again, if one just quotes scriptures, there is no question.
But if one adds their own commentary, then they are no longer saying "just what the Bible says".
That is why it's called "Prophesy" and not just reading. And that's why Prophesy is called a gift that everyone doesn't have, but should strive for.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him,
Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them,
Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables:
because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and
their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with
their eyes, and hear with
their ears,
and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
John 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood,
ye have no life in you. (Well, there goes the "come as you are" doctrine)
There is a true meaning of this scripture.
Every person on this forum knows Jesus isn't telling us to physically eat His Flesh and drink His Blood. But that's what it says, right Dan? Are you telling me that Jesus is saying we should find His Flesh and eat it before we can enter His Kingdom? Or is this another reason to discount much of the Bible's Words altogether as not truth?
But there is another option. Maybe the Jesus is right and the meaning is Spiritual, and this Spiritual meaning is granted to some and not to others?
How can a person receive the true meaning of this scripture? By attending a church and believing the words of a preacher that transgresses the Commandments of God by their own religious traditions? That didn't work for the people who listened to the Mainstream Preachers of Christ's time. Why would it work for you?
As I said before, everyone on this forum Prophesies Dan. Even you. If you want to act as if you don't, well honesty can be a hard thing, especially with ones self.
John 14:
15
If ye love me,
keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
It's not an easy thing to truly "believe" in the Word which became Flesh.