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. Depends on what you mean by literally. Can you explain that for me. let me ask you this...If a headline reads "Bears kill the Cowboys"...do you read it literally? A good suggestion......literal comes from the Latin word LITTERA meaning LETTER.....leading to the word LITERALLY......and in the context of this thread I mean a letter for letter , a word for word interpretation of the Bible ,...... an adherence to the exact letter and word . Thanks. Allow me one more clarification question. To you, taking the bible literally would men we have to believe that at the last supper the disciples were eating the actual flesh of Jesus and drinking his actual blood since that is the terminology that Jesus used. Is that correct? . Depends on what you mean by literally. Can you explain that for me. let me ask you this...If a headline reads "Bears kill the Cowboys"...do you read it literally? A good suggestion......literal comes from the Latin word LITTERA meaning LETTER.....leading to the word LITERALLY......and in the context of this thread I mean a letter for letter , a word for word interpretation of the Bible ,...... an adherence to the exact letter and word . Thanks. Allow me one more clarification question. To you, taking the bible literally would men we have to believe that at the last supper the disciples were eating the actual flesh of Jesus and drinking his actual blood since that is the terminology that Jesus used. Is that correct? Now that is a subject that brings forth many views . It is correct that Jesus used that terminology . Most Christians do take those words of Jesus literally . Many Christians take them as being symbolic a logical reading of the text would suggest you take them in them manner the writer desired. Since Jesus did not cut off his arm or drain his blood anyone not looking for nits to pick would take the passage as a figure of speech.

. Depends on what you mean by literally. Can you explain that for me. let me ask you this...If a headline reads "Bears kill the Cowboys"...do you read it literally? A good suggestion......literal comes from the Latin word LITTERA meaning LETTER.....leading to the word LITERALLY......and in the context of this thread I mean a letter for letter , a word for word interpretation of the Bible ,...... an adherence to the exact letter and word . Thanks. Allow me one more clarification question. To you, taking the bible literally would men we have to believe that at the last supper the disciples were eating the actual flesh of Jesus and drinking his actual blood since that is the terminology that Jesus used. Is that correct?

. Depends on what you mean by literally. Can you explain that for me. let me ask you this...If a headline reads "Bears kill the Cowboys"...do you read it literally?

No personal preference on the name, but if they did an end around on Congress, then that is a problem

Just stating my opinion based off his actions the last 25 years. Feel free to disagree.

Not a problem at all. The colors referred to are a deep red color, like what the ancients like to wear. It was almost like what we would call purple. The translators are using the closest words in English to communicate the thought. There is nothing contradictory because they all claim that the soldiers put an expensive, royal robe on Jesus. The nuances of the exact color are immaterial and you are trying to manufacture a problem that doesn't exist. The history of the account is preserved in more than one Gospel. So you have not really presented an actual problem. It has never been a problem for me if you read my post . Just as things in the creation accounts in Genesis are not a problem because they are not scientific or historical accounts.......rather they are symbolic narratives in the nature of creation myths.......not myths in the sense of being false......but myths as traditional stories concerning prehistory and the involvement of the divine . So the following are not problems for me....... On the first day, God created light, then separated light and darkness........"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. . And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." The sun (which separates night and day) wasn't created until the fourth day......"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day." Animals were created before man was created. ....."And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Man was created before animals were created......."And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul......And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. " Man and woman were created at the same time. ......"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Man was created first, woman sometime later.......And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul......And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man." You are confusing two different ways to tell the same story and thinking it is an error. One is chronological, one is as a narrative. since many people watch football I will use it as a example. Same game described different ways... 1. The Raiders scored the first touchdown followed by a field goal. Then the Chiefs scored a TD, followed by the Raiders again. 2. In the game last night the Raiders scored three touchdowns and a field goal while the Chiefs only scored twice.

I would have to agree with Shiloh on this one. If three eye witnesses gave the exact same account you can be assured they are false. People see the same thing in a different manner and focus on what is important to them. If you and I described an event that included colors we would almost assuredly tell a different story as I am severely color blind.

If Trump were not a megalomaniac I would sort of like to see the general election be between Trump and Sanders. The ultimate showdown between capitalism vs socialism. Let the populous decide which direction to take the country by two people honest about their intentions.

It seems our "wars on" things are mostly unmitigated failures. War on Drugs..failed War on Poverty. ..failed War on Terror. ..failed War on ISIS. .failing

These guys make it so hard to predict what direction markets will go more than 24 hours in advance. A major collapse of China would send shock waves that would make 2008 look tame by comparison.

If I was I was a lady in would be Wonder Woman! That is awesome

Not me. But if you do both walls you would need something to guard the coast. We could do mines in the water, concrete Jacks along the beaches and manned bunkers every couple of miles manned by folks with machine guns and flame throwers

Let's just put aside our personal beliefs about socialism. Name ONE country where socialism has been a success. . Norway. (This is not an endorsement of socialism, just answering the question. )

This is not going to end well.