Hebrews 11:1 -- that's where we get our faith from. Mark Gregson wrote:
> > > - Is it more important that the walls of Jericho fell as described, or > > that the people of the covenant were successful as long as they followed > > Him? > > If the walls of Jericho did not fall as described in the Bible, then in what way >were the covenant people successful? If the Red Sea did not part then in what way >can we say that God's power is great and that He led the Israelites? In what way can >it be said how willing and capable God is in helping you succeed in following His >commandments? > > The events prove the principle. If the events did not happen we are left without >any proof at all. How much faith would you have in a God who said "Trust me" but who >never did anything that showed He was trustworthy? > > So far as I can recall off the top of my head, very, very few of the events >described in the scriptures were just symbolic. They all happened. God really did >create the world, create the Garden of Eden, place a truly and actually naked Adam >and Eve there who did eat a fruit that physically changed them, etc. > > The rib and the serpent may be symbolic, but I cannot think of much else that was. >The flood, the tower of Babel with its confounding of languages, the Jaredite barges >- all real events. > > It's just as John said: real events can be symbols themselves. But they would have >no power as symbols if they were not real. > > ========= Mark Gregson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========= > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com > > Powered by Outblaze > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don’t want a world of engineers.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
