@kellyjay saidAre you not the fool who claimed to know who on RHP are Christ's Saints?
You know who it is that worships God in the great throng of worshipers with their mouths, and who worship God with their hearts far from Him? God can see into the heart of man, you can too? God seeks those that worship Him in Spirit and truth, and you know who that is? Your arrogance is incredible to see, how full of yourself you are that you put yourself in the place of Jes ...[text shortened]... in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
@fmf saidKelly said, "If God was fair we would all be heading to Hell since all of us has sinned. I'm glad He isn't fair, instead He is merciful, through His mercy has made a way of salvation through Jesus Christ".
Yes, it is an accurate characterization of what Kelly has said. Page 30 of this thread.
You've missed the tense with regards to the use of the word "fair" as Kelly intended its use.
God isn't unfair. God is just. God is justified in condemning those who reject His salvation, and justified in forgiving those who believe.
Kelly's inference that God isn't fair is relative to the fact that it is fair for God to punish those that reject His salvation, and He is justified in saving all who trust in Christ, but it isn't "fair" because we all deserve to die.
Context is important for understanding the meaning of the use of terms. It went over your head.
@divegeester
Revelation 13:1
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
You say that what is being said in the verse above isn't literal and is metaphorical.
Obviously, as everyone knows, the term "beast" is a metaphor for something very real, and "seven heads and ten horns", as a metaphor, means something.
If you can, please explain the literal meaning behind the use of those metaphors. What exactly did John "see" when he "saw" what he described as a beast with seven heads and ten horns?
I would be especially grateful if you can tell what the "name of blasphemy" is.
