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● Luke 16:29-31 . . Abraham said; "They have Moses and the Prophets; let
them hear them. If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will
they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead."
The man, with whom Abraham spoke, called him "father" and he called the
man "son". So it's my guess that the man was related to Abraham.
The New Testament hadn't been compiled yet when Jesus told their story so
it was appropriate at the time that Abraham direct his son to the Old
Testament; which even to this day is a valuable evangelistic tool.
Anyway; my point is: if someone refuses to accept the book of Genesis that
the cosmos-- all of its forms of life, matter, and energy --is the product of
intelligent design; then it would probably be futile to invite them to church
Easter morning to hear a sermon about Jesus Christ's crucified dead body
restored to life.
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● Luke 16:29-31 . . Abraham said; "They have Moses and the Prophets; let
them hear them. If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will
they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead."
The man, with whom Abraham spoke, called him "father" and he called the
man "son". So it's my guess that the man was related to Abraham.
The New Testament hadn't been compiled yet when Jesus told their story so
it was appropriate at the time that Abraham direct his son to the Old
Testament; which even to this day is a valuable evangelistic tool.
Anyway; my point is: if someone refuses to accept the book of Genesis that
the cosmos-- all of its forms of life, matter, and energy --is the product of
intelligent design; then it would probably be futile to invite them to church
Easter morning to hear a sermon about Jesus Christ's crucified dead body
restored to life.
_
