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seeing that you refused to give an answer in another thread, and directed me here instead where you still won't give an answer, i wouldn't call my mood 'argumentative' so much as inquisitive.

that by them He purposefully hides knowledge from some, while revealing it to others - - adding to, and taking away from, according to His will.

with Nicodemus! the greatest teacher in all Israel! who together went to Pilate, who according to Christian traditions from the time, also became a believer!

this is absolutely true and i don't mean to take anything away from it - - -- but He also uses great people, powerful men and women, extraordinarily wise, extremely learned, and enormously influential. Deborah, David, Solomon, the queen of Sheba, Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Paul, Apollos...

an engineer, a physicist and a mathematician were traveling aboard a train through Ireland. out the window, they saw a sheep in profile, and it was black. the engineer said, "all sheep in Ireland are black" the physicist said, "all Irish sheep are black on one side" the mathematician said...

if your conclusion from this one isolated and carefully selected parable is that all parables are understandable by all people always and are designed to be, your conclusion is in direct violation of much scripture, and is clearly incorrect.

they are carefully designed so that some people will see a little of what they mean, some will see much, and some will be able to see nothing. some will think they see, but not see at all; some will be perplexed, and see well. they show that God has omniscient control over His words and perfect...

i had classes today, and a little bit of work. could not join you in the other thread

how about a straight answer, instead? i believe He meant exactly what He literally said in Mark 4:10-12 do you?

what do you make of Him explicitly saying that He taught in parables specifically so that some people would not understand? do you see this as Him ironically meaning He did no such thing? that is, saying exactly the opposite of what He meant? ((a definition of irony)) or do you agree that...

if you don't think you can trust the wisdom of someone who was ever not wise, ich habe zwei Ratschläge für Sie: you don't know wisdom if you think a wise man never stumbles all scripture is breathed by the Spirit of Christ, and He never stumbles.

nothing new here ;) Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:23-24 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

0 doubt

"interior Chinatown" on hulu

a no no a no no no...

:rolleyes: :oops:

i'd like to thank all the people who posted before me =]

maybe khakis are fine for everyone

my money is on this turns into "women should not wear pants"

God knows all things at all times. you should not be asking why it seems like He doesn't, but why He said to Abraham exactly what He said, because what He said was absolutely perfect.