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Recieved: 2003/02/04 13:51
Subject: SV: Re: [k-list] Apathy... And religion
From: Lbra782595
On 2003/02/04 13:51, Lbra782595 posted thus to the K-list:
In a message dated 2/3/03 11:56:06 PM Central Standard Time, jlb AT_NOSPAM scinternet.net writes:
>Exactly.. which is why one should never take the Bible out of context.
>I am a Bible believer (of sorts) but not a chapter and verse Bible
>thumper.. but more of a concept type person.
I know there are fundamentalists who will vehemently disagree with me, but I see the greater portion of the Bible as pure metaphor. Jesus told the disciples straight out that they were meant to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven and he had to speak in parables to everyone else. "He that hath an ear, let him hear" Which I take to mean,"If you are wise enough to decipher this metaphor, you are wise enough to see its value." This statement is made several times throughout the four gospels.
"Gospel". This is an interesting word. I studied language in college. The word "gospel" is a bastardized contraction of two other words. God/Spell. In other words, if you read the gospels, then God has you under his/her spell. :^) Apropos, non?
>
>When people tell me they believe in the Bible.. I tell them .. So do I,
>and I also believe in the dictionary.
Yes, and Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and my "Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook" :^)
>In fact.. I have a Bible Dictionary.. printed in 1894.. Its really cool.. and I
>believe in it too..
>
>In defense of the Bible, however, I think that God in his infinate wisdom,
>and ability would probably be pretty cabapable of preserving at least
>enough of the truth in it to condemn us all. lol
....If God were even remotely interested in condemning anyone...
The Bible has preserved some of the greatest truths ever known. But you can't gleen what it says by interpreting it literally. It took me awhile (and some instruction) to be able to see this. Now I read stories out the Bible and they mean something very different than what is printed on the page.
Jesus praises the wisdom of God once by saying that God has taken the truth and hidden it from those who take pride in their wisdom and revealed it unto children.
>>"'Tis said that the Devil can quote scripture to his own purposes."
>
>Becuase.. actually the truth is all there is. That is what does "exist"
>and all the lies, and rhetoric, and deception and confusion and
>"un-adulterated" bullshit, and biggotry even .. have to be at least
>structured around some shred of truth, in order to have a "purpose"
>however miguided or perverse.
Actually, the statement about the Devil is metaphor also. The Devil is the Christian analogy for the human ego. Our egos allow us to justify any action, no matter how "misguided or perverse", using any means possible to avoid responsiblity, even Holy Scripture.
>
>been trying to keep still on this subject... but i couldn't. :-)
>
Glad you piped up......:^)
Peace,
Jason B
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