Ah, so it was elitism that moved you away from the text.
It is a temptation. Sad that you yielded.
One last time, you're in a rationality-destroying system that tells you that "Jerusalem" *really* means "the Christian church, composed of Jew and Gentile, and with no specific geographical referent" -- and you want me to debate Hebrew with you, which you don't even know?
You've sucked enough of my time, to no point. Buh-bye.
Dan
Don't blame us. It was your buddy xzins that sucked you in.
No, but I would like a cite to authority. Maybe it's just the law student in me, but I don't trust anyone's say-so unless they can cite to someone bigger than themselves.
You've sucked enough of my time, to no point. Buh-bye.
Have you considered that there might be a possibility why you are used to be a teacher?
Ah, so it was elitism that moved you away from the text.
Nothing is further from the truth. There are many here who can tell you that I am always looking to get a better understanding of the truth, and am willing to let the chips fall where they may. If that means that I lose convenient proof-texts, that's okay with me. As for me, I am secure enough in my faith to realize that Matthew narrowed Isaiah; I don't need to try to contort Isaiah back to fit Matthew's interpretation.
"Elitism" is the furthest thing from my mind when I use Greek and Hebrew helps to try to figure things out. "Elitism" is not in my mind when I formulate my beliefs. Truth is all that matters, and not even doctrinal orthodoxy permits me to make the text say what it doesn't say.