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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **9/13/16 2:52 pm**

Is the Hyper-bole kinda like Hyper-wof or Hyper-grace?

Or, is Hyper-bole more like Super-bole or Rose-bole?

Friendly Face Posts: 395 **9/13/16 3:31 pm**

Acts-celerater Posts: 651 **9/13/16 4:53 pm**

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My intent of this thread

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1050 **9/14/16 7:37 am**

was not to discredit or place doubt on the miracles that Jesus or anyone else did and I'm sure not trying to cast doubt on God's Word. I know the scriptures I cited were events and not sayings, but why believe one over another?

I personally will not tell someone who is facing a dire circumstance and they tell me, "Jesus said, "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible", and He also said, "All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." That He didn't really mean it, He said just those things to give us false faith or to make a point.

Really??? Romans 3:3-4 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

As I said in the original post, "In all seriousness, would those of you who believe Jesus used hyperbole's, please give us all the scriptures that are meant to be taken as such and why?" There are a lot of scriptures being given as examples as hyperboles, but I'm not seeing the why they are believed to be hyperbole.

I am just wanting to understand why it is so hard to believe, with God all things are possible?

OTCP

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **9/14/16 8:02 am**

Re: OTCP

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **9/14/16 8:25 am**

Re: OTCP

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **9/14/16 8:53 am**

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **9/14/16 9:28 am**

At Greek word "speaks" means "is now speaking." Folks, don't let faulty exegesis trip you up.

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **9/14/16 9:45 am**

Bonnie,
So OTCP is now speaking in greek terms? Do I need a greek dictionary to get the true meaning of his comments?

Re: OTCP

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **9/14/16 10:27 am**

Re: OTCP

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **9/14/16 10:59 am**

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **9/14/16 11:32 am**

No, all statements definitely cannot be rightly classified as hyperbole.

Yes, anything I may say is definitely open to scrutiny. Cool

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1865 **9/14/16 11:50 am**

I don't know about all this hyperbole stuff, but I just ate a ton of bacon on my sandwich!!! Razz

This whole thread

Acts-celerater Posts: 935 **9/14/16 2:35 pm**

is a truly SAD commentary on the state of the ministry in America today and especially so in light of the fact that this forum is a "representation" of Pentecostal (CoG) theology supposedly. Truly sad.

You all or as they say in the CoG, Y'All, might want to reconsider your comments in light of a basic tenet of the CoG and AG -

2 Tim 3:16 NIV All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Tim 3:16 KJV All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

2 Peter 1:20 KJV Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Shame on y'all, shame. Sad indeed.

Really, what is sad...

Golf Cart Mafia Associate Posts: 2109 **9/14/16 6:19 pm**

is some folk just can't accept literary criticism as a valid instrument for interpreting Scripture. Scripture is divinely inspired, but it is literature.

Found within the Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are literary devices that can shed a better light on some passages and themes.

Within the Scriptures we find:

Classifying certain passages by any of the above, or other categories not mention, does no disservice to the Scriptures, but actually enhance our understanding.

Therefore, it is possible to not only take passages literally, but also figuratively. It is within the scope of imagination to use exaggerated speech, hyperbole, for emphasis.

An example:
"You have heard it said, 'You shall not commit adultery'; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." [Matthew 5:27-28. Point here - sin is a heart issue (see Matthew 15:18-20).

"If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell. If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell" (Matthew 5:29-30.)

Point here, in light of previous verses, if sin is simply a matter of body parts acting badly, just remove them from your body and let them suffer the consequences of their sin rather than the rest of the body suffer.

Is the point Jesus is making addressing sin from the heart or sin in the members. Ultimately, who/what suffers for sin - the body? Certainly not. The soul, absolutely.
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Re: Really, what is sad...

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **9/14/16 7:44 pm**

Re: My intent of this thread

Friendly Face Posts: 395 **9/15/16 4:31 pm**

Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **9/15/16 8:39 pm**