Leviticus 19:20

19:20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

Word to meditate on is "Scourged."

[H1244] (biqqoreth/bik-ko-reth) from 1239; 
properly, examination, i.e. (by implication) 
punishment:--scourged. see H1239 


[H1239] (baqar/baw-kar) a primitive root; 
properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. 
(figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider:--(make) inquire (-ry), (make) search, seek out

Myer’s Briggs

On my best days an INFJ.
On my worst days an INTP.
On my normal days an INFP.
Could I ever be an INTJ? What would that look like?

The Garden of Eden and The Mark of the Beast

[I don't believe] in Original Sin. [I believe in Anabaptist theology and] those are some of the best saints in history. {} I think no one is guilty, until they can know what they did was wrong. That's what the Book of Genesis means, when Man and Woman ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That's what made them guilty, was the knowledge. Before that, they were like the beasts, who had no knowledge, therefore no condemnation. Which some may say the Mark of the Beast is a reversion back to that state, when man ought not be in it.

The History of Magic

Jim Morrison once said
A saint is really a criminal
And a criminal is really a saint.
I suppose wanting to be a saint
While being a criminal,
That makes me like Socrates' Eros
Half Wise, and in a mean between them both.
A true philosopher, knowing both
The deep evil and the deep joys;
Yet, I still wish to be a saint,
While have mercy on the criminal
For having been so, too, once myself.

On Matthew

Matthew writing in Hebrew constructions shows Papias is correct, that Matthew wrote His gospel in Hebrew first. And Mark and Luke are not exactly like Matthew. I study the Greek in transliterated form. It’s more likely the similarities are from the same source, true, which is Jesus Christ. That’s the only determination to be made here, is that the similarities show they come from the same source. Not plagiarisms of earlier gospels, but from the man Jesus Himself. Q must be Christ.

Coincidentally, while researching this I’ve found many idioms and parallels to Hebrew constructions in Matthew, all from various sources. And also Matthew’s lack of punctuation, they say, shows a primary Hebrew manuscript. And his use of Hebrew Prophecies from the Old Testament. I even found one source, saying that Matthew is constructed in Aramaic Grammar. (Matthew Black)

On Calling the New Testament The New Testament

Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

[G2537] (kainos/kahee-nos') of uncertain affinity; 
new (especially in freshness; while 3501 is properly 
so with respect to age:--new. see G3501 

[G1242] (diatheke/dee-ath-ay'-kay) from 1303; 
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract 
(especially a devisory will):--covenant, testament. 
see G1303 

Webster's Dictionary Access 5/11/25
Testament: a person's will, especially the part relating to personal property.

The Most Influential Man in History

It's Jesus Christ. 2.4 billion people follow Him: He saved our souls; He was witnessed to have resurrected and people died believing they saw Him raised; He influenced both Judaism and Islam, has been heard by probably 6 to 7 billion people currently living, created the most stable, prosperous and powerful world empire that ever existed through His teachings, conquered barbaric world powers through His teachings and the Empires who colonized in His name; His ethics created the idea of Humanism; His ethics inspired the Enlightenment; His ethics inspired Communism (not saying it's all good); His ethics were the inspiration of the Constitution and Human rights charter; His ethics were the inspiration to end Slavery--you can say all the good in the world came through Him and His teachings. He cleared the way for the prosperity the world enjoys today. Modernism destroyed it.

Actions Have Consequences

Actions have strings of consequences. They ripple out, and affect everything they touch. Still water is good, but turbulent water is filled with waves and can topple a boat. So every action you commit that’s evil, puts a disturbance in the water. It’s like walking in a clear stream, where someone’s drinking. You root up the dirt, they can’t drink. Only a little bit fouls up the water. Or defecating in your water source leads to sepsis and hepatitis. The more you sin, the dirtier the stream gets, and the less you can drink peaceably. And if everyone’s doing it, sooner or later the stream gets bloody because everyone’s fighting for safe water.

On Culture and IQ

I do think IQ tests have a cultural bias, but I also think an education can help you find the means of getting more intelligent. There’s a concrete reality, and intelligence is your ability to grasp it. If you can or can’t. Most people don’t connect those two dots. Less intelligent people, have less to say on the real world. More intelligent people, almost can without fail find answers nobody even knew they were looking for.

My audience doesn’t exist. It has to be forged.