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I am a scripting language connoisseur, regular expression aficionado, network geek, general lover of Linux and a frequent contributor to open source software. I transitioned to programming from other work because I was too busy automating my own work environment to actually do the other work. I have a hobby interest in cartography. For more see my personal site. Most importantly, my life is defined by the grace of God given to men through Jesus Christ. It is my ambition that everything I do would reflect His glory and point people towards Him.


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answered Why is rape not in the 10 commandments?
Sep
13
answered Is an action morally good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is good?
Sep
11
comment Is there Biblical basis for unitarianism?
@MasonWheeler: I'll buy that. No wonder it was so backwards!
Sep
11
comment How do Catholics reconcile Christ's intercessory prayer with the doctrine of the Trinity?
Related: Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity
Sep
11
comment How do Catholics reconcile Christ's intercessory prayer with the doctrine of the Trinity?
Not sure yet, working on that. If find something worth citing (so far I have some commentaries but they aren't ones I know much about) I'll put an answer together.
Sep
11
comment How do Catholics reconcile Christ's intercessory prayer with the doctrine of the Trinity?
I don't speak Greek either, in that area I'm just a hacker. But I've been doing some research on this verse and contrary to my initial guess it seems there is quite a bit of evidence for this actually being an echo of "The Lord is One" in Deut. 6:4 and would have been understood by the Jews as a claim to divinity -- and hence in our understanding part of the Trinity.
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Sep
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comment How do Catholics reconcile Christ's intercessory prayer with the doctrine of the Trinity?
This doesn't satisfy. The root word in the original seems to be εἷς which is quite literally the numeral 1. It's translated 'a', 'one', 'single' and other variations of 'one'. In context it seems to read pretty much like the English does. "I and the Father are one." If it doesn't literally mean one unit in this text, it's going to take a more full explanation of why not. (I agree this is probably not a good proof text for the Trinity, but this answer leaves me wondering why.)
Sep
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revised Where in the Bible does it say that Lucifer is an angel?
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Sep
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comment Are people possessed by demons today? What is the modern Christian perspective?
Related: Can Christians be demon possessed?
Sep
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asked Can Christians be demon possessed?
Sep
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answered Are people possessed by demons today? What is the modern Christian perspective?
Sep
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answered How could Jesus be surprised?