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Why did they need a savior before they rebelled? Same question on Col 1:23. Why did they need the gospel of salvation before they rebelled?

Which proclamation do you mean? About dying from eating of the tree of knowledge? Yes, that would make sense...if God lies and if lying is evil, then God must be evil. I'm not so sure that it then follows that such a God would be false...depends on what "god" means to them. You don't think...

There's only one passage that references this event, in the least understood book of the bible. It could be that they didn't rebel, but were under Lucifer's headship, so they didn't have a choice. Of course, if we're in a simulated reality, who's to say which creatures are simulations. Maybe...

Yes Yes Yes Yes. I don't see that logically connected. Why do you say this? ?? What proof are you talking about? Why do you think Satan rebelled before he committed his act of rebellion? What you are proposing contradicts scripture. Or against the God who made him? Why the emphasis on...

I don't see any evidence of this in the text. We aren't given the serpent's intention prior to the temptation narrative. So no, there's no proof there that sin already existed. He wasn't Or, and this is important, that the serpent/Lucifer was not evil at the time God declared everything good...

Seems like a good OP for a new thread.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/figures-southern-poverty-law-center-executive-was-sleeping/

It only says what you want it to say? How nice to have such a convenient bible.

There is a ton of difference, all wrapped up the word "a". Indiscriminate would probably miss it. True. And Israel is not Israel, either: Romans 9:6 KJV — Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Supra.

Sorry about the fever. Take care of yourself.

Back to this... This was a question I had posed in other threads, though in different words, so I'm glad we're in agreement. Since the kingdom of Israel is not in any way desirable, why would Paul agree to go only to the uncircumcised while allowing the twelve to continue going to a fallen...

Ezekiel had go around naked for awhile, didn't he?

Ok. How do you contrast symbology with sumulation?

Do you test your AI answers, or do you accept them indiscriminately? Here's Merriam Webster's first definition: 1. including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception especially : available equitably to all members of a society Eg. universal health...

I don't disagree with what you have said, but how is that an answer to my post? I don't see how that answers the question about who the two peoples are that once were separated by the law and now have become one group. These can't be believers in the Jew and Gentile camps, because it is apparent...