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dmandy:
Now, this woman exclaimed out of joy after hearing Jesus teach. She thought that its all over 'Mary has taking it all' because she nursed Jesus. In consolation, Jesus said 'don't despair' you too can be blessed because Mary though blessed because she is the my mother, but she is more blessed because she kept the word of God which you too can. Now, go and keep the word you have heard today.

God bless you.

You really are doing a horrible job helping Holy Spirit with inspiration.


Here are ALL the English versions of the verse. Please show me any that supports your fantasies
LUKE 11:28
KJ21 But He said, “Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it.”
ASV But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
AMP But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”
AMPC But He said, Blessed (happy and to be envied) rather are those who hear the Word of God and obey and practice it!
BRG But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
CEB But he said, “Happy rather are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”
CJB But he said, “Far more blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
CEV Jesus replied, “That’s true, but the people who are really blessed are the ones who hear and obey God’s message!”
DARBY But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].
DLNT But He said, “More-than-that, blessed are the ones hearing the word of God and keeping it”.
DRA But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
ERV But Jesus said, “The people who hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the ones who have God’s blessing.”
ESV But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
ESVUK But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
EXB But Jesus said, “·No [L Rather; On the contrary], blessed are those who hear the ·teaching [word] of God and ·obey [practice; keep] it.”
GNV But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
GW Jesus replied, “Rather, how blessed are those who hear and obey God’s word.”
GNT But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
HCSB He said, “Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”
ICB But Jesus said, “Those who hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the ones who are truly blessed.”
ISV But he said, “Instead, how blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it!”
PHILLIPS But Jesus replied, “Yes, but a far greater blessing to hear the word of God and obey it.”
JUB But he said, Rather, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it.
KJV But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
AKJV But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
LEB But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it!”
TLB He replied, “Yes, but even more blessed are all who hear the Word of God and put it into practice.”
MSG Jesus commented, “Even more blessed are those who hear God’s Word and guard it with their lives!”
MEV But He said, “Indeed, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
MOUNCE But he said, “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
NOG Yeshua replied, “Rather, how blessed are those who hear and obey God’s word.”
NABRE He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
NASB But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
NCV But Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and obey it.”
NET But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
NIRV He replied, “Instead, blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it.”
NIV He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
NIVUK He replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’
NKJV But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
NLV But He said, “Yes, but those who hear the Word of God and obey it are happy.”
NLT Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
NRSV But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
NRSVA But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!’
NRSVACE But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!’
NRSVCE But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
OJB But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said, Aderaba (to the contrary); ashrey are the ones hearing the dvar Hashem and being shomer mitzvot! [T.N. Notice refusal here of Moshiach to allow his Em to be given Goyishe veneration]
RSV But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
RSVCE But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
VOICE breasts for nursing You! Jesus: No, how blessed are those who hear God’s voice and make God’s message their way of life.
WEB But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
WE But Jesus said, `Happy are those who hear God's word and obey it!'
WYC And he said, But yea blessed be they [And he said, Rather, blessed be they], that hear the word of God, and keep it.
YLT And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!'

If I may break down your stupidity;
1. Mary is blessed because she was Jesus' mother
2. Mary was was further blessed because she kept God's word

Conclusion
Mary remains several notches higher than the most obedient human because on top of that, she did what no other man ever did namely beating Christ.

Question(s)
1. If it is IMPOSSIBLE for any human to be blessed more than Mary, why did Jesus entertain such possibility in his answer to this woman?

2. We are told Mary kept those words meaning those particular words/message of the angel. NONE of this can conclusively be used to argue that she AFTERWARDS kept God's word to the letter. On what basis do you presume Mary's perfect obedience, especially in the light of Romans 3:23-24, 'ALL have sinned'?

3. Hebrews tells us Jesus was tempted yet WITHOUT sin- Hebrews 4:15-16. What's so unique about Jesus seeing another man born before him was EQUALLY sinless?

4. Let us look closely at the verses which Satanists claim support Mary's sinlessness as per #2;
Luke 2:19 (ESV)
19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart

Luke 2:49-51 (ESV)
49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” 50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

Exactly how does any of this make Mary obedient, let alone MOST obedient than the rest?

5. Is it not idiotic to claim she kept God's Word in her womb? Jesus says blessed is He who hears and keeps. Did she first hear Jesus and then kept Him in her womb? You are mixing idioms

zeemahn:
Science CAN explain everything maybe not in our lifetime but the secret will always be unraveled. As long as the result continues to get unraveled, eveYrthing will continue to be explAINED

Im enjoying this.

Science can explain 'everything' but it can't change simple facts such as 1+1=2 or the fact that it is IMPOSSIBLE for any natural and random process give an infinite amount of time to generate a Subaru!

Give science a trillion years and 1+1=2 and a Subaru design will never show up in nature.

Like wise, no amount of knowledge changes the fact that life is irreducibly complex and ordered, too complex and ordered for chance

CAPTIVATOR:
Ur speech above show me the type of person you are ; by their fruits you shall know them ... smiles

Foolish Galatians who has bewitched you...

CAPTIVATOR:
Keep observing pagan days , someone like you will still use romans 14:5,6 to support Eid-el-fitri festival of the muslims , aftrall each one should be fully convinced in his own mind ....

You are a bloody idiot. Eid is specifically kept by Muslims. On this day, I don't get to go to work, instead I have fellowship in my house. Am I still 'supporting Eid'?

Whereas neither paul nor the roman congregation KNEW anything called christmas .

Neither did they know anything like school prayer days

Christmas is observed in honor of my Lord and my God who became Flesh just for me. It celebrates INCARNATION.

Just continue , no wonder this fits many perfectly .

" you are scruplously OBSERVING DAYS and months and SEASONS nd years nd years, I fear for you , that somhow I have wasted my efforts on you" Gal 4:10:11

Need I quote Romans 14:5-6 again?
God is INDIFFERENT to day(s) observed in His honor. So don't impose them on men nor look down on those who don't honor them. Thus saith Holy Spirit

Dining with the sun god on Dec . 25 , when the scripture itself warns against mixing with pagans ( 2 corinthians 6:17 )

If Jesus Christ the Son of the living God is 'sun god' am guilty as accused.

If pagans in ignorance celebrate INCARNATION, that's their cup of tea. As for me and my house, we will rejoice in the Lord over love and Gift to mankind

CAPTIVATOR:
" fully convinced in your own mind" regarding a day commanded by Jehovah God himself !!! Col 2:16 proves the day here is a reference to sabath

Unlike your pagan festival used as a period of greedy commercial activities which was commanded by Men . Dont worry , u will be dining with the sun god on Dec 25

You are really a m0ron.
Look at this oxymoron.
God commanded something discretional
Since when do you need to be personally convinced about marrying your own mother?

Romans 14:5-6 (ESV)
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

The fact that many worship the gods of their own bellies around Christmas does not subtract the fact that there are those who observe it IN HONOR OF THE LORD. Likewise, some attend Kingdom Halls because they are terrified of being shunned by families or struck dead by Jehovah for skipping. Yet in all this, there are genuine (but deluded) worshippers

CAPTIVATOR:
Man, " Christ OUR PASSOVER has been sacrificed" 1 cor 5:7


Off topic



Not needed,since there is a Temple

So,
Why did Paul Holy Spirit leave it to the Romans to decide on whether to esteem some days or not?

The reason is simple; days are trivial matters but Watchtower would have you imagine that keeping Christmas earns your next four generations wrath of YHWH

Freksy:
That we and those around us are pleased is not what makes the things we celebrate right. Someone unseen and greater than us must be pleased too.

God is INDIFFERENT to days sir,
Romans 14:5-6 (ESV)
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

You are wrong! I know of many Christians who do not celebrate during funeral. Some things associated with many funerals are also pagans. That these are now embraced doesn't change God's standards regarding funeral.

Jesus lived for more than 30years on earth. He knew about the custom of celebrating ones day of birth by pagans prior to and of his time on earth, but never did his or attended any. According to you, through the holy spirit he has now told his follower to do it for him. Hmmm, sermon!

And neither did he attend any funeral. So do you attend funerals?
See how fickle arguments from silence are?
And I see a straw man here. You hallucinate that those celebrating were commanded to do so. If God is indifferent to celebration Nd days,man may rightfully choose to celebrate/esteem some or not to

Again, that you or the masses practice that doesn't make it right, if it is wrong! Note that not all Christians worship God the way you do.

True, might/masses don't make no right, but you'd need to prove it is wrong. And more importantly, minority are not necessarily right as well! LGBT are quite few, under 1% of the US population for instance. So once again it is not in numbers but in scriptures. What scriptures doth Christmas violate?

No, it's because the masses are doing it, therefore, it is correct, whether God likes it or not. Many worship/thank God everyday and every day is special.

Demonstrate how Christmas is anti-Christian

Better 'Make sure of all things;...' 1thess 5:21 than follow the masses and miss the way.

You make it appear God accepts everything that is done in his name and places of worship. [b]He has principles and standards with which our worship/activities must comply. [/b]He has not changed, so check seriously what you do in his name.

And your job is to demonstrate which these principles are and how they are violated by Christmas.

PastorAIO:
So is Jesus a necromancer or what? That was my question. Not whether or not he was allowed to Necromance, because he is God.

Obtuse is your surname

KingEbukasBlog:
Survival of the fittest have been debunked long time ago . You can use the internet to verify

Natural selection is actually removal of genetic information not addition of new information which is necessary for new species.

Do these fools ever pause to consider what they read?

CoolUsername:
You're begging the question here, you ask me to cite evidence for my arguments. I go to try to find articles that I may have read back in 2013 because that's what it takes to have an argument. Now, you don't know what to say. So we can end the argument here right, Jesus' story is fabricated, or at the very least dubious. So Christianity doesn't have a foot to stand on.


Christianity isn't even worth my time anymore, as you can see.

I'm done here.

Puny brains overheating

CoolUsername:
Relative 'fitness', dude. Whoever is better adapted to the environment at every given time would pass his/her genes on the next generation. SS3 biology.

Tell us where the genes came from in the first place m0ron. They materialize out of thin air accidentally?

PastorAIO:
The man that is wearing green tinted glasses will see green everywhere.

Dude, if you are smelling crap everywhere you go please consider the possibility that you need to wash your clothes and take a bath.

Brush your teeth and I won't sniff it

PastorAIO:
When you say 'or not' are you suggesting that there is a possibility that he didn't die a 'normal' death? Are you suggesting that there's a possibility that God lied about his dying?

(There are already too many tangents happening simultaneously already so I won't ask what is a 'normal death' compared to an abnormal death.)



A question for Vooks:
And if Moses was dead (normally or abnormally) and Jesus was communicating with him during his prayers would that make Jesus a Necromancer according to your understanding.

I love this
1. Jesus is God,the Creator he gives eternal life, takes away the sins of the world,was and is worshipped, will resurrect us and so forth.
2. You are not God, just a creature

Next question please

CAPTIVATOR:
Christmas is commanded by MEN ,but d jewish festivals are commanded by God ;I dont do jewish passover because
" The passover : no foreigner may eat of it " - Exo 12:43

M0ron, what stops you from proselyting so you may eat of Passover and celebrate 'd Jewish festivals commanded by God'?
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"you are scruplously observing days and months and SEASONS and years, I fear for you ,that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you" Gal 4:10,11

The Gentiles thought to return to Torah to earn righteousness just as the Circumcision DEMANDED Gentiles circumcise upon conversion. Is there anybody doing that?

Galatians 5:2-6 (ESV)
2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

Is there anything wrong with building a place to worship God ? 2Chronicles 6:8 .

Idiot,where were synagogues before captivity?

CAPTIVATOR:
WHO gave the command to celebrate that ? God Or MAN .

Man is FREE to celebrate just as you are free to log in here and log off.

Listen to Holy Spirit
Romans 14:5-6 (ESV)
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Can you imagine God telling you that you should be 'fully convinced in your own mind' on whether to sodomlze your 18 month old or not

zeemahn:
old man. I'm here to reason not to quarrel, annoy anybody or get annoyed by anybody. I'm not comfortable with being told to "go back to school"

Who says natural selection explains the origin of life? srsly?
I cannot authoritatively agree with the present theories about the origin of life even though they are very convincing(NB: many scientists agree with it) . But that doesn't mean that we should fill the gap with a supernatural explanation. I will prefer to wait for better theories.

Natural selection not chance as you earlier speculated(maybe out of ignorance) is what people like me think is responsible for the level of complexity in the world today.

Again, NB not all atheists, agnostics, humanists, etc align with the same explanations or theories.

Thanx.

Let me school you here then.
Natural selection ASSUMES there was some simple life to begin with. This life somewhat grew in complexity out of random errors called mutations, and with each mutation, whatever was lucky to survive the environment best lived on while others perished. This in itself had problems of its own namely, complexity= information and am supposed to believe simple information magically increased in quality and quantity. An example would be, starting with basic alphabet and ending with Shakespeare's Macbeth. That is worse than horse manure.

The other problem is actually assumption life from God knows where (pun) was there in the first place.

Now, as I keep on saying, it is true we don't possess all information and knowledge and we are discovering more and more, but from the existing information, we have some established facts such as 1+1=2, it is IMPOSSIBLE for any known no unknown natural and random process to generate this Subaru..and so forth

This tells you that no amount of theorizing no knowledge can change these simple facts.

Applied to evolution,we don't need another billion years of theorizing and information to know that chance is hopelessly incapable of generating life or in other words, chemical evolution/abiogenesis or formation of life from chemicals is IMPOSSIBLE.

In future,scientists may generate amino acids, combine them to form DNA in the lab but we know ENOUGH of DNA to dismiss as idiotic any suggestion that DNA/RNA can form of itself naturally outside a living organism just as a Volcano can't form a Subaru

Thanks

Ubenedictus:
just wait it is abt to get interesting.

So if two Catholics hump and conceive and bring forth something, is that thing immaculately conceived seeing both parents had repented and were baptized?

CoolUsername:
Evolution is a scientific breakthrough.

The Bible has been around for a long time.

There was nothing to look for before the hypothesis came up.

You're grasping straws again.

Breakthrough in what?
Do you think before typing? You honestly believe in virus-to-virologists transformation given billions of years?

Then my HRV may just become a H3 Hummer in a few

PastorAIO:
You seem to know him and his secret desires better than he knows himself.

Not really, I can sniff bullshiet from miles off. It's a rare skill so I don't blame you for lacking it


The reason he can't will 7 brand new Q6 and is instead settled for a tiny third hand A4 is because he knows his bovine crap has nothing on reality

Ichiato:
I'm not dodging anything bro. I proved to you with Rev 8: 3-4, which depicts an angel offering incense to God.

Recall John is observing this in a VISION, and in vision, different symbols are employed. He also witnesses a lamb in heaven. Do you think there are domestic animals in heaven?

Further, we are EXPRESSLY told what incense stands for in Revelation.
Revelation 5:8 (ESV)
8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Incense=prayers.

This means an angel offering incense in a vision is no rationale for priests and altar boys doing the same here.

You're the one making absurd claims with no proof in the bold. Who said the priesthood ever ended? Who commanded it to end ? When and where?

Young man, you need to study Hebrews at length and prove me wrong when I state that Catholicism is Satanism.

Hebrews 8:13 (ESV)
13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

PastorAIO:
You find legal codes in the bible. Does that make the Law a Religion?

You have comprehension issues Negro?
Why can't or won't ifenes change his mind about his A4 and instead materialize 7 Q6 machines? The answer is simple, he is into New Age bullshiet. If it were really down to his chakras and vibrations, he'd be having and entire processing plant for Audis right here in Lagos and not inherit a prehistoric A4 and flash it as proof of Yoga's and New Age efficacy

dalaman:
Can you quote me on anything regarding abiogenesis or random chance anywhere?

Let the Subaru minister to you. If it hasn't,then am afraid you are beyond help

ifenes:
You may be related to Mario Balotelli. Just like him you can pick up a fight in an empty room

When are you going to WILL 7 brand new Q6 hybrid machines into existence and discard your used and rusty A4?

dolphinheart:
The topic is on the "trivialities" and not on "word made flesh" .

I do not need to look for you, my eyes re enlightened enough to worship the only true God, the father, who commanded and made the word flesh!

No, the subject is celebrating INCARNATION you Arian heretic

PastorAIO:
I think this guy has just found a way to come to terms with the fact that his religious beliefs don't really work for him.

Keep thinking, it's the only thing that sets you apart from marine invertabrates

PastorAIO:
I wonder what the point is that you're trying to get across with all these posts. Most of the things you're pouring scorn on can be found in the bible too. Faith to move mountains etc.

Which makes ifenes philosophy ANOTHER religion

Merry Christmas Negro

Ayoku777 my broda, one mighty in scriptures like Apollos,
I have been thinking on this subject of angels/saints intercession.
I think we both went off tangent by focusing on activities of the dead saints and angels.

Let's assume angels pray FOR us as do the departed saints.

Do these praying FOR us automatically equal to us praying TO them?

Going back to your position that in OT angels were mediators. Did OT saints pray TO angels?

Practically, supposing Ayoku777 is praying against depravity such as homosexuality and vooks is engaging in the same. Is Ayoku777 praying TO vooks or vice versa?

This is very important because when Catholicism is pointed to how detestable necromancy is, they respond by claiming that talking to the dead and praying TO saints in heaven are different.

Think about this and let me know.

Selah!

Syncan:
Hahahahaha, i think the truth is hitting you gradually, keep arguing with your self, but while at it, note that Today, you've heard his voice, "do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion," Heb.3:15

Suffer the children to come.
LET them come

lacum:
@ vooks


ur hatred will destroy u since u cannot make a sound argument.ur now trying to bring up catholic prayers to shift attention since u know u hv lost. i decided to bring up this topic because i know where u will quote n just d way i expected it just happend. smh

Satanism has many stripes and colors,must like Joseph's coats. I have addressed them separately, I just needed to hear syncan reciting the mantras

Syncan:
hahahahahaha, "kids big enough to come to Christ", hahahahahahaha.

There is no biblical definition of a child. Under what ages do we classify one as a child?

You are clinging to this ambiguity to prop infant baptism. A new born is a child, a 15 year old is a child. You are not any smart.
But we know too well infants suckling and all can't possibly COME TO CHRIST. This is sufficient to rule out these from the statement.

neocortex:
Are you not concerned that your god intentionally hid information about how he created the universe ?

Hid?

Here is your conundrum :
A stone fell from the sky,

You: Someone must have dropped it, oh
I know that person, he is the alpha and omega
the jewish ancestors talked about. He is the most powerful.

Can you review your logic and tell us how you bridged the gap between
a falling stone and a jewish god?

No sir, a more intelligent analogy is, the Subaru fell from heaven. Who sent it up in the first place?

As to "chance" producing a Subaru, that is a misplaced analogy since subaru
is not the first of its type,
a more apt question will have been if chance can produce a wooden tyre.

The Subaru simply screams DESIGN and order. Natural random processes are logically and physically incapable of producing such .

CoolUsername:
I've told only the truth here dude, no lies added, no twisting of words, no saying 'that's just metaphorical', or any of that crap.

When and where did I show mercy on your puny brains which you mistook for scampering?