ken@gitpyr.UUCP (Ken Hall) (10/29/85)
Comment: The Bible, if written by God, who is spirit, is spiritual. Anyone who tries to understand it literally or materialistically will wind up hating it because it makes no sense. The entire Old Testament and New Testament, including all references to creation speak of spiritual reality. The Bible itself describes itself thus. In fact, it also points out that the only person that can understand it is a person who has the spirit of God living within them. Now, this is not something I have made up, it is written very plainly. So, doesn't it make sense that a book written by a spiritual being should be interpreted and understood spiritually? It's no wonder that there are so many "interpretations" of the Book! And so many contradictions (seemingly)! Ken Hall
friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) (11/07/85)
In article <945@gitpyr.UUCP> ken@gitpyr.UUCP (Ken Hall) writes: >Comment: The Bible, if written by God, who is spirit, is spiritual. >Anyone who tries to understand it literally or materialistically will >wind up hating it because it makes no sense. > Yes indeed. This is why I believe it is an error to use the Bible to support some particular "scientific" theory, since to do so is to read it *materialistically* rather than *spiritually*. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa