Originally posted by chaney3Look sir, the very passages from Matthew, that you link to, are full of metaphor. Why are only those regarding people being thrown into the fires of hell to be taken literally?! In the same passages we read:
What a lazy ass you must be.
Go wipe the dust off your Bible and see for yourself what Jesus said. You continue to do everything possible to dodge questions because you know you'd have to admit that you disagree with the NT.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field."
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind."
Come on, use your noggin.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeSo....when Jesus says something we don't like, it's minimized to metaphors, and He likely didn't mean anything bad.
Look sir, the very passages from Matthew, that you link to, are full of metaphor. Why are only those regarding people being thrown into the fires of hell to be taken literally?! In the same passages we read:
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and ...[text shortened]... o a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind."
Come on, use your noggin.
And when Jesus says something nice, and positive, we can take those statements literally.
It is selective interpretation designed to always cast the message of Jesus as positive.
Never mind that He warns of hell. Or does He?
-Removed-Perhaps there is some confusion here.
divegeester
Oh I see, it's our fault.
It's our fault that god had to create us, allowed satan to mess with us, and then he's judged us. But...in the meantime he has created this place, a place of unimaginable flesh-melting horror, where he will supernaturally keep billions of people alive while he tortures them for eternity.
Sorry, I got carried away there...you were saying that it's our fault, please carry on.
leunammi
Did you read my post, or are you just acting out?
divegeester
I'm responding to the piece I quoted. If I've misquoted or misrepresented you then please correct me.
leunammi
Hmmm. I dont see where anything you stated was a quote or attributed to something i said. Could you please clarify your point or question?
you did quote "Firstly and most importantly, Jesus is not going to send anyone to hell, it is us...", my response to you was to your assertions of what you must have thought I believed.
At best you misrepresented, that's all.
This has become silly, my apologies for any confusion.
Originally posted by chaney3No, it means Jesus used metaphor and parables to get his message across. It is you who is pick and choosing what is to be taken literally.
So....when Jesus says something we don't like, it's minimized to metaphors, and He likely didn't mean anything bad.
And when Jesus says something nice, and positive, we can take those statements literally.
It is selective interpretation designed to always cast the message of Jesus as positive.
Never mind that He warns of hell. Or does He?
