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Well, God is eternal and He related to us when Jesus died on the cross and He doesn't exist in time at all.Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
You could start by reading it and taking note of the bits that do speak to you in your situation. Don't worry about the bits that don't seem to - at least to begin with.Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
The gospel is timeless.If followed,it will change ones life completely,and believe it or not,for the better.It boils down to the two commandments of Christ.Love God with all your heart and all your strength and all your mind,and love your neighbor as yourself.Do these and enter heaven,which is the goal of Christianity.Enter heaven and avoid hell.Give it some consideration.It won't cost you anything you can't afford to lose,and you will be rid of things you can't afford to keep.It's a whole new world,and frankly quite an adventure.Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
are you saying you don't believe it is revelant? Have you readed the Bible?Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
"critically examine everything and hold on to the good."
You need to remember that the bible was written by people trying to pass on their encounters and experiences of God (individually or collectively). It's all useful for learning about God, but that doesn't mean that any given part is accurate or complete. It's a rich library of different types of literature that collectively builds up a picture of God.This is one of the only posts that actually makes sense to me.
However, how can I put my faith in a religion but only believe some of it? That's hard to do. As a feminist and as an intelligent person, I find it hard to swallow some of the things in the bible. Yet, I want to believe. It's very frustrating.
And that's the point when you need people you can discuss those things with. Not people who will say "you have to believe it, or else", nor people who will try and prove it's true, nor people who will try to tell you the answer, but people with whom you can have a frank discussion and who are as open to the possibility that you might teach them something as the other way around.As a feminist and as an intelligent person, I find it hard to swallow some of the things in the bible.
Don't put your faith in a religion.However, how can I put my faith in a religion but only believe some of it? That's hard to do. As a feminist and as an intelligent person, I find it hard to swallow some of the things in the bible. Yet, I want to believe. It's very frustrating.
Why would you respect any other kind of author? Suppose that the Bible showed up only 22 years ago, now how would you feel about the limitation of the mercy of that author? Why then did He cheat all of those other previous generations of the knowledge which they badly needed for salvation? A very, very old revelation is just the kind we do want!!Well...? How can I relate to and live by a book written centuries ago?
I'm interested in any answers you can give me, because this is something I really struggle with.
This is one of the only posts that actually makes sense to me.
However, how can I put my faith in a religion but only believe some of it? That's hard to do. As a feminist and as an intelligent person, I find it hard to swallow some of the things in the bible. Yet, I want to believe. It's very frustrating.
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