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Old 09-18-2012, 05:36 PM
 
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How much of the Bible do you understand to be taken literally?

All?

Some? If "some", then how do you choose which is literal and which is allegorical/metaphorical/and so forth?

None?
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Old 09-18-2012, 05:45 PM
 
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Bible: How much to take literally?
Not much.
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Old 09-18-2012, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Gaston, North Carolina
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How much of the Bible do you understand to be taken literally?

All?

Some? If "some", then how do you choose which is literal and which is allegorical/metaphorical/and so forth?

None?
All but only by our limited understanding as God is far beyond even the most wise to understand.
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Old 09-18-2012, 05:55 PM
 
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All but only by our limited understanding as God is far beyond even the most wise to understand.
Oh, that sounds like the catch-all retort for things people don't want to attribute to God or simply can't understand: "God works in mysterious ways".
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Old 09-18-2012, 06:06 PM
 
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I believe 95% of it is literal. And I believe this because God has constantly revealed to me this through testimonies of Heaven and Hell. Most of everything about it humanity thinks is fairy tales is actually 100% real and 100% happened. That's what's so scary.
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Old 09-18-2012, 06:18 PM
 
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I believe 95% of it is literal. And I believe this because God has constantly revealed to me this through testimonies of Heaven and Hell. Most of everything about it humanity thinks is fairy tales is actually 100% real and 100% happened. That's what's so scary.
Huh?
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Old 09-18-2012, 06:42 PM
 
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I believe 95% of it is literal. And I believe this because God has constantly revealed to me this through testimonies of Heaven and Hell. Most of everything about it humanity thinks is fairy tales is actually 100% real and 100% happened. That's what's so scary.
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Huh?
We have to tread carefully around such revelations, cowdog. Mental illness is not trivial and should not be trifled with. You never know when you are confronting it.
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Old 09-18-2012, 06:54 PM
 
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Oh, that sounds like the catch-all retort for things people don't want to attribute to God or simply can't understand: "God works in mysterious ways".
Does anyone in this world know absolutely everything? No.
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Old 09-18-2012, 07:09 PM
 
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Does anyone in this world know absolutely everything? No.
Sure, God does. I would think he would make it known which parts of his Word are supposed to be taken literally and which parts are not? What's with the mystery?
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Old 09-18-2012, 07:17 PM
 
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Huh?
I said it's scary because most of humanity doesn't believe the events of the Bible happened. Thus, most of humanity is doomed.
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