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People (especially Christians) do not want to know the truth. In the past, the prophets were killed for bringing forth messages sent by God. And though the people killed the messenger, it was the message which irritated the people.

Now, fast forward two-three thousand years and we find ourselves discussing the same scriptures which got the prophets killed. The message is the same and the truth in the message should irritate people just as it did in the past.

The shelves of Bible book stores are full of books which twist and sugar coat the word of God. The best guage for determining whether an understanding of the prophetic scriptures is valid would be; how many people agree with this view. If alot of people agree with it and it is well received, it probably is wrong. If very few people agree with it, it probably has merit worth investigating.
 
guysmith said:
People (especially Christians) do not want to know the truth. In the past, the prophets were killed for bringing forth messages sent by God. And though the people killed the messenger, it was the message which irritated the people.

Now, fast forward two-three thousand years and we find ourselves discussing the same scriptures which got the prophets killed. The message is the same and the truth in the message should irritate people just as it did in the past.

The shelves of Bible book stores are full of books which twist and sugar coat the word of God. The best guage for determining whether an understanding of the prophetic scriptures is valid would be; how many people agree with this view. If alot of people agree with it and it is well received, it probably is wrong. If very few people agree with it, it probably has merit worth investigating.
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Thanks guysmith,

Interesting; and, along a related line:

“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Mat. 24:44).â€

“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not (Luk. 12:40).â€

I've often wondered if it would be proper to characterize Jesus as the personification of truth.
 
The shelves of Bible book stores are full of books which twist and sugar coat the word of God. The best guage for determining whether an understanding of the prophetic scriptures is valid would be; how many people agree with this view. If alot of people agree with it and it is well received, it probably is wrong. If very few people agree with it, it probably has merit worth investigating.
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Very wise words overall.

But what about this scenario?

Two people with a minority interpretation, but they also disagree with each other. Are both worth investigating? ;)
 
guysmith said:
People (especially Christians) do not want to know the truth. In the past, the prophets were killed for bringing forth messages sent by God. And though the people killed the messenger, it was the message which irritated the people.

Now, fast forward two-three thousand years and we find ourselves discussing the same scriptures which got the prophets killed. The message is the same and the truth in the message should irritate people just as it did in the past.

The shelves of Bible book stores are full of books which twist and sugar coat the word of God. The best guage for determining whether an understanding of the prophetic scriptures is valid would be; how many people agree with this view. If alot of people agree with it and it is well received, it probably is wrong. If very few people agree with it, it probably has merit worth investigating.
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I said this before on another forum: people will be arguing about the Scriptures even on Judgment Day ... :chin ...
 
lamplady said:
I said this before on another forum: people will be arguing about the Scriptures even on Judgment Day ... :chin ...
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lol... very true. God himself could log onto this site and find himself getting told what the scriptures are by some people :p
 
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