Subject: Genesis Creation, a practical example? |
Bible Note: Sir Pent, one of the several things that I see wrong with taking an unvarnished, literal (and out-of-context) view of Jesus' discourse about self-mutilation is this: it can be reduced to absurdity. For example, we can deduce from the sense of the passage that any bodily part that causes us to sin should be cast away. What does this say to the glutton, for example? Should he not have his digestive system removed? What about the adulterer? This is a fine example, it seems to me, of how an adherence to literism drives us away from, and causes us to miss entirely, the real point that Scripture is making. When too much focus is riveted on the ears, the trunk, and the tusks, the elephant is not seen for what it really is. --Hank |