(August 1, 2024 at 6:55 am)Vicki Q Wrote:(July 31, 2024 at 3:13 pm)brewer Wrote: So wait, yet another story and not real? I might as well be reading a Dr. Strange comic book. He also represents good and defeats evil thru magic, and I'll add, without out the threat of hell with eternal torment and suffering.
No, an acted parable is real, but uses an action to illustrate a wider truth.
Examples include Paul's prophecy with Agabus and the belt, symbolising Paul's future captivity, Also the wilting of the fig tree- despite the outward appearance of religiosity in C1 Israel (leaves), there was no genuine fruit (true righteousness), so God would destroy Israel. Also Isaiah walking naked and barefoot to symbolise that Cush and Egypt would be lead away in that state.
What a coincidence that only the religious use that term. There' nothing like making your own definitions to support something that never happened.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
