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To: geologist; The Mayor; JustAmy; Silentgypsy; stephenjohnbanker
there is a scripture for that. Probably many.

“Proverbs 27:17

King James Version (KJV)

17.Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And Genesis 11:3-9

"3 Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” 
They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.

4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; 
let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” 

5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, 
and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.

9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; 
and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth."

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I think you may be mis-interpreting the current-day importance of this passage.

Today we understand the meaning of "bricks and mortar".
Today we recognize why people have been "scattered ... abroad from there over the face of all the earth".
Today we understand the significance of the instruction to cease building the city.

Obviously, we're supposed to use the internet for our communications and purchases.

1,312 posted on 03/26/2012 4:30:13 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (If "everybody's different" then two of them have to be the same. It's the only way to be different.)
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To: NicknamedBob

” Obviously, we’re supposed to use the internet for our communications and purchases.”

BOB 10: 1


1,314 posted on 03/26/2012 4:45:27 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: NicknamedBob
The intention was to indicate the reality that simply because a great many people agreed to come together and do something, it did not, and does not mean what they intended to do was/is a good thing or pleasing to God.

Many are convinced by the fact a group of people are agreeing ... so then it must be the thing to do. People are easily mislead, as is evident today. In church and in the world, there are many misadventures.

Thank you for the comment. I appreciate you.

A book could be written illustrating this reality.

There is is one, isn't there?

1,334 posted on 03/27/2012 9:03:40 AM PDT by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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