Is this discussion done in/with love for each other held in mind and answers created in such a way as to be kind and show loving intentions?
Sorry for butting into this discussion; it seems more like enemies that brothers. MOO
Feel free.
Good points.
However, WHEN I find folks seriously interested in genuine dialogue of a civil sort, I’m happy to rise to the occasion.
When folks seem to be primarily interested in making
ALMIGHTY GOD out to be a liar
and seemingly addictively prone to spewing nonsense to demonized deceptive tripe, I have decreasing patience with such and feel more than a little comfortable telling it like it is, from my perspective.
And today, I have a list of other priorities as well.
Having read the majority of the postings to this thread, I see little clarification as to the facts of the Bible. Rather a good deal of time spent either insulting, denigrating or otherwise dissing each other.
You're jumping in late into a long running dispute.
When there are basic areas where God left it intentionally (it seems) vague or even hidden ... it is for a purpose.
The bible doesn't tell us everything we want to know. Some people can't handle the uncertainty.