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I understand literal and symbolic interpretation. I just don't agree with your definition of it.

That doesn't mean very thing in that Bible is wrong. There are some things in KJV Bible that are translated wrong and even has additional scriptures that are not scriptures but I don't discount the Whole Bible because of that.

Luke 23:43 should have the comma after the word "today" like this: And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with me in paradise.

I've already texted several times that Jesus spoke to most of the crowds in parables. Mythology and parables not the same thing. I don't understand why you can't accept this answer.

That means your taking Abraham Bosom symbolically, not literally. So are you taking some parts literally and other parts symbolically?

You can believe what you want about me, just understand that the only opinion about me that matters to me among people on the planet is my own. I've already told you that I don't have a Jerusalem Bible, the one I have is fine, I use the new world translation, it's better than any other Bible...

I did answer that question by saying that the scriptures when Jesus is speaking concerning the rich man and Lazarus, that it is a parable, I said nothing about it being a myth or that Jesus used mythology in explaning spiritual matters.

Ok if you want to believe everyone literally fits on the literal bosom of Abraham, that's your choice. I myself know not to take everything that is said literally like that.

JESUS is relating an illustration about a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The rich man represents the religious leaders who are favored with spiritual privileges and opportunities, and Lazarus pictures the common people who hunger for spiritual nourishment. Jesus continues his story...

The Jerusalem Bible, in a footnote, acknowledges that it is a “parable in story form without reference to any historical personage.”

It is a parable, Luke 8:10 is proof of that. Luke 16: 14,15 is the setting for the parable at Luke 16: 19-31. The pharasees as a class of people looked down on the common Jew(pharasees rich man) common Jew (Lazarus) The pharasees who were supposed to be feeding the people with true spiritual...

I've said nothing about mythology in anything I text. I said what Luke 8: 10 said, that Jesus spoke in parables or illustrations. The rich man and Lazarus is a parable an illustration, not an actual event. Jesus wasn't telling a story that actually happened.

The great majority of the religious sects of Christendom hold that eternal torment in a burning hell is the destiny of the wicked. The words of Jesus recorded at Luke 16:19-31 regarding the rich man and Lazarus are among the proofs offered in support of this teaching. It is argued that these...

I believe this story is a parable. You can't take it literally.I'm supposed to believe that all the righteous are supposed to literally fit on Abraham Bosom. Like I said the beggar and Rich Man story is a parable.

You ever think maybe paradise isn't in heaven, that the thief will be resurrected on a paradise Earth. This resurrection hasn't occurred yet.

I do believe the scriptures, have you ever thought that maybe you're not believing the scriptures, that how you interpret the scriptures could be wrong?

Matt. 24:35 is hyperbole, you can't take this scripture literally.