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Agreed to a certain extent.
Killing babies and others when taken literally sounds unjust but taken allegorically it is reasonable.
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Originally Posted by MysticPhD
Preposterous!!!Please explain how it is reasonable, allegorically or not!!!
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Originally Posted by Jerwade
What hidden meaning can you possibly get out of "smashing babies" to death?
None.
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Originally Posted by Peacegiver
God does not speak of the flesh. He speaks of the spirit.
Spirit is our consciousness (state of mind) so what state of mind is being promoted by "bashing babies' heads on rocks?"
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Originally Posted by Peacegiver
There are many things in the Bible that people do not understand and they accept it but then think they understand others so, if they do not understand one thing what makes them think they understand any of it. "Let him who is wise understand these things, let him who is prudent know them. Straight are the ways of the Lord, the righteous walk in them but sinners stumble in them."says the Lord
Says the man who actually thinks our God wants us just to parrot the words of Jesus. Talk about not understanding figurative speech. Given that you have shown you do NOT understand what God wants from us regarding the Word of God Jesus the Christ, what makes you think you understand any of it.
None.
Spirit is our consciousness (state of mind) so what state of mind is being promoted by "bashing babies' heads on rocks?"
Says the man who actually thinks our God wants us just to parrot the words of Jesus. Talk about not understanding figurative speech. Given that you have shown you do NOT understand what God wants from us regarding the Word of God Jesus the Christ, what makes you think you understand any of it.
Spirit is your consciousness because you refuse to accept the words I spoke to you which are spirit and life.
You have no life in you if you are not my parrot. My parrots hear my voice ,I know them and they follow me.
You I do not know.
Whoever is of the truth hears my voice. Guess why you cannot hear me? Because you are not of the truth, the word of God.
And many false things that were credited to being from God, so as a Man thinks.
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Originally Posted by jimmiej
I guess I was right, nate.
If you are talking abouit your question: "Are you suggesting that Jeremiah was NOT a prophet from God? Read chapter 1." jimmiej, then nothing Jerwade says here would indicate it to be the case. If that is what you are saying, please explain. Oh, Isee that has been addressed. No, that is not the import of Jerwade'sa words.
There are some here who reject that Jesus said the spirit is the word of God. More than anything Jesus stressed the word of God. Jesus often said ",it is written in the prophets," stressing the word of God but some here try to lead others away from the word of God which is written in ink. Jesus said that man lives by the word of God. Well, the word of God is in the bible written in ink. Remember Jesus said the Holy Spirit would remind others of what He said and the spirit of truth would declare what He has taken from the word of God to guide The follower to the word of God, the truth.
The Holy Spirit is not some kind of polterguiest who whispers in your ear. There are many who believe that but the Holy Spirit would not teach a different message on the same subject which is what is happening that way of thinking. The Spirit of Truth who is the Holy Spirit is the spirit of the word of God, hence Spirit of truth because he takes from what belongs to the word of God and declares it as Jesus foretold.
"The words I spoke to you are spirit and life."
"The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will instruct you in everything and remind you of all that I told you."
"When He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all truth (the word of God is truth). He will not speak on his own but will speak what he hears and declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me because He will take from what is mine and declare it to you."
Jesus said; "It is the spirit that gives life", so if the word of God is spirit and it gives life then the word of God, written in ink, is essential to the believers spiritual life.
Is the word of God spirit and life or is a polterguiest spirit and life?
Actually it was the author of Gospel John who made these statements. The Gospel According to John was written anonymously 60 or 70 years after Jesus was supposed to have been executed. Jesus wrote NOTHING himself and as a result left behind no such statements.
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