tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post2088863601507638858..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Texts in ContextSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-62647637880200338432013-04-11T01:05:24.072-07:002013-04-11T01:05:24.072-07:00Right. However, the cited passage *does* bear up a...Right. However, the cited passage *does* bear up a point I made un2 my birth parents and a family friend of theirs:<br />The Bible *does* have some protections in it of womens' rights--within the framework of the culture, region, and time period. Most Middle Eastern cultures, however much they might have adored goddesses, were not so great with regard to women. However, when you look at the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183558237800658758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-52488681094356175982013-04-11T01:01:07.425-07:002013-04-11T01:01:07.425-07:00True--however, the Bible passage quoted is an exam...True--however, the Bible passage quoted is an example of what I was telling my birth parents and a family friend of theirs: That in the Bible, there are (within the framework of their time period and the Middle Eastern cultures as a whole--goddesses and women were two different things to many Pagan cultures--goddesses were worshpped while women were controlled (in many cultures): That there *wereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183558237800658758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-10682541438695858732011-10-29T14:53:33.241-07:002011-10-29T14:53:33.241-07:00to JCF: What does your God say about sin then? Is ...to JCF: What does your God say about sin then? Is there sin? Do we even need a way out...?<br /><br />... I thought my first lines were solid bible doctrine... but I understand you disagree. <br /><br />This is a sincere question: 'Could you tell me what you do believe then? And also tell me why you believe it?' Thank you.LGMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902418111182358582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-40847231170011814172011-10-27T22:34:34.160-07:002011-10-27T22:34:34.160-07:00God is clear, without Faith in Him (the Son he sen...<i>God is clear, without Faith in Him (the Son he sent) , you will die in your sin, and you will suffer for eternity, or Hell. Those that reject him in this World, cannot hope to have him in the next.</i><br /><br />YOU are clear, LGM, that this is what you believe. The above message is not REMOTELY of the God whom I have faith in, via Scripture, Tradition and Reason.<br /><br /><i>Christians JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-3749803405433408922011-10-27T20:38:28.763-07:002011-10-27T20:38:28.763-07:00What I said on the previous thread . . . in spades...What I said on the previous thread . . . in spades.MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-30737450313629646792011-10-27T19:39:53.146-07:002011-10-27T19:39:53.146-07:00How much better off the world would be if people v...How much better off the world would be if people viewed the word of God (bible) through the lens of the Word of God (Christ).<br /><br />John 1:1 makes it quite clear that the "Word" is our Savior, Jesus Christ. A literal interpetation of scripture is only possible if you read it detached from the true Word that the written word is intended to direct us to.<br /><br />I am thankful thatDavid and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545394141617985139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-42277356472953233952011-10-27T15:02:13.866-07:002011-10-27T15:02:13.866-07:00dr. primrose ... exactly.
And let's not confu...dr. primrose ... exactly.<br /><br />And let's not confuse this "text in context" conversation with the bona fide study of scripture. What I'm saying here ... in a nutshell ... is you don't need to have a seminary education to equip yourself to neutralize those who want to use the Bible as a weapson of mass discrimination. (I made that one up. You can use it if you want. :)<SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-54899441946943397542011-10-27T12:04:55.922-07:002011-10-27T12:04:55.922-07:00Bishop Spong once said that we need to search scri...Bishop Spong once said that we need to search scripture for "minority voices" that promote peace, justice and love, meaning that the majority of scripture might very well be a crock. I never thought this was a heretical view among Episcopalians. Others, yes, but not us.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-7983014840563541032011-10-27T10:54:20.022-07:002011-10-27T10:54:20.022-07:00Christians deserve Respect for their bible faith.
...Christians deserve Respect for their bible faith.<br /><br />It's good to grasp the whole story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation which is a simple message of Faith in Him. If you have faith in someone, you believe what they say, right? So a good question might be...'Do you believe what He says?'<br /><br />God is clear, without Faith in Him (the Son he sent) , you will die in LGMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902418111182358582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-33301240245621531692011-10-27T10:51:04.658-07:002011-10-27T10:51:04.658-07:00Rick, at one level I understand what you're sa...Rick, at one level I understand what you're saying. At a fundamental level, I'm not fond of throwing Bible verses at 20 paces. But when Bible verses are used as political soundbites, I think it's fair game to respond. (I realize that's not terribly different from "Mommy, he hit me first" but there we are.)<br /><br />The good thing that may come out of this is for peopledr.primrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045500427671158694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-41241512448212032432011-10-27T09:58:09.812-07:002011-10-27T09:58:09.812-07:00And I couldn't disagree with you more.
When ...And I couldn't disagree with you more. <br /><br />When I was ordained I swore a solemn vow that I did believe the Holy Scriptures to contain all things necessary to salvation ... not that all things contained in Holy Scripture is necessary to salvation.<br /><br />Reading the Bible faithfully and critically allows us to hear the Word of God alive and present in these scriptures we inherit SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-48918035724541203412011-10-27T08:27:52.459-07:002011-10-27T08:27:52.459-07:00When someone prefaces an assertion with, “The bibl...When someone prefaces an assertion with, “The bible says…,” it seems to me that, if I disagree, I must, as a Christian, take the approach that, “No, you have misunderstood.” It’s an entirely different matter to respond, “Well, yes, of course the bible says that, but it also contains a large number of equally stupid and cruel provisions, which I’m happy to list for you.” <br /><br />The former rick allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612435616018593956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-14165392707320047552011-10-27T04:51:23.783-07:002011-10-27T04:51:23.783-07:00Scripture for the Anglican is a fundamental source...<i>Scripture for the Anglican is a fundamental source of authority for the church; but apart from reason it is dangerous.</i><br /><br />Great statement! I remember in college when a Maranatha Christian chased after me to "talk" and kept quoting the "clobber passage" from 1 Corithians 6 at me. The "conversation" came to an end when I laughed out loud at her line, &SCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162762233972733978noreply@blogger.com