5th Commandment

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> MATT

> Jesus was making known to their hearts what they knew in their minds.

> 

> PHIPPS

> Uhhhh. . .  Where to start.  As a former anatomy teacher, I feel

> fairly comfortable stating that the heart is a muscular organ whose

> primary function is the pumping of blood.  So far as I am aware,

> no thought processes have been found to be located in the heart.

> 

> It is a common literary device to say for instance "follow your 

> heart", or some such thing.  The bible even speaks of emotional

> states as residing in the kidneys.   

> 

> It's cute but diversionary.  Everything you know, you know with your

> "mind" (I would actually prefer the more specific "brain"), so for you

> to imply that they knew something, but didn't know it with

> their hearts, has no meaning.  It is impossible for me to believe 

> that you do not know that you are simply making up any excuse you

> can think of to deny this difficulty.

> 

> Think about it,

> jp


MATT

OK thought about it a whole minute and will rephrase once more :)

Jesus was making known to their minds experientially what they knew
theoretically

Anyone else wish to split some hairs :)

Matt

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