(N)????You don?t care what scripture states you just want to believe it the way you have arbitrarily decided what it should mean. ? And just who are you to make such a proclamation? As for Reasoning this was my point, it is you who argues for the reasoning of man and if so what is the logic or reasoning are you applying?? (Isa 1:18 KJV) Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. ... Are you saying that Our Father does not expect man to reason? Neville. (A) First, I am not making the proclamation.. Thus saith the Lord?..1 Peter 4: 11. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God;.. You will find this concept in the OT as well. 1Chorinthinas 4:6???..that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. ??..This concept is found in the OT as well regardless of how you "feel" about Paul? I find it amazing that you cannot see the difference between reasoning from scripture and interpretation based on your reasoning. There is no reasoning or logic by which anyone can demonstrate authority or consistency by arbitrarily assigning meaning to scriptures and ignore plainly stated ones. I have demonstrated that the only consistent method of using "reasoning" is to let scripture interpret otherwise there is no "reasoning" involved it is just all arbitrary. There is a difference between finding understanding in "my reasoning" verse finding understandin g via what scripture states and accepting it, which is using "reasoning" because other wise logic is not involved everything is just man?s arbitrary determinations. If the meaning is not in scripture how then can you argue it is anywhere else since it is scripture that you are trying to base your argument on in the first place?.. This is what you miss.. If the meaning is intrinsic, and it is, to scripture then why do you ignore it? 1 Peter 1:20. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. The Interpretation does not come from man it is from God if you will listen and accept it otherwise your arguments contain no real "reasoning" just arbitrary interpretation of man based on what man finds "reasonable" rather than Gods revelation to man. "Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Allen Daves <allendaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: (N)I call it interpretation, just like you do, although I seem to remember that a short while back you were arguing against any interpretation or reasoning. The fact that Flood accounts are present through any ancient people you care to find, even those that have been "cut off" for hundreds of years, greatly strengthens our case for telling others that a Flood really did occur. The fact that "long day," or "long night," or "long sunset" accounts are present from around the globe greatly strengthens our case for the geostationary cosmology of the Tanakh. (A)This makes my point?..If you admit that what you are doing with scripture is interpretation then how is scripture defining scripture more arbitrary or Interpretative? You don?t care what scripture states you just want to believe it the way you have arbitrarily decided what it should mean. ? And just who are you to make such a proclamation? As for Reasoning this was my point, it is you who argues for the reasoning of man and if so what is the logic or reasoning are you applying?? (Isa 1:18 KJV) Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. ... Are you saying that Our Father does not expect man to reason? Neville. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos