much of the old testement is filled with vile images, and outlandish thoughts, from severe penalties for relatively minor offenses, to acceptance of slavery, subjegation of women, even Jesus says something to the effect of - hate your father, mother, love me.... i know i am mis-quoting but is something like that. people pick out the scripture they promote, like the abomination that the bible says gays are. who gets to say what is true, and what is allegorical?
2007-12-14 16:06:42 · 21 answers · asked by sammy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
its funny, i am not even gay, but i feel i treat them with more respect than christians. the bible was used to legitamize slavery 300 years ago..
2007-12-14 16:20:51 · update #1
The only one who gets to say would be you.
Don't dismiss the Old Testament it is very well connected to the New Testament.
Some of the old Testaments like the books of, Daniel, Zechariah, Jeremiah, Joel, Ezekiel and Malachi are full of Bible Prophecy.
It is the only Book that can tell you the present, past and the future.
The Book of Revelation( New Testament) tells us of the future that is about to explode, by the Prophets of God.
As far as I know Jesus never said anything about hate to your Father.
2007-12-14 16:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by NJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's simply a matter of what current "trends" in religion find acceptable, and what they do not. If something is pointed out within their worship that doesn't quite fit with the rest, they often make claims against it; "it's not our fault," or "That's old, we've changed..", etc., in order to keep up public images. They stay on top of society that way. We all do that, in a way.
Regardless, when you think about it, atheists almost decide. When someone points out a point of Christianity that doesn't make sense, they're usually atheist; it's having such things pointed out that cause Christians to alter their "beliefs," or at least what they present their beliefs to be.
Basically, whatever people object to or ridicule, and whoever does the objecting, decides what is and what is not acceptable.
2007-12-15 00:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
I've often wondered how fundamentalists are able to justify their bible-only belief when the Bible is such a confusing book that means different things to different people. How many thousands of denominations do we have because they all decided that their personal interpretation was too different from whatever church they were part of, and so broke off from it?
Basically, I think it tends to be a common-sense thing. If something is obviously evil or disgusting, then its taken as figurative.
2007-12-15 00:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by d_and_n5000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pat Robertson. Yours is a question that has always humored me to think about. People can find a couple of places in the bible that speak against homosexuality. So, gays are bad. A large part of Christ's ministry was against oppression, corruption and money changers.....helping the needy not taking advantage of them. Yet we live in a "Christian" society that is based on money changing, taking advantage of the underprivileged, corruption and oppression. I don't hear a lot of yelling about that from the right.
2007-12-15 00:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me.
(Any questions?)
Look, anyone can figure out the difference between poetry and prose, and the prose you can take at its word. All you have to do is make sure you get the words right, which can be tricky, considering some of the languages of the original texts are unknown (and not Hebrew).
2007-12-15 03:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite simply nothing in the bible has any of what was originally in it. it has been sculpted, and molded, and manipulated by politics since the first gospels started showing up.even then, the early church CHOSE copies. if all were the words of god, wouldn't they ALL have to be accepted? i refuse to believe it more than a book of children's fairy tales, or a book of myths. the stories have fine morals, but in terms of divinity, none. and im christian.
besides, soem of the stories arent even original. the story of noahs flood is actually an adaptation of a much older mesopotamian myth.
2007-12-15 00:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by prxlykos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scholars.
Educated scholars have read the documents in the original languages, studied the manuscripts, analyzed the literary genres, and pieced together the communities who produced the documents. They have a very sound understanding of which parts are literal (almost none), which are allegory, which are symbolic, etc.
2007-12-15 00:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gee, it sure would be nice if there were a true prophet alive and in contact with the resurrected Savior to help discern all of these unclear passages.
2007-12-15 00:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jenny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something given by the Spirit of God. Those who call themselves Christians and make being Gay a special sin are not talking from the Spirit. Gays can be saved by God, just as a straight person can.
I know that will make some Christians angry, but it's not my fault they don't listen to God.
2007-12-15 00:11:55 · answer #9 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I decide. It must be in the 3rd edition of the American standard revised modern day King James English verion, or I don't believe it.
2007-12-15 00:12:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋