So many times, I hear of Christian or Catholics stating something "truthful" of the bible, as in that certain part is read literally as in they are right. Take these quotes from the bible for an example:
-"For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you" Matthew 17:20
-"Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied." Don't you know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father." John 14:8.
There are more, and as you notice, those things are positive and nice. But whenever I quote something negatively or with a negative connotation, they say things like "That part is not literal" or "You aren't reading it right." Like these for example:
-"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Money." Matthew 6:24
-"If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell." Matthew 18:8-9
And there are more than that, but I don't want to look for them all night. But it's true. Those who praise the bible say that certain things are literal and certain things are not, but if you notice, most if not all of the "literal" verses of the bible are with positive connotation and they'll say things like "yes. What it says is clearly literal" or "of course it's literal. What else could it mean?" Yet if you ask a christian about something like Matthew 18:8-9, they will quickly say that "O, it's a metaphor." Or "That's not literal." Are the positive things the only truthful things or something? It's like they are trying to keep the bible as perfect as they can. What do you all think about this?
-"For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you" Matthew 17:20
-"Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied." Don't you know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father." John 14:8.
There are more, and as you notice, those things are positive and nice. But whenever I quote something negatively or with a negative connotation, they say things like "That part is not literal" or "You aren't reading it right." Like these for example:
-"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Money." Matthew 6:24
-"If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell." Matthew 18:8-9
And there are more than that, but I don't want to look for them all night. But it's true. Those who praise the bible say that certain things are literal and certain things are not, but if you notice, most if not all of the "literal" verses of the bible are with positive connotation and they'll say things like "yes. What it says is clearly literal" or "of course it's literal. What else could it mean?" Yet if you ask a christian about something like Matthew 18:8-9, they will quickly say that "O, it's a metaphor." Or "That's not literal." Are the positive things the only truthful things or something? It's like they are trying to keep the bible as perfect as they can. What do you all think about this?
