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Originally posted by aaron2209
and my point is there's nothing saying her words were literal except you and your assumptions.
No we don't but you can assume all you want.
satan destroys his own, and laughs.
Originally posted by LazarusTsiyr
You take them literal unless there is a clear indication they are speaking figuratively, joking, or being sarcastic. Ever heard of context clues?
Actually we do, but I'm not gonna play your childish back-and-forth games any longer.
Originally posted by LazarusTsiyr
Originally posted by aaron2209
Fair enough.
I see the reason you mentioned in the OP that this thread is aimed at those that already believe.
Lack of any evidence and nothing but assumptions and speculation is a pretty good reason to only preach to the choir.
And yet it's those who are disputing the OP who are the ones not even providing any evidence to back up their claim that it was metaphor.
Originally posted by CranialSponge
Basing a thread/claim on a personal viewpoint/opinion, but demanding that the opposition counter with evidentiary documentation rather than equal personal view/opinion (aka: like with like) is not only known as poor debate form, but also known as "hubris".
As is breaking down a post sentence by sentence with independent argument on each, rather than countering the main context of the post, thereby polluting the debate with complexity overkill.
and my point is there's nothing saying her words were literal except you and your assumptions.
Originally posted by BABYBULL24
Hollywood Illuminati
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by aaron2209
and my point is there's nothing saying her words were literal except you and your assumptions.
Wasn't there a video in the OP ? Yep there was I think it pretty much much suggested the same thing.
Originally posted by aaron2209
Did I miss the part with her stating she is speaking literally?
and yet Satan is not mentioned in Isaiah 14. Sure, many think that it is, but it does not make it so. Likewise, he mentions fallen angels. Nowhere in scripture does it mention that we wrestle against "fallen angels" or "demonic hordes" and in this regard,