GeorgiaBob
Senior Member
1gt8bldr, stick around. I am somewhat new around here, but have read a lot of good, thoughtful, insights in this forum. Your beliefs have fewer "differences" than you might imagine and are not that far from others here, and those differences might help others see the real Light a little better, even if they do not see it through your eyes.
I have noted a few here who write as if they believe that the King James Bible is the Infallible Word of God, perfect and accurate in every detail. The very literal interpretation of the Bible is not uncommon. Honestly, can anyone prove that it is a "wrong" understanding? If these believers gain a closer relationship with God in that belief, that is a very good thing. Their take on God's Word sometimes causes me to pause and consider, and that is a good thing, too.
I have studied history, biblical and otherwise, and have come to an understanding of the Bible as a very human work, developed over thousands of years by hundreds of writers, redactors, editors, assemblers, copyists, and printers - all inspired by the one True God. In my understanding, the God inspired people who gave us God's Word used poetry, drama, metaphor, and legend, along with real stories, to give us many paths to a better relationship with God. "My" Bible is Truth that is greater than mere history or chronology. My belief is that the Bible is not a "history book" but instead a guide book, a means for each of us to find our own way to Christ and redemption.
Others on this forum have beliefs that do not fit either description, but they, too, appear to have found their path to God, a path that had been long prepared for them by a loving Creator who knew them well and completely. Still others seem to have become lost and argue angrily against God (see the "atheist, agnostic" board). Hopefully someone, someday, somehow, will open the right door for their journey to Christ. (Maybe you?)
I celebrate your insights, your questions, and your faith. Stick around, please.
I have noted a few here who write as if they believe that the King James Bible is the Infallible Word of God, perfect and accurate in every detail. The very literal interpretation of the Bible is not uncommon. Honestly, can anyone prove that it is a "wrong" understanding? If these believers gain a closer relationship with God in that belief, that is a very good thing. Their take on God's Word sometimes causes me to pause and consider, and that is a good thing, too.
I have studied history, biblical and otherwise, and have come to an understanding of the Bible as a very human work, developed over thousands of years by hundreds of writers, redactors, editors, assemblers, copyists, and printers - all inspired by the one True God. In my understanding, the God inspired people who gave us God's Word used poetry, drama, metaphor, and legend, along with real stories, to give us many paths to a better relationship with God. "My" Bible is Truth that is greater than mere history or chronology. My belief is that the Bible is not a "history book" but instead a guide book, a means for each of us to find our own way to Christ and redemption.
Others on this forum have beliefs that do not fit either description, but they, too, appear to have found their path to God, a path that had been long prepared for them by a loving Creator who knew them well and completely. Still others seem to have become lost and argue angrily against God (see the "atheist, agnostic" board). Hopefully someone, someday, somehow, will open the right door for their journey to Christ. (Maybe you?)
I celebrate your insights, your questions, and your faith. Stick around, please.