How many religions came from America?

[Wootah]

Is it evidence for or against religions if they came from America?

For instance Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses. Are there more? Scientology. Any more?

I would argue it is evidence against the religion because America has quite literally nothing the to do with the Bible. What other evidence flows from a religion coming from America?

[oldbadger]

It was his money that bought the field, he did not personally buy it as Matt shows.

You see? Mat has erred..... a contradiction.
There are so many, once a person has eyes to see.

[Difflugia]

Then Matthew contradicts Acts. Acts says that Judas bought the field. Matthew says that the priests did. Only one of them can be true.

The bible is written in mysterious ways, not to contradict, but to ponder and realize truth.

So, contradictions are just a side effect of the mystery, then?

[Tcg]

Then Matthew contradicts Acts. Acts says that Judas bought the field. Matthew says that the priests did. Only one of them can be true.

The bible is written in mysterious ways, not to contradict, but to ponder and realize truth.

So, contradictions are just a side effect of the mystery, then?

Or perhaps an astonishingly poor job of editing.


Tcg

[kjw47]

It was his money that bought the field, he did not personally buy it as Matt shows.

You see? Mat has erred..... a contradiction.
There are so many, once a person has eyes to see.

Its not a contradiction. It was Judas's money, so in that sense he bought the field. If your daughter needs a new computer but has no money and you give her the money and she goes to purchase it--Who bought it? You did. That is the sense of what is being said.

[kjw47]

Then Matthew contradicts Acts. Acts says that Judas bought the field. Matthew says that the priests did. Only one of them can be true.

The bible is written in mysterious ways, not to contradict, but to ponder and realize truth.

So, contradictions are just a side effect of the mystery, then?

God hid many realities, it kept satan in darkness, so he couldnt screw it all up like he tries through his religions and teachers.( 2Cor 11:12-15)and yes humans. One must learn from the teachers Jesus appoints to learn bible truth. Lots can be understood but some cannot without being taught by them.

[oldbadger]

The bible is written in mysterious ways, not to contradict, but to ponder and realize truth.

But you have shown me how G-Matthew was wrong!
You wrote:-
It was his money that bought the field, he did not personally buy it as Matt shows.

...so Matt showed something wrong, kjw47, in fact Matt shows lots of things wrong, but nowhere near as many as the author/s of G-John.

Those that have eyes to see, let them see....... ??

[oldbadger]

Its not a contradiction. It was Judas's money, so in that sense he bought the field. If your daughter needs a new computer but has no money and you give her the money and she goes to purchase it--Who bought it? You did. That is the sense of what is being said.

No kjw47........ she did. She holds the receipt for the transaction.

Look, you're overlooking the rest of the contradictions within those verses.
Which way do you think that Judas died? Did he commit suicide by hanging or die in an accident ??

This was an easy example.......... others are even more obvious.

[oldbadger]

God hid many realities, it kept satan in darkness, so he couldnt screw it all up like he tries through his religions and teachers.( 2Cor 11:12-15)and yes humans. One must learn from the teachers Jesus appoints to learn bible truth. Lots can be understood but some cannot without being taught by them.

Are you and yours appointed by Jesus to learn and give out bible truth?
If so, please clear up the problem about the death of Judas....was it by suicide or accident?

[Difflugia]

Its not a contradiction. It was Judas's money, so in that sense he bought the field. If your daughter needs a new computer but has no money and you give her the money and she goes to purchase it--Who bought it? You did. That is the sense of what is being said.

The Greek doesn't allow for "that sense," though. The middle voice (often considered an active middle deponent) of κτάομαι always carries a meaning that in English would be called reflexive: οὗτος ἐκτήσατο means "this man acquired for himself." Nobody else bought it for him. In different tenses, it could mean that the subject acquired something for someone else, but even that's the in the wrong direction for your apologetic response. No matter how one slices it, Judas did the active acquiring in Acts. In Matthew, the priest did. They cannot be true together and at least one must be false.

[kjw47]

Its not a contradiction. It was Judas's money, so in that sense he bought the field. If your daughter needs a new computer but has no money and you give her the money and she goes to purchase it--Who bought it? You did. That is the sense of what is being said.

No kjw47........ she did. She holds the receipt for the transaction.

Look, you're overlooking the rest of the contradictions within those verses.
Which way do you think that Judas died? Did he commit suicide by hanging or die in an accident ??

This was an easy example.......... others are even more obvious.

Such a poor understanding--on purpose i would say.