[FormerLib]

Could you tell us what the difference between someone being "literally true" and someone being "figuratively true"?

When using a metaphor, someone can make a statement which is not literally true (Jesus was not a 6' x 3' piece of wood with hinges) while remaining figuratively true because the meaning of the metaphor is accurate (Christ is the one who permits us to enter the presense of the Father). It isn't difficult, you see.

[Jean Chauvin]

"When using a metaphor, someone can make a statement which is not literally true (Jesus was not a 6' x 3' piece of wood with hinges) while remaining figuratively true because the meaning of the metaphor is accurate (Christ is the one who permits us to enter the presense of the Father). It isn't difficult, you see."

Yes, it isn't difficult to see. That is why the Apostles had no trouble understanding that Jesus was speaking "firgurative truth" when he said, "this is my body" and "this is my blood". After all, they had already heard his explanation in John 6.

Jean

[Hermann the Cherusker]

When using a metaphor, someone can make a statement which is not literally true (Jesus was not a 6' x 3' piece of wood with hinges) while remaining figuratively true because the meaning of the metaphor is accurate (Christ is the one who permits us to enter the presense of the Father). It isn't difficult, you see.

I've got no problem with Christ being "the door" literally, as long as it is understood a door can be more than just a metal frame enclosing a piece of glass, or several pieces of carved wood glued together. A door is "an entrance or access" according to my Oxford English Dictionary. Christ is the only entrance to heaven, therefore He is the door to the one sheepfold, the Church.