from Galatian: It's not surprising that you can't find any evidence that Jesus said Genesis is literal. He apparently never said anything at all about that.
The fact that Jesus cites figurative verses does not convert them to literal ones.
That is one of the most bizarre arguments in the world, Galatian, but you keep bringing it up. I have never heard any President of the United States say the Revolution was literal history, but that does not make it allegorical! When something is known to be true history by any group of people, no one is going to make the startling announcement that it is true. If, however, something is presumed to be true by a group of people and someone in authority knows it is not true, then it behooves that person in authority to inform the populace of the truth of the situation. Especially if that person in authority claims that He IS the truth. Jesus referenced Genesis events as literal truth. He used their historical example as warnings. One does not do that with allegories and legends. No one, for instance, who tries to establish himself as knowledgeable is going to cite The Wizard of Oz regarding American history, even though it was written as an allegory of the political events of the time. People cite real events that others know are real events if they are trying to deal with lessons that history teaches, as Jesus was.
from Meatros:
Bobryan-are you going to explain the meteor craters or are you going to continue to dodge them?
Remember you're whole young earth argument falls apart if you can't explain them.
Baloney. First of all, he does not have to explain the craters. Others have done so perfectly well. Secondly, the young earth argument stands or falls on its own as the truth or a lie, regardless of what Bob knows. Quit baiting and hounding.
