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To those who believe Bible is not literal...
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RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal...
That was very generous of you to go through and break the whole thing down, and I thank you for that. You didn't have to do it but you did it, anyway. Big Grin

Now, as for your questions:

Q: 'why didn't the creators of the Bible just write the main points instead of stories?'
A: As I stated before, the Bible is intended to be thought about and understood, not simply known and looked at. If you aren't thinking critically about your belief in God, then that belief is based on nothing, and is therefore not as strong as someone putting time and effort into understanding and thinking about God. This is why the authors of the Bible did not just write 'this is how God wants it to be', and instead chose to write stories reflecting the way in which God wants it to be. It allows the reader to think critically about what they are reading, and form their own opinions on whether they agree with the Bible or not.

Now, we are back where we started because that is where our answer lies. You don't understand why God does not simply speak to us in a universally understandable way, and I am telling you that He does. He speaks to us in many ways and, one of those ways is the Bible. It is not the only way he speaks to us, but it is a very significant one. It is in our native language.
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To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - August 29, 2010 at 2:02 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 10:02 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 7:36 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 1, 2010 at 11:57 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 10:40 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 10:56 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 11:11 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 11:29 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 11:48 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 12:08 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - August 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 3:21 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 1, 2010 at 4:11 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 4:40 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 1, 2010 at 5:50 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 6:12 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 1, 2010 at 6:42 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 7:56 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 1, 2010 at 9:18 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 1, 2010 at 9:24 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 2, 2010 at 8:42 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by chatpilot - September 2, 2010 at 10:15 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 2, 2010 at 2:29 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 2, 2010 at 6:52 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by theVOID - September 2, 2010 at 7:03 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 2, 2010 at 7:22 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - September 2, 2010 at 7:33 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 2, 2010 at 7:42 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - September 2, 2010 at 7:50 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - September 2, 2010 at 8:14 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - September 2, 2010 at 8:22 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by chatpilot - September 2, 2010 at 10:23 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 3, 2010 at 5:47 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 3, 2010 at 12:51 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 3, 2010 at 1:29 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 3, 2010 at 3:56 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by fr0d0 - September 3, 2010 at 4:56 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Godschild - September 9, 2010 at 10:34 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by padraic - September 9, 2010 at 11:01 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Entropist - September 9, 2010 at 11:07 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Minimalist - September 10, 2010 at 12:11 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Godschild - September 10, 2010 at 2:57 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Entropist - September 10, 2010 at 6:35 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Godschild - September 11, 2010 at 2:17 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by DoodleBag - September 11, 2010 at 8:15 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Entropist - September 11, 2010 at 8:40 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Xyster - September 11, 2010 at 7:29 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by Watson - September 11, 2010 at 8:39 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by solja247 - September 11, 2010 at 9:01 am
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm
RE: To those who believe Bible is not literal... - by annatar - September 14, 2010 at 12:06 pm

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