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A profound question! For anything to make sense, we have to assume that Adam and Eve understood that they must not eat of the tree. Eve certainly seemed to understand this, for when questioned by the serpent, with his ‘Did God say?’... she gave a good reply. So, what does it mean to eat from...

Hi Bill. Thanks for your post. A few years ago I saw a cartoon. A guy was sitting in the dentist’s chair and the dentist was set to go with his drill. The patient had him by the crotch and said ‘we aren’t going to hurt each other are we?’ Now, if the scripture had said, if a woman siezes a...

Am I being too simplistic? Why could Adam not have had a free choice and God, being outside time, simply knew what Adam’s free decision was? God could still go ahead with the human project, because He knows He can bring it to a good end.

The letter kills, the spirit gives life. I agree. There are extremes to be avoided at both ends of the spectrum. I have really struggled with the issue of why, given that all christians have the spirit, they can come to so many different conclusions. I guess everyone is at different levels with...

Thank you, Sir! Present genetic theory is fairly clear that genes carry physical characteristics, but the issue is complicated. The structure and wiring of the brain must be the result of the genes, that is combinations of genes working together, and the structure of the mind, for an atheist, is...

Thank you for your post. I fully take on board what you are saying. If you read my replies on this forum (if you have the time and patience!) I think you will see my position. I am concerned for God’s reputation against the charge of being cruel or indifferent to cruelty. Other posters have been...

Exactly!

My question on the other thread was simply that. A question. You may consider it naive, but there was no agenda to sow discord. I really do not know if there is a scripture in the OT that suggests God always intended to offer eternal life after the fall. One can certainly infer that this was the...

Well, that’s not the whole story is it? If you steal a cookie and live your whole life afterwards rejecting christ and ignoring the pleading of the spirit, convicting you of the theft of the cookie, then you go to hell. It is rejecting christ that is the real sin. Of course, the sin itself is a...

I think what you say here is spot on.

My dear PennEd, you seem to be missing the point. I do have an understanding of genetics, but you, it seems, do not. Genes may result in physical traits being passed down the generations. Some can miss a generation for the reasons described in your post. This is not in dispute. What is in...

You sound a fairly judgmental type. The reason I did not respond to your post on the other thread is that I am multitasking and simply haven't got around to it. I am being systematic and dealing with issues one at a time. Posting on this site is a hobby, my time is taken up mostly with work. I...

Of course all the books are fine. I am talking about one or two verses in the whole bible. Don’t panic!

Great post! You should not be ashamed of your honesty. I work the other way around from you. I say since the bible is true and God is God, then everything can be explained. I have no fear of asking questions and putting every line to the test! Even the really crazy stuff has a purpose. I...

The fact is that the overwhelming majority of the bible is inspired. We are only talking one or two verses that are uninspired man made insertions. So we do not face a situation where we have to decide if this or that verse is untrue. But if we find a verse that seems to contradict what we know...

Indeed!

I am saying that the overwhelming majority of the biblical writings are true. But I do admit the possibility that there may be one or two verses that are man made insertions. So the bible, like everything else man has made, is flawed. But this doesn’t matter. God has revealed himself through the...

I wouldn’t go that far! It is one thing to claim that a single verse is an uninspired insertion, another thing entirely to upend the entire bible. The sacrificial system was certainly intended to demonstrate that even with the reduced standard of holiness required by the OT law, man still...

You are right Demi. Everyone has his or her own path. I heard that a Russian man deliberately blinded himself in obedience to this command. I do hope it was the right decision.

I think you misread what I wrote. When I said ‘You believe everything is from God as a general rule’ I wasn’t talking about you, I meant that is what a person should believe! I should have written ‘One should believe everything is from God as a general rule’ Sorry for the misunderstanding.