I will respond to you because you wrote directly to me.
LinearAq ,
"The smallest package I ever saw was a man wrapped up wholly in himself."
(Billy Graham)
Dr. Graham has a good point. Why do you feel that it applies to me?
'Homiletics' told of a turtle who wanted to spend the winter in Florida, but he knew he could never walk that far. He convinced a couple of geese to help him, each taking one end of a piece of rope, while he clamped his viselike jaws in the center.
The flight went fine until someone on the ground looked up in admiration and asked, "Who in the world thought of that?"
Unable to resist the chance to take credit, the turtle opened his mouth to shout, "I did----------"
I suppose you feel that I am trying to take credit for something, but I don't remember saying "I did it". Could you elaborate on the point you were trying to make?
Yes, the Bible is literal. Every single word is the Word of God.
What do you mean by the use of the word "literal" here? Every word being the Word of God doesn't necessarily make every word something to be taken literally. There are parables, symbolism, and metaphor in the text. You do point to the spiritual teachings here.
Seems you are having a very difficult time understanding the 'spiritual meanings' from our Lord.
OK. I'm willing to admit that I may not understand what Jesus meant in Luke 6:30. Perhaps you could help me understand. Did Jesus mean that if someone asks for something from you that you should give it to them or is there some deeper spiritual meaning? If so, what clues in the Bible tell you what that meaning is?
The second half of the verse is also problematic for me. Does Jesus mean that if someone steals my car, that I shouldn't try to get it back or am I taking that part too literally?
It would also be beneficial to you, LinearAq, to show some respect to the Moderators and the owner of this website.
I show some respect to the moderators and the owner. In what way do you feel that I do not? I treat their beliefs with more respect than they treat mine. I don't call creationism silly or fantasy. I don't say believers in young earth creationism are sheep, stupid, or deluded (well... once I did).
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7
You believe I am mocking God? Is that because I don't interpret the Bible in the same way as you do?
I am sure you are sincere. However, I am also sincere about what I believe. How do we figure out whose beliefs are true?
