When Jesus calls God "Abba" (Ἀββᾶ) it's a Greek version of the Aramaic root for "Father" and that's how we translate it because Jesus was speaking Aramaic.
But are we sure the Lord wasn't referring to 70's swedish pop band ABBA?
Your weekly dose of a man in a clerical collar reminding you anticlericalism is righteous.
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"Hey I take the Bible literally except for the things that would change how I personally choose to live?!"
Oh, like ... Like the Serpent said we should do? Just eat the fruit and decide what's good and evil for ourselves, picking and choose what "God" wants?! Your inerrancy is like the Serpent?
Live blogging my experience driving to the University of the South.... Yep, Virginia sure has a lot of fields of peanuts...
It's a little embarrassing to pick up your student ID at the library and realize 20 years ago you were a different enough person you've really only been in that library once or twice before.
I'm totally prepared to debate anyone about the ethics of human sexuality and biblical inerrancy. However I must note that unless your position is also that a Christian must give all their material wealth to the poor I won't accept your homophobic nonsense at all.
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