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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Romans Abba and the Pope

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I wanted to post a study on Roman Catholicism found in the pattern of the Biblewheel. It's not for or against Roman Catholicism but shares the idea of a father figure with the bible on Spoke 1 where father - AB in Hebrew. The Spoke which I believe has a lot to say about it is Spoke 1, letter Aleph and books Genesis/Isaiah/Romans.

Abba is the Aramaic term for Av or Father in Hebrew, defined in Romans:
Romans 8:14 (KJV) 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:15 (KJV) 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Another place where Abba Father is mentioned is in the Gospel believed to be written to the Romans, Mark:

Mark 14:36 (KJV) 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Romans is considered as the "cathedral of the Christian faith". The church of Rome having started by the Saints but not founded by the Apostles makes Paul write an introduction to the Christian faith.

Wikipedia:
The Church in Rome

Main article: Textual criticism
See also: Early centers of Christianity#Rome
The most probable ancient account of the beginning of Christianity in Rome is given by a 4th century writer known as Ambrosiaster:[14]

It is established that there were Jews living in Rome in the times of the Apostles, and that those Jews who had believed [in Christ] passed on to the Romans the tradition that they ought to profess Christ but keep the law [Torah] … One ought not to condemn the Romans, but to praise their faith, because without seeing any signs or miracles and without seeing any of the apostles, they nevertheless accepted faith in Christ, although according to a Jewish rite.[15]


Abram/Abraham:
Coming back to the Biblewheel Abram means ram - "strong" according to the Strong's concordance and ab "father" hence "strong father". Ram is also used as height or exalted as in Ramoth-Gilead which are the heights of Gilead. Therefore it is "exalted father". 

Abraham means "father of a multitude" or "father of many nations":
Genesis 17:4 (KJV)
As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Romans 4:17 (KJV)
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

The Pope of Rome:
Rome is derived by "ram" meaning "strong" or "exalted". Therefore the Pope of Rome is considered as an "exalted father" and a "father of many nations".

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