Where did you develop your view of scriptures? The reason I ask is because what you suggest is not supported by proper hermeneutics. Yes, I have heard preaching and teaching on Luke 11:24-26. It deals with a mans inability to clean himself up. Jesus was showing us that we need Him to make meaningful, permanent changes in our lives. Your repeated referral to Legion makes no sense either. From where I'm sitting, it appears that you're just making up stuff. So please tell me where you learned what you believe about the Bible.
Ha well, idk if i could say anything that you could use right now, Scooter, sorry. We approach the Bible with biases, preconditions, beliefs…Paul puts it like having trained your senses to distinguish good from evil, where is it,
14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil
See, so its one that “Paul” has constructed so as to sound like a compliment, yes? And its only with the understanding
become like a little child that it can be really understood; i mean, the “trained to distinguish good from evil” is kind of a clue, and he does also mention “you have need of milk” but that is made to sound like a put-down, right. It takes a sort of leap to associate the “trained to distinguish good from evil” part with “eating the fruit” i guess
Fwiw this is employed a lot in the NT, OT idk so much, but we first start reading and invariably associate ourselves with like the Word coming from Jesus, right, we are the good guy, and the Bible takes advantage of that bias…its hard to associate self with Legion, and all of the “bad” parts lol. And milk and meat just dont mix, see, so as long as you seek facts and proof and hold beliefs (as absolute truths) about the Bible, like…well, an example would be accepting a verse that you are sure you understand, even if your understanding clashes with another v somewhere else?
If it clashes with another verse, then what do you do? In our congregations, they just ignore them, see, the vv that clash? Or i mean they usually find some way to reason them away, but that will inevitably clash somewhere else…anyway, that is a very difficult process to overcome, having (mentally) established beliefs (Apollos waters) that (naturally) fit with your mo or whatever, that are daily being reinforced by guys we call “minister” or “priest” or even “pastor,” positions of authority iow, plus all of our friends there too
Who all believe…basically the same thing that the entire rest of the world believes, see; Africans and Asians even tryna get “saved” now, right, i mean who in the world now does not accept some form of “believe in Jesus and get saved or you will go to hell after you have died?” and just ignore all the
All go to the same place type vv. Muslims, even.
And the reasoning would be “Bc Christians are the successful badasses of the world, and i want to be with the winners” see, a natural human desire, to be the Centurion iow, which is so perfect bc they were the occupiers, they repped Law…and i mean you gotta have laws, right? Until you find a higher law, at least
So rather than pay any attention to me, tbh i would suggest paying attn to the Bible, the “contradictions,” since they are what can guide us to truth; rather than finding some justification for nullifying them, i mean. And i guess save
No son of man may die for another’s sins for the end rather than the beginning maybe? idk. But the understanding of
Why have You forsaken Me? will stop clashing with other vv, and youll lose all the “Yah could not look upon sin” jazz, i mean Yah went looking for Adam after he had sinned, right
So,
change your mind might even mean “forget everything you know” or “have assumed” or something? Start with no preconceptions iow. Youll get to the snake on a pole eventually in Exodus, right? Approach him from there. Bc im wandering in the wilderness too, just like you…well, you may be in the Promised Land, lighting incense to
Nehushtan, but whatever lol
Yikes, a book. Anyway, youre fine right where you are imo; you likely even have a better heart than me, and that is really what matters. Im smart, so im a jerk, see; you will prolly even have better interpretations pretty quickly, if you are actually seeking.