Nicknames certainly can be metaphorical sometimes.Regardless of how you view them, they are not literal stars. Or they are literal stars but did not literally sing. It has to be one or the other. This is my point.
Obviously. God does not use literal swords.Anything wrong with that?
Try to sit upon that. Good luck.Earth has circles. Ever heard of the equator? or the Arctic Circle? or the Bermuda ... okay ... skip that one.
No, what I witness here is not a mistake. Its a continuous mistreatment of the Bible, even after being corrected by others many times.Or maybe just a mistake.
Why dont you believe in it, while believing in days or leviathan?
In other words you go ahead and believe what the Bible teaches but I won’t.Anything wrong with that?
Earth has circles.
Ever heard of the equator? or the Arctic Circle? or the Bermuda ... okay ... skip that one.
Yup.
Depends on what cetera is being et.
Nor will I.
Or maybe just a mistake.
Let's not make a crime out of it.
No.
It’s not respectful to not believe what someone says?I will not go with literal reading of mythology and symbolism, its nonsensical and not respecting the Bible.
Its not respectful to ignore what someone says and mistreat it - like fighting for literal reading of poems and being in conflict with science because of that. Its shameful and dishonoring the actual text.It’s not respectful to not believe what someone says?
Was Jesus’ resurrection literal or metaphorical? Was His birth literal or metaphorical? When He walked on water was that literal or metaphorical?I will not go with literal reading of mythology and symbolism, its nonsensical and not respecting the Bible.
You already asked these three questions.Was Jesus’ resurrection literal or metaphorical? Was His birth literal or metaphorical? When He walked on water was that literal or metaphorical?
Why dont you believe in it, while believing in days or leviathan?
In other words you go ahead and believe what the Bible teaches but I won’t.
How did you decide that thoughts in kidneys are "x-ing" (whatever that means, I do not care), but circle, days or leviathan are not? Try to answer it clearly.Because I don't go X-ing a Paragrab.
If you know what I mean.
However, do you even realize that for example Genesis is a different genre than gospels and even a different era (mythological Babylonia vs philosophical and pragmatic Roman Empire)?
Bible is a library of texts that spans over a millennia. Parts of the Bible were written during the Babylonian rule over the "known world", namely, regarding our topic, the book of Genesis.Mythological Babylon did not write the Bible.
And in fact, Babylon didn't even exist until after the Flood.
How did you decide that thoughts in kidneys are "x-ing" (whatever that means, I do not care), but circle, days or leviathan are not? Try to answer it clearly.
Bible is a library of texts that spans over a millennia. Parts of the Bible were written during the Babylonian rule over the "known world", namely, regarding our topic, the book of Genesis.
We believe in miracles and we believe there is sufficient room for error in the predicted age of the earth, that’s why we believe that Genesis 1 is a literal passage. The only way we could actually justify not believing what is actually written in the Bible is if it is actually proven to be incorrect and in this case it hasn’t. I know you claim that this is ridiculous but it is 100% true, the age of the earth has not been proven.It’s not respectful to ignore what someone says and mistreat it - like fighting for literal reading of poems and being in conflict with science because of that. It’s shameful and dishonoring the actual text.
Ok so we both believe in miracles and that’s tremendous, I still think that the only real difference between our interpretations of Genesis 1 is derived from our belief in the accuracy of the scientific dating methods. Would you agree?You already asked these three questions.
However, do you even realize that for example Genesis is a different genre than gospels and even a different era (mythological Babylonia vs philosophical and pragmatic Roman Empire)?
In any case, metaphors are also used in the New Testament, even though not in the form of mythology. For example, when Jesus says He is a door, it would be shameful and dishonoring to the actual text to begin to take care of your literal doors at home and claiming they are Jesus.
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