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The bible is to be taken literally until it says something impossible, and then it is a figure of speech. A figure of speech emphasizes something by the departure from normal discourse. The simplest figure of speech is the SIMILE. A simile emphasizes a similarity of two things by merely saying...

The KJV translates Strong's G4704 in the following manner: endeavour (3x), do diligence (2x), be diligent (2x), give diligence (1x), be forward (1x), labour (1x), study (1x). Genesis 1:1 (KJV) We English speakers assume that "study" only means to crack the books, but that is not so. But then...

Actually, Christians in general are so badly behaved that I am not eager to be identified as one of them.

It is unseasonably cool here, dropping below 70F in the evenings and down to 60F overnight. It gets up almost to 100F in the daytime, but not every day. It's normal to reach 100F by June 1. Last Christmas I looked at my foundation and it occurred to me that I really should not see the...

Luke 10:25-37 King James Version (KJV) 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy...

New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1977 Edition, Vol. 13, p. 1021 -- The first use of the Latin word "trinitas" (trinity) with reference to God, is found in Tertulian's writings (about 213 A.D.) He was the first to use the term "persons" (plural) in a Trinitarian context. Encyclopedia Americana...

John 14:16 King James Version (KJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; John 14:26 King James Version (KJV) 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all...

I see them occasionally but I don't try to get chummy.

2 Timothy 2:15 King James Version (KJV) 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Of course if you didn't study you wouldn't know that.

Choosy spirits choose gif! Here is what I found. They all are about horses.

An actual attempt to relate the verse to documented material. That's wonderful!

You disagreed with what I said, and I disagreed with what you said, so there is nothing but to say something nice and retire from the conversation.

The problem here is first a translation error, and second everybody is making up stuff trying to pretend they know something when they don't. Matthew 27:46 King James Version (KJV) 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My...

There was and she did, but I exed her 45 years ago. I am alone in the world now.

Dude, that is called "counter example". I included the joke in hopes of making my point without stabbing anybody with it.

Most people prefer self checkout. Like gas station pump jockeys, grocery store cashiers are a thing of the past.

I was baptised in water in the Mormon church, but I didn't know the first thing because nobody ever took me to church. When I got into high school i went by myself for a few weeks but those people didn't say anything that made sense. One day some guy grabbed me and ordained me as a deacon, so I...

I didn't quit smoking, I just refused to pay Obozo's exorbitant tax. For a while I tried to grow tobacco, but a smoker can't grow it. Tobacco virus lives in the lungs and when he breathes on the plants they die. So I didn't actually quit smoking, I only refused to buy, and I haven't found any...

Yuma, Arizona always looks like this except in July. It rains in July.