The Old Testament contains the entire gospel message hidden in plain sight. It just so happens the Old Testament is referred to as the scriptures in the New Testament.
What did Jesus say about the scriptures AKA the Old Testament?
John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
You said εἰρηνοποιός is only used once in the New Testament and claim it isn't in reference to the Gospel message because why?
There weren't Gospel preachers at the time Jesus said it. Jesus didn't ask the disciples to preach the Gospel until after.
You haven't been reading your Bible closely enough or you never would have said that. Jesus is the greatest Gospel preacher the world has ever known, and that's simply a fact!
Here's the verse Jesus quoted from the Book of Isaiah when he began His public ministry.
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
What was Jesus anointed to preach again?
Before Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," what exactly was He doing in Galilee?
Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And what was He doing after He said that?
Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Also, while εἰρηνοποιός is only used once, there are other versions of the word found throughout the New Testament in relation to the Gospel message.
Here's just one example-
Colossians 1:20
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
The word translated as peace in the above passage is εἰρηνοποιέω, which is simply a different form of εἰρηνοποιός.
Notice how Paul states Jesus made peace. It was through the blood of His cross.
The disciples were preaching the Gospel long before His crucifixion.
Luke 9:6
And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Tell me again how εἰρηνοποιός has nothing to do with the Gospel message. Simply put, the Gospel message is that Jesus is the Messiah and has come to save us.
Bonus lesson-
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
"Good tidings" is the Hebrew rendering of the "gospel of peace" and I'll let Paul make my case for that statement.
Romans 10:15
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
P.S. I never once said Kushner was evil, by the way.
I simply stated promises of peace and safety aren't a good benchmark, and your reply started this entire tangent.
I simply stated promises of peace and safety aren't a good benchmark, and your reply started this entire tangent.
No, what you're doing is posting your unknowable, potentially fallible ideas on a political forum and, because your points can't stand on their own, you back them up with bible passages.
This is you:
Brokering peace in the middle east is worthless because the bible says so. Kushner bad because the bible says so.
For me it's more about you invoking God's word incorrectly to win arguments when your shoddy opinion wasn't enough to make your point.
That's a shameful use of God's word.
I don't know whether Kushner is good or bad. It's all varying degrees of certainty when there is no real way of knowing something in the fog of war. I can say Kushner was trusted by Trump and appeared to do a good job on what Trump asked him to do, so it's probable that he's ok.
That's a far cry from what you do.
You're riding Kushner's jockstrap very hard.
Here's a scripture for you, since you like them so much.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29
You weaving in and out from quoting scripture and making gay sex references to win arguments is exactly why you shouldn't be quoting scripture.
I wasn't trying to win an argument. I simply pointed out promises of peace and safety are not always a good thing and you lost it.
You claim I'm invoking God's Word incorrectly, yet you had no idea the Old Testament contains the Gospel message or that Jesus and His disciples preached the gospel long before the Resurrection.
And, yes, I'm a sinner and said you're riding Jared's jockstrap. I could have used a kinder phrase, but it's clear your pride has gotten the best of you here. You're fawning over Jared way too much if you don't even know whether he's good or bad.
In fact, remove Jared from the discussion. Anybody promising peace and safety should be treated with a healthy skepticism. That was my point, and you're too daft to get it.
The Old Testament contains the entire gospel message hidden in plain sight. It just so happens the Old Testament is referred to as the scriptures in the New Testament.
What did Jesus say about the scriptures AKA the Old Testament?
John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
You said εἰρηνοποιός is only used once in the New Testament and claim it isn't in reference to the Gospel message because why?
You haven't been reading your Bible closely enough or you never would have said that. Jesus is the greatest Gospel preacher the world has ever known, and that's simply a fact!
Here's the verse Jesus quoted from the Book of Isaiah when he began His public ministry.
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
What was Jesus anointed to preach again?
Before Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," what exactly was He doing in Galilee?
Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And what was He doing after He said that?
Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Also, while εἰρηνοποιός is only used once, there are other versions of the word found throughout the New Testament in relation to the Gospel message.
Here's just one example-
Colossians 1:20
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
The word translated as peace in the above passage is εἰρηνοποιέω, which is simply a different form of εἰρηνοποιός.
Notice how Paul states Jesus made peace. It was through the blood of His cross.
The disciples were preaching the Gospel long before His crucifixion.
Luke 9:6
And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Tell me again how εἰρηνοποιός has nothing to do with the Gospel message. Simply put, the Gospel message is that Jesus is the Messiah and has come to save us.
Bonus lesson-
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
"Good tidings" is the Hebrew rendering of the "gospel of peace" and I'll let Paul make my case for that statement.
Romans 10:15
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
P.S. I never once said Kushner was evil, by the way.
I simply stated promises of peace and safety aren't a good benchmark, and your reply started this entire tangent.
No, what you're doing is posting your unknowable, potentially fallible ideas on a political forum and, because your points can't stand on their own, you back them up with bible passages.
This is you:
Completely revolting.
You're riding Kushner's jockstrap very hard.
For me it's more about you invoking God's word incorrectly to win arguments when your shoddy opinion wasn't enough to make your point.
That's a shameful use of God's word.
I don't know whether Kushner is good or bad. It's all varying degrees of certainty when there is no real way of knowing something in the fog of war. I can say Kushner was trusted by Trump and appeared to do a good job on what Trump asked him to do, so it's probable that he's ok.
That's a far cry from what you do.
Here's a scripture for you, since you like them so much.
You weaving in and out from quoting scripture and making gay sex references to win arguments is exactly why you shouldn't be quoting scripture.
I wasn't trying to win an argument. I simply pointed out promises of peace and safety are not always a good thing and you lost it.
You claim I'm invoking God's Word incorrectly, yet you had no idea the Old Testament contains the Gospel message or that Jesus and His disciples preached the gospel long before the Resurrection.
And, yes, I'm a sinner and said you're riding Jared's jockstrap. I could have used a kinder phrase, but it's clear your pride has gotten the best of you here. You're fawning over Jared way too much if you don't even know whether he's good or bad.
In fact, remove Jared from the discussion. Anybody promising peace and safety should be treated with a healthy skepticism. That was my point, and you're too daft to get it.