Why the flesh loves the Bible: (let's make a list) (traditions, believe)

[Heart_Song]

Why the flesh loves the Bible: (let's make a list)

1. You can see it with your natural eyes.

2. You can hold it in your hands. (it feels good)

3. It helps people hold on to the traditions of men. (Familiar)

4.________________________________________________ __

5.________________________________________________ __

6. __________________________________________________

[jghorton]

How about a corresponding list of why the flesh hates the Bible.

1. It contains God's uncompromised, unchanging truth standard

2. The Holy Spirit affirms the word and convicts the heart when the flesh rebels

3. It gives people of all times and generations the same understanding of God's timeless ways, truths, purpose, plans and promises.

4. It allows anyone who can read to see what the inspired written Word of God really says, regardless of what 'worldly' people claim it says.

5. __________________________________________________ _____

6. __________________________________________________ _____

7. __________________________________________________ ______

etc.

[Freak80]

5. Its pages can be used to get a fire going. (helps save fossil fuels)

[zthatzmanz28]

6. They do not feel the need for critical thinking

[little elmer]

7. One of the covenants contained therein was based on performance (earning God's blessings), and the flesh loves to perform.

(Of course, the flip side was if you fail...)

[zthatzmanz28]

8. It ain't LOVE if it don't hurt

[Arach Angle]

Although I don't believe in "spirit". Mind, body, spirit is a good description for simplifying the complexity of humans when considering a holistic approach to improve ourselves. We are varying mixture of these three notions. I would even suggest that this mixture does not have static concentrations but rather is a dynamic concentration Mixture. but I digress.

Some people have in them a high concentration of "body". Their world view is driven solely but what they "see" with their senses. They can't be self aware past the image in the mirror.

I want to make it real clear. I always dehumanize myself first, so I put this descriptors on my group before I would ever put them on another group of people. "belief based" causes for "literal people" is a stupid suggestion. "literal people" are "Literal people". As the number of atheist grow there will be far more atheist that just "believe" because mommy and daddy told them.

so, mine:

#) mind, body, and spirit mixture off.

[thomasroane]

Jesus quoted the scriptures on several occasions. They were important to Him so they're important to me. What is most precious about the Word is that Jesus Christ is the Word. The scriptures don't come before Him but they all point back to Him. They are our spiritual mirror to help us confirm that we are walking in The Way. How else will you know if you are walking in faith? The heart of man is by nature evil and will always look to please itself.

[zthatzmanz28]

M<an wrote that Jesus quotes scripture. And when Jesus did, 90% of the time he dod so to REBUKE the religious leaders of His day and tried to teach them where they were WRONG for being so stringent n their "need" for scripture to maintain their status and justify their control over the community. .

[Freak80]

9. It's a great bullying tool.