No sir, not a failure to understand, more like a rejection of my explanation ... here it is again for the record and your consumption, hopefully:
My thoughts on exegesis of biblical text are reserved for those who are at least believers, and I learned years ago not hold a bible study in a discussion Forum; especially in a Thread such as this.
We do have study groups:
https://destee.com/forums/#study-group-forums.198
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Clyde C Coger Jr, 9 minutes ago
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Saying...come to our study group....does not answer the question I posed. It simply implies that you wish to have a more sympathetic venue....
Did you know that IQ goes down in groups?
No sir, I have no answer to reject, because you did not answer the question. It is a simple one, and it should have a simple answer, if the scriptures are to be believed, right?