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1 | How literal is the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 135736 | ||
Thank you, Hank. You always hit the nail on the head! When I use the term interpretation, I use it in the 1 Peter 1:20 sense. This question of "literalism" always bothers me. People treat you like you're ignorant for taking the scripture at face value. I wonder how far our legal system would get if we didn't use proper hermeneutics in the interpretation of secular documents? | ||||||
2 | How literal is the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 135742 | ||
Well, Doc, I believe the Roe v. Wade decision tells us something about how far afield a court can go when it does not use proper hermeneutics in the interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Ditto for the "separation of church and state" fiasco, wherein the courts are cramming down the people's throats rulings based on a flawed interpretation of the term "separation of church and state." What makes it even more absurd is that the term "separation of church and state" is not to be found in the Constitution. ...... The majority of the American people believe abortion is wrong. The majority of the nation's lawmakers in Congress believe it is wrong, or at least they say they do. Roe v. Wade carried by a 5-4 decision of the U. S. Supreme Court. Some 40 million unborn babies in this country have been brutally murdered as the direct result of the decision handed down to 300 million people by 5 people. Forty million babies have been murdered, not by the will of the majority of the people, not by the will of the majority of the legislators, but by the will of five people, the majority of the nine-member Supreme Court of the United States. We are in big trouble. This is not the way this republic was designed to be governed. The framers of the Constitution never intended (or dreamed) that this nation would be ruled by an oligarchy of nine activist judges wearing black robes, legislating from the bench -- not interpreting the law but making the law. --Hank | ||||||
3 | How literal is the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 136231 | ||
Hi, Hank... I haven't had much time to respond to posts now that I have my studies on top of all my other stuff to do! However, I noticed something recently. I was reading about Saint Jerome. Apparently, soon after he saw Rome sacked by barbarians, he wrote, "Quid salvum est si Roma perit?" Which means "Where is safety if Rome perishes?" Then he wandered off to become a hermit. I have to admit to being so conservative I have a tough time making left hand turns! But as I thought about Jerome, I wondered if he hadn't placed too much confidence in worldly kingdoms. As much as I love the United States of America, I must recognize that it will ultimately disappear. There is no gaurantee in scripture that nations will last forever. Fortunately, our confidence is in One Who cannot fail, not in nations or ideologies. That said, I hope everyone on the forum does their Christian duty and gets out and votes Tuesday! |
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