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"Since God speaks in Sacred Scripture through men in human fashion, the interpreter of Sacred Scripture, in order to see clearly what God wanted to communicate to us, should carefully investigate what meaning the sacred writers really intended, and what God wanted to manifest by means of their words."
Give a bit of context regarding your beliefs and how/why you adopted them
Do you believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, and to what extent?
What is your position regarding the description of Creation in Genesis?
What is your position regarding evolution?
What importance do you give to Biblical prophecies?
What's your position regarding Revelation?
Do you find it hard to reconcile your beliefs with the current discoveries?
What is your scientific education?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
They were created to destroy Protestantism but couldn't do it from the outside and so they infiltrated it . That is the simple fact of the matter .
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
To me the bible is the word of God and I have my personal reasons for believing that .
originally posted by: borntowatch
You want to know a lot of information
originally posted by: borntowatch
You also state you dont believe in creation, and label those who do fundys.
originally posted by: borntowatch
Can you prove beyond reasonable doubt that evolution is a fact. Lets start at the Big Bang, I want a reasonable theory on how and why it happened, then evidence.
I would consider those who advocate evolution as hard fact, scientific fundys
You consider yourself Christian but not religious, me as well, the difference is my life exists for God. How do you explain being a Christian but not religious, to me, no offence but you sound a little luke warm?-
I dont know to many Protestants who take the bible as a literal word, it has allegory's, hyperbole, and parables. Serious students of Gods word will study and understand what is literal. Have you?
I think your statement that fundys take the bible as its literal word is hyperbole.
Creation? yes. If evidence proves otherwise I will reconsider
Evolution? to many scientists dont accept evolution, if I dont its my choice, if you do then thats great. Adam and Eve are literal, take them from the bible and the whole bible becomes invalid.
Prophecies are revelations of the future, they unfold. Seemingly never the way we think they will.
My beliefs walk right along next to scientific discoveries, the proven ones, not the unproven ones (If you accept the big bang and evolution then fine, I dont, I want more evidence,I am sorry thats my belief)
What is your religious education?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
First we have to lay aside the public education despite their help by not educating kids how to think but by what to think .
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
originally posted by: rickymouse
There is a lot of good information in the bible, it cannot be tossed aside. There is a lot of good information in a lot of ancient writings that a person should evaluate. The bible has been translated. Our comprehension has changed, we cannot really understand the totality of the writings. The mind of the observer changes how he perceives things continually based on mood and belief.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: SpaceGoatFarts a reply to: SpaceGoatFarts Watch the 3rd vid ..I do have other things I have looked at that would account for my belief and I didn't go to a church to tell me what the word of God says . I literally read the bible but I don't take all of it literally
As far as I know, nothing in the Bible tells me to interpret it literally, nor that it is the literal word of God. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: Words
As far as you know, does anything in the Bible tell you to interpret it metaphorically?