Hello E99 nice to meet you.
I believe that you are taking the scriptural word day to mean a literal 24 hour day.
You are correct. 24 hours is the time it takes for the world to spin once on it's axis. The translators were well aware of the word's meanings. Is it for you to disagree with God's appointed translators and to teach others in disagreement with them?
That's ok but you will have to be of the same educational level. What papers have you and why was you not on the translation committees? No translation has anything else there have they? They all say 'day' don't they? They do not speak of indefinite ages do they?
That's the problem I have, it is not as if the experts don't argue about words. My Father wants to communicate with His Children and He chose to do so with scripture. PR 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
He says 'day' He means 'day'.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Ex 20:11. And He says it again. How do you think those ones would have taken it's meaning?
This 24 hour day is the one the Church has held to from the beginning I see no reason to think they were wrong.
I am a literalist but I know Jesus isn't calling sheep and damning goats. If a word can be taken 'as is' then it should be or you better have a good reason for possibly distorting the truth. Safety first. The six day creation demolishes evolution. The integrity of the six day creation must be upheld because if 'day' don't mean 'day' then nothing is true about it all. With Genesis in doubt the rest of the bible falls.
As it is written, I have no authority to change the normal meaning of a word unless context demands it. All I can see in demanding a change is in aid of a doctrine and that is the wrong way round with respect.
I see that you take the word of the scriptures to be 'God breathed,' which is brilliant as it certainly is Jehovah God inspired, not everyone thinks like this, many will dilute it to be part God breathed, and/or that some of the literal occurences are allegorical etc.
What like the six day week?
You can't have it both ways.
Adam did not separate from any spirit on that literal 24 hour day that he had sinned on...
That's just your opinion versus my scripture,
...and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Gen 3:8. What is that if it isn't seperation from God?
You are having trouble with the words again. ...
for when you eat of it you will surely die." Gen 2:17.
Or as your own bible says, Gen 2:17 But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it,
for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.”
http://www.watchtower.org/bible/index.htm
Not 900 years later. Your day seems rather flexible old chap.
Jesus could raise up the temple of his body in the sense that he had the authority to receive life again.
But that isn't what Jesus said is it? He said He would rise it didn't He?
"Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." John 2:19.
This is a truth. Jesus said, "I will raise my Body." He does not say He is authorised to receive it but to raise it.
John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.
I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."
He does not say He has authority to receive it does He but He says He has authority to take it up again?
I see that you take the word of the scriptures to be 'God breathed,' which is brilliant...
I know it says God raised Him up, Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead... But the Trinity always act together as They are One.
Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord but how can one pray to One that is not God? That is forbidden
1CO 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours:
Jesus is our intercessor we must go to Him and ask for forgiveness of sins.
JOEL 2:32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved;...
That's the promise.
Please tell me where do you get the idea that the verses at Luke regarding the rich man and Lazarus are literal and not a parable.
Both ways again?
...and/or that some of the literal occurences are allegorical etc. What can you not understand about the story reading it straight? There is nothing to work out, no interpreting needed, and names are used. It is a serious fact and the richman is still there in that condition and will be forever more. ...the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment,
while continuing their punishment. 2 Peter 2:9.
It is not nice but reality must be faced.
The rest of your post was all Greek to me man, I'm a working class hero.
Catalogue design and illustrator Have you any stuff you have done I can see? Sounds like a fun job.
Nice one tommy, HaHa! One board I'm on threatened me with a ten day ban last year. Great laugh little patience. They eventually closed the Calvinism/Arminian forum.
That shut us all up.
john.
