Featured Adam versus believers

No. I like making points out of the blue. The older I get the more I like it.

 

Yes.I just wanted to say that so I did.

Some times us men just say what they want to say.

I do like crawfish. I like oysters and blue crabs better, but crawfish are good.

 

Made what accusation? Why would I care what you believe?

 

Back what up, son? I do not know what you are talking about.

 

I care that people are lost because we are called to share the gospel of Christ.

 

I know that "crawfish" means someone is more attractive in a photo than in real life. As you must find my photo attractive, I need to let you know I am happily married and not interested.

 

I still mean what I said. Scripture is objective. You may complain but you are not going to change my mind. It us written and NOT subject to change.

And yes, buttercup, I also love Jesus.

 

You are the one finding my photo attractive.

 

Ok, let's see if I can.

I have made the claim that it is wrong to elevate our understanding to the level of God's Word. You object tooth and nail.

Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding and in all our ways submit to God and he will direct our way.

In Isaiah 55:8 God tells us that His thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways.

That should be enough to prove it is wrong to elevate our words to the level of God's word and to add to Scripture.

Why do you reject the truth that it is wrong to add to God's Word? It seems you may be suggesting that the Bible is a man-made book, but Scripture itself affirms it is "God breathed" (it is God's Words, not man's words but God working through men). If men equate their understanding of Scripture to Scripture itself they are essentially putting themselves in place of God.

You seem to suggest that Scripture is subjective. The problem with this idea is you can have no truth because you become the determining factor of what to believe or what to add.

Instead Scripture is the Word of God, it is objective, immutable, and the standard by which our understanding and doctrine is measured.

You will not change my mind on that point.

 

@Quantrill ,

I have defended my post. You defend yours.

My claim is it is wrong to add to scripture, that we cannot hold our understanding as if it is scripture but rather weigh our understanding against the Bible.

You have objected strongly to my position so answer a few questions:

When and why do you believe it is permissible to add to the Bible?

If you elevate doctrine to the level of scripture then against what will you test that doctrine?

If you view our words equal to God's Words, then how is that not placing ourselves in the place of God?

 

To being the thread back on topic.

My answer is no, Adam was not created with eternal life as evidenced by his death.

God created Adam flesh (either human body, human soul, and human spirit or human soul, human body/ spirit).