Originally posted by @thinkofoneThat's just stupid. If it weren't for the Bible I'd be dead.
From what I've seen, unfortunately the vast majority use the Bible to "derive benefit" for themselves.
That's what the Bible is for. To derive benefit from it.
What a clown you must be.
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Originally posted by @sonshipIf you walk around with a mask all the time, it is no surprise that you won't be trusted. "Why are you hiding who you are?" eventually will be the question people will wonder about.Those who don't know the position of others shouldn't pretend that they do.
If you walk around with a mask all the time, it is no surprise that you won't be trusted. "Why are you hiding who you are?" eventually will be the question people will wonder about.
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From what I've seen, unfortunately the vast majority use the Bibl ...[text shortened]... crime in deriving benefit personally from the Bible, if it is not contrary to the nature of God.
Only those people who are unable to logically refute what others have to say and so resort to ad hominem attack.
There is no crime in deriving benefit personally from the Bible, if it is not contrary to the nature of God.
They "derive benefit" by using the Bible to create God in their own image and to support self-serving beliefs.
Originally posted by @thinkofoneYou're delusional, and a liar.
The Bible is what it is. The Bible is steeped in metaphor, is widely open to interpretation and contains inconsistencies, discrepancies and outright contradictions. As such, there is no alternative to picking and choosing what parts to believe. Those who claim that they do not pick and choose are disingenuous at best.
From what I've seen, the vast maj ...[text shortened]... ustify" it via the Bible and convince themselves that they have "the word of God" on their side.
The only thing you know about the Bible is it exists.
Originally posted by @secondsonIf anyone is delusional it is you.
You're delusional, and a liar.
The only thing you know about the Bible is it exists.
An example of your delusional thinking is your denial in another thread that in the following passage chattel slavery is clearly and unambiguously being condoned::
Leviticus 25
44‘As for your male and female slaves whom you may have—you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations that are around you. 45‘Then, too, it is out of the sons of the sojourners who live as aliens among you that you may gain acquisition, and out of their families who are with you, whom they will have produced in your land; they also may become your possession. 46‘You may even bequeath them to your sons after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves...
Just because it doesn't square with your conception of God doesn't mean that it doesn't say what it says.
Evidently you are unable to cope with this fact and accuse others of that which you yourself are guilty in an attempt to make yourself feel better.
Embrace the truth."The truth will make you free".
Originally posted by @romans1009How do you know if your case-by-case interpretations are right?
On a case-by-case basis based on guidance from God’s Holy Spirit. I have no set rules or formula.
FMF: How do you know if your case-by-case interpretations are right?Does this trust in "God’s Holy Spirit" mean you always think your interpretations are correct?
Originally posted by @romans1009
I trust God’s Holy Spirit.