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@Keraz Tell me what you think I'm saying

Because your perspective is narrower than what you are conscious of. You have taken a corner of the painting and assumed it is the whole picture.

And why assume a position about me because I have a perspective you don't understand?

The Devil quoted scripture to Jesus in the desert. Do you think he was exonerated because he did this? Did Jesus like or agree with what he quoted? Quoting scripture to justify themselves and blame others is the domain of every religious nutter. Aren't you aware that those who condemned Jesus...

The Devil is gaslighting the inhabitants of the planet and most believe him. God has visited the planet in a form we can relate to and assured its inhabitants he does not condemn them......the fact is they condemn themselves because they refuse to believe that God does not condemn them.... the...

We trust because he is trustworthy......not because we are.

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Your message is one of retribution, not one of mercy. You operate the same way pagans do where their emphasis is subjective ie, their Gods are angry and unless they are appeased (in your case it is believing as you do) they will suffer the displeasure of God. You do not hold out the hand of...

Why shift the blame to others?

Has anyone every thought that Satan will use the Bible to deceive the very ones trumpeting so much about it?

I see you're a gambler!

God didn't forsake him. In Jesus' extreme agony it appeared to Jesus that God had forsaken him but God hadn't. God was there suffering with him. It is us (humans) who had forsaken him.

I think your emphasis is misplaced Keraz. It is misplaced to the point where your message is no longer good news to the sin sick and the broken and those without hope.

Yes, Jesus will not be cutting anyone to pieces yet the unbeliever will certainly be in company with other unbelievers. Let us not be naive about the use of Hebrew idioms and interpret them as literal anymore than one would make this English expression literal 'I went to pick blackberries but...

It's a story to make a point.....The Hebrews loved stories because they told pertinent points ..... It's the point that matters not the details. The story of the Prodigal Son is another. We have stories that circulate in our culture where it is the point that matters not the details of the...

You miss my point Rella! You have taken a metaphor as literal. Would you also conclude that if I told you it was raining cats and dogs where I live, you would think there were four footed pets falling out of the sky?

Among the many false beliefs and distortions creeping into the Church at the time one was that one could be baptised for those who had died but didn't get baptised. Paul is countering the disbelief in the resurrection (the context tells us this) by making the point that if the dead aren't raised...

Red Heifers revisited... or is it a red herring?

Is that an accusation Jesus makes or is it Satan's?

Forgiveness and accusations or blame are incongruent. There are plenty who claim they defend the Bible.....but what is it they defend? the murderous accounts of different kings? genocide? the subjugation of women, the right to own slaves? John and James's desire to incinerate the Samaritans...