tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post7703922782772702188..comments2024-03-16T21:32:23.088-04:00Comments on A Sure Word: 1 Chronicles 16:30: Does the Bible Say the Earth Doesn't Move?RKBentleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-647188692857744752024-03-15T00:01:34.238-04:002024-03-15T00:01:34.238-04:00Spoken perfectly!! Thank you for explaining this t...Spoken perfectly!! Thank you for explaining this to people who take things way out of context!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-18482156593286467652023-08-21T14:03:36.367-04:002023-08-21T14:03:36.367-04:00I'm reading this comment thread in 2023. There...I'm reading this comment thread in 2023. There is now an invention that you can attach to plants trees etc and hear the frequency they admit and sing. Also in 2022 videos started circulating of trees literally uprooting and moving. As the bible says, lean not into your own understanding. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-47043341377273333162020-11-18T21:02:00.929-05:002020-11-18T21:02:00.929-05:00It's nice to see a logical, common sense analy...It's nice to see a logical, common sense analysis of this subject. Thank you. <br /><br />There are verses like Proverbs 10:30, where it says that the righteous “shall not be moved.” Do flat earthers think that this means the righteous are frozen in place? <br /><br />Flat earthers need to ask themselves why God would make it a point to tell us, several times, that the earth literally doesn't move? It's completely nonsensical. What possible reason would He have for making sure we knew this? This alone should make you question your literal interpretation. equaltempnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-74902254266838037552018-08-24T13:32:48.385-04:002018-08-24T13:32:48.385-04:00Jason,
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate th...Jason,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. I appreciate that you're concerned about the tone I take with people who comment. I think I've been polite with everyone – even people with whom I disagree – but it's sometimes hard to know the “tone” when you're just reading a comment. Where you say I seem closed-minded, I would say I'm dogmatic. I do not and will not compromise on the word of God. <br /><br />2 Peter 1:20 says, “But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation.” In other words, when it comes to understanding the Bible, the most obvious meaning is usually the intended meaning. The Bible makes statements of facts but it also uses literary devices and it's never hard to understand which is which. Assigning “literal” to passages that clearly are not literal renders the Bible meaningless. <br /><br />I've already addressed most of your points – either in the original post or in reply to one of the comments above. But just to highlight some examples: Jesus is not literally a door (John 10:9), we do not literally eat His flesh nor drink His blood (John 6:56), Yahweh is not literally a tower (Proverbs 18:10), there is not literally a path of sinners (Psalm 1:1), the fields do not literally rejoice (Psalm 96:12), stars do not literally sing (Job 38:7), and many, many more. <br /><br />Some people who use the Bible to support a flat earth have used Revelation 7:1 to support their view. This is an example of what I mean – if the earth literally had 4 corners, then it would be a square. Yet the very people who cite this verse claim the earth is a disk! It makes far more sense to simply understand that all of Revelation is highly symbolic and the “four corners” is simply a poetic reference to the points of a compass and means “all the earth.”<br /><br />I actually enjoy watching videos made by flat earthers – sort of how I watch videos made by atheists or evolutionists. I want to hear their arguments and learning how to rebut them is a good, mental exercise. I've heard the evidence that you've cited and it's not compelling.<br /><br />I do encourage you to keep visiting and commenting. God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-58840788923955515482018-08-16T10:06:50.249-04:002018-08-16T10:06:50.249-04:00Mr. Bentley I would caution you......looking at yo...Mr. Bentley I would caution you......looking at you responses to everyone you seem closed minded, as you hold all the truth. I am a born again believer and not trolling....but the way you are going about this I am sure your heart has the best intentions but it will be hard for you to reach people when you seem to reflect that none of these people made good points....what if you are wrong in your theory....what if which honestly might be hard for you to even consider....I have pursued a deep study in the cultures, translation, knowledge in my pursuit of my Master in Christian Ministries but would never profess I know it for a fact and act in such a closed minded way....I once had a hard time believing against what the world has brainwashed us to believe since kids....some of the translation of the Bible are not meant to me taken literally but there are some verses that are very clear.....clearer to a flat earth rather than a round earth.....but also do your research past that project fish bowl, the Antarctica treaty, flight paths and how gps are turned off over the southern hemisphere, emergency landing that are documented, the moon landing, and many more along with scriptures that state stationary, I did not see you mention the two times God stopped the sun which meant exactly that..There are over 200 scriptures that I am not saying by any means states its flat but any person with intelligence will say it certainly not looking good for the globe theory...all of this and then you will also realize there is a global agenda for the world to believe in the globe theory Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-16847036290056540262018-01-09T06:57:26.927-05:002018-01-09T06:57:26.927-05:00Diane,
Thank you for visiting and for your commen...Diane,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting and for your comments. You've left several but I'm not sure I can respond to them all so I'm thanking you for all your comments now. Even though I don't always respond to every comment, I do read them all. Yours are very interesting.<br /><br />Some of the points you've raised here I have discussed in a series, “Some Comments on the Creation Week.” You're right that God specifically established the seasons. The tilt of the earth on its axis and its elliptical orbit around the sun aren't just accidents of a Big Bang. They are by the design of the Creator.<br /><br />You can read more of my comments here: http://rkbentley.blogspot.com/2014/10/some-comments-on-creation-week-day-four.html <br /><br />Please keep visiting and commenting. God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-78773967228843366342018-01-03T20:51:34.776-05:002018-01-03T20:51:34.776-05:00My apologies. I forgot to include the reference fo...My apologies. I forgot to include the reference for the following quote: “The discovery of thousands of star systems wildly different from our own has demolished ideas about how planets form. Astronomers are searching for a whole new theory.” [See “Astronomy: Planets in chaos” by Ann Finkbeiner, 02 July 2014, at https://www.nature.com/news/astronomy-planets-in-chaos-1.15480]Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851182908313725008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-44537683626879993422018-01-03T20:33:30.511-05:002018-01-03T20:33:30.511-05:00Thank you for your insightful and informative blog...Thank you for your insightful and informative blog posts. As you pointed out, the passage in question means that God "established the ways of the earth (or its people) and it/they will not be moved from the way He established." <br /><br />I would like to add something with regards to this point. Looking at the Strong's definition for the Hebrew word translated "moved", which is "môwṭ" (pronounced 'mote') corroborates your view. It is a primitive root which means "to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, slide, fall." Further definitions show that the meaning includes the sense of being carried off or cast out of course. Either the word "removed" or the phrase "thrown off course" would be a better translation. As such, the passage means that the earth will not be removed from the course established for it by God. <br /><br />That is certainly true for the course of history, as prophesied in the Bible, but it is also true astronomically, with respect to Earth's orbit and rotation, which experiences only minor oscillations or changes over time. In fact, our entire solar system has been discovered to be unique and remarkably stable, in contrast to the planetary systems found outside of our own, to date. “The discovery of thousands of star systems wildly different from our own has demolished ideas about how planets form..." forcing secular astronomers to search "for a whole new theory.” <br /><br />Its uniqueness and the fact that the stability and specific parameters of our system combine to make Earth habitable also validates Isaiah 45:18, which states that "For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else." The word translated "established" includes the meaning "to be firm" and "to be stable."<br /><br />Furthermore, given that the orbit, rotation, and axial tilt of the earth control our day/night and seasonal cycles and are the primary three factors influencing our climate, their stability highlights the reliability of God's promise in Genesis 8:22 that "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night Shall not cease."Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851182908313725008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-52499601882406235612017-09-22T13:05:45.218-04:002017-09-22T13:05:45.218-04:00Dan,
Thanks for visiting my blog and for your com...Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog and for your comments. <br /><br />You're right that we must use balance as we approach the Scriptures. If we assign “figurative” to every passage we disagree with, then how can we know where to draw the line? If Christians who believe in evolution claim there was not a real Adam, then was there a real Noah, Abraham, or David? At what point in Luke's genealogy between Adam and Jesus do the people stop become myth and start becoming real? Maybe Jesus was myth! You can see how that doesn't work.<br /><br />Likewise, when people start assigning, “literal” to passages that are clearly figurative, then the Bible becomes nonsense. Is Jesus literally a vine? Do we literally drink His blood and eat His flesh? In 1 Chronicles, David says the trees sing. You can see above one person commented that trees really do sing! Incredible! Then what about Isaiah 55:12 that says the trees will clap their hands? To say this is literal is foolishness.<br /><br />Jesus often rebuked the Pharisees'. When He did this, He would preface His remark with the stinging phrase, “haven't you read...,” followed by a Scripture reference relevant to the situation. In every instance, Jesus relied on a clear and obvious reading of the passage – never once appealing to some tortured interpretation of the text. I think we should approach Scripture the same way as He. I'm sure you agree!<br /><br />Thanks for your encouraging words. Please keep visiting and commenting. God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-44349212649946512012017-09-21T06:22:00.475-04:002017-09-21T06:22:00.475-04:00Finally someone I agree with about this topic! Tha...Finally someone I agree with about this topic! Thank you for the way you explain these passages. I agree with your interpretation. I have been confronted with geocentrists recently who say that if don't take the Bible literally (as in, if I don't interpret it the way the they do), then I don't believe the Bible. To me, it's not a matter of belief, but interpretation. I believe the entire Bible, but I don't interpret it the way they do. <br />They also mix literal with figurative in the same verse sometimes. Like God walking on the curcuit of the stars. They'll say, "See? the curcuit of the stars. The universe goes around the earth." Well, so does God actually walk around on them too? Or is that verse perhaps saying that God is above the stars in His majesty, glory, and authority, being the sovereign God of the universe? (and everything else for that matter).<br />Interpretation of Scripture is very important, and I tend to interpret it they way you do. Thank you for your blog.Dan (different Dan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-83260034116579133992017-05-05T21:04:38.912-04:002017-05-05T21:04:38.912-04:00Thank u!
Thank u!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-46236397381123712232017-02-25T03:58:26.408-05:002017-02-25T03:58:26.408-05:00��������������������Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-75119117304088293062017-02-21T18:10:23.253-05:002017-02-21T18:10:23.253-05:00Justinkasse313,
Thanks for visiting and for your ...Justinkasse313,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and for your comments. Since, I'm not really sure of your relationship with Jesus nor your opinion of Scripture, you'll excuse me for not addressing you as brother.<br /><br />I don't know how my understanding of the solar system is in “dispute” with the “definitions of the scriptures for this subject.” To my knowledge, there is NO model of the solar system given in the Bible so I find it difficult to see how my views can differ from the Bible's. Perhaps you could point me to a specific passage that describes these things? The passages often cited are usually figurative or poetic.<br /><br />When the Bible is silent on a subject, another way we might learn about it is by observation. We can observe something like the shape of the earth. Have you ever seen Google Earth? Not only can we see the earth from space, we see it using a satellite. Have you ever studied how satellites orbit the earth? Their orbits are only possible because the earth is globe-shaped. Therefor, since the Bible is silent on heliocentricism and the shape of the earth, I formed my opinions based on what I've read about these subjects.<br /><br />Now, on some other subjects, like the creation and the age of the earth, the Bible is not silent. The language used is clearly not poetic or figurative. Furthermore, “age” is not a quality that cannot be observed. In this case, I firmly stand on the side of the Bible and against the opinion of the majority of secular scientists.<br /><br />I won't rehash all the same points I've already made on this post and to other visitors. I will only say again that when people insist that figurative passages in the Bible are “literal,” it makes understanding the Bible impossible. You will find yourself trying to defend ridiculous claims like trees “literally” sing like a previous visitor to this post has said.<br /><br />If you would like my opinion of a particular passage, I could maybe give you a more concrete answer. However, I won't make any promises. If you cite a passage like Joshua's long day or Psalm's description of the earth resting upon pillars, I will probably ignore you. No hard feelings.<br /><br />God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-60547063693454146092017-02-21T12:38:08.338-05:002017-02-21T12:38:08.338-05:00Brother Bentley, thank you for taking the time to ...Brother Bentley, thank you for taking the time to facilitate this blog. I would like to ask you, Do you subscribe to the heliocentric model or not and where did you acquire the knowledge regarding the shape of the earth which has convinced you enough to dispute the definitions of the scriptures for this subject? I will revisit this post for your reply. God bless us all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034851994360711378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-20000935028735140502017-02-14T18:20:31.497-05:002017-02-14T18:20:31.497-05:00Brother Bentley,
I am on the same page as you in ...Brother Bentley, <br />I am on the same page as you in many ways; Jesus (*Yahshua) is Lord! Yet I caution you to not make the same mistake as the church in Galileo's time (that is asserting 100% knowledge about reality and bible interpretations)... <br /><br />For us, sometimes that can be challenging and frusterating, to have to wait, Trust, sit in the middle of (at least apparent) cantradiction and paradox. Yet our bodies are like that; the bicepts and tricepts could be considered a contradiction/paradox...yet it is designed that way so that we can move, etc...<br /><br />So, while I don't assert geocentricism, I think it would be wise for you to be open to that. There are some big lies and misconceptions -as you say, pop-science is changing. I don't assume NASA has revealed all it knows to us...perhaps they have perpetuated errors or their perspective is partial...<br /><br />Let's be open to a figurative AND literal interpretation possibility; perhaps the trees singing and clapping is a metaphor...and, when Yahshua Messiah returns in glory, I wouldn't be surprised to see Creation reacting in amazing wonderful ways. The Lord "Opened the mouth of the donkey"...what happens when all the animals mouths are open?... I think there is good evidence that trees are conscious (What the documentary "How plants talk to one another")... AND... Maybe we are not as globular as we think -I don't automatically dismiss people who prefer to talk of the earth as a more flat disc (though I'm not sure if it is or not).<br />I do assert that we can all agree that Job was giving potent revelation when he said that Our Good Lord 'hangs the earth on nothing'.<br /><br />The Word of YHWH is pure...and more real than what we think reality is/apprearances!<br /><br />In regards to your commenter's question about the story of the flood: just because we find Summerian tablets which are older doesn't mean that their version is the correct version. The oral traditions have been shown to be super accurate. Moreover, as a matter of faith, believers trust that the Holy Spirit was working in the writing of the scriptures...so, whenever He inspired it (inspired someone to write down what was oral); that's Truth.<br /><br />And... Then Grace and Truth were incarnate and walked among us. This is DEEP!<br />HalleluYah!!!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03016836740168908434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-57128424990123913102017-01-06T07:56:35.819-05:002017-01-06T07:56:35.819-05:00Cd1cd1,
I can't decide if you're sincere ...Cd1cd1,<br /><br />I can't decide if you're sincere of if you're trolling me. Not every word in the Bible is intended to be literal. You say that even what God speaks poetically, it's still true because He is truth? Then how can it be poetic if it's still literally true?<br /><br />I agree that God does not deceive us. What you fail to see is that, by treating literary devices as literal truth, you're making God a deceiver. Jesus said He is the vine. Is He “literally” a vine? If He meant that literally, then He's lying. Is He literally bread? Is He literally a door? Do we literally eat His flesh and drink His blood? You can see that by characterizing obvious metaphors and poetry as literal truth, you turn the Bible into foolishness.<br /><br />My ministry is apologetics. I will defend the Bible against all false claims – even false claims made by people who say they believe the Bible. <br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-17551040400656731462016-12-30T13:12:19.333-05:002016-12-30T13:12:19.333-05:00God speaks in truth weather it be poetry or litera...God speaks in truth weather it be poetry or literally. His poetry is truth, hints "poetry"!<br /><br />Was it poetry when Elihu said, "Hast thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong and as a molten looking glass." Where did this come from, are you saying it came from nowhere and means nothing?<br /><br />Revelations says the stars and heaven will appear to be rolled up like a scroll, have you seen a scroll being rolled up? <br /><br />When Jesus comes back, all eyes will see Him, even those who pierced Him. How is this possible on a ball? Are you saying there will be multiple Jesus' as to everybody will see Him, no matter where they are on the ball.<br /><br />Isaiah 40:22 KJB- <br />It is He who sitteth upon the circle of the earth.<br /><br />Here is God's throne, and in revelations the heavens being rolled up as a scroll, reveals Him who is above us on His throne. This is how all will see Him.Cd1cd1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13534550075444626545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-79001258403014628882016-12-30T13:01:13.203-05:002016-12-30T13:01:13.203-05:00Are you saying that God did not establish the eart...Are you saying that God did not establish the earth so that it be not moved? God does not deal in lies or deception. Thus if He says he set the earth on it's foundations that it be not moved, weather poetically or literally it is the case. Even when God speaks poetically, His poetry is still in truth. For God is truth.Cd1cd1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13534550075444626545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-83367274754830080022016-12-22T07:23:07.891-05:002016-12-22T07:23:07.891-05:00To my anonymous visitor,
Thank you for visiting m...To my anonymous visitor,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate your comments though I can't say I agree with them completely. Such a hyper-literal interpretation of Scripture, I believe, leads to dangerous hermeneutics. Does the Bible EVER use metaphor or any similar literary devices? Certainly it does. But if we begin to assign the label of literal to what seem to be obvious metaphors, we begin to blur the lines between literal and literary. <br /><br />I'm not sure a majority of quantum physicists would agree with your claims that inert particles have a will. Even so, I don't agree that you should use the shifting opinions of scientists as a way to interpret Scriptures. You claim that “everything everything has a voice”? Does my laptop have a voice (other than what I say through it?) Does my shoe string have a voice? Does this McDonald's napkin I'm about to throw into the trash have a voice? Where in Scripture does it say that? Even passages like the stars singing, don't necessarily mean everything sings. And I would consider such passages in the context of other clear metaphors like trees clapping their hands. If nature has voices I cannot hear, do trees have hands I cannot see?<br /><br />We need to treat Scripture carefully. Slavishly believing every word as literal is perhaps as grave an error as believing every word is figurative. We need to try read the Bible like any other written work where the plain meaning of any passage is likely the intended meaning. <br /><br />God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-2880803170229457182016-12-20T11:31:57.768-05:002016-12-20T11:31:57.768-05:00Everything has a voice. Just because you don't...Everything has a voice. Just because you don't speak the language doesn't mean it doesn't speak. Jesus said that if the people had not cheered his prophetic arrival in Jerusalem that the very rocks would cry out. I am NOT going to say the Lord Jesus was speaking a metaphor in this instance. He is not exaggerating. All of creation has a voice and is infused with the consciousness of God. Quantum Physics actually proves that "inert" particles behave with consciousness dependent upon an understanding of whether there is an observer or not. If a particle can make a decision to choose one of two states based on the abstract understanding of being observed at the sub atomic level or not, I have ZERO difficulty in believing that it is a litteral statement that the trees truly do sing. Be very cautious about discounting the possible in the realm of the supernatural. We live in God's box (or dome), He doesn't live in ours. If Jesus said you can speak to a mountain and it will move or speak to a storm and it will calm, how is it so hard to believe that you could not also speak to trees AND perhaps, they might just talk back. There are two types of speaking in tongues. 1. Heavenly tongues and 2. Foreign language tongues (where the Apostles began proclaiming the good news in diverse languages that were understood by foreign visitors in their midst)... Speaking with nature is just another form of the gift of tongues, albeit a much lesser known / manifested version. <br /><br />The Lord even says of the stars that they have a voice that the whole world has heard. You can hear a foreigner speaking a diverse language and just because you don't understand it doesn't mean they aren't speaking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-84428811056850561882016-10-24T19:10:16.593-04:002016-10-24T19:10:16.593-04:00To my anonymous visitor,
I generally take it easi...To my anonymous visitor,<br /><br />I generally take it easier on Christians who disagree with me than with non-believers but I can't be sure if you're truly a Christian or just a troll trying to goad me. Either way, you're in grave error. Maybe I'll look into the book you recommend but probably not. If I do, it certainly won't be because I think you could be right.<br /><br />This passage is a psalm. It's like a poem where the Bible conveys spiritual truths – not necessarily literal truths. Maybe there is a way plants communicate that we haven't discovered but that is not what is being discussed here. This is purely a metaphor. How do you treat passages like Isaiah 55:12, “the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands”? Are you going to tell me the hills really sing and the trees really have hands? Please!<br /><br />Visitors' comments are always welcome even if you disagree. I'm also always open to being corrected on my understanding of Scripture. However, I will not sit by and listen to someone malign the Bible by saying such an obvious metaphor is actually meant to be a literal truth.<br /><br />God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-44271871865624556682016-10-24T15:40:11.530-04:002016-10-24T15:40:11.530-04:00They are finding out trees do communicate one wit...They are finding out trees do communicate one with another intelligenty now, just as birds sing to God so can trees in ways we don't know yet, even as the wind(spirit) blows through the trees, yes earth is flat and doesn't move, Center if Gods creation, here's a good book to read, Edward Hendrie<br />The Greatest Lie on Earth: Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe, cheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284299090235469172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-7540237589079835472016-10-02T16:26:32.413-04:002016-10-02T16:26:32.413-04:00John S,
Are you aware that, before Galileo, even ...John S,<br /><br />Are you aware that, before Galileo, even secular models of the universe were geocentric? Why do you fault the Church for believing the same models of secular philosophers like Ptolemy? If you ask me, the Church of that time made the same mistake that many churches make today – they wed their interpretation of Scripture to the shifting opinions of secular “science.”<br /><br />Nowhere does the Bible teach geocentrism. There are some places where the Bible uses similar descriptive language as we do to describe the apparent motion of the sun (like we might say, “the sun went behind a cloud”). There are other passages that use poetic language or metaphor which critics assert are meant to be literal. But if you read the Bible with the same comprehension as you might read, say, a history book, you should be able to spot these literary devices.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and for your comments. God bless!!<br /><br />RKBentleyRKBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566375018731000081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-26802858234859608692016-10-01T02:08:56.660-04:002016-10-01T02:08:56.660-04:00Galileo shows how the Catholic Church was wrong in...Galileo shows how the Catholic Church was wrong in their teachings, even when they asserted that they were right. They believed wrong things. - that the earth was the center of everything and that it was still because of verses in the bible. God’s ordained church was wrong. They taught wrong things. They taught it for a LONG time (since their beginnings) as ABSOLUTE TRUTH. The Catholic Church (God’s ordained church) was blatantly wrong.<br /><br />Catholics were wrong about things they were CERTAIN about. They don't KNOW what they claim to KNOW. They’re just asserting it without good objective evidence. The Catholic Church cares more about if it fits with the Bible FIRST before they care about if it’s ACTUALLY true or not. Why? Because they NEED the Catholic Church to be true. They don't care if it's ACTUALLY true, the truth doesn't really matter to them, it must fit the Bible first. Galileo's discovery didn't fit with the Bible. Catholics had to make it fit.<br /><br />Fundamentalists. Just asserting that they’re right (with no good objective evidence). Even when they were BLATANTLY WRONG. They make the same repeated assertions that it MUST fit the bible first BEFORE actually seeing if it’s actually true or not. The Catholic Church doesn’t care for the real truth, they just want the truth that fits their narrative. Faith is not a good way to truth.<br /><br />It took science to find out that the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. It wasn't God's ordained Church that had this truth. The Bible said that the Earth stood still (and that's what people dogmatically asserted as being absolutely true). They were wrong. The Catholic Church doesn't KNOW what it claims to KNOW, they don't care about the truth, they care if it fits the Bible first.JohnSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030110973061875792.post-57312095438462476712016-07-11T11:01:02.971-04:002016-07-11T11:01:02.971-04:00"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on...<br /><br />"I wandered lonely as a cloud <br />That floats on high o'er vales and hills, <br />When all at once I saw a crowd, <br />A host, of golden daffodils; <br />Beside the lake, beneath the trees, <br />Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. "<br /><br />Well Willam Wordsworth did not wander as a cloud but daffodils do exist . However flowers don't actually dance! Yes, poetry does contain true facts but also has alot of metaphor!. Why can't people read the Bible and understand the same way they read and understand the contents of a magazine that may contain facts, history poetry ect? No one thinks like this when they read poetry or any other book! <br /><br />Psychologically the conclusion is obvious : all these attacks against the bible is the result of psychological defence mechanisms. I.e A psychological subconscious attempt to escape the possibility of God's existence as a result of the fear of being accountable to God.<br /><br />Surennoreply@blogger.com