On Jan 28, 7:43 pm, guardian Snow <snowpheo...@eck.net.au> wrote: On Jan 29, 10:01 am, Linda Lee <lindagirl...@juno.com> wrote: I wonder what God and the angels think of putting one's own comfort and reputation ahead of spreading the gospel of truth. Matt. 11:12 the Messiah says, "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,

On Aug 15, 5:05 am, Pastor Dave <no...@nowhere.com> wrote: When you interpret the Bible here are some questions to ask: 1. What is the subject matter? 2. Who is writing, talking, or teaching? [These basic 13 concepts taken form W. Robert Palmer's book HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE] See pastor dave, your problem is that you believe you must "interpret" the bible for the masses

"netsez" wrote: the earliest form appeared circa 500 BC, when Aesop wrote: "The gods help them that help themselves." Aha! Thanks! That reminds me of another famous quotation of a founding father of the United States, but it's actually just Aesop paraphrased: "Government, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington "Our passions, like fire and

amazing.... Matt Giwer wrote: A friend knowing my interest in archaeology found an old Encyclopedia and scanned it in. Old paper and old typeface and not seeing it more than a passing curiosity and this is it with a couple trivial corrections. For what it is worth and no more. High School research level material in 1945. Hopelessly dated of course but for comparison