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1 | Revelation in the Gospels? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 9675 | ||
Thanks for the reply - no criticism taken. And thanks for providing the link to the web site where you got the quote - it looks interesting and informative. Let me be clear on what I was suggesting (or not suggesting, perhaps.) I am NOT suggesting at all that Genesis 1:1 is not true - I believe that with all my heart. But does it necessarily follow that the blow-by-blow description of the creation story is a completely factual recounting of what happened? I don't believe so. All I'm saying is that we don't know. Creation exists in all its' glory - bite it, taste it, it's real. If you believe (and I do) that God is the responsible Fact behind creation, do you also have to believe that on the third day of creation, God created plants? I really don't think so. There are a couple of quotes by Dr. Gregory Boyd from Letters from a Skeptic that are appropriate, I think: "I see no reason why God would have to limit Himself to the genre of literal istory in revealing Himself to us. There is no reason why certain sections of Scripture could not contain some symbolic elements. If using teh literary genres of myth or allegory would better express the point God is trying to make, then what would prevent Him from using them? Nothing." "The idea that the Bible must be 100 percent literal if it is 100 percent inspired is a very recent, and quite misguided notion." These sum up what I was trying to express very well. In Him, Jim D. |
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2 | What are our options? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9699 | ||
(Sorry, Let me try this again :) "But does it necessarily follow that the blow-by-blow description of the creation story is a completely factual recounting of what happened? I don't believe so. All I'm saying is that we don't know" Hi Jim, If Genesis is not a COMPLETELY FACTUAL recounting of creation, then you DO know at least what it is not. It is not a completely factual recounting of creation. If it is not factual, then what are our non-factual options, myth, allegory, fable? |
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3 | What are our options? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 9704 | ||
I suppose you could add legend to that list. And I'm not for a minute suggesting that God's creation of the world is anything other than fact. It is just that - fact. All I'm trying to say is that it (the creation recounting in Genesis) COULD be a summary of verbal recountings passed down over generations until the point where there was a written language to record them in. And I don't see that it effects the veracity of the Bible at all. In a like vein, there are discussions amongst scholars on whether Jesus actually delivered the Sermon on the Mount as a sermon at all. Rather, some believe that it is a compilation of many things he said on multiple occassions, combined and summarized by the narrator for the convenience and education of his readers. Does that mean it's not factual? Not at all, I think. Look at it this way. If you jump into your car in California, and drive to New York City by yourself, there are 3 things that are self-evident: 1. You were in California. 2. You are in New York City. 3. You drove. If 100 years from now, someone were to publish the "definitive" route that you took, would they be correct in every detail? Most likely not - you were alone, so no one really knows what route you took. Does that change any of the facts listed above, as long as they have you starting in California and driving to New York City? Nope. I hope this helps clarify what I was trying to say. Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
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4 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9707 | ||
Hello, Jim D: Yes, it does. Some unimportant historical details in the Bible are false, but the important stuff is true. The false stuff is unimportant, so don't sweat it. How do you know the important historical events are true? |
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5 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9719 | ||
2 Timothy 3:16 | ||||||
6 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9721 | ||
Thanks, Hank I would like to know Jim D's response to my question. |
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7 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9723 | ||
And I, Lionstrong, would like to know where you got the idea that certain parts of the Bible are false. If you believe it is the word of God, then it is true in its entirety. If you do not believe it is the word of God, then what are you doing on a Study Bible Forum? --Hank | ||||||
8 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | kalos | 9725 | ||
Hank, I have spent most of my adult life telling people that "truth" is not established by a majority vote, contrary to liberal humanist propoganda. But, if I believe what I read on this forum, then apparently I was in error. To get at the truth, you post survey questions. If you do not get the answer you wanted, just keep re-posting the question until someone agrees with you. Or if your circuitous logic fails to persuade anyone to agree, then the next best thing apparently is to so confuse your readers with nonsensical babbling, that they give up and agree to anything just to change the subject. | ||||||