It's interesting is it not, that it is written that nature itself declares what may be known of God and yet some continue to appeal to the parables that were themselves masked in hidden meaning, and they overlay that masking onto all the word of God?
That's nothing more than a revealing of their inner desire to keep the rest of scripture on the same level of personal interpretation, which is to say, "I will interpret the word of God on the basis of allegory and ethereal vapor so that I can then make it say whatever I want it to say in order to force it into conformity with my personal beliefs."
That they have so much fake license for such renders them outside the realm of rational discussion when there's no common basis for grounding in hermeneutical rules. They may as well be reading from the false god's Koran while we from the truly inspired word of the true God in the Bible. It's useless to engage minds so far gone over the edge of their flat earth into the mists of continual falling through the dead airs of subjectivism. There's no rational grounding where solidity exists for footing.
Continuing to engage with them is like you trying to keep your feet under you while slipping all over the place on the ice of a frozen
pond while they stand on the grounding of the terrain of subjectivity that only they can root themselves upon the sands of intellectual dishonesty.
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That's why the King James appeals to many of them. .
Many times we can't understand what is saying.
Which opens up for some the freedom to make something up to say what he wants then to believe it is saying.
These teachers do not have to be smart. Only clever. And dumb.
We are in spiritual warfare.
The spiritual enemy will use and exploit those who crave maintaining the strength they had before they were saved by clinging to their natural stubbornness and obstinance to get their way.
It's dumb... it's dumb... it's dumb.
But they continue because they are numb.
Always being inspired by a wrong spirit.
Just move on, leaving them behind in their village.
Therefore, let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ
and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of
repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction
about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead,
and eternal judgment. And God permitting, we will do so. Hebrews 6:1-3
Spiritual retardation is a self-inflicted state of loss.
They do not want to give up their old ways of getting their way,
Not wanting to be made humbled by being exposed and having to face their own stupidity once again.
Avoiding the pains and hurts of their past that they developed defense mechanisms for covering over.
Ironically... they turn their faith in Jesus Christ into a new defense mechanism to be stubborn, rather than
developing the spiritual growth mechanism to transform into a soul that no longer is stupid, but made wise
in knowledge of sound doctrine understanding it with accurately.
Ironically... Playing stupid to protect the stupid, ends up making one dumb. It lowers IQ.
So be it.