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(Technically Jesus is not all-knowing - Mark 13:32 (WEB): (32) But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. but let's not digress!) You haven't eaten Jesus' flesh nor drank his blood, so you are dead (no life in you); or was...

:rolleyes: Therefore when Jesus told parables, which are made-up stories, he was not lying. There's no more that needs to be said about it. Parables are not records of events that actually took place at some time and place. You are wrong to insist that the events and places described in parables...

A parable is a made-up story, a work of the imagination. It is neither true nor a lie; it is an imaginary story designed to illustrate or teach some truth. Here are two examples, Matthew 13:44-46 (WEB): (44) “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man...

A dictionary definition of a lie is: To present false information with the intention of deceiving. Jesus telling a parable (a made-up story, allegory) is not intended to deceive, so it is not a lie.

A made up (fabricated, imagined) story is not a lie. A dictionary definition of a story is: The telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fictitious (Webster New World College Dictionary) Made up stories are not deceitful (as long as it's clear that it is just...

Yep, you're right. I'm not one of those "fellas"!

I agree with you. Jesus said, John 6:54 (WEB): (54) He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

More likely he was thinking of John 11:26 (WEB): (26) Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

The events were: 1) Jonah was thrown overboard from the ship and into the sea. 2) He was in the sea, about to drown, surrounded by weeds above and the "roots of the mountains"; he was about to die. Barnes Notes comments on 2:2 says: Out of the belly of hell cried I - The deep waters were as...

The only verse in the whole Bible which says that all souls belong to God is Ezekiel 18:4. Why did you not read and quote the whole verse? You did not quote the whole verse in your later post (#303): Ezekiel 18:4 (WEB): (4) Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the...

The apostle Paul taught differently - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (WEB): (16) For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, (17) then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up...

You're being adversarial again. If you can't be calm, civil, and friendly, as a Christian should be, then I'm not interested in continuing the discussion. Do you think Jesus would talk to people like you do? I don't. I won't respond to any more of your posts in this thread, so you can calm...

If you can't respond in a civil manner then I will not continue with the discussion. Remember the forum rules: No Flaming, Goading or Harassment. All members should be treated with the utmost respect and courtesy at all times following the rules of civil discourse. No insults are allowed...

My first post was simply to state why I found it impossible to believe what you believe. There was no need for me to comment on all that you wrote (pages and pages of it!). But as you keep asking I will comment some more. Of course Jeremiah 4 is not talking about the days of creation, but...

I woud have thought it was obvious from the simple text that I quoted. When God said, "Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work", He was surely implying normal days of 24 hours. Surely you don't...

Yes, I was taught that too, but I no longer believe it. I believe that God declares that He made heaven and earth in six days, particularly from Exodus 20:9-11 (WEB): (9) You shall labor six days, and do all your work, (10) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not...

I find that impossible to believe because it is not in harmony with god's word: Exodus 20 (WEB): (1) God spoke all these words, saying, (2) “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (11) for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the...

God's name YHVH is pronounced Yahavah. See the YouTube videos The Hidden Beauty of the Holy Name of God - YHVH and The Name of God | Christian Ultra Libertarians for Truth. Here's a short extract from the first video: If you were looking at the ancient scroll and you just said the consonant...

The LXX and Peshitta are both older than the Masoretic, which was primarily copied, edited, and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries AD. I'd trust the LXX more - it was used by Jesus and the Jews during the first century AD.

There are many verses of Scripture that suggest otherwise, e.g. : Romans 5:18 (WEB): (18) So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life. Titus 2:11 (ESV): (11) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing...