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1 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | Hank | 81726 | ||
EdB, offhand I can think of no foolishness so crass as coming to the Holy Bible with the base motive not to learn, but to seek from it confirmation of what one has come of his own volition to believe as being spiritual truth. It is nearly always possible to find a verse or two of Scripture tucked away in one or more of the 66 books of Holy Writ that seem good prey to pounce on, that may be tailored, after just a wee bit of twisting and misinterpretation, to fit any number of preconceived ideas. We who are old soldiers on this forum are perfectly aware of this proclivity among certain users, past and present, having seen it demonstrated many times and in a variety of ways. We've been "taught" on this forum that words don't mean what they mean in the real world [e.g. that "all" and "elect" are synonymous], that plain narrative is allegory, that symbolism is literal, that the Trinity is a meaningless term and non-existent simply because the word itself does not appear in Scripture, etc. Here is a line from a song the Shakers used to sing: 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free. And indeed what a gift, what a gift indeed, it would be to be able to approach God's word with a simple, unassuming heart, free from the evil ties of preconceived ideas that bind our hearts and blind our perception. "Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law." [Psalm 119:18]. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | EdB | 81748 | ||
Hank How true! And right you are we have seen it over and over again on the forum, the extent people will go to prove their doctrine. If they can't bewilder you with their mumbo jumbo, they will wear you out with their words and if all else fails begin to redefine words, terms and doctrine to fit their argument. Think of the education we are getting! For 56 years I thought I understood the meanings of words which I have now learned meant something totally different. I’m in the process of going over some legal documents to see if I can apply these new meanings and possibly only pay what I choose. I wonder if the IRS will let me amend my tax form, on the line it says to include “all” income I want apply these new definitions and include only those I choose. What a wonderful world we live in, if we don’t like it we change a definition and make it even better. Isn’t this what the homosexual community did redefining the word “gay” or the abortion advocates redefining the word “choice” or the anti-religious community did redefining the word “fundamental “ or the liberal redefining the word “tolerance”. EdB |
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