Ahso!;1360019 wrote: Hi Tbone and welcome to FG.


Hey, thanks I'm glad to finally have intelligent and rational people to discuss with.

<t>xyz;1360014 wrote: From post #83:<br/>
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The word 'adam' means not just the name of a man, an allegorical, representative man; but also means 'man', any man, as well as 'mankind'. It can legitimately and indeed must be taken as referring to each and every person, who is personally tempted ...

<t>I'd like to digress a bit and bring up an interesting point about the Adam and Eve story: why is it that all of us should be subject to the punishment of sin if it was Adam and Eve's fault to begin with? Why do we not have the option to prove ourselves in a Garden of sorts as they had the ...

<t>littleCJelkton;1359448 wrote: Why must we believe what the bible says what I want to believe it says maybe different what you want to believe it says or, what the pope may believe it says, or what peter or paul wanted you to believe or understand from what was written or what Jesus wanted peter ...