Just a quick question. Do liberal Christians call any part of the bible a lie? I have throughout my adult years as a Christian with liberal views, ie. I kind of looked at some things in the bible as being possibly symbolic in nature and not all of it is literal. I would be willing to accept that the Gospels might not have been authored by the people whom they're named after.
According to some online test, I fit best with Anglican Communion's ideals, but Episcopal churches don't seem to have much motivation for me to go.
And, part of the reason for going to church is so that I can meet people and make friends. So, there's that. And, living in the South and close to one of the major cities, you'll find conservative mega-churches as great places to meet other young adults.
But, I have gotten into trouble with my views in a conservative mega-church with a young adults group. And, I have made an older friend at a smaller Baptist church whom I complained to about my treatment by the big megachurch. He has been trying to help me to come to understand the bible, and has made me rethink my liberal views.
The same applies to a friend whom I met at the megachurch with a sizeable young adults population who has been challenging me on my views on gay marriage. And, from this one group at a different church, a conservative has remarked how he grew up in the Presbyterian church and hates it and thinks that most liberals "are going over a cliff".
And, from all the churches that I have been frequenting (since they are all conservative) they usually tell me that liberals call parts of the bible a lie with their historical critical method instead of using the historical grammatical method that the conservative churches employ.
I could go into further arguments about that, and, honestly, I hardly understand exactly how the two schools of thoughts work in interpreting the bible except for the kinds of conclusions that they come up with.
I just know that I have been hearing what conservatives have told me, and I have started to become exhausted of how conservatives criticize liberals.
For instance, if God didn't literally make the world in six days like Genesis says, does that make it a lie?
I just want to hear from liberals about what you guys think in regards to your interpretations of the bible. If any of the bible was a lie, then we're practicing the wrong religion, right?