Am I blinded?

[versastyle]

Has the world blinded me? I mean, I've given my life to Christ, I asked for forgiveness. I try to be a good person for Him. I ask for guidance.

So.....why is He allowing me to argue against literalism, if I am not supposed to be doing that?


Shouldn't prayer and study lead us to proper interpretation?

 

[1denomination]

Shouldn't prayer and study lead us to proper interpretation?

WEll I know I'm Praying about this and feel I'm Right so I guess all I can do is refer you to Vance's post earlier (as bad as I hate to hehe ) I truly Feel he is right

"Oh, no, one of us has that wrong [discussing the proper interpretation], that is for sure, and the Spirit would not lead us in different directions. And, I agree with you that God does not necessarily provide specific guidance regarding scientific issues. My point was that the Spirit can give guidance regarding the proper interpretation of Scripture, and will never lead one astray in this regard. And, the study of Genesis is, obviously, a Scriptural issue.

Now, let's think about this carefully. If God is allowing Twincrier to feel at peace with her literal interpretation of Scripture, and me to feel at peace with my non-literal interpretation of Scripture, what does that mean? I think that there can only be one conclusion:

The viewpoints that we hold in common about this subject are correct, and the viewpoints upon which we differ are of so little consequence to God that our having different viewpoints does not rise to the level of needing the Spirit's guidance.

So, what viewpoints do we have in common? The theological truths that arise from Genesis.

And what viewpoints do we differ on? Whether, in addition to the theological truths, the events described are literal history or not literal history, or some mix of the two.

Therefore, this tells me that God simply does not care what we believe about the literalness or historicity of Genesis 1 and 2, as long as we get the theological messages He intends for us from those passages.

God Bless

 

[Vance]

Of course, I would like to say it is because your interpretation is right (which I believe is true), but it is more likely to be what I said above in the quote. As long as we get the theological messages God is presenting, I just don't think He cares how we get there.