Quote:But I still have one question. You guys say not to take it literally right? So what if God was not meant to be taken literally? Why do a lot of you pick and choose what is real and what isn't? For example: You will say the story of Moses is not meant to be taken literally. What if I told you Genesis was not to be taken laterally. God, Jesus, religion in general...what if I told you those are not meant to be taken literally. How do you guys know what is true and what isn't when it comes to your beliefs?
We are looking at scripture from a 21st century point of view.
http://biologos.org/resources/john-walto...n-context/
http://biologos.org/blog/understanding-genesis
http://biologos.org/blog/what-do-you-mean-by-literal/
Just browse Biologos, they have a lot of good stuff.
Quote:@Zeus- The ressurection of Jesus, whether literal or not, is an example in story form of how God could and does work in this world. Essentially, I don't know if it really happened, but with God it could have. I do believe that Jesus really did exist and really did ressurect from the dead, but I don't know for certain. No one can.
Im sorry. For one to be a Christian, they have to believe in the literal resurrection of Jesus.
Its ok to have doubt, just dont let that doubt become the answers.
You dont hate God, you hate the church game.
"God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed." Saint Augustine
Your mind works very simply: you are either trying to find out what are God's laws in order to follow them; or you are trying to outsmart Him. -Martin H. Fischer
You dont hate God, you hate the church game.
"God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed." Saint Augustine
Your mind works very simply: you are either trying to find out what are God's laws in order to follow them; or you are trying to outsmart Him. -Martin H. Fischer
