And I would think that it would be easy for you to answer why you take part of the same sentence/verse figurative and another literal. I asked; you avoided, because there is no logical reason to do so, just an Emotive one!
--- Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DAVEH: I would think anybody who understands that the argument of > using > a burning bush as evidence to prove that God is capable of creating > an > *unquenchable fire* is a bit weak if that *unquenchable fire* > (burning > bush) has been quenched. > > ShieldsFamily wrote: > > > Yours? > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ** > > > > > > > > DAVEH: Not at all, Izzy. It is simply an observation of illogic. > > > > ShieldsFamily wrote: > > > > Oh, I guess God forgot how to do that particular trick, eh? iz > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > >*Doesn't that teach us something about God's * > > > >*abilities of creating an unquenchable fire?* > > > > DAVEH: Only if the bush is still burning. > > > > David Miller wrote: > > > >DaveH, I agree with Judy here. The argument of a "literal > impossibility" is > > > >a little weak when we are talking about God. Moses did see a bush > that was > > > >burning but not consumed. *Doesn't that teach us something about > God's * > > > >*abilities of creating an unquenchable fire?* > > > > > > > >David Miller > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Why try to confuse Conor right off the bat Lance? Genesis is not a > "science > > > >book" per se. > > > >Although the writer of Genesis is also the God who created all that > is > > > >called "science" > > > >Are you asking Conor to interpret Genesis in the light of Astronomy > and > > > >Physics? > > > > > > > >Just this morning I read this interaction between DaveH and KevinD > (I > > > >think) ... > > > > > > > >KD: That is explained by the fire and brimstone imagery that is in > reality > > > >endless torment. > > > >a fire which cannot be consumed, even an unquenchable fire > > > > > > > >DAVEH: More imagery that is physically an impossibility. Fire can > be > > > >extinguished, whereas > > > >mental torment can go on forever. > > > > > > > >So tell me - What is a physical impossibility for God? The same God > who > > > >delivered what he had > > > >promised to Abraham and Sarah when they were 90 and 100yrs old > respectively. > > > >A God who was > > > >able to roll back the Red Sea until his people crossed and afterward > kept > > > >them in the desert for 40yrs > > > >feeding them with manna from heaven and keeping their clothes from > wearing > > > >out and their feet from > > > >swelling. The same God who stopped the sun for 24 hours and caused > an axe > > > >head to float on water > > > >The God who energized His prophet causing him to run for 25 miles in > front > > > >of Jezebels' chariot and > > > >had the ravens feed him while he rested and regrouped in a cave. > > > > > > > >Tell me - what would be too difficult for a God like this and how > can the > > > >feeble efforts of man explain > > > >Him? > > > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:57:56 -0500 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >writes: > > > >Conor: Might we hear from you on this? Frame this in whatever > fashion suits > > > >you. > > > > > > > >Lance > > > > > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dave Hansen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.langlitz.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > If you wish to receive > things I find interesting, > I maintain six email lists... > JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, > STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
