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That doesn't hold up to examination at all. "Speaking in other tongues" is a gift from the Holy Spirit, not a skill one can develop over time. Also, verse 14 says, "For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful." Someone speaking in "a foreign language" is engaging their...

"So" it can't? That's exactly the evidence I mean. It doesn't say "sons of Israel". Says you. Again, I don't base my position on any one passage. I consider the explanations offered and have chosen the one that best fits all the evidence. You're free to do the same, but again I encourage you...

Yes... though you're opening another can of worms. :)

That's your opinion. Please don't accuse me of "claiming" anything unless you quote my exact words. Deuteronomy 32, Psalm 82, the existence of demons and false gods throughout Scripture which lack other explanation, and the flaws in any other explanation of Genesis 6.

I accept that. Again, sorry it seemed like I was accusing you; I certainly was not. :)

Actually, it isn’t. My interpretation of Genesis 6 goes hand in hand with all the other evidence, both in and outside the Bible. It isn’t “based” on any one part.

Yes… which explains the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the cubical “ark” described therein. Look for the common elements in both sources.

Um, no. That’s basic treatment of evidence. I said nothing in that post about Genesis 6.

If one witness tells you that something unusual happened (which you did not witness yourself), you will probably dismiss it as an interesting but irrelevant anecdote. If two relatively independent witnesses describe something unusual, even in different terms, you start to pay attention and...

A corollary to my previous post: When an honest investigator looks for evidence, they don't reject as false everything that doesn't line up with their first ideas. Instead they gather the evidence and weigh it, considering the likelihood of each piece being valid independently. We as Christians...

Generally, someone who teaches truth, points people to Jesus, encourages sound Scripture-based practices, and in whose presence "miraculous" things happen is someone who should not be judged as false. By all means withhold judgment while you look for good fruit, but don't reject something as...

The other speaker you mention is a perfect example of what we should avoid: people who demonstrate "miraculous powers" but who don't teach the truth (that being Catholicism in this case).

Fallacy: assumption of origin. Just because you found evidence that the pagans wrote of angels "marrying" human women does not mean that the idea originates there. It is (far) more likely that actually happened and that both Scripture and pagan writings mention it. Just because the flood is...

There was nothing for Jesus to expound, because there is no “law of tithes and offerings”.

Nice of you to join in. Any specific “cynical hypocritical… highly disrespectful words” that concern you, or just the fact that I answered her questions plainly?

My apologies! I should have checked back before commenting. I wouldn’t think you’d say that.

I quoted John146. Did I miss something?

Fallacy: gross misrepresentation. You aren’t “ridiculed for being a bible believer” AND YOU KNOW IT. You’re ridiculed for using self-righteous loaded phrases like “Bible believer” which mean far more than the individual words convey. You’re ridiculed for insulting others who don’t only use the...

Another laughably perfect example of “sticking exactly with scripture”. smh…

Were giantism merely genetic, then modern “giants” would not descend from “normal-sized” parents. Robert Wadlow’s parents weren’t giants; his case is an anomaly. I suspect therefore that the giantism noted in Scripture had a different cause; Goliath had brothers who were also giants.