidden [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%204%3A2&amp;version=AKJV][https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2012%3A32&amp;version=AKJV], and (c) apply the rule of [[Freedom by Default]].<br /> <br /> To look lustfully at a woman means to covet her. And to commit adultery means to to have sexual relationships with someone else's wife. Jesus linked a man coveting a woman to committing adultery with her in his heart. This link can only work if having sexual relationships with said woman would be adultery, which means the woman being coveted is married to someone else. This teaching is very specific in meaning: If you desire that someone else's wife belonged to you, then you have already committed adultery with her in your heart.<br /> <br /> === Correcting False Teachings ===<br /> Because lust is the same as coveting, lust is '''not''' inherently sexual in nature. A man simply looking on a woman does not qualify as lust. Nor is it lustful for a man to find a woman attractive or beautiful. In fact, it is part of God's '''deliberate design''' that a man finds a woman to be attractive and beautiful. In fact, absolutely nothing that is typically thought of as being &quot;lustful&quot; qualifies as lust '''except''' that a man desires that she belongs to him (regardless of whether she is already taken).</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Lust&diff=42 2021-02-23T04:30:47Z

<p>Tchapman500: Redirected page to Coveting</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Coveting]]</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Category:Tests&diff=41 2021-02-23T04:19:20Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:Teachings The following is a partial list of tests for distinguishing between true teachings and :Category:False Teachings|false teachin...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The following is a partial list of tests for distinguishing between [[:Category:Teachings|true teachings]] and [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]].</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Deuteronomy_13_Test&diff=40 2021-02-23T04:15:59Z

<p>Tchapman500: Created page with &quot;Category:TeachingsCategory:Tests The Deuteronomy 13 Test is one of several tests in the Bible for distinguishing between true and :Category:False Teachings|false tea...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]][[Category:Tests]]<br /> The Deuteronomy 13 Test is one of several tests in the Bible for distinguishing between true and [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]]. According to the test laid out in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13], idolatry is rebellion against God's Law, and a person is either serving God '''and''' keeping his commandments, '''or''' following other gods. And there is no such thing as serving God without keeping God's Law. Anyone who causes others to not keep God's Law fails this test and is therefore a false teacher.<br /> <br /> == Teachers/Prophets ==<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A1-3&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:1-3]<br /> <br /> God may allow or cause a false prophet's or false teacher's signs or wonders to come true in order to test you to see if you love God with all of your heart and all of your being. The signs and wonders coming true do '''not''' mean that the teachings or the teacher or prophet are from God. Assuming that they are from God because of their signs or wonders is a grave error.<br /> <br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A4-5&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:4-5]<br /> <br /> There is no difference between loving God, serving God, and keeping his commandments/Law. And there is no difference between idolatry and rebellion against God's Law. Therefore, a prophet or teacher does not have to outright say &quot;let us follow after other gods&quot;. A prophet or teacher merely has to teach people not to keep God's Law in order to be leading people into idolatry. Thus one is either keeping God's Law '''or''' practicing idolatry. There are no other options.<br /> <br /> == Family/Friends ==<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: but thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A6-11&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:6-11]<br /> <br /> Nobody is exempt from this test. Leading people away from obedience to God's Law is not to be tolerated from even your own family members or from your best friends.<br /> <br /> == Cities ==<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A12-16&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:12-16]<br /> <br /> Rebellion against God's Law is such a serious matter that God has commanded the complete destruction of any city that goes after other gods, as well as the complete destruction of all of the inhabitants of that city, leaving no survivors and never rebuilding said city.<br /> <br /> Contrary to the claims of those who hate God and hate what is just, this passage does '''not''' say to destroy a city in which a few troublemakers '''try''' to lead people into serving other gods. This is about cities who listen to said trouble-makers and rebel against God. In other words, the city did not do what [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A1-5&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:1-5] or [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A6-11&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:6-11] prescribed concerning those who lead people away from obedience to God's Law, but instead listened to such people and fell into idolatry.<br /> <br /> == Reiteration of Definition ==<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color:red;&quot;&gt;And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A17-18&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13:17-18]<br /> <br /> It is reiterated that serving God '''is''' keeping God's Law and doing what is right in his eyes. Anyone who does not keep God's Law is, by definition, serving other gods.<br /> <br /> == How to Implement ==<br /> Because we live in idolatrous nations, who's laws are not the Law of God, it is impossible to enforce these rules as written. But we can implement the principals behind these rules in order to protect the Body of the Messiah from false teachings.<br /> <br /> === In Compliant Churches ===<br /> For a Church that teaches obedience to God's Law, anyone who is in said Church should be dealt with in accordance with the procedures set forth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A15-17&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 18:15-17]. These procedures are to be used for those who attend the Church as well as for Church leaders. Also, nobody who is not in the Body of the Messiah should be attending the Church in the first place.<br /> <br /> === In Non-Compliant Churches ===<br /> For a Church that rebels against God's Law, you will be unable to fully-implement Matthew 18:15-17. But you can still try to prove to your pastor in private that he is leading his Church into error. This should be done lovingly and with respect. If the pastor is willing to listen (he is more likely to listen if you can prove from the New Testament that he is in error), then with gentleness and respect, present your evidence to him. If the pastor is unwilling to listen, or even doubles-down on the [[:Category:Heresies|heresy]], then the best course of action is to leave that Church and find a Church that follows God's commandments. Though it will be very difficult (if not impossible) to find one.<br /> <br /> If you are unwilling to leave, that does not in any way mean that you yourself cannot keep God's commandments, or that you cannot teach your household to keep God's commandments. If people notice that you do things differently than the rest of the Church, and ask you about it, then answer them with gentleness and respect, as commanded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1st Peter 3:15]. Though in these cases, you should avoid using Deuteronomy 13 as your answer. You should use exclusively New Testament passages (eg: following the example of Jesus) as your answers, but should remain truthful answers.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Creation&diff=39 2021-02-23T01:19:36Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Day 6 */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The creation of the world happened a little over 6,000 years ago and lasted for 7 days. The creation account is given in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1-2&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1 and 2], in the [[Torah]], and is the factually correct account of the origin of the universe and of everything that is in it. The Creation Account is the reason why weeks are 7 days long.<br /> <br /> == Day 1 ==<br /> The first day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A1-5&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:1-5] and records the creation of the &quot;heaven&quot; (KJV) and the Earth, light, and a day-night cycle. The &quot;heaven&quot; or &quot;heavens&quot; refers to the environment that Earth was placed in. This is when day and night itself was created. It is also the reason why the biblical calendar starts each day at sundown on the previous night, because &quot;the evening and the morning were the first day.&quot; At this point in time, the Earth is the only physical object in the universe. And it is nothing more than a sphere of pure water. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 1.<br /> <br /> == Day 2 ==<br /> The second day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A6-8&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:6-8] and records the creation of the &quot;firmament&quot; (expanse). What this expanse refers to is unclear, but is interpreted by some to refer to the Earth's atmosphere. This may also refer to God &quot;stretching-out the heavens&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20104%3A2&amp;version=AKJV Psalm 104:2]]. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 2.<br /> <br /> == Day 3 ==<br /> The third day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A9-13&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:9-13] and records the creation of the dry land and the creation of plant life (although the plants are never said to be &quot;alive&quot;). It is made clear that the purpose of the plants was to provide food for creatures that have not yet been created. It is also mentioned three times that these plants reproduce after their kind, refuting any notion that one kind can [[Evolution|evolve]] into another.<br /> <br /> God made the dry land out of the water that he created on the first day. The waters &quot;under the heavens&quot; were gathered into one place, called the &quot;seas&quot;. This means that all of the dry land was also gathered into one place. Because of the [[Global Flood|flood]], this is no longer the case. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 3.<br /> <br /> == Day 4 ==<br /> The fourth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A14-19&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:14-19] and records the creation of the sun, moon, and stars. The &quot;greater light&quot; is the sun, the &quot;lesser light&quot; is the moon, and the &quot;stars&quot; are all of the planets, stars, and galaxies in the universe. The sun takes the place of the light that God created on day 1. The purpose of these sun and moon are as a clock to tell when the days, years, and [[Appointed Times|appointed times]] are. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 4.<br /> <br /> == Day 5 ==<br /> The fifth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A20-23&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:20-23] and records the creation of all of the winged creatures (including winged reptiles) and all of the marine creatures. These creatures are referred to as &quot;swarms&quot;, showing how abundant these creatures are supposed to be. This is the first instance where the word &quot;life&quot; is used, and where you find the Hebrew word &quot;[[Souls|nephesh]]&quot;. It is mentioned twice that these creatures were made to reproduce after their kind, refuting any ideas of [[Evolution|evolution]]. The creation is called &quot;good&quot; by the end of Day 5.<br /> <br /> == Day 6 ==<br /> The sixth day is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A24-2%3A1&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 1:24-2:1] and in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A4-25&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:4-35], and it records the creation of all of the terrestrial animals and of human beings. Five times it says that these creatures were made to reproduce after their kind. Human beings (both male and female) were created in the [[Image and Likeness of God|image and likeness of God]], and commanded fill the Earth, and to rule over the Earth and subdue it. God also planted a garden and put mankind in the garden to tend to it and guard it. He gave them permission to eat from any tree in the garden except the [[Tree of Knowledge|tree of the knowledge of good and evil]] (under penalty of [[Death|death]]). At this point in time, both the man and the woman were [[Nakedness|naked]], but were unashamed. At the end of day 6, God called all of his creation &quot;very good&quot;, and &quot;finished&quot;.<br /> <br /> When God created mankind, he created man first, from the dust of the Earth. He created man as a lifeless body that had the potential to live. And when he breathed into this lifeless body, the lifeless body became a &quot;[[Souls|living soul]]&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:7]]. God placed the man (Adam) into the [[Garden of Eden]] and had him name all of the creatures. He did this in one day. Later on that same day, God said it was not good for the man to be alone, so he put Adam in a deep sleep and formed a woman (Eve) from Adam's side. This is why the female human is called &quot;woman&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Day 7 ==<br /> The [[Sabbath]] (seventh day) is recorded in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV Genesis 2:2-3], which properly belongs at the end of Genesis 1. It is here that God institutes the Sabbath and declares the seventh day of every week to be holy. This is why God commanded us to remember the Sabbath, keep it holy, and do no work on the Sabbath [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:8-11]]. And why it says that the Sabbath was made for man (all mankind) [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202%3A27&amp;version=AKJV Mark 2:27]]. God had set the example for us to follow.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: /* Individual Books */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Teachings]]<br /> The Torah is the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). The word &quot;torah&quot; literally means &quot;instruction&quot; and is often translated into English as &quot;law&quot;. Torah is often referred to as &quot;the Law of Moses&quot;, &quot;the Law of God&quot;, &quot;God's Law&quot;, or simply &quot;The Law&quot;. The Torah makes up the first section of what is commonly known as the &quot;[[Tanakh|Old Testament]]&quot;. Torah is the written word of God and is inerrant in everything it says. All things must be tested against Torah first in accordance with [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 13]. Anyone who teaches what is contrary to Torah is a [[:Category:False Teachings|false teacher]]. The Torah (and only Torah) defines what is right and wrong and gives the true account of the origins of the Earth and everything on it, in it, and around it.<br /> <br /> The commands contained within Torah may be divided into two categories: How to love God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 6:5]], and how to love others [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+19%3A18&amp;version=AKJV Leviticus 19:18]]. The [[Ten Commandments]] contains 4 commandments (or basic principals) in the first category, and 6 commandments (or basic principals) in the second category. The rest of the commandments in Torah go into detail on how to love God and on how to love others.<br /> <br /> == Individual Books ==<br /> Torah was originally made of 5 individual scrolls. Today, Torah is a single scroll with 5 major divisions representing these 5 scrolls.<br /> <br /> === Genesis ===<br /> Genesis covers all of the major events in Earth's history from it's [[Creation|creation]] to Israel going into Egypt. Genesis gives the factually correct historical account of the origins of the Earth.<br /> <br /> === Exodus ===<br /> Exodus covers Israel's slavery in Egypt, their [[The Exodus|exodus]] from Egypt, the giving of [[Ten Commandments|the Ten Commandments]], the establishment of the covenant between God and Israel, and many other historical events.<br /> <br /> === Leviticus ===<br /> Leviticus starts with the rules concerning the various types of mandatory and voluntary offerings that can be offered to God, then goes into various other rules about physical cleanliness, what is and is not food, sexual immorality, the appointed times, rules specifically for priests, punishments for breaking the commandments, etc. This is arguably the most important book concerning how to love God and how to love your neighbor.<br /> <br /> === Numbers ===<br /> Numbers is mostly a historical document covering the 40 years that Israel spent in the wilderness as a result of their disbelief in God's promises.<br /> <br /> === Deuteronomy ===<br /> Deuteronomy reiterates many of the commandments given in the previous books as well as establishing some additional rules before Israel entered into the promised land. In fact, the book starts off in first person from Moses' perspective, reiterating history to a new generation of Israelites and reiterating God's commandments to this generation. This is the book where the [[Deuteronomy 13 Test]] comes from. Some important rules established in this book are the rules are the rules to not add to or take away from God's commandments [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+4%3A2&amp;version=AKJV][https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A32&amp;version=AKJV].<br /> <br /> == Historical Accounts ==<br /> Torah is more than just a list of dos and don'ts. It's also a historical document that records every major event from the [[Creation|creation]] of the world to Israel entering the promised land. The following is a short list of events covered by Torah.<br /> <br /> === Creation ===<br /> The correct historical account of the [[Creation|creation]] of the world and everything around it and in it. God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh, ordaining it as the [[Sabbath]]. Everything God created was very good[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A31&amp;version=AKJV].<br /> <br /> === The Fall ===<br /> <br /> === The Flood ===<br /> <br /> === The Tower of Babel ===<br /> <br /> === The Promise ===<br /> <br /> === Going Into Egypt ===<br /> <br /> === The Exodus ===<br /> <br /> === The Giving of the Commandments ===<br /> <br /> === The Forty Years ===<br /> <br /> == Alternate Names ==<br /> The Torah is referred to by many different names. Here are some of the most common.<br /> <br /> === Pentateuch ===<br /> The word &quot;Pentateuch&quot; literally means &quot;the five scrolls&quot;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah#Alternative_names]. This name, while technically accurate, undermines the authority and relevancy of Torah as the word of God.<br /> <br /> === The Law of Moses ===<br /> Also referred to simply as &quot;Moses&quot; in several places in Scripture (eg: [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A21&amp;version=AKJV Acts 15:21]), this name is mistaken to mean that the commandments contained in Torah are merely the opinions of Moses. But the name exists because Moses was the one through whom God gave his Law to the Israelites. In other words, Torah was written by God, through Moses, and not by the whim of Moses.<br /> <br /> === The Law of God ===<br /> This name makes it very clear who gave us the Torah: God himself.<br /> <br /> === The Law ===<br /> This is a shortened form of &quot;the Law of God&quot; and sometimes does not refer to God's Law. This leads to a lot of confusion in [[Paul|Paul's]] letters when he talks about the various &quot;laws&quot; as &quot;the Law&quot; without specifying which law he is referring to. It is best practice to either always specify which law you are referring to when using the phrase &quot;the Law&quot; or to have &quot;the Law&quot; always refer to Torah unless specifying otherwise.<br /> <br /> === The Commandments of God ===<br /> The &quot;commands of God&quot; or &quot;commandments of God&quot; is an alternate way of saying &quot;the Law of God&quot; or &quot;Torah&quot;. Other, shorter variation is &quot;God's commands&quot; or &quot;God's commandments&quot; or &quot;the Commandments&quot;. This wording may be mistaken as referring specifically to the [[Ten Commandments]]. A person may also be referring to the Ten Commandments but be mistaken as referring to the entirety of Torah.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: /* Obedience of Faith */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. The Bible does not require anyone to believe that Jesus is God as part of the test, but anyone who does deny that Jesus is God is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord[[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in [[Jesus]] obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: /* 4th Commandment */</p> <hr /> <div>The Ten Commandments is contained in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-17] and contain ten basic principals for both loving God and loving others. The first 4 tell you how to love God and the remaining 6 tell you how to love others. The Ten Commandments are repeated a generation later in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A6-21&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 5:6-21].<br /> <br /> == The Commandments ==<br /> === 1st Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;I am Yahweh thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-3]]<br /> <br /> Yahweh and Yahweh alone is to be your God. You are to serve only him.<br /> <br /> === 2nd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yahweh thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A4-6&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:4-6]]<br /> <br /> You are not to make for yourself anything to worship God with. This is counted as worshiping other gods, even if you believe you are worshiping Yahweh[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A4-8&amp;version=NIV].<br /> <br /> === 3rd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy God in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:7]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;take&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5375&amp;t=KJV nasa]&quot;, which means &quot;to bear&quot;, &quot;to lift up&quot;, or &quot;to carry&quot;. The word translated as &quot;vein&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7723&amp;t=KJV shav]&quot;, which means &quot;falsehood&quot;, or &quot;evil&quot;. So this command literally means &quot;do not do evil in God's name&quot;. And those who do evil in God's name will not be forgiven.<br /> <br /> === 4th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:8-11]]<br /> <br /> The first six days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) are the days God has said work is to be done. But the seventh day (Saturday) is the [[Sabbath]]. On it, you are to rest and do no work! Those who work on the seventh day (Saturday) break the Sabbath.<br /> <br /> === 5th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which Yahweh thy God giveth thee.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:12]]<br /> <br /> Submit to the authority of your parents. This is the first command given that comes with a promise: That you will live long in the land that God gives you.<br /> <br /> === 6th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not kill.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:13]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;kill&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7523&amp;t=KJV ratsakh]&quot;, which means &quot;to murder&quot;. The passage actually says &quot;you shall not murder&quot;. The KJV [[Mistranslated Scriptures|mistranslates]] this passage.<br /> <br /> === 7th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not commit adultery.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:14]]<br /> <br /> For a man, adultery is having sexual relationships with another man's wife. For a married woman, adultery is having sexual relationships with a man other than her husband. Is is impossible for an unmarried woman to commit adultery.<br /> <br /> === 8th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not steal.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:15]]<br /> <br /> You shall not take that which you do not have permission from the owner to take.<br /> <br /> === 9th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:16]]<br /> <br /> You shall not bring or support a false accusation or report against your neighbor. Nor should you bring or support a false accusation or report in favor of your neighbor. All accusations or reports concerning your neighbor must be truthful. In short: Do not commit perjury. This commandment is commonly simplified as &quot;you shall not lie&quot;. But that is a different command altogether[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019%3A11&amp;version=AKJV]. This command specifically deals in matters concerning testimony for or against another person.<br /> <br /> === 10th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:17]]<br /> <br /> You shall not desire to have anything or anyone that you cannot have. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A28&amp;version=NIV Matthew 5:28], [[Jesus]] equates [[Lust|coveting]] your neighbor's wife with [[Sexual Immorality|adultery]] of the heart. This is the only commandment that cannot be enforced by humans.<br /> <br /> == False Teachings ==<br /> === The Law is The Ten Commandments ===<br /> It is a common misconception that the entirety of God's Law is contained within the 10 commandments. This is refuted by passages such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2017%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 17:19], which is also a part of God's Law. The claim is also refuted by the fact that the majority of the rules to be followed are not found within the 10 Commandments. Everything from Genesis through Deuteronomy is God's Law.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Ten_Commandments&diff=35 2021-02-03T17:46:44Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* 10th Commandment */</p> <hr /> <div>The Ten Commandments is contained in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-17] and contain ten basic principals for both loving God and loving others. The first 4 tell you how to love God and the remaining 6 tell you how to love others. The Ten Commandments are repeated a generation later in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A6-21&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 5:6-21].<br /> <br /> == The Commandments ==<br /> === 1st Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;I am Yahweh thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-3]]<br /> <br /> Yahweh and Yahweh alone is to be your God. You are to serve only him.<br /> <br /> === 2nd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yahweh thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A4-6&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:4-6]]<br /> <br /> You are not to make for yourself anything to worship God with. This is counted as worshiping other gods, even if you believe you are worshiping Yahweh[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A4-8&amp;version=NIV].<br /> <br /> === 3rd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy God in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:7]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;take&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5375&amp;t=KJV nasa]&quot;, which means &quot;to bear&quot;, &quot;to lift up&quot;, or &quot;to carry&quot;. The word translated as &quot;vein&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7723&amp;t=KJV shav]&quot;, which means &quot;falsehood&quot;, or &quot;evil&quot;. So this command literally means &quot;do not do evil in God's name&quot;. And those who do evil in God's name will not be forgiven.<br /> <br /> === 4th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:8-11]]<br /> <br /> The first six days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) are the days God has said work is to be done. But the seventh day (Saturday) is the Sabbath. On it, you are to rest and do no work! Those who work on the seventh day (Saturday) break the Sabbath.<br /> <br /> === 5th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which Yahweh thy God giveth thee.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:12]]<br /> <br /> Submit to the authority of your parents. This is the first command given that comes with a promise: That you will live long in the land that God gives you.<br /> <br /> === 6th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not kill.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:13]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;kill&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7523&amp;t=KJV ratsakh]&quot;, which means &quot;to murder&quot;. The passage actually says &quot;you shall not murder&quot;. The KJV [[Mistranslated Scriptures|mistranslates]] this passage.<br /> <br /> === 7th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not commit adultery.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:14]]<br /> <br /> For a man, adultery is having sexual relationships with another man's wife. For a married woman, adultery is having sexual relationships with a man other than her husband. Is is impossible for an unmarried woman to commit adultery.<br /> <br /> === 8th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not steal.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:15]]<br /> <br /> You shall not take that which you do not have permission from the owner to take.<br /> <br /> === 9th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:16]]<br /> <br /> You shall not bring or support a false accusation or report against your neighbor. Nor should you bring or support a false accusation or report in favor of your neighbor. All accusations or reports concerning your neighbor must be truthful. In short: Do not commit perjury. This commandment is commonly simplified as &quot;you shall not lie&quot;. But that is a different command altogether[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019%3A11&amp;version=AKJV]. This command specifically deals in matters concerning testimony for or against another person.<br /> <br /> === 10th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:17]]<br /> <br /> You shall not desire to have anything or anyone that you cannot have. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A28&amp;version=NIV Matthew 5:28], [[Jesus]] equates [[Lust|coveting]] your neighbor's wife with [[Sexual Immorality|adultery]] of the heart. This is the only commandment that cannot be enforced by humans.<br /> <br /> == False Teachings ==<br /> === The Law is The Ten Commandments ===<br /> It is a common misconception that the entirety of God's Law is contained within the 10 commandments. This is refuted by passages such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2017%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 17:19], which is also a part of God's Law. The claim is also refuted by the fact that the majority of the rules to be followed are not found within the 10 Commandments. Everything from Genesis through Deuteronomy is God's Law.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: </p> <hr /> <div>The Ten Commandments is contained in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-17] and contain ten basic principals for both loving God and loving others. The first 4 tell you how to love God and the remaining 6 tell you how to love others. The Ten Commandments are repeated a generation later in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A6-21&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 5:6-21].<br /> <br /> == The Commandments ==<br /> === 1st Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;I am Yahweh thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:2-3]]<br /> <br /> Yahweh and Yahweh alone is to be your God. You are to serve only him.<br /> <br /> === 2nd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yahweh thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A4-6&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:4-6]]<br /> <br /> You are not to make for yourself anything to worship God with. This is counted as worshiping other gods, even if you believe you are worshiping Yahweh[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A4-8&amp;version=NIV].<br /> <br /> === 3rd Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy God in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A7&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:7]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;take&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5375&amp;t=KJV nasa]&quot;, which means &quot;to bear&quot;, &quot;to lift up&quot;, or &quot;to carry&quot;. The word translated as &quot;vein&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7723&amp;t=KJV shav]&quot;, which means &quot;falsehood&quot;, or &quot;evil&quot;. So this command literally means &quot;do not do evil in God's name&quot;. And those who do evil in God's name will not be forgiven.<br /> <br /> === 4th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:8-11]]<br /> <br /> The first six days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) are the days God has said work is to be done. But the seventh day (Saturday) is the Sabbath. On it, you are to rest and do no work! Those who work on the seventh day (Saturday) break the Sabbath.<br /> <br /> === 5th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which Yahweh thy God giveth thee.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:12]]<br /> <br /> Submit to the authority of your parents. This is the first command given that comes with a promise: That you will live long in the land that God gives you.<br /> <br /> === 6th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not kill.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A13&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:13]]<br /> <br /> The word translated as &quot;kill&quot; is &quot;[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7523&amp;t=KJV ratsakh]&quot;, which means &quot;to murder&quot;. The passage actually says &quot;you shall not murder&quot;. The KJV [[Mistranslated Scriptures|mistranslates]] this passage.<br /> <br /> === 7th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not commit adultery.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A14&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:14]]<br /> <br /> For a man, adultery is having sexual relationships with another man's wife. For a married woman, adultery is having sexual relationships with a man other than her husband. Is is impossible for an unmarried woman to commit adultery.<br /> <br /> === 8th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not steal.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A15&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:15]]<br /> <br /> You shall not take that which you do not have permission from the owner to take.<br /> <br /> === 9th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:16]]<br /> <br /> You shall not bring or support a false accusation or report against your neighbor. Nor should you bring or support a false accusation or report in favor of your neighbor. All accusations or reports concerning your neighbor must be truthful. In short: Do not commit perjury. This commandment is commonly simplified as &quot;you shall not lie&quot;. But that is a different command altogether[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019%3A11&amp;version=AKJV]. This command specifically deals in matters concerning testimony for or against another person.<br /> <br /> === 10th Commandment ===<br /> &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.&lt;/span&gt;&quot; [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A17&amp;version=AKJV Exodus 20:17]]<br /> <br /> You shall not desire to have anything or anyone that you cannot have.<br /> <br /> == False Teachings ==<br /> === The Law is The Ten Commandments ===<br /> It is a common misconception that the entirety of God's Law is contained within the 10 commandments. This is refuted by passages such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2017%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Deuteronomy 17:19], which is also a part of God's Law. The claim is also refuted by the fact that the majority of the rules to be followed are not found within the 10 Commandments. Everything from Genesis through Deuteronomy is God's Law.</div>

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<p>Tchapman500: /* Salvation and Deity of Jesus */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. The Bible does not require anyone to believe that Jesus is God as part of the test, but anyone who does deny that Jesus is God is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord[[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A12&amp;version=AKJV Colossians 2:12]]. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in Jesus obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

Tchapman500 https://bible.tchapman500.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=32 2021-01-22T17:15:55Z

<p>Tchapman500: /* Salvation and Deity of Jesus */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> == General Information ==<br /> This section of the website is for [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] on the Bible. To go to the main site, [https://www.tchapman500.com/ click here].<br /> <br /> == Statement of Faith ==<br /> === Authority of Scripture ===<br /> The whole Bible (including [[Torah]]) is [[Devine Inspiration|inspired by God]] and is good for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in [[Righteousness|righteousness]], so that the person of God may perfect and able to do every good work [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&amp;version=AKJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17]]. Any teaching against (nullifying) any of the commandments of God is contrary to Scripture and will be rejected as [[:Category:False Teachings|heresy]], and the one who teaches such things will be regarded as a false teacher according to the rules God set fourth in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&amp;version=NIV Deuteronomy 13]. Such people are also the least in the [[Kingdom of God]] [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A19&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 5:19]], imitating the ways of the [[Pharisees]]. Scripture is the final authority [[Authority of Scripture|in all matters]].<br /> <br /> === Salvation and Deity of Jesus ===<br /> [[Jesus|Yeshua (Jesus)]] the Messiah (Christ) is both the son of God and is God, and that he came in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died in our place, and that God raised him from the dead [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010%3A9&amp;version=AKJV Romans 10:9]] after spending [[Death and Resurrection of Jesus|three days and three nights]] in the grave [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012%3A40&amp;version=AKJV Matthew 12:40]]. And it is through [[Faith|faith]] in him that our [[Sin|sins]] are forgiven and we are counted as righteous [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A21-26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 3:21-26]]. Anyone who denies that Jesus is the son of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A15&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:15]], or denies that he came in the flesh [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A2-3&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 4:2-3]], or denies that he is the messiah [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A22&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 2:22]] is not from God. The Bible does not require anyone to believe that Jesus is God as part of the test, but anyone who does deny that Jesus is God is technically a [[:Category:Heresies|heretic]].<br /> <br /> Neither [[Prayer|prayer]], nor [[Repentance|repentance]], nor [[Baptism|baptism]], nor keeping [[Torah|God's commands]] is capable of saving us from condemnation on [[Judgement Day]], though all are important to the faith in some way. For in breaking God's commands, one is condemned. God does not listen to the prayers of the sinner [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201%3A15&amp;version=NIV Isaiah 1:15]]. Repentance is remorse over the fact that you have sinned and is therefore not able to save. Baptism is the symbol of us dying to sin and being raised in Christ Jesus our Lord. And God's Law demands that those who transgress it are punished.<br /> <br /> === Obedience of Faith ===<br /> True, biblical faith results in obedience to the one you believe in [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A5&amp;version=AKJV Romans 1:5], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A26&amp;version=AKJV Romans 16:26]]. And obedience is the proof of your faith [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&amp;version=AKJV James 2:14-26]]. Those who believe in Jesus obey his commands and put [[The Teachings of Jesus|his teachings]] into practice. Those who believe in God keep [[Torah|his Law]]. Believing in Jesus means believing in the one who sent him [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+12%3A44&amp;version=AKJV John 12:44]]. Likewise, believing in God means believing in the one whom he sent. Those who claim to believe in Jesus but reject God's Law also rejects Jesus by what they do [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus%201%3A16&amp;version=AKJV Titus 1:16]], for Jesus is the Word of God [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14&amp;version=AKJV 1 John 1:1-14]]. Those who claim that obedience is by definition salvation by works are false teachers.<br /> <br /> == Teachings ==<br /> A complete list of biblical [[:Category:Teachings|teachings]] is available through the link provided. There is also a list of [[:Category:False Teachings|false teachings]] that are refuted by Scripture. See also [[False Scriptures]] for passages that have been added to and/or modified from the original, [[Twisted Scriptures]] for passages that are twisted to support unbiblical teachings or traditions, and [[Mistranslated Scriptures]] for passages that are commonly mistranslated and what the correct translation(s) would be.</div>

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