(October 15, 2017 at 9:57 am)notimportant1234 Wrote:(October 15, 2017 at 9:47 am)chimp3 Wrote: I am an atheist. No gods exist. Everything in the bible was written by humans. I never ask "What did god mean by this story?" I always ask "What purpose did this story serve the writers?' I also wonder why this ancient drivel is so real to modern humans.
Hmm, whitout the biblical context , that is wise to stay by the side of the teacher ,although you don t really need him , things will go a lot faster with him around.
Faster and easier, kind of like the advantage you enjoy by subscribing to Christ dying for your sins. So much more convenient. I'd say for the lazy-inclined, getting to be a sheep in the care of a shepherd or an infant at his God's teat is a real godsend.