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Originally Posted by parable
p.s. my dad was an ordained Episcopal priest with a masters in divinity and doctorate in ministry  |
Well, Thats great, I'm sure you have been brought up in the finest traditions of the church and I do respect that. On the other hand, I have read the bible cover to cover, twice, so I do have a fundamental understanding of this Book. From my feeble perpspective, I've constructed a rough picture of laws and rituals, which never sustained the people, until their hearts were opened to a new understanding, where the individual has been set free, to do the right thing and sin no more, because thats what his or her heart told them to do, not because of a set of laws or precepts, but because thats the right thing to do. Sorry for the lack of definable sentences, or syntax errors, I just roll with it..........