>>11891034 /lb

a label in which to control others… sounds familiar

might re-examine the light in which you read scripture…

Christ never said label yourself a Christian if you are to follow

You are one that assumes Christ died and went to "Hell"…

So when Christ said to the thief next to him, "today you will be with me paradise", he was really just screwing with the thief and meant, "Today I'll see you in Hell"…

Your next argument will be that sounds "gnostic"…

Reconcile the spiritual symbolism Christ uses throughout his entire ministry with what Paul writes…

Christ Paul

>>11891350

Pamphlet work books are cyclical and will produce such.

>and indeed, you have done nothing good in your entire life.

There you go with a judgement you zero have ability to cast.

>In fact, trying to be good is what the devil told Eve to do…

if the devil was in the Garden then he fell from Heaven into a paradise created by the Infinite? So the Garden of Eden was Hell?

Your arguments are flawed.

Obviously (imo) Christ is the way (Jesus was a Greek translation of Joshua a Hebrew name) but his way leads to the Father.

The Bible has the good, the bad, & the ugly… like it or not.

>>11891350

>The thief did end up in paradise that very day, as Jesus prophesied. Then he went to heaven with everyone in the paradise side of Sheol. It's empty now.

what are you talking about? How can a paradise that is eternal now be empty? Do you realize how this can not be reconciled?

>>11891511

>The devil told Eve to eat the fruit and use her newfound knowledge of good and evil to be like God.

Symbolism escapes you.

Any prohibition becomes a tree of knowledge of good an evil if you haven't partaken.

It wasn't an actual fruit…

>>11891610

>You're on your way to Torment, even though Jesus wants you in Heaven.

Fear is a tactic used by those you claim to oppose.

>>11891658

>Symbolism does not escape me, or the authors of the bible. Who point it out when used, and point out what the symbols mean.

That's why Christ's disciples repulsed when he said to drink his blood and eat his flesh?

Because they understood it to mean to completely consume his ways in all aspect of his life? No, they didn't even understand this when he said it to them. Reconcile

>>11891674

>Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and necessary to realize salvation is needed.

Your concept of fear is limited in this application.

>>11891738

was addressing >>11891658

>Symbolism does not escape me, or the authors of the bible. Who point it out when used, and point out what the symbols mean.

So, symbolism did escape the authors in some capacity…

>>11891738

>You are still pre-Resurrection in your thinking;

this statement forms an impression that you believe we are in the 1000 year reign of Christ?

>>11891800

>Jesus compared the real mannah that fell from heaven to feed Moses & Co. in the wilderness, and he is a better bread that came down from heaven to make men alive.

Not sure how this disproves the lack of understanding to Christ's parables that his disciples were constantly asking him to explain…

Symbolism can be difficult to contemplate..

>Spiritual food & Spiritual drink.