To: MHGinTN
"If you are having trouble understanding what JESUS was doing y telling them they cannot find eternal life unless they eat the blood, read along to the scene in chapter ten of John's Gospel, where Jesus emphatically ... uses metaphorical language." Jesus SOMETIMES uses metaphorical language (parables), but just as often does not. There is no indication, and no belief in the early Church understanding that the language was metaphorical.
79 posted on
08/02/2019 6:45:09 AM PDT by
Wonder Warthog
(The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
To: Wonder Warthog
Even the people who He first said it to got offended at it.
Jesus then said, are you offended at *that*? What if you saw the Son of Man ascend where he was before?
I conclude it wasn’t mere metaphor.
90 posted on
08/02/2019 7:08:52 AM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: Wonder Warthog
You are wrong but you must be allowed to spittle forth for the education of others who read your errors and see them through spiritual discernment.
93 posted on
08/02/2019 7:18:20 AM PDT by
MHGinTN
(A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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