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PHall | October 15, 2009
“Rabbi Eliezer said, “Repent one day before you die.” His talmidim objected, ‘Does one know in advance the day of one’s death?’ He replied, “All the more reason to repent today, lest you die tomorrow! In this way, your entire life will be one of repentance.’” (Shabbat 153a, via, Stern, Jewish New Testament Commentary, p.672)
PHall | September 23, 2009
E.A. Elam wrote, “No adequate definition of sin can be given; no complete description of it may be had. Sin is distinctively a Bible conception; the Bible alone sets forth the full meaning of sin. Sin is to be distinguished from crime, which is an offense against civil law; sin is to be differentiated from […]