(October 15, 2013 at 9:00 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:(October 15, 2013 at 1:54 am)Godschild Wrote: You have read into the story it was Joseph's house, your supposition has no support from the story.Aside from the fact that it's the logical conclusion barring any evidence in the story to the contrary, there's also the description of his forced relocation to Nazareth to avoid Herod's son (2:22). The narrative description in 2:23 of how he came to dwell in Nazareth is also consistent with the idea that he was coming to live there for the first time, not returning to his old home town. That's how I read it and I have three good reasons to do so.
What makes you believe your supposition is logical, please supply some facts from scripture that would lead you to such a conclusion. Remember no one believes either of the birth stories are complete in detail, so combining the two offers help in determining what happened, history is determined by this very method all the time, so what makes it less valuable in this short story of Christ's birth.
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.
