But does he know Christ said it? I am a Christian and several years ago I heard this and my first response was "no way". I had to look it up for myself. I can't speak for everyone but I got saved and then started my spiritual growth, studying the Bible. He says he's reading. Just a friendly suggestion but you might want to cut him some slack.
I didn't see it as heat being applied but merely a stark question slapped in front of him. I don't believe in playing kid gloves with everyone and pretending they have to be coddled and sweet talked into things. This is reality - this is big boy stuff and I think he's demonstrated aptly that he's thinking hard. I just want him to be real about it. Scripture says "x" is undisputeably true. It does not say how "x" was accomplished. And quite frankly, It makes no difference how it happened. We have faith in God that he by example works within his laws and cannot sin against himself by breaking them. We can have confidence that is so. The devil takes great pleasure in second guessing God and getting others to do the same. I have no beef with AlguyA so far. I do have a beef with those here who wish to utter things that are nowhere in God's message as delivered through Christ and the Apostles and want to state it as fact with no foundation and though it contravenes God's laws. When they start blaspheming God, we have a problem.
You're a new face to me so let me back up and say "Hey". And if you haven't figured it out I'm a very frank - pull no punches kind of guy. I'm a staunch defender of the word and I have little sympathy toward giving ground to the devil where that is concerned.