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The word of God is the will of God. Hmm, the way this thread has gone is all about the "written word" - the Bible. (And in Mike's case, the collaterals.) Let's not forget this: John 1:14 is one of the most important verses in the Bible. It reads: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” So if we look at Jesus Christ, the one and only son, who was full of grace and truth, do the actions of this "word" differ from the written principles of the Bible? The Woman Caught in Adultery John 8:28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. 29 He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” Shouldn't Jesus have obeyed the written word and thrown a stone at the woman? What about when he touched lepers, a strict no-no in the written word? Jesus responds (Mt 8:3) to the approaching leper (Mt 8:2) - not by resenting him or scaring him away, but by stretching out his hand towards him. As the leper kneels before him, Jesus touches him. Instead of warning Jesus of his uncleanness, the leper makes a statement of faith and begs for healing. So if you're going to adhere to a belief that "The word of God is the will of God" then you need to reconcile the dichotomy between what the written word says, and some of the actions of the word in manifestation in the form of Jesus Christ. Fits like a hand in a --- in a what? A mitten? A pocket? A paper bag? Or was Jesus wrong? "Off the word"? Just exactly what word of God is the will of God?

Hevrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, Scripture does not state that God DOES not lie, indicating that he could actually do so. Scripture says it's IMPOSSIBLE for God to lie...what happened to every jot and tittle? You expect to be taken seriously and you care not to quote God's matchless Word accurately?

The word "parents" here is often misinterpreted. The plural noun parents denotes the first person singular personal pronoun I. An honest, intelligent reading of victor's words would be, "I will be dead within five years."

An apple isn't an apple. It only represents one.

Sarcasm off.

Thank you for your post OldSkool. This is where I stand as well, and you said it without injecting any of vp's deceitful words which Mike always does.

You can lump me in with Mike on this one because I believe we do have God's Word...I also lack emotional intelligence, etc because I stake my life in scripture and my all is God and his Son Jesus Christ.