Jar writes:
The biggest issue related to trying to make Isaiah 7 fit Jesus is that it can only be done through an act of Wilfull Ignorance. To make it fit you have to pick just one single verse while you wilfully ignore all of the rest of Isaiah 7 & 8.
For fairness and balance here, I believe Faith has a valid point in that a reread of the history of this thread will show that there has been corroborating Biblical text to support the creationist position here. For example, Matthew has been shown as one fundamentalist argument to corroborate the Isaiah reference to Jesus. There is a legitimate debate going here and certainly the fundamentalist position here has not been based on wilfull ignorance as you are alleging.
Unless any of us can produce imperical evidence to show that our position is the only possible or logical one, to say the the counterpart is
wilfully ignorant is not the way to keep the peace in these debates and is, imo and apparantly by member Faith as in violation of
Forum Guidelines, item 10a, (Always treat other members with respect...).
Having said the above, though I've addressed this in at least one other thread in the past, there is evidence in the context of Isaiah 7 and 8 that can be considered supportive to either side of the debate here, depending on ideology and mindset. Perhaps I have been remiss in failing to address this in this thread relative to my own arguments. After removing my admin cap I'll take care of this.
Let's work hard to keep the peace here, friends!
Abe: to add AdminBuzsaw status
This message has been edited by buzsaw, 03-11-2006 08:57 PM