Hi Gino...I don't think God puts ANYTHING in the bible for which he purposefully hides the meaning and doesn't expect us to search for the correct answer.

Proverbs 25:2..."It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."

All the answers are there, but we have to search out the answers ourselves.  If there are apparently many answers that SEEM to fit, then we have to eliminate each one...one at a time....until we come to the answer that fits the whole picture.  This often happens by discussion by many.  But today's Christianity has so many "fixed" opinions on doctrine that too many are unwilling to even listen to another one's thoughts and ideas.

A! ll too often I have started a meaningful discussion with another Christian on logical ideas that don't fit their own.  For a while, they "see the light".  But, shortly thereafter I have had them come to me and say, "I discussed this with my Pastor, and he said your ideas are totally wrong"....and they go on with a long second-hand discussion on agreement with what their Pastor says.  Then my ideas are totally dismissed, and not because they disagreed with me, but because they chose to not offend their Pastor.  And so truth is lost that way.

Lines of communication must be kept open between ALL Christians.  We are supposed to love each other, and that means listening...and hearing what each other has to say.  We are all a part of the same "body", but, for the most part, we don't act it.  We easily dismiss one another because we don't agree with their doctrine.&nbs! p; But have we "searched out the matter"???  Probably not.  And if someone thinks they know the answer and tries to post it, is it withheld because the webmaster doesn't agree with it?  I know the answer to that one.


Arlene