(December 20, 2019 at 5:32 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: You probably shouldn't confuse the parts of magic book that you believe in, and the interpretations of those parts that you believe in, with what is and isn't "taught in scripture". There's really nothing that you could say about those items that others believe in that some other can't or doesn't also and equally say of your own items.)
From the outside looking in, you all have to be given broad leeway, since there is no such thing as a christian monolith, either in practice, or exegesis.
You don't contend with the sorts of things that you don't believe in...because you don't believe in them. Not because they're not there. I would find it much more surprising if a person did include, in their beliefs, things they have trouble believing. I've yet to meet a christian that doesn't draw the line somewhere. This immediately begs a question..if job is problematic for you. Why not ditch it? You ditched hell, after all.
I have questions about many things that I have left with “I don’t know”. Throwing the baby out with the bath water is always an option (everything or nothing) but belief doesn’t quite work that way.
The theory of evolution isn’t monolithic as far as I know. New discoveries have been made which tweak the theory from time to time. Can you apply the same standard to your own beliefs? BTW I threw out the idea of hell because I can’t find its scriptural basis not based on “proof”, whatever that is. We had this discussion earlier I think. Their is no proof of evolution but many people believe it because “science says so”, even though scientists can’t even agree 100% on the age of the earth or anything else.
