Metaphor

Why does the Bible call Israel "a land of milk and honey?" [Exodus 3:8, Numbers 14:8].

Do you think that the "writing of the law on our hearts" is not really a metaphor? [Jeremiah 31:31-34].

Why does scripture say to “put on the whole armor of God” since we sho uld always bewearing His armor? [Ephesians 6:10-17, Colossians 3:9-10, Ephesians 4:22-24, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Romans 13:14, James 4:7, 1 John 4:4].

What is the role of "the bride of Christ" in eternity? [Genesis 2:24].

Can you clarify the illustration of "The Olive Tree?" [Ephesians 2:15].

Is "heaven and earth" an idiom for the temple (and the temple system)? Rec: Steve Gregg's book, "Why Not Full Preterism?" [Matthew 24:35].

What does Ecclesiastes 12:4 mean? [Ecclesiastes 12:4].

Why is it the "apple" of my eye, rather than some other fruit?

Isn't the main point of the parable of "Lazarus & the Rich Man" simply telling us to be generous? [John 5:43-44, Luke 16:19-31].

Can I get your insight into the the athlete, farmer, and soldier metaphors used in 2 Timothy? [2 Timothy 2:3-7].

In the verses that follow The Lord's Prayer, there is a reference to the "single eye." Can you clarify? [Matthew 6:22-29].

Could you clarify what you mean by God buying the world from the Devil in your Empire of the Risen Son book? Did God have to pay the Devil? [Romans 3:26].

Isn't the scripture "do not cast your pearls before swine" telling missionaries to not go to unreached areas that might kill them? [Matthew 7:6].

How does grief apply in Psalm 31? What is David saying? [Isaiah 53:4-6, Psalm 31:9-10, Matthew 8:17, John 9:41].

Do you think that the "pillar of salt" in the story of Lot's wife, is a metaphor for being bitter, or salty? [Genesis 19:26].

Can a person be born again, again? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Romans 11:23, 1 John 5:12, Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Mark 10:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19-20].

Is Ezekiel 37 talking about Israel? Could you clear it all up? [Ezekiel 37:24, Revelation 20:3, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 11:16, John 10:16, Hebrews 13:20].

At the time of Lazarus' resurrection, what did they understand about the resurrection? Did people sleep until then? [John 11:24].

How do we know when to interpret the Bible literally versus metaphorically? Like the Genesis creation story and when devils and demons are identified? [Hebrews 12:22-24, Isaiah 28:16, 1 Corinthians 10:4].

Could you clarify to whom you were referring, Jesus or John, when you said they were speaking in metaphors in the Book of John?

Can you help me understand the transition in Isaiah between the King of Babylon with masculine pronouns and later switches to feminine pronouns? Any relationship to transgenderism? [Isaiah 14, Isaiah 47, Proverbs 1, Jeremiah 47, Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 23, Ephesians 4:13, Ephesians 2:15]

What does it mean to say the "eye as a lamp of the body?" [Matthew 6:23].

Could you talk about the symbolism in the language ("Bride of Christ," "Body of Christ"), etc.? [1 Peter 2:5, Matthew 7:11].

Are we children of God, or servants of God? [Galatians 4:1, Galatians 4:7, 1 John 3:2, Romans 8:14-17, Galatians 3:28, Matthew 25:34, 1 Peter 1:3, Luke 17:7-10].

Could you comment on Jesus saying that we "should take up our cross" and yet He had not yet died on the cross? [Matthew 16:24, Luke 14:27].

Is this promise only true in our glorified bodies, because we do get tired? [Isaiah 40:31, Luke 18:1].

How paralleled are the events of the Galilean Wedding, the church as bride, and relative to end times? [2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 11, Matthew 25].

Was it a ritual to do the "foot washing" in scriputure, or could it have been cultural? [John 13:4-15, 1 John 1:9].

Is there physical healing in the atonement? Is it faith that heals us? Rec:Topical lecture; "Word of Faith"series-"Is Healing in the Atonement?" and "Healing on Demand." [Isaiah 53:4-6, Isaiah 1:6, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Matthew 8:17].

Why do so many doubt the reference to "sleep" in the Old Testament?

Could you clarify "anthropomorphic" language and if it applies to the delayed judgment in 2 Chronicles? [2 Chronicles 12:5-7, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Genesis 3:9, Genesis 18:21].

In addition to referencing gentiles, can you give other meanings of the word "dog" when used symbolically in scripture? [Philippians 3:2, Revelation 22:15, Deuteronomy 23:18, Matthew 15:22-28, Matthew 7:6]

Regarding having a soft heart, how does one avoid having a hard heart?

What happens after death? Do we go to sleep, or do we go to heaven? [I Corinthians 15:51, I Corinthians 15:18, I Thessalonians 13-18].

Are there other points that support the idea that when scripture indicates that we are "dead in sin" is not about physical death, but spiritual-as in Prodigal Son? [Luke 15:24, Mark 2:17].

What is Jesus saying in the passage about the eye being good or bad? [Matthew 6:22-32, Proverbs 23:6, Proverbs 28:22, Mark 7:22, Matthew 20:15, Proverbs 22:9, Matthew 6:24].

Do we go to heaven when we die, or do we just sleep? [2 Corinthians 5:8, I Corinthians 15:51, I Thessalonians 4:14, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Philippians 1:23, John 11:11-14, Mark 5:39].

Caller thinks that the church and the The Kingdom of God are not the same thing. [Exodus 19:6, Matthew 3:2].

Who is "Sin"? Is it sin, or is it a person in Genesis 4? [Genesis 4:7, Romans 5:17-21 , Revelation 6:8, Revelation 20:14].

Do you think that The Eucharist is really the sharing of His word, even in such a discussion we are having right now? [John 6, John 2, John 3,
John 11, John 6:63, John 6:40, John 6:54, Deuteronomy 16:3, I Corinthians 11:27].

Was Jesus "born again" (possibly in Hades)? [Romans 8:29, Revelation 1:5, I Corinthians 15:23].

Why did Jesus use the words like “I am the door" as opposed to anything else, like, 'I am the window', 'I am the roof'? [John 10:9]

Is there any significance between the two different ways the church is defined as "the bride" and "the body" of Christ? [Ephesians 5].

What is your favorite analogy or metaphor for the Trinity (egg, H2O, or triangle)?

What does it mean when someone says, "I have seen the light"?

Could you help me sort out the full meaning of "spiritual death"? [Ephesians 2:1, Colossians 2:13-14, Hebrews 11:12-14, Romans 4:19, Genesis 2:17].

I don't agree with R.C. Sproul's characterization of how one is saved, and that man is completely dead until the savor saves him, and has nothing to do with it? [Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 20:31].

Why did Jesus speak to His crowds in parables, so they would not really understand? [Mark 4:34].

Can you find any flaw in Christians seeing metaphors of Christ in any of the Old Testament and then sharing that with unbelievers? [John 5:46, Isaiah 53].

I'm studying the book of Acts, & there keeps being reference to the Right Hand. Is there significance to the "right hand"?