Exodus 33:11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Believe it or not. I am really up to here with people who try to explain things away. There are people who try to explain Matt 5 away. Or how about Matt 19:12, or even Isaiah 56:4-5? You think the Bible is like a fruit stand, where you can just pick and choose? SERIOUSLY ???
I don't believe that the Bible contradicts itself....do you? So if a scripture says something that appears to contradict other scripture, we need to research and find all the verses on that subject and instead of taking one scripture at face value that contradicts several other verses, try to see what ties them together.
As long as it doesn't venture into personal conjecture without consulting the other verses, I believe that getting to the truth is a relatively simple matter.
Interpretation is only as good as the interpreters. If the interpretation fights with other scripture, then it is in error. Keep looking....keep knocking....keep seeking for the truth. It's there.
And the idea that Moses was speaking to an Angel? WHAT ? If you don't believe the Bible then you may as well just burn it on a cold winter night in a fireplace.
Well God spoke to Moses in the account about the burning bush.....was it God speaking?......it plainly states that it was an angel, yet he spoke as if Jehovah himself was speaking. (Exodus 3:1-12) We already know from the account I quoted to you, that no human would survive face to face communication with God. So what are we to assume in this?
So, what do you think Ezekiel saw, or was he just sitting in the shade smoking Hash? Or what do you think happened when Jesus was suddenly in a room with the disciples? And what about his escape from the crowd that wanted to beat him up?
The Bible is full of inexplicable things, deal with it.
I do not see them as inexplicable. The Bible explains itself if you know what it teaches. Having snatches of information doesn't fill in the blanks....knowledge does that. It isn't hidden...it's all there.
This makes me almost as upset as when a certain group of people use their unholy escape clause; "The Bible is correct, in as much as it is translated correctly".
Do you think that there is one truth? If so, because Jehovah is a God of order, not chaos, don't you think that in amongst the rabble, there would be a beacon of truth? Do you think that beacon of truth is going to be obvious? Think about the power of the opposition. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4; 1 John 5:19) Yet, the only ones he can "blind" are "unbelievers".....what is an "unbeliever" in God's eyes? Think about it. Obviously not everyone who claims Jesus as their "Lord" will merit his approval. (Matthew 7:21-23)
Can those who subscribe to false Christianity also be included in that category?
Why do you think Jesus said that "few" are on the 'cramped and narrow road to life'. (Matthew 7:13-14) Why is it "cramped and narrow"? Who makes it hard to find the truth? Not God. Sometimes it's we who stand in our own way because of holding to beliefs that are not true. We can become emotionally attached to those beliefs, but in vain.
No one can come to God except through Christ (John 14:6)....but no one can come to Christ except by invitation of the Father. (John 6:44) Who does God "draw" to the truth that Jesus taught?
The truth is not confusing....falsehood is.
Keeping it simple is the key IMO.