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Thank you everyone! It was a very nice day indeed :)

My opinion is that Josephus knew that the 7ft height is the more correct one. Given that he had access to the other texts, but he was also familiar with Near East cultural use of height and stature to represent respect and placement in a society, he knew the texts that use the taller height were...

I am sorry, your post does not seem to contain a definable question that I can see. Are you asking why the two numbers are different? Personally I would go with the Septuagint on this one. It is fairly common in Near East literature to use height or stature to poetically convey importance and...

Which is not how we interpret scripture. Quite a few would choose to do so. The scripture interpretation given by the member does not hold up as we are to interpret scripture in light of the rest of scripture. In this case there literally are reasons and ways to interpret the scripture...

OK, so, you are saying that any verse that goes against your interpretation is "stone"? It seems that would mean that in the end, you are the arbiter of what is scripture and what is not - rather than the other way around. Merely tossing out scripture because it does not fit our belief does...

Serious question: Clearly there are many passages and books of scripture that mention eating animals, give instruction for killing them for both eating and sacrifice, and show Jesus eating animals (fish, lamb), etc. So, being that as it is, which books of the Bible do you desire to remove from...

Friend, as you have been explained here and on the other forums you were banned from, you are just wrong. That is OK, we all make incorrect interpretations. Let us also not forget . John 21:9-13, "When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus...

Ignoring the entirety of Leviticus does not make it go away. You literally did not address any of the texts I posted. Perhaps you should look at the scriptures you post in context? Taking verses out of context can lead us down some strange roads.

Just a sample of some verses that outright refute your premise that God never required or endorsed killing of animals. All of Leviticus 1 speaks to animal sacrifices. It starts with: and ends with: Leviticus 3 goes on with animal sacrifices as well: and again ends with: Leviticus 4: and...

I have seen you make this exact argument on other internet Christian forums, and you always get the same responses as to why your position is not Biblical. Good portions of Leviticus refute you and show that God did in fact command sacrifices of animals. Good portions of Leviticus discuss...

10% at best, I have seen some studies that put it as low as 1-2% effective. People were literally throwing them away during flights yesterday. It is going to be particularly interesting for kids that have not known differently. My son (4.5 yo) has never been in an airport where you don't have...

Others have already written the best answers, but I do want to say that I can empathize with you in regards to returning to the RCC. As a former Catholic, myself. The draw to return to the church that claims to have all the answers, and claims that with authority is strong. Even when one...

We have a retirement age, as in when you can start taking retirement benefits - but it is not a mandated requirement to stop working. Many people work well past the "retirement" age. As for presidents, and Federal legislators in general, yes I think 80 is a reasonable age.

I would not say that my wife and I really argue, we have disagreements...but we don't raise our voices or throw things. Generally we talk it out or give it some air until it is able to be discussed reasonably, but even those times are far between. My parents did not do that either - and my...

My son (4yo) likes Superbook, but outside of that I don't care for any Christian TV programming. It seems to mostly be geared towards very evangelical and prosperity teaching (CBN/CTN), Pentecostal (TBN) or Seventh Day Adventist (3ABN/Daystar).

I tend to use NKJV, KJV and Geneva the most. Also ESV and NRSV-CE on occasion.

Great points, and good advice.

Ah-men

That's right, which is why we have to explain the Gospel to them. That was my failing in the moment, since rectified, but it is just an example of what kids think. So, what I am getting at is that it does happen in both the straight forward statement of "you're going to Hell" and...

Yes, and not just parents. Teachers (private school) do it as well. I have heard them say things like "If you don't stop hitting you will go to Hell!". Nearly 100% of the time it is a statement made in a moment of anger. Kids will also make a false equivalency that teachers and parents need to...