[bondserv]

What a confusing state your friends interpretations have left you in.

Stop believing their SUPERIOR understanding, and study the information for yourself. The Dark Ages were the result of having other's interpret scripture for people.

"Let me tell you what it says, and what it means."

2 Tim 2:15
15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17 And their word will eat as doth a canker:

We are to personally study the message from God to Man.

[Aric2000]

I have studied for myself, as a matter of fact I traveled to Italy and got a chance to study it while I was there. I also was able to visit a number of biblical scholars that I had been in contact with via mail, this was in 1989-90 time frame, while I was in the military, I took FULL advantage of the fact I was there.

The vatican library is unbelievable, and I was just in the public part, I can just imagine what the private part is full of.

The history of the bible is very interesting, you should really study the bible sometime, not what's in the bible, but the actual history of the bible, it's fascinating.

It will of course make you question your literal interpretation of it, but it is still fascinating all the same.

Anyway, that's as far as I will go with that, this is supposed to be a science thread, not a bible thread, if you would like to discuss it in another thread, then please ping me and I will be happy to.

Just don't expect to convert me, I am quite Unconvertable.