New Posts For Thread: JESUS THE CHRIST by James E.Talmage LDS Apostle of the Lord.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.It is a matter of history, that at or near the beginning of what has since come to be known as the Christian era, the Man Jesus surnamed the Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea.The principal data as to His birth, life, and death are so well atteste4. The Sabbath Was Made for Man and Not Man for the Sabbath.--Edersheim vol. 1, pp. 57, 58 says: "When on his flight from Saul, David had, ‘when an hungered,' eaten of the shewbread and given it to his followers, although, by the letter of thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=531346585#5313465854. The Sabbath Was Made for Man and Not Man for the Sabbath.--Edersheim vol. 1, pp. 57, 58 says: "When on his flight from Saul, David had, ‘when an hungered,' eaten of the shewbread and given it to his followers, although, by the letter of theFri, 12 Apr 2013 21:02:44 -0500Notes to Chapter 15 1. Rabbinical Requirements Concerning Sabbath Observance.--"No feature of the Jewish system was so marked as their extraordinary strictness in the outward observance of the Sabbath, as a day of entire rest. The Scribes had elaborahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=531346563#531346563Notes to Chapter 15 1. Rabbinical Requirements Concerning Sabbath Observance.--"No feature of the Jewish system was so marked as their extraordinary strictness in the outward observance of the Sabbath, as a day of entire rest. The Scribes had elaboraFri, 12 Apr 2013 21:01:07 -0500I am planning to record an audio book of Jesus The Christ. Anyone who would like to receive a free download of me reading the first six chapters let me know an email address to send the transfer link to.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=524345605#524345605I am planning to record an audio book of Jesus The Christ. Anyone who would like to receive a free download of me reading the first six chapters let me know an email address to send the transfer link to.Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:10:16 -0500Again on a Sabbath, Jesus went into a synagog, and saw in the congregation a man whose right hand was withered. There were Pharisees present, and they watched to see whether Jesus would heal the man, their purpose being to accuse Him if He did so. Thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=523150745#523150745Again on a Sabbath, Jesus went into a synagog, and saw in the congregation a man whose right hand was withered. There were Pharisees present, and they watched to see whether Jesus would heal the man, their purpose being to accuse Him if He did so. TSat, 18 Aug 2012 08:22:28 -0500Chapter 15 continued: THE DISCIPLES CHARGED WITH SABBATH-BREAKING We may profitably consider in this connection other instances of good work done by our Lord on Sabbath days; and this we may do without undue regard to the order of the events ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=523147323#523147323Chapter 15 continued: THE DISCIPLES CHARGED WITH SABBATH-BREAKING We may profitably consider in this connection other instances of good work done by our Lord on Sabbath days; and this we may do without undue regard to the order of the events iSat, 18 Aug 2012 06:06:56 -0500Christ's realm was not bounded by the grave; even the dead were wholly dependent upon Him for their salvation; and to the terrified ears of His dumbfounded accusers He proclaimed the solemn truth, that even then the hour was near in which the dead shttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=522927113#522927113Christ's realm was not bounded by the grave; even the dead were wholly dependent upon Him for their salvation; and to the terrified ears of His dumbfounded accusers He proclaimed the solemn truth, that even then the hour was near in which the dead sSun, 12 Aug 2012 13:33:53 -0500OUR LORD'S REPLY TO THE ACCUSING JEWSNevertheless, the Jewish officials confronted Jesus with accusations. Whether the interview took place within the temple walls, on the open street, at the market place, or in the judgment hall, matters not. His rhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=522912013#522912013OUR LORD'S REPLY TO THE ACCUSING JEWSNevertheless, the Jewish officials confronted Jesus with accusations. Whether the interview took place within the temple walls, on the open street, at the market place, or in the judgment hall, matters not. His rSun, 12 Aug 2012 03:45:40 -0500THE HEALING OF A CRIPPLE ON THE SABBATH In view of these conditions, we are not surprised to find our Lordconfronted with charges of Sabbath violation relatively early in the course ofHis public work. An instance attended with many great develophttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=522106373#522106373THE HEALING OF A CRIPPLE ON THE SABBATH In view of these conditions, we are not surprised to find our Lordconfronted with charges of Sabbath violation relatively early in the course ofHis public work. An instance attended with many great developFri, 20 Jul 2012 23:20:25 -0500But long before the advent of Christ, the original purpose of the Sabbathhad come to be largely ignored in Israel; and the spirit of its observancehad been smothered under the weight of rabbinical injunction and the formalismof restraint. In the timhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=522106365#522106365But long before the advent of Christ, the original purpose of the Sabbathhad come to be largely ignored in Israel; and the spirit of its observancehad been smothered under the weight of rabbinical injunction and the formalismof restraint. In the timFri, 20 Jul 2012 23:19:55 -0500The observance demanded, however, was the very opposite of affliction andburden; the Sabbath was consecrated to rest and righteous enjoyment, and wasto be a day of spiritual feasting before the Lord. It was not established as aday of abstinence; allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/24971053/JESUS_THE_CHRIST_by__James_E.Talmage_LDS_Apostle_of_the_Lord.?post_id=522105525#522105525The observance demanded, however, was the very opposite of affliction andburden; the Sabbath was consecrated to rest and righteous enjoyment, and wasto be a day of spiritual feasting before the Lord. It was not established as aday of abstinence; allFri, 20 Jul 2012 22:01:43 -0500