This one's been in my head for a few days, but some similar questions are up, so here goes...
You have a friend, who, for whatever reason--from a different culture, odd upbringing, whatever--knows absolutely zip about Christianity. Never heard of Jesus or the Ten Commandments or anything. So you give him a Bible, and he goes off to read it.
He comes back, having finished the Bible. He tells you that because of it, he has become a Christian. And he wants to talk about some things in the Bible.
His interpretations are very different from yours--very different from any you would normally accept. In fact, just about the only part he sees the same way is the salvation message. Perhaps he sees the Old Testament as parables and not actual events; perhaps he sees Paul's letters as superfluous next to the message of Jesus.
Since he is a Christian, presumably he has been guided by the Holy Spirit in his interpretations.
What would you do? Go with it, correct him, discuss it...?
2007-01-17
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