(April 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm)Drich Wrote: One has to reinterpret the story given in order to call it an allegory...What does this imply about the Apocolypse? Do you really expect a woman riding a seven headed dragon to rise up out of the sea? Are real stars from all across the galaxy going to shrink and rain down from the sky? Why should Genesis be any different?
(April 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm)Drich Wrote: here are few prerequisites for a Jesus Christ centered faith..the few prerequisites they are non negotiable.With respect to Calvin and Luther, I do not believe Roman Catholics or Coptics feel their faith to be any less historic. One non-negotiable is that God is one. The traditional trinitarian formula of three persons is in no way historic. Is creationism a prerequisite? I get the sense that you think it is.
(April 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm)Drich Wrote: Or do you contend that God will be holding all of us to the standard you have found for yourself?Not at all. I didn't mean to suggest anything of the sort. What I meant was why stop short if you have the ability to explore the depth of the riches. As for myself, the significance buried in the Word are greater than my ability to understand.
