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To: FatherofFive; aMorePerfectUnion
I start with the premise that the words of Scripture are literal.

Wrong premise.

It will get you in trouble EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Why? It leads you to interpretations that contradict other Scripture and commands of God, just as the literal rendering of the supposed command to eat blood.

Matthew 13:10-13 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

418 posted on 01/09/2018 11:13:53 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom
I start with the premise that the words of Scripture are literal. Wrong premise. It will get you in trouble EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Amazing. You are denying Scripture is literal, and means whatever you want it to mean. So I believe the words of Scripture "This is My Body" mean this is my body. You believe it to mean "this is a cookie" Impossible to have a discussion about Scripture when you can change the meaning of the words of Scripture

434 posted on 01/10/2018 10:41:37 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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