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seebs · 05-29-2002, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by NOGO:
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Thanks. I had the impression that you were alluding to specific verses, thus the question.

By the way (pet peeve of mine) Christ is a title. There were many "Christs" ie anointed ones of God.
David, for example, was anointed and can therefore be called "Christ". It is astonishing to discover that most Christians don't know this.

It is also surprizing that many scholars actually claim that Jesus never called himself "Christ" or the anointed one of God. When he asked his disciples "who do they say that I am?" the answer was "a prophet" then Jesus asked "who do you say that I am?" Peter asnwered "the Christ of God". Note the sequence of words. Jesus then simply tells them not to say that.

As I said it is a pet peeve of mine.</strong>

Sorry. Hard to break linguistic habits.

Actually, there's one quote (Matthew 19:11-12) which has been interpreted by some as explicitly condoning people who are not "made" for marriage seeking other lives.

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