TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT

The NT might be infallable

Except for the two stories of Potters Field and who actually bought it with the 30 pieces of silver (that was in the hands of Judas).

I know that this isn't what your post is about (and sorry for that), but after looking at the two accounts of Potters Field, I can no longer say that the NT is infallible. Or, perhaps humans mistranslated the original text . . . of which I would not know as I am not a "scholar."

Ok, back to your post!

yea, I tend to agree on that one. I think those who think every dot and tittle? is 100% accurate are fooling themselves. In fact, the things the apostles said I dont take as gospel, pun intended. I dont think they had it perfect nor did God control every utterace from their mouths.
In fact Paul had serious disagreements with his fellow apostles.
and the mistranslation possiblity is strong, as u suggest.

the potters field thing can be explained though. But if it were in error, it would be such an obvious one it would actually validate the truthfulness of the Bible.

THIS IS EASILY THE MOST COMMON WAY THE BIBLE IS PERVERTED, BY CHRISTIANS AND NON CHRISTIANS ALIKE
THERE IS A LIST OF COMMONLY MISUSED OR APPLIED BIBLICAL QUOTES ALSO.

PEOPLE OFTEN LOVE TO QUOTE "JUDGE NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED" AS JESUS TELLING US NOT TO JUDGE. NOT TRUE.

PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT TIMES WERE DIFFERET, MUCH DIFFERENT IN JESUS' TIME. NOBODY HAD HEARD THE GOSPEL YET.
The apostles were originally only preaching to Jews.
The NT might be infallable, but that doesnt mean the words of the apostles were. Paul and Peter and the others had a major disagreement on whether new converts of followers of Jesus had to become Jewish first, do they now need to be strict in their obedience to the Mosaic Law
Scripture taken out of context is responable for all kinds of evil.
My opinion is simple. OT = thou shalt not NT = Thou shalt.
NT is about going forward and changing others lives, and when doing so, you automatically change yourself for the better. Dont focus on sin, sins, sinning, as more love comes into your heart, less sinning is inevitable

Really? The two accounts of Potters field and who purchased is totally, TOTALLY different.

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My understanding on that is The Jews bought it and Judas Acquired it from the Jews. Not really a stretch. Just depends on who is telling the story and/or who is the focus of the story.

Someone talking about my bio father, Mel, would say, he bought the house on macafee rd.

Someone talking about me would say, Ron acquired the house on macafee rd. (he gifted it to me)

The version I read said Jews BOUGHT IT, and Judas ACQUIRED IT

i THOUGHT YOUR PROBLEM WOULD BE WITH THE DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF HOW JUDAS DIED. LOL

THIS IS EASILY THE MOST COMMON WAY THE BIBLE IS PERVERTED, BY CHRISTIANS AND NON CHRISTIANS ALIKE
THERE IS A LIST OF COMMONLY MISUSED OR APPLIED BIBLICAL QUOTES ALSO.

PEOPLE OFTEN LOVE TO QUOTE "JUDGE NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED" AS JESUS TELLING US NOT TO JUDGE. NOT TRUE.

PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT TIMES WERE DIFFERET, MUCH DIFFERENT IN JESUS' TIME. NOBODY HAD HEARD THE GOSPEL YET.
The apostles were originally only preaching to Jews.
The NT might be infallable, but that doesnt mean the words of the apostles were. Paul and Peter and the others had a major disagreement on whether new converts of followers of Jesus had to become Jewish first, do they now need to be strict in their obedience to the Mosaic Law
Scripture taken out of context is responable for all kinds of evil.
My opinion is simple. OT = thou shalt not NT = Thou shalt.
NT is about going forward and changing others lives, and when doing so, you automatically change yourself for the better. Dont focus on sin, sins, sinning, as more love comes into your heart, less sinning is inevitable

FYI, using ALL CAPS comes across as yelling. I would encourage you to avoid it, unless of course you intend to yell.

Here's the scoop:

Acts 1:18 NASB20 - "(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out."

Compared to:

Matthew 27:3-10 NLT - "When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. 4 "I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "What do we care?" they retorted. "That's your problem." 5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself. 6 The leading priests picked up the coins. "It wouldn't be right to put this money in the Temple treasury," they said, "since it was payment for murder." 7 After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter's field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. 8 That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. 9 This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, "They took the thirty pieces of silver--the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, 10 and purchased the potter's field, as the LORD directed."

And here are my notes on the matter - I hope they're accurate.

How can this be? - If Luke's accounting is correct in Acts, then it means that the discussion that Matthew clearly presents . . . is all made up. And since it is likely that Matthew has made up this conversation, it then means that according to Matthew, Dr. Luke doesn't have a clue as to what he's talking about. We know that the Matthew account is correct because it outlines that . . . what the Jews did actually fulfilled prophesy. Matthew 27:9-10 NLT - "This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, "They took the thirty pieces of silver--the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, and purchased the potter's field, as the LORD directed." References are then given to the Old Testament: Zech 11:12-13; Jer 32:6-9.

Nowhere in the Matthew text does it mention Judas's name at all, let alone Judas "acquiring" the field. The Matthew account is clear that the Jews bought the field, not Judas.

Anyway . . . if I"m wrong I'd love to know so I can get my notes straightened out. Again, I know that this is off of your topic, and so am thankful that you've entertained it. I enjoy this kind of stuff. haha

I agree it certainly helps our understanding of scripture to know all about the situations they were addressing. There are many examples. Salt mentioned in the old testament was written with a different understanding of what salt was to them than we have, if we know how they thought of salt it helps us understand what they wrote. The length of hair was addressed by Paul to a church where the length of hair was a symbol of rebellion. It helps to know that.

I think we can get carried away, however, with "context". The Lord gives us eternal truth in scripture. Many of these eternal truths were given to Israel. If we get so carried away with who God gave these eternal truths to we can lose the fact that they are truths.

TOTALLY AGREE. I HAVE AN INTERESTING ONE THOUGH. WHY DID THE PHARISEES QUESTION JOHN THE BAPTIST ABOUT WHY HE WAS BAPTIZING? DO YOU KNOW THE ORIGINS OF BAPTIZING? IT BRINGS A LOT OF THINGS THAT USE TO PUZZLE ME, INTO FOCUS.
ALSO, TITHING IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT BIBLICAL LOL I ALWAYS HAD AN INSTINCT ON THAT ONE. ALWAYS TURNED ME OFF TO A PASTOR/PREACHER. ANSWER LIES IN HOW TITHING ORIGINATED

THIS IS EASILY THE MOST COMMON WAY THE BIBLE IS PERVERTED, BY CHRISTIANS AND NON CHRISTIANS ALIKE
THERE IS A LIST OF COMMONLY MISUSED OR APPLIED BIBLICAL QUOTES ALSO.

PEOPLE OFTEN LOVE TO QUOTE "JUDGE NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED" AS JESUS TELLING US NOT TO JUDGE. NOT TRUE.

PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT TIMES WERE DIFFERET, MUCH DIFFERENT IN JESUS' TIME. NOBODY HAD HEARD THE GOSPEL YET.
The apostles were originally only preaching to Jews.
The NT might be infallable, but that doesnt mean the words of the apostles were. Paul and Peter and the others had a major disagreement on whether new converts of followers of Jesus had to become Jewish first, do they now need to be strict in their obedience to the Mosaic Law
Scripture taken out of context is responable for all kinds of evil.
My opinion is simple. OT = thou shalt not NT = Thou shalt.
NT is about going forward and changing others lives, and when doing so, you automatically change yourself for the better. Dont focus on sin, sins, sinning, as more love comes into your heart, less sinning is inevitable

No one but God can change a life, and that includes our own lives. Focus on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2), not others and not yourself.

The apostles were not infallible, but the words they spoke are the word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:13: "And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God— the word which is now at work in you who believe."

Either Paul was being truthful or he was an arrogant liar worthy of stoning. God gave the apostles the word just as He did with Moses and the prophets. And Paul primarily preached to gentiles, not Jews. Peter also preached to gentiles (Cornelius for one).

If you want to criticise others for misusing scripture, I suggest that you get a better understanding yourself.

Pray to God on everything and depend on God.

NAH, IM NOT YELLING. IF I WANTED TO YELL, I WOULD PUT IT IN BOLD. LOL. I HAVE MY REASONS, PLEASE JUST ACCEPT IT AT THAT. MOST OTHERS DO. NOT ALL, BUT MOST. BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FRIENDLY ADVICE. BUT LIKE I SAID, I HAVE MY REASONS, IF I DIDNT I WOULD TAKE IT OFF CAP LOCKS

THIS IS EASILY THE MOST COMMON WAY THE BIBLE IS PERVERTED, BY CHRISTIANS AND NON CHRISTIANS ALIKE
THERE IS A LIST OF COMMONLY MISUSED OR APPLIED BIBLICAL QUOTES ALSO.

PEOPLE OFTEN LOVE TO QUOTE "JUDGE NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED" AS JESUS TELLING US NOT TO JUDGE. NOT TRUE.

PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT TIMES WERE DIFFERET, MUCH DIFFERENT IN JESUS' TIME. NOBODY HAD HEARD THE GOSPEL YET.
The apostles were originally only preaching to Jews.
The NT might be infallable, but that doesnt mean the words of the apostles were. Paul and Peter and the others had a major disagreement on whether new converts of followers of Jesus had to become Jewish first, do they now need to be strict in their obedience to the Mosaic Law
Scripture taken out of context is responable for all kinds of evil.
My opinion is simple. OT = thou shalt not NT = Thou shalt.
NT is about going forward and changing others lives, and when doing so, you automatically change yourself for the better. Dont focus on sin, sins, sinning, as more love comes into your heart, less sinning is inevitable

NAH, IM NOT YELLING. IF I WANTED TO YELL, I WOULD PUT IT IN BOLD. LOL. I HAVE MY REASONS, PLEASE JUST ACCEPT IT AT THAT. MOST OTHERS DO. NOT ALL, BUT MOST. BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FRIENDLY ADVICE. BUT LIKE I SAID, I HAVE MY REASONS, IF I DIDNT I WOULD TAKE IT OFF CAP LOCKS