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<blockquote data-quote="My Higher Self" data-source="post: 667377" data-attributes="member: 3998"><p>Okay, lets break this down.....</p><p></p><p>Romans 13, 1. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. </p><p></p><p>Either you believe this to be the word of God or you don't. If this passage doesn't apply to you or the way you live your christian life then what passage does. I think the point Angel is trying to make is that you can use the bible as an excuse to say "Gay people are wrong and bad" and then turn around and ignore this passage because it doesn't suit your fancy. Its an all or nothing proposition...and if its not, then you are simply "picking and choosing" the passages you find help you in your case. If any single passage does not hold true, then that speaks for all the passages and the bible becomes nothing but a historical document....</p><p></p><p>And according to dictionary.com there doesn't seem to be a lot of lee way on the term literal</p><p></p><p>lit·er·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ltr-l)</p><p>adj. </p><p>-Being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words. </p><p>-Word for word; verbatim: a literal translation. </p><p>-Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic: a literal description; a literal mind. </p><p>-Consisting of, using, or expressed by letters: literal notation. </p><p>-Conforming or limited to the simplest, nonfigurative, or most obvious meaning of a word or words.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="My Higher Self, post: 667377, member: 3998"] Okay, lets break this down..... Romans 13, 1. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. Either you believe this to be the word of God or you don't. If this passage doesn't apply to you or the way you live your christian life then what passage does. I think the point Angel is trying to make is that you can use the bible as an excuse to say "Gay people are wrong and bad" and then turn around and ignore this passage because it doesn't suit your fancy. Its an all or nothing proposition...and if its not, then you are simply "picking and choosing" the passages you find help you in your case. If any single passage does not hold true, then that speaks for all the passages and the bible becomes nothing but a historical document.... And according to dictionary.com there doesn't seem to be a lot of lee way on the term literal lit·er·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ltr-l) adj. -Being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words. -Word for word; verbatim: a literal translation. -Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic: a literal description; a literal mind. -Consisting of, using, or expressed by letters: literal notation. -Conforming or limited to the simplest, nonfigurative, or most obvious meaning of a word or words. [/QUOTE]
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