Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>]

No, but it does mean that Christians were doing them.  And ya know what, 
some still do!  Further, some still have a conception of prayer that can 
only be described as "magical".  Is it right? No.  Does it happen, oh yes.

Read James C wrote:

> I concur that they were doing it. what I disagree on is when they were
> doing it. I think it is clear that this behaviour was before their 
> conversion.
> There are also places that tell people not to lie,steal,murder etc. 
> But that
> doesn't lead me to believe that these things were acceptable christian 
> practises.

Jim

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