[RonHolzwarth]

I dunno about that Latin story about the Gospels, it sounds suspicious to me. You can be sure I am going to research that later.

CyberAnt is correct, the RSV does say:

Hebrews Chapter 9:
[27] And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgment,

But that verse is not in the Gospels, and is therefore not a quote attributed to Jesus.

While it may be canonized by the Christian church, it is in the New Testament, and therefore not a firm Jewish belief.

So, someone using that as an argument to me, would be very much the same as someone quoting the Holy Koran to you, and presenting it to you as scriptural Truth.

[RonHolzwarth]

oh my

what if you were found wanting in the judgement, and your punishment was you had to go back and try again,,,

[CyberAnt]

I realize you come from a different background. And .. even though you do, I have really enjoyed your open expression of what you believe.

In my Biblical instruction, I realized that the letters Paul wrote to the churches were instructions for the churches which Paul and the disciples had helped to found. In those instructions, I take Paul's words as being specific instructions from Jesus directly to Paul (to give to the church). I think I do this because the "church", which is really a person who has received Jesus as their Savior, and not a building - the "church" belongs to Jesus, not Paul. Paul is merely the messenger of Jesus' message. Perhaps that's why I quoted the statement as being from Jesus.

You're right about the Latin .. I guess I assumed Mark would have written it in Latin, because he wrote his Gospel to the people in Rome .. and they were not all Jews. None of my reference material says anything about it so I would appreciate it if you can clarify that item.

[Quix]

I understand your perspective.

I think.