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How much of the Bible do you believe literally?
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RE: How much of the Bible do you believe literally?
(February 6, 2014 at 1:40 pm)xpastor Wrote: For instance, do you believe

there was a talking serpent who tempted Adam and Eve? (Gen. 3:1)

there was a talking donkey? (Num. 22:28)

the sun stood still in the sky for a whole day? (Jos. 10:13)

a shadow moved backwards on command? (2 Ki. 20;11; Isa. 38:8)

the prophet Elijah was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire? (2 Ki. 2:11)

Jesus ascended to heaven? (Acts 1:9-11)

Skeptics, feel free to ask about other impossible events.

Theists, feel free to tell about other miraculous events you believe in or to explain which parts of the bible you believe only in a figurative sense.

I'll bite. Of all the provided instances above I say yes these all happened as written. (Although I'll admit I don't know what a "chariot of fire" is or looks like.) You interpret the Bible and said events through your worldview and religion of naturalism. You believe that the ultimate authority of truth is natural processes, laws of science, laws of logic and reason, etc, which is really an appeal to man's collective authority. Your religion rules out anything supernatural. So if something were to have happened supernaturally you would reject it as having happened or not being possible because it cannot be explained in terms of man's understanding. I'll note here that this reasoning is a violation of the laws of logic (argument from ignorance).

If it could be proven beyond doubt that God exists...
and that He is the one spoken of in the Bible...
would you repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ?



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Messages In This Thread
How much of the Bible do you believe literally? - by xpastor - February 6, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: How much of the Bible do you believe literally? - by orangebox21 - February 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm
RE: How much of the Bible do you believe literally? - by Laza - February 12, 2014 at 3:40 pm
RE: How much of the Bible do you believe literally? - by Laza - February 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm

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