lmorovan,
I am not being aggressive. I am somewhat frustrated at the way you choose to handle Scripture. On one hand, you say that you believe that the Bible is the Word of God and is infallible. On the other hand, you do not interpret Scripture using Scripture and have not interpreted verses of Scripture, that taken at face value, conflict with the doctrinal position that you hold on a particular subject in a way that supports your position. Earlier when I presented the transfiguration account in Matthew when we were discussing Soul Sleep, you seemed to infer that you questioned its accuracy since the text does not say that Matthew was present. That is a slippery slope. Where do you draw the line on such reasoning? In the desire to not put words in your mouth, I will ask you again, if that is not what you meant to infer when making the point with the questions you asked, what point were you trying to make?
You have said that you believe that the Bible does not contradict itself, I agree! If the Bible does not contradict itself and two verses on a subject seem to conflict with each other, shouldn't we seek how they complement each other before taking a firm position on the topic being discussed?
When you demonstrate a willingness to interpret the Bible verses that have been provided for you by NJMARK50 and myself, we can continue the discussion, until then, the discussion is meaningless unless the entire Bible is the authority from which we determine sound doctrine.
We are both sincere, and either of us may be sincerely wrong on any given topic, but let's let the Bible decide. You can challenge me on a view I hold, all I ask is that you do it with Scripture in its entirety, not with opinions.
AI
