(February 14, 2018 at 3:28 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(February 14, 2018 at 1:12 am)Godscreated Wrote: [hide]If Yeshua isn't the tree of life referred to in the fairy tale then who is it, Satan?
Many times the Jewish religious authority wanted to do something with Jesus and did not because they feared what might happen. The Romans gave little thought to this event, they tried to stay away from religious events to prevent further trouble with the Jewish people. By the way I do not remember any account saying He chased anyone around, I believe you are adding to the story for dramatic purposes, it's no wonder you and the other atheist think the Bible was corrupted by inconsistent retelling because it's all you know how to do to try and prove a point. Get things straight.
GC
And the fairy tale doesn't name the disciple who cut off the servant's ear so where do you get the idea that it was Peter who did it?
While some Bible versions do omit whole verses they all present the same basic fairy tale. And all of the current English versions use modern words and phrases. And how do you know your favorite version is accurate? Do you compare it to the original Latin master copy of 692 A.D.?
It is a literal tree, why would God refer to himself as a tree when He walked with them daily.
John 18:10 "Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear." Again and as expected you do not know what is in the Bible, so anything you say about it and I mean anything can't be trusted one bit.
You are wrong about the Bible being a fairy tale, but all the Bibles I'm aware of do present the same stories more or less the same. However a paraphrased Bible is not translated from the oldest and best transcripts, they are written from the existing translations to make reading easier. Well of coarse they do id they were written in the oldest English few would be able to understand what they are reading. The NASB is translated out of the oldest and best text we have, most if not all comes from the Hebrew and Greek and they used the Latin too, this combination gives use the best chance at an accurate translation. Your lack of Biblical knowledge just makes conversations with you so hard, that and your arrogant nature.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.