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1 | Questions I'm trying to answer | Joshua | mark d seyler | 168890 | ||
Hi Jeff, Just for the record, I don't think "Bible codes" ADD anything to what is written in the plain text. I don't believe they can be used to prophesy events, or that they contain some "hidden message". Things like the Gospel spelled out in the names in Genesis 5, or the story of Jesus and the Church portrayed in Abraham sending his servent to get a gentile bride for Isaac (the details of the story read the same, just change the names), or YHVH repeated in ELS thoughout certain books of the OT, only mirror what is plainly seen. The person who does not see these things misses nothing that God tells us, because its all there plain to see. To me, it like God's fingerprint on His work. We'll know for sure in the Sweet Bye 'n' Bye, when we meet on that beautiful shore! There has been a fair amount of material posted on the forum about this, mostly saying how ridiculous it all is. If you read what Kalos recently posted, and what I have posted, I think you will find that to be representitive of what is in the archives, but then again, you may find more than I have seen. But like I said, really, just two cent's worth! Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Questions I'm trying to answer | Joshua | jlhetrick | 168900 | ||
OK Mark, I still haven't had time to search the archives on this yet. I think you have been mislead, how, I do not know. I think what's important is that as Christians, we are to accept no teaching that doesn't line up with the teachings of scripture. I don't find the scriptures teaching, or even hinting that there are "codes" in the bible. As for the apologetic benefit of such a notion, I don't see the need for that either. It is God Himself who establishes His word as true. It is the word of God itself that establishes istelf as authentic. Did God look down the corridor of time and anticipate that He would need to hide codes within His word that would some day be discovered by man that His word would be authenticated? I don't believe so. I believe He, in his mercy and grace, provided faith for that. Let me say, I respect and appreciate you and your opinion, even when we disagree. Jeff |
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3 | Questions I'm trying to answer | Joshua | mark d seyler | 168911 | ||
Hi Jeff, If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time, or the second, or the third, or the . . . Just a part of life on the lunatic fringe! ;-) Without faith, nothing of God's revelation to man benefits man at all. I think that Edwin and I have presented to "pro" view, and Kalos and you have presented the "con" view. To me, this is an extremely minor matter. "What is the chaff to the wheat?". So we'll move on to deeper topics. And likewise, I both respect and appreciate you, and what you add to this forum. And I especially enjoy knowing that such a thing as this will in no wise divide us. Love in Christ, Mark |
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4 | Questions I'm trying to answer | Joshua | jlhetrick | 168954 | ||
OK Mark, and thanks for the dialogue. I do want to say though, that I believe this issue is one of greater importance than just one of us being right and one wrong. Actually, it's of greater importance than you and me period. I also believe that it is an issue of more than "pro's" and "con's". I do not at all consider it a "minor matter". Never should we consider the word of God minor; and to "tinker" with it, I'm sure is something that He does not consider a minor thing. I would encourage you to forget about "codes" (not that i believe you put a lot of stock in it in the first place) and continue with your otherwise apparent, sincere study of what is plainly written in the scriptures themselves. With Love, Jeff |
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