Was the ‘virgin’ birth symbolic?

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If the virgin birth is not literal then Jesus would have a sin nature. Joseph being sinful would have passed on his sin nature to Jesus through Mary.
If no child is born knowing neither good nor evil, how is this so?
 
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This is ISeeYou (my old account)

Arent you the one under another screen name spiritualized the widow?

You sound like that poster
No, I'm not. I have no idea what you are talking about. But if I was, why spend the effort to tell on him?
 
Dec 26, 2014
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sometimes something named true is not true, or called fire is not fire.

everything hidden becomes exposed. perhaps that's why you're concerned with being banned.
 
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Same age, Fire in the name, same kind of doctrine, banned and concerned with being banned

Just sound alike
 
Dec 26, 2014
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learn ? you don't believe scripture, from what you posted so far. if you don't believe scripture, you can't learn anything.

and if you pretend to be a believer, yet don't believe scripture, then you are wrong and potentially dangerous to those seeking truth.
 

tribesman

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If asked if the ‘virgin’ birth was symbolic or literal, how would you respond?

Since some Christians hold some scriptures are symbolic and not literal, do those who hold it literal think it would be a false teaching to the faith to hold it as being symbolic?
The virgin birth was absolutely not symbolic and it was a real Virgin birth, not a ‘virgin’ birth. So, anything denying the virgin birth is false and unscriptural teaching. This said, your question has an important reminder with it about what is symbolic and not for various believers. For example some christians will say that communion is "symbolic" thereby denying the real presence. Others will say that even water baptism is also symbolic. I for one don't agree with any of these claims.
 
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communion is real, but the 'real presence' as taught by the heresy is heresy. that's almost redundant, but it is important - what is taught by the heresy is heresy. there is not any truth in heresy, but only lies. this isn't trying to say more about what communion is, but simply what it is not (it is not the error abomination taught by heresy throughout the world by the rcc).
 

tribesman

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If this is the same person then he should be banned right away. It happens too often here that people get banned for violating the forum rules just to turn up soon again with a new username continuing same stuffs. Actually doing so is also to violate forum rules.
 
Feb 7, 2015
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that's true.

it also does not come from Yahweh.
Believe what you wish, but of your wife comes to you pregnant saying God did it, may you stick to your doctrine concerning her. If it happened once, I'm sure it can happen again.

John 6

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

Romans 1


1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
 
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If this is the same person then he should be banned right away. It happens too often here that people get banned for violating the forum rules just to turn up soon again with a new username continuing same stuffs. Actually doing so is also to violate forum rules.
You are the one assuming. I am who my name says I am... TrueFire. What rule am I breaking?
 
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learn ? you don't believe scripture, from what you posted so far. if you don't believe scripture, you can't learn anything.

and if you pretend to be a believer, yet don't believe scripture, then you are wrong and potentially dangerous to those seeking truth.

And you've assumed all of this simply by me stating that the 144000 virgins are symbolic? Wow! You are some kind of detective or something!
 

tribesman

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You are the one assuming. I am who my name says I am... TrueFire. What rule am I breaking?
You are Messenger_of_Fire (you lied when you denied that in post#23, just as you lie when you speak about the topic at hand) and soon you will be banned again. Bye troll.