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Old 01-31-2014, 11:40 AM   #13
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Default Re: Outer darkness: A thousand years? or for eternity?

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Mr. Dust Bunnies does not particularly impress me with superior reasoning. More like an ability to quote a lot of verses and then make the conclusion that he wants to make without any real evidence that it is correct. I'm busy here trying to help people get out of a group I call a cult who have been hoodwinked by men who approach scripture in just such a loose way. I don't need to be taking on yet another "I've got the decoder ring" approach to emphasizing some verses over others, or some phrases over others to arrive at the conclusion that is desired.
I think this describes this kind of linking verses to paint a desired picture:

Parallelomania
"In historical analysis, biblical criticism and comparative mythology parallelomania refers to a phenomenon where authors perceive apparent similarities and construct parallels and analogies without historical basis."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelomania
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