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[Ohio]

Originally Posted by zeek

A racist reads a racist interpretation into a Bible verse. It's called "confirmation bias". Your blindness to the fact that you are doing that is kind of amazing. The verse literally makes a statement about Ismael, nothing more. You read the rest in. But then, you're just parroting what Witness Lee taught, so, it's not like there's any independent thought involved.

Not at all. I don't "read the rest in," rather I just read the Bible.

Have you not read that the prophecy was to Ishmael's seed? Genesis 16.10: "I will greatly multiply your seed, so that it can't even be numbered in multitude." (see Genesis 21.18) History and the Bible (Genesis 25.13) tell us Ishmael had 12 sons, who became the heads of 12 tribes. How interesting!

You give too much credit to Lee, and I think you are still too obsessed with him. Why not try reading the Bible for yourself?

Typical liberal -- can't respond with intelligence, so just screams "racist."

[zeek]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Not at all. I don't "read the rest in," rather I just read the Bible.

Have you not read that the prophecy was to Ishmael's seed? Genesis 16.10: "I will greatly multiply your seed, so that it can't even be numbered in multitude." (see Genesis 21.18) History and the Bible (Genesis 25.13) tell us Ishmael had 12 sons, who became the heads of 12 tribes. How interesting!

You give too much credit to Lee, and I think you are still too obsessed with him. Why not try reading the Bible for yourself?

Typical liberal -- can't respond with intelligence, so just screams "racist."

I am reading it. Genesis 16:12 is about Ishmael. It doesn't say anything about his children or his seed. Quote:

“he shall be a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell over against all his brethren” (Genesis 16:12).

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by zeek

I am reading it. Genesis 16:12 is about Ishmael. It doesn't say anything about his children or his seed. Quote:

“he shall be a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell over against all his brethren” (Genesis 16:12).

I don't think it's too hard for you to read the other verses I posted. And the context too.

Even if you burned your Bible, it's still available on line.

[zeek]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I don't think it's too hard for you to read the other verses I posted. And the context too.

Even if you burned your Bible, it's still available on line.

Apparently it's impossible for you to read what the verse literally says without injecting the racist interpretation you were taught. Sad.