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[?]lamp » 🌐
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    [?]retro » 🌐
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    Biblical Spiritual Virginity vs. False Christian Virginity [SENSITIVE CONTENT]Biblical Spiritual Virginity vs. False Christian Virginity

    Christians use the prophecy of Isaiah to prop up their false virgin birth myth.

    The English translation is incorrect. The word in Isaiah is 'almah' and does not mean a virgin. Many translators claim that it means, 'young woman' but that is not the actual meaning, although 'young woman' can be implied. 'Almah' means a 'maiden' of any age, or a ritually pure maiden--not a virgin. It means a woman who is ritually clean from keeping her covenant. The word is not about bedroom habit in any way, shape, or form.

    In the New Testament, the Greek word, 'parthenos' is used, and is translated as 'virgin' then interpreted again in the vein of 'bedroom habits'. Once again, this is a false rendering, as 'parthenos' is in reference to the woman being ritually pure, meaning she is a 'virgin' who has not cheated on her God with idols. Even in modern English 'virgin' can refer to someone doing something the first time as a 'virgin'. We call uncut forest, 'virgin timber'. This is the sense in which 'almah' and 'parthenos' are being used in the Bible.

    Babies are not conceived without a human father. Period. Joseph the husband of Miriam is the literal, biological father of Jesus of Nazareth. The Christian dogma of the 'virgin birth' and 'immaculate conception' is nonsense.

    Blame the gnostic church 'fathers' for imposing this virgin birth myth into the Bible, and confusing people for 1800+ years.

    No one in their right mind considers it a miracle for a young woman to conceive. It is considered a miracle in the Bible when a barren woman conceives. We see this with Abraham and Sarah, and again with the conception of John the Baptist.

    People pretend to study the bible for years or decades and it never dawns on them how many times God calls Israel a harlot for fornicating with idols, and how he is going to have 'virgins' to worship him. By 'virgins' is meant those who have not committed spiritual fornication with false gods. It is not about bedroom habits.


      [?]Earl » 🌐
      @Earl@mast.john1126.com

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      It works!

      A quick search found a description of one of the most unusual miracles of this planet: a virgin gave birth.

      @retro

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        [?]OCTADE » 🌐
        @octade@soc.octade.net

        No Virgin Birth Live

        The Virgin Birth narrative is not in the Bible. You only think it is. Jesus is a man, not a 'god incarnate.'

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnfdnqoC64


        Christian nativity scene showing baby Jesus in a manger padded with straw with Joseph and Miriam kneeling over the baby. The words, 'Baby God' run atop the scene, and the words, 'No Virgin Birth' run beneath the manger.

        Alt...Christian nativity scene showing baby Jesus in a manger padded with straw with Joseph and Miriam kneeling over the baby. The words, 'Baby God' run atop the scene, and the words, 'No Virgin Birth' run beneath the manger.

          [?]royal » 🌐
          @royal@theres.life

          You know what's soft on sin? Messages that say we can overcome our sin if we just try harder. Churches that teach that God forgives us once but after that it's up to us.

          You are not a rascal in need of reform. You are a dead man who needs life! And in Jesus you have life. Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead! And Christ will shine on you!

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            [?]OCTADE » 🌐
            @octade@soc.octade.net

            The Bible is a manmade poem inspired by the mind of God.

            From Genesis to Malachi the Bible is very poetic. The Psalms are top-shelf poetry.

            Much of the New Testament uses the same poetic emblems of the Old Testament.

            God the Father is the master of poetry.


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              [?]OCTADE » 🌐
              @octade@soc.octade.net

              Christian Nationalism is a ruse to eliminate separation of church and state.

              While everyone is distracted by the scripted ICE theater the counter-reformation unification of Roman Church and state proceeds stealthily. Rome's agents are slowly converting America to the Imperial Roman religion. This is the true goal of so-called 'Christian Nationalism': the forcible conversion of America to Roman imperial Christianity, a la Constantine and Justinian.

              From his bully pulpit the President is proclaiming Imperial Roman religion about their Roman moon goddess Mary, also known as Minerva, Venus, Easter, Astarte, Semiramis, and Isis.

              Presidential Message on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

              "In her honor, and on a day so special to our Catholic citizens, we remember the sacred words that have brought aid, comfort, and support to generations of American believers in times of need: Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

              https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/12/presidential-message-on-the-feast-of-the-immaculate-conception/


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                [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                @octade@soc.octade.net

                "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."
                "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."
                "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
                The Father gave the Law of Moses to snare everyone in sin, so everyone would be covered by the final sacrifice for sin. Without the Law making the world cognizant of sin, the sacrifice could not cover them. With the Law causing abundance of sin and making iniquity abound, then all are covered by the Lamb.

                God is orders of magnitude beyond genius. But sadly Christians don't seem to think God can save on account of man's "omnipotent" free will thwarting God's plan.

                The problem with the Christian religion is that their religious leaders think God needs their help to 'spread the gospel' and 'save souls'. In truth, God has been spreading the gospel in spite of the Christian religion perverting it for sixteen plus centuries.


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                  [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                  @octade@soc.octade.net

                  NATIVITY OF JESUS CHRIST

                  I am doing some research on the nativity of Jesus of Nazareth. I am looking into the many sectarian traditions and scholarly opinions on this subject.

                  I would like to get hermeneutic opinions and off the cuff opinions on some groundwork questions.

                  1. What actual year do you think Jesus was born?

                  2. How old was Mary when she was married?

                  3. How did Mary conceive?

                  4. What is the significance of his birthplace?

                  5. What is the significance of the Magi who sought him after his birth?

                  6. Why was it necessary or significant for an angel to tell Mary she was going to conceive?

                  Where possible, links or citations would be useful for particular opinions or traditional explanations.

                  @theology@a.gup.pe @christianity@a.gup.pe @religion@a.gup.pe @academicchatter@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe

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                    [?]lamp » 🌐
                    @lamp@neon.nightbulb.net

                    @christians@a.gup.pe

                    The Genesis Abraham is the Future, not the Antique, Primordial Past. Abimelech and Pharaoh are the Christian Church. The Seed of Abraham is in the World Today but not of the Christian World Order. The Deeper Meaning of Abimelech and Sarah in Genesis.

                    The Book of Genesis is a prophecy about the Christian age. It uses emblems to tell a deeper spiritual story, which is wrongly interpreted by many Christians and Jews to be totally literal history. But Genesis is not literal history--Genesis is the prophetic future!

                    https://blog.nightbulb.net/the-genesis-abraham-is-the-future-not-the-antique-primordial-past-abimelech-and-pharaoh-are-the-christian-church-the-seed-of-abraham-is-in-the-world-today-but-not-of-the-christian-world-order-the/


                      [?]blaue_Fledermaus » 🌐
                      @blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io

                      Faith/Christianity [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                      Sometimes looking at the current happenings, the thought crosses my mind "I wish I could go back in time and ask Jesus and/or the apostles for advice in person".
                      Then I catch myself and remember that my faith is based on Jesus being resurrected and being present NOW through the Holy Spirit, I shouldn't need to go back in time to ask and receive advice from Him.

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