mike the wiz responds to me:
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Remember when Jacob wrestled with God? So God called him Israel
No, that's not why Michael renamed him Israel. It's because Jacob comported himself as a prince since Israel means "prince of god."
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Remember how the Israelites went away from God in Exodus?
No, they went to god. Unless you're talking about the 40 years because of the worship of the golden calf.
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al I was saying about Genesis is that to the reader it is obvious what the story is about.
Indeed.
It is obvious that Adam and Eve were set up, the serpent told the truth, and god lied.
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Have you considered the possibility that the Bible isn't what you think it is? That it was written not by god but rather by the devil?
Well, personally I do not think God would give the devil that much power.
Why not? Look what happened to Job.
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I mean, do you really think Jesus is the bad guy ? maybe you should re read his words!
You mean like where he condemns people to hell? You mean like where he causes a fig tree to wither and die for the horrendous and willful crime of not bearing fruit out of season?
You seem to have a very black-and-white view of the situation. Wouldn't someone who was trying to trick you not be blatantly obvious about it?
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Rrhain
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