chavos

As demonstrated by the bible...so it's totally out of this world to proclaim that there is a truth in God that is coming in to the world, but that has not fully been seen?

I just think it's really irresponsible to claim that the "Divine Pen" model of the bible is the only way to read it. There can be truth about God in a book that God didn't write...and that's the way i see scripture. There is human error, but there is also divine truth. To say that this proves God wrong is just illogical. The fundamentalism assumptions required are profound-and i'm not about to try my hand at apologetics for that branch of theology. Call up Pat Robertson if you care, but to a mainline or liberal Christian, the assumptions you make simply are not present.

With out divine authorship, it would be expected that human error is in the Bible...to not find it would indicate that humans could acheive perfection on their own, hardly the message that the bible was written to send!

God is the absolute that i profess my faith in, and i join a tradition that i believe is a part of the continuing revelation of God to the world.

I really question your reading skills. I don't mean to be snide, but that's not what i said at all. Lets just say this as plain as i can: The Bible is not God.

I have come to know God, in part, through that text. But that is just one part of an evolving tradition. It is a part i hold in great esteem, but i will not make an idol of it, or claim that it is authoritative in explaining God.

Alright by me, but i was just letting you know that this is not an attack on athiesm, just an exploration of what it might mean. In a world of no absolutes, the responsibility of the individual can be boundless, and i admire those who use that opportunity to explore their notions of morality and to try to live them out as best they can, regardless of what creed or lack thereof they profess...