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There is no allegorical interpretation. People characterize it as such, but it's a total mischaracterization... and often is done very purposely and disingenuously. And some just kind of blindly follow suit... :) No, allegories may contain symbols from time to time, but allegory and...

Well, the day they were crucified and died. Jesus's "descension into hell" was being forsaken by the Father because of His (Jesus's) having taken on sin. I'm sure that will open up a can of worms, if not with you, with some others... :) Christ is being spoken of here, 6Stories, and the...

Sure they do. And sometimes the relationship is one to many, rather than one to one. But sure, that's... basically the definition of symbolism. To denounce symbolic interpretations as "allegories" ~ or even not literal ~ is terribly misguided. Agreed. But wooden literalism is often the...

I would submit to you, 6Stories (interesting moniker!), that you should see eternity in these two songs... eternity past and eternity future, or at least Creation in the first and the new Creation ~ New Heaven and New Earth ("Behold, I am making all things new"; Revelation 21:5) ~ in the second...

Ummmm... That is the single greatest message board quote I think I have ever heard. :laughing: I mean, not all prophecy in the Bible contains symbolic imagery, but much of it certainly does, and that prophecy cannot be credibly talked about without acknowledging it. Yeah, that is just a...

Sure there are. But, as I'm sure you well know, His Kingdom is not of this world. Well, I disagree... in both ways: 1) of this world (past, present, and going forward), and 2) not of this world (past, present, and throughout eternity. I agree. :) But there is a worldly application (which we...

Sure. His ethnicity. But he also categorized himself as one of God's true Jews, which He became in the dramatic episode related to us in Acts 9. Right, which he further explained as his "kinsman according to the flesh." And then he immediately explains that "not all who are descended from...

Amen. Me, too. And to what you say here I would add: a God Who shows no partiality based on earthly ethnicity or nationality (which nation/state's citizenry one belongs to or hails from). However... He Has chosen some unto Himself to be spiritually of Him (rather than of the evil one, which...

To me, that calls into question your seeing abilities. :) I really don't think anything I've said meets the criteria of "trolling," but rather calling out the dodges for what they are. Look back at some of the things David has said to me. You should see that all he's done is dodge my...

Well, I would say he "saw a need" to not condemn them for keeping it, and even to join them so as not appearing to condemn them, so that they may be more apt to accept his proclamation of the Gospel and believe him concerning Christ, and that in this way that he might "gain them" for the Lord...

RWB, what do you mean in saying that Paul "continued to be obedient to the Old Law throughout his lifetime"? Grace and peace to you.

LOL! It very much is. So do you want to do it? Or do you just want to continue to preach... and dodge...? :) Grace and peace to you.

But Paul tells us who true Jews really are: "For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God" (Romans...

Oh, good Lord. <eyeroll> Goodness gracious. Okay, do you want to join with me in ministering the Word to each other? Grace and peace to you.

Yes, we are filthy, rotten scoundrels (sinners)... :)... so nothing about us is perfect, including our belief, even we who believe. So, in the manner of the father of the boy in Mark 9, one of our continuous prayers is (should be), "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief." Fine, I agree; this is...

I hope you're not insinuating that I don't, David. You may remember Jesus's exhortation/reprimand to/of Peter: "What God has made clean, do not call common." [Acts 10:15] You believe that, right? :) Yes, the immediate context there is regarding certain foods, but it applies to all those whom...

Sure. Sure. I mean, I... hope that's not happening here... but sure. You said this to someone else, David, but rest assured that amillennial folks ~ good ones, anyway :) ~ would say this very thing with regard to the pre-millennial view. Hmmmm... Well, Scripture certainly speaks in and...

I would disagree with regard to selfish ambitions and circumventing Scripture. I mean, we're all sinners, for sure, but those who truly seek to circumvent Scripture are what we refer to collectively as... unbelievers. :) And cultists. :) I would hope everyone here is truly seeking after God...

What, whether or not Jesus actually looks like tree roots or an olive vine or a star? I say no... :) Which should say a lot more than that to you, but alas... :) Grace and peace to you.

Paul exhorts us all to have the mind of Christ, which is to do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. I would reiterate that, but also exhort you to... be careful. :) We all have God's Word. Some reject it, for sure, but it's...