02 Jan '10 19:00>4 edits
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#1 The number of wise men is really immaterial. Substitute "some" for "three" in my post - I'm fine with that.
#2 Yes, it's probably sensible to abandon the idea of a literal star. I just think it's funny how everyone tends to read that story and never once questions the idea that people are actually following a star to a specific house.
Yes, it's probably sensible to abandon the idea of a literal star. I just think it's funny how everyone tends to read that story and never once questions the idea that people are actually following a star to a specific house.
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It shouldn't be that hard to comprehend.
The virgin birth, the predicting of John the Baptist, the seemingly living star - these are supernatural interventions of God as He penetrates human history to accomplish His kingdom.
Something is happening which is beyond man's ability to perform.
When you step back and consider the big picture instead of puzzling over this or that isolated detail, I think you should get the rhythm.
These things do not happen everyday. But when it they did happen it was in connection to something very special in the history of the world.
I think you should get the bird's eye view. The One doing these things is the same one who in the beginning of the Bible created the heavens and the earth.
The point, He has the power and the authority to act this way in human history should it serve His purpose to do so.
Why is that hard to grasp?