Kevin Deegan wrote: Act
1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which
Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to
his own place.
Caroline: A room in the mansion of our Lord?
jt: Please tell me you are joking
Caroline, or does God's Word have no integrity whatsoever in your eyes?
Caroline: I agree with JD in that sometimes
people say things in the heat of the moment that might not be all that well
thought out.
jt: Then it is apparent
that neither you or JD understand how the "inspiration of the Holy
Spirit" works in the mouths of the prophets.
Caroline: One example is Stephen in Acts 7:4
when he said Abraham left Haran after his father's death. In Genesis, his
father was still alive when Abraham left. Perhaps Stephen mis-remembered a
minor detail. Perhaps someone taught him wrong. But give the guy a break, he
was about to be stoned!
jt: This is not an example
of anything. Abram was born in Ur of the Chaldees (Babylonia);
when he left his father Terah, his nephew Lot and wife Sarai all went
with him. They travelled toward Canaan eventually settling north of
Canaan in Haran which is in the land of Assyria (Persia today) and settled
there. Terah died in Haran after which Abram, Lot and Sarai moved on
again. So no problem Stephen is right on.
Terah was alive when they left Ur of the Chaldees and dead when they left
Haran. The Holy Spirit does not inspire error.
Caroline: Does it really matter?
jt: Of course it matters. "Let
God be true and every man a
liar"
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