Thanks for replying. I'm sorry I'm not doing a better job of answering you right now. I'm going on little sleep, and now we have seldom seen relatives coming over and i guess I will have to somehow try to impersonate a natural-born hostess within an hour or so. [At the very least, I will feel like a fraud and probably gonna be exposed as one too!]
Prophecy: The Messiah would be born of a virgin. ( Isaiah 7:14.) The Hebrew word bethu·lah means “virgin,” but another term (al·mah) appears at Isaiah 7:14. There it was prophesied that “the maiden [ha·al·mah]” would give birth to a son. The word al·mah is applied to the maiden Rebekah before her marriage. (Gen. 24:16, 43) Under inspiration, Matthew used the Greek word for “virgin” (par·thenos) when showing that Isaiah 7:14 was fulfilled in connection with the birth of Jesus. The Gospel writers Matthew and Luke state that Mary was a virgin who became pregnant through the operation of God’s spirit.—Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35.
(Isaiah 7:14) Therefore Jehovah himself will give YOU men a sign: Look! The maiden [ALMAH NOT BETHULAH] herself will actually become pregnant, and she is giving birth to a son, and she will certainly call his name Im·man u·el.
(Genesis 24:16) Now the young woman was very attractive in appearance, a virgin [BETHULAH NOT ALMAH], and no man had had sexual intercourse with her; and she made her way down to the fountain and began to fill her water jar and then came up.
(Genesis 24:43) here I am stationed at a fountain of water. What must occur is that the maiden [ALMAH NOT BETHULAH so it should say virgin as most translations do] coming out to draw water to whom I shall actually say: “Please, let me drink a little water from your jar,”
(Matthew 1:18-25) But the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way. During the time his mother Mary was promised in marriage to Joseph, she was found to be pregnant by holy spirit before they were united. 19 However, Joseph her husband, because he was righteous and did not want to make her a public spectacle, intended to divorce her secretly. 20 But after he had thought these things over, look! Jehovah’s angel appeared to him in a dream, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for that which has been begotten in her is by holy spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you must call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this actually came about for that to be fulfilled which was spoken by Jehovah through his prophet, saying: 23 “Look! The virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Im·manu·el,” which means, when translated, “With Us Is God.” 24 Then Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of Jehovah had directed him, and he took his wife home. 25 But he had no intercourse with her until she gave birth to a son; and he called his name Jesus.
(Luke 1:26-35) In her sixth month the angel Gabri·el was sent forth from God to a city of Gali·lee named Naza·reth, 27 to a virgin promised in marriage to a man named Joseph of David’s house; and the name of the virgin was Mary. 28 And when he went in before her he said: “Good day, highly favored one, Jehovah is with you.” 29 But she was deeply disturbed at the saying and began to reason out what sort of greeting this might be. 30 So the angel said to her: “Have no fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God; 31 and, look! you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you are to call his name Jesus. 32 This one will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; and Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, 33 and he will rule as king over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of his kingdom.” 34 But Mary said to the angel: “How is this to be, since I am having no intercourse with a man?” 35 In answer the angel said to her: “Holy spirit will come upon you, and power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason also what is born will be called holy, God’s Son.
This is a working hypothesis for me:"All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that every man of God may be fully equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3: 16,17
I will post this and then come back later about other stuff you mentioned.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10858311 Hope you're doing well now lol I understand how stressful it can get at times when hosting relatives. :(
About the virgin birth, simply put its paganism. Look at how many virgin births have happened throughout ancient histroy. Jesus wasnt the only one. Then check out how many came and died for sins. Again Jesus wasnt the only one.
About Isaiah 7:14 look at what I put into your quote in red. It differentiates VIRGIN and maiden. The word used in Isaiah 7:14 is maiden not virgin. Therefore that eliminates Luke and Matthew saying it said virgin because in Hebrew that is not the word. Theres more twisting in the New testament but that would be on you to ask or to research.
Lastly about Paul saying all scripture etc... Well what is scripture? Muslims account it as the quran. Buddhists the veda (I think). Christians the NT. Jews the Tanakh (or "old" testament) and more. So which is which? I believe what the Almighty said thru his servants and prophets in the "old" testament is what is scripture. The rest is mans opinion. The NT doesnt match the Tanakh. If it did then the Tanakh wouldnt say a man could NOT die for another's sins while the "new" testament says that a man can AND DID. Thats just one contradiction without even touching things such as the trinity and the twisting of messianic prophecies to fit Jesus. It would be wise to research what I said and see if its true what I said. Just in case because it IS YOUR SOUL THAT YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR.