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To: VictoryGal
Let me ask you this: isn't is possible that the body parts are allegorical?

Yeah, it's possible. I didn't say it wasn't. But because so much Scripture refers to God having parts of a body as if it were fact, it lends weight to it being true, not allegorical, so I'm inclined to accept it as true. If it makes sense as it is, and doesn't contradict the rest of the Bible, then it's generally recognised as safe to conclude that it means what it says. If what's plainly presented doesn't make sense as it is, then it's reasonable to look for other interpretations, but unless there's a good reason to conclude that a particular passage is allegorical, it doesn't make sense to assume it is from the start.

216 posted on 09/10/2006 9:29:02 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

>> Let me ask you this: isn't is possible that the body parts are allegorical?

> Yeah, it's possible.

If it's possible, then using God's physical resemblance to man as an argument against evolution falls flat.

So, thanks... and have a great evening.


220 posted on 09/10/2006 9:56:04 PM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender!)
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