Spirituality
20 Oct 18
21 Oct 18
@divegeester saidSee what? Your prattling humbuggery?
I wish Josephw was here to see this.
Perhaps he is 🤔
@thinkofone saidEveryone knows that those who insult the intelligence of others are themselves intellectually insecure.
Given the title of this thread, one would think that some may realize that in Matthew 16:28, Jesus is speaking of a metaphorical "death".
But then, given the caliber of the posters on this forum...
@secondson saidEveryone knows that those who posit that "Everyone knows that those who insult the intelligence of others are themselves intellectually insecure" are themselves intellectually dormant.
Everyone knows that those who insult the intelligence of others are themselves intellectually insecure.
Anyone notice how many Christians view truth as an "insult"? It's not mere coincidence.
@secondson saidDon’t get upset.
See what? Your prattling humbuggery?
Just go back to the OP and tell me which parts of Revelation 19 I’ve quoted are literal.
Simples. 😉
21 Oct 18
@thinkofone saidChanging the text to suit you again.
Given the title of this thread, one would think that some may realize that in Matthew 16:28, Jesus is speaking of a metaphorical "death".
But then, given the caliber of the posters on this forum...
@divegeester saidI'm not upset. Not in the slightest. Relax. You seem so tense.
Don’t get upset.
Just go back to the OP and tell me which parts of Revelation 19 I’ve quoted are literal.
Simples. 😉
Just pick you favorite verse.
@thinkofone saidNo, but we did notice how you insult Jesus.
Anyone notice how many Christians view truth as an "insult"?
@thinkofone saidStill suffering with the intellectual inferiority complex I see.
Like I said, "...given the caliber of the posters on this forum...".
@secondson saidHow exactly do I "insult" Jesus?
No, but we did notice how you insult Jesus.
BTW you edited out the following from my post:
Everyone knows that those who posit that "Everyone knows that those who insult the intelligence of others are themselves intellectually insecure" are themselves intellectually dormant.
Perhaps you know someone who can read it to you and explain to you what it means.
@secondson saidSee my previous post.
Still suffering with the intellectual inferiority complex I see.
Any chance you'll actually address the following?
Given the title of this thread, one would think that some may realize that in Matthew 16:28, Jesus is speaking of a metaphorical "death".
21 Oct 18
@secondson saidYou make out your this big tough Christian and you can’t even deal with a contemporary challenge like the one in my OP. Your obfuscation belies your fragile doctrinal position.
I'm not upset. Not in the slightest. Relax. You seem so tense.
Just pick you favorite verse.
No wonder the atheists mock.
21 Oct 18
Only KellyJay has had the balls (albeit via a cavalcade of fur balls) to unequivocally state his position on the passage from Revelation in my OP.
KellyJay claims it is all literal.
SecondSon doesn’t seem to know what to say.
The rest of you “hellers” like sonship won’t even tackle the question.
@divegeester saidC3 had it pegged from the beginning:
Only KellyJay has had the balls (albeit via a cavalcade of fur balls) to unequivocally state his position on the passage from Revelation in my OP.
KellyJay claims it is all literal.
SecondSon doesn’t seem to know what to say.
The rest of you “hellers” like sonship won’t even tackle the question.
If someone likes what a specific verse or verses say, it's literal.
If someone dislikes the message, then they either dismiss it, or convince themselves it's a metaphor.
In your case Dive, you do not want to believe in hell, so you will continue to argue against any scripture that deals with hell.
"Go and sin NO more".
Real or metaphor?
It's how Christians roll.
The Bible is what it is. The Bible is widely open to interpretation and contains inconsistencies, discrepancies and outright contradictions. Though most refuse to admit it, they pick and choose the verses and passages that support their beliefs and dismiss those that don't and often do so in a most disingenuous manner. Somehow many are able to do just that and delude themselves into believing that the entirety of the Bible is the "inerrant word of God".
When all is said and done, they use the Bible to make God in their own image.
You want a God that wants you to be rich? It's in there.
You want a God that wants separation of the races? It's in there.
You want a God that supports slavery? It's in there.
21 Oct 18
@thinkofone saidAnd yet despite claiming you are a follower of the words of Jesus, you don’t accept Jesus claim that he was sent by god which was one of his claims.
C3 had it pegged from the beginning:
[quote]If someone likes what a specific verse or verses say, it's literal.
If someone dislikes the message, then they either dismiss it, or convince themselves it's a metaphor.
In your case Dive, you do not want to believe in hell, so you will continue to argue against any scripture that deals with hell.
"Go and sin NO more ...[text shortened]... wants separation of the races? It's in there.
You want a God that supports slavery? It's in there.
Heal thyself.