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me: As to quoting you, the quote was accurate and a great opportunity to praise God!

you: It was accurate, but out of context, an excerpt cherry-picked for desired effect.

I would never intentionally quote Scripture out of context, but as far as doing that to you to praise God, well carpe diem! I'd do it again.

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Just as a spiritual person should be able to admit that we do not know God as He really is, and that what we know of Him is through our "spiritual" working models.

One should never confuse faith and reason. They are complimentary, but by the will of God, reason cannot substitute for faith.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. - I Corinthians 1:18-25

Man is not the measure of God.

To God be the glory!

would never intentionally quote Scripture out of context, but as far as doing that to you to praise God, well carpe diem! I'd do it again.

You didn't misquote scripture; you misquoted me by making it look like I was suggesting God was lying. If you didn't, you would have had no opportunity to open up with "God doesn't lie."

One should never confuse faith and reason

Well, that's epiphany! Faith has a purpose to "explain" that which is a mystery, like the lightening was to a primitive man. He believed it was God's wrath.

Man is not the measure of God

No one is comparing.