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To: Junior

Interesting. I finished Isaiah again last week and am about 1/4 of the way through Jeremiah right now.

You have no idea what you are talking about, or at least you have no concept of the depth of the meaning behind events recorded in the old testament of the bible.

Don't feel bad, it didn't mean much to me the first time I read through it either. I always pray for wisdom and understanding before I read now and the comprehension is almost as easy as it would be with a novel. It is all there in black and white, and very clear. But if you attribute it all to a mythical god inventer by the jews, it will NEVER make sense to you. Next time you read it, just imagine that the God of the old testament is everything the bible says he is. It might change your perspective as you read.


150 posted on 08/22/2005 1:22:48 PM PDT by RobRoy (Child support and maintenance (alimony) are what we used to call indentured slavery)
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To: RobRoy
I understand perfectly of what I am speaking. I've read the Bible cover to cover twice (once in Catholic school, and once because of boredom at church). I've also read individual books, such as Genesis and Revelation numerous times on their own.

Simply dismissing someone as "not knowing what he's talking about" is a cop out. Either you explain why "it will never make sense to me" or admit you've got nothing. I don't mind condescension from a position of knowledge, but condescension without explanation is the mark of a loser.

Or, are you just worried that I might take your arguments on the subject apart?

151 posted on 08/22/2005 1:27:38 PM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: RobRoy
Next time you read it, just imagine that the God of the old testament is everything the bible says he is. It might change your perspective as you read.

Ya think?!
152 posted on 08/22/2005 1:34:16 PM PDT by Vive ut Vivas
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To: RobRoy
. . . the comprehension is almost as easy as it would be with a novel. It is all there in black and white, and very clear.

I mean this sincerely. Be very cautious when making such boasts. The Bible is not a novel, and it is not comic book. Breezily proclaiming that "it is all there in black and white and very clear" strongly suggests a lack of seriousness and a refusal to do anything other than skim the surface. Of such were the crusades, the inquisition, and Jim Jones made.

154 posted on 08/22/2005 1:40:39 PM PDT by atlaw
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