Bible Question:
All right, yeah maybe that was a bit broad of a question. Well lets take matthew 21:18 for example. Jesus talks about the power of faith. I looked down at chapter 21:21, where jesus says "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I did to this tree and even more. Then he talks about moving a mountain if you have faith. People have said, that doesn't really mean a mountain physically, he's talking about problems in your life, obstacles that you wish to conquer, I mean things like that. So if a person gave their life to christ, and know not too much about that kind of concept, then a person might interpret that as, wow, if i have faith the size of a mustard seed, then I can go to mount everist and tell it to move to the ocean. You know, i mean some poeple may say it's common sense, but then that's where taking the bible literally comes in to play. So could you try to explain that in some way? Thanks. |
Bible Answer: NightJay0044, Good evening brother.The message conveyed by the bible as a whole is and should be taken literaly, I agree with CDBJ though,within that message are many figures of speach,symbolisms,orientalims,metephore and the such.Much of Jesus teaching was done via the parable. One instance that comes to me is where Jesus tells us of faith and moving mountains.Now I've never heard of anyone moving mountains,but I can testify to this-It took faith to move mountains to get me into the kingdom. 2Timothy 3:16 tells us that all scripture is God breathed and that it's profitable,be it literal or metaphoric,Gods Word carries life application to everything we are and do in this life and that to come. In Christ, lionheart |
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