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To: drstevej
How convenient that when the bible says something you aren't ready to accept it's ``conjecture.''

When you say ``conjecture'' you're not denying it, you've retreated to the position that you can't prove it. If you believe bible study is important, why haven't you studied this in more depth. Other positions you hold would equally be considered ``conjecture.'' (I assume you don't believe in the Trinity)

Am I wrong in asserting that the Annunciation was an important event? Why would you assume God would be lazy or imprecise in revealing that he was bringing His Son into the world. In saying Gabriel's word's are ``conjecture,'' is tantamount to saying that his telling Mary that she was to bear the Son of God is ``conjecture. Gabriel was not ``shooting the breeze,'' with Mary when he addressed her, ``Hail, full of Grace,'' he was there for a specific purpose. Every word the Angel says is important. The word ``full'' has a meaning and God is not imprecise in talking to us.

79 posted on 05/07/2002 2:02:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Nick,

Your post is non-responsive to my post in far more ways than I care to list only to have you then misunderstand them again. For example you assume I do not believe the Trinity. You are not only wrong in this, you are irrational in making such a deduction.

Your conclusions of what Gabriel's words "full of grace" mean are a textbook case of eisegesis. (i.e. reading your meaning into the text.)

NIck, your response to me is "Full of misunderstanding". That means there is a lot of it. It doesn't mean there are no points where there is some understanding. ---Catch the parallel?---

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Please, either drop this discussion or be more responsive and logical, or I'll drop the subject.

84 posted on 05/07/2002 2:24:49 PM PDT by drstevej
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