Bible believers, can you answer this with bible phrases to back you up......?

I will likewise ask of you a question: If you answer mine, I'll answer yours.

Luke 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Luke 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Luke 16: 23 Speaks of hell being in torments: Is this literal or metaphor?

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Edit: It has been far less than 24 hours, but you responded. I profoundly disagree with your response, but I respect the fact that I believe you are simply being honest; therefore, I will do my feeble best to sincerely answer you.

First off, on your question if Deuteronomy 14:26 is literal or metaphor: It is part of the first five books of Moses, or Torah: http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm It was written as history, so it is literal, BUT, the OT laws were written TO the OT JEWS, and were never intended for us today. Jesus gave us a New Testament in his blood: see Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25.

Our profound disagreement begins that I accept the Word of God as being infallible. Verses to back this up are 2 Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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.

The way I see things is that if there is something in scripture that I don't understand, it is either my lack of knowledge of the Hebrew language or that Christ has chosen not to allow us understanding at this time. For example, Genesis 6:4 is one of the most controversial in scripture; I don't think you'll find a priest or hebrew scholar willing to say for SURE just what is meant by the word "Nephilim" in the original Hebrew.

This much being said, GENERALLY speaking, the Old Testament is divided into types of books by scholars, NOT me or someone else: History, Law, Poetry, Wisdom and Prophecy.

Obviously, Poetry, Wisdom and Prophecy sometimes speak in visionary terms, and no one takes poetry literally. Conversely, History and Law are most definitely literal. This link is a couple pages that explains it far better than my poor vocabulary: http://www.paulcoulter.net/BigPicture/Genres.pdf

Hope this helps.

Good question! For something like Leviticus, keep in mind that at the end (27:34) it says (pp) "these commandments are meant for Israellites." Now in Psalms, Proverbs, and the Gospel, most of what your're probably questioning are just analogies. Also English has a huge vocabulary, and it grows along with society. Back then the language wasn't so proficient, they had to use different words that don't make so much sense to us today. If John were to have seen a Corvette in heaven, how would he describe it? He won't call it what we would today! For example in Job (oldest book), most believe he saw dinosaurs and described them as behemoths with tails like cedars(Job 40:15-24)! If you give me a specific verse hopefully I can be more help

The Bible explains that Jesus (the WORD) created all matters and that during him was once lifestyles and light-weight - within the first few verses of St John's Gospel. In Colossians a million:15-17 we learn 'Christ is the obvious picture of the invisible God. He existed earlier than something was once created and is perfect in particular production...he made the matters we will see and the matters that we can not see.. . and he holds all production in combination.'' New Living Translation The Scriptures are certainly announcing that Jesus is the Lord (or Master) over all and the whole lot. He would no longer be killed. We want additionally to be mindful that for a time, devil has managed authority towards God/Christ

I always assumed the context made that abundantly clear. But then, I passed all my reading comprehension tests with flying colors.

Edit: A prostitute is not a desire of the heart--or soul, as the literal translation goes. It is a desire of the flesh. The idea is that if you're serving the Lord with all your soul, your soul will desire only what is pleasing to Him. IF you are serving the Lord, the passage is literal. If you are not, the passage does not apply to you until you get your act straight.

Most verses are self explanatory: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Gen 1:1

Poetry is also to be taken literally, as poetry: "He (God) will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." Ps 91:4

Cheers.

According to the bible, Jesus spoke *everything* in parables.

Matthew 13:34 ...and without a parable spoke he not unto them.

I don't know about the rest of the bible but consider everything Jesus said a parable. That is, metaphorically speaking.

i take all of the verses of the bible like true like where it says that the brother of moses Aaron in the exodus appeared a snake out of a stick of wood or in the books of the kings where elijah and elisha appeared things and disappeared them and brought people from death and healed them or the book of job where the DEVIL himself speaks to job or the last one where daniel saw six visions all of them with heavenly messages that will be all jesus did all of this things even leaving and multiplying things like elijah and elisha in conclusion i take all of the verses of the bible like real true things bye

Everything is literal unless there you are directly being told it is a metaphor by way of simile.

That's the problem with a 2000 year old book. It has no practical applications.

the parts that are offensive, absurd, or simply disproven are metaphors. the parts with no evidence, but not yet disproven are true.