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chavos · 07-22-2003, 08:44 PM

* Do you consider old-testament stories, like Genesis and Eden to be 100% percent truth?
Nope. They don't really claim to be either. Gasp! The genre is clearly myth and folklore in much of the bible-the readers and hearers of the age would have known this. How we've forgotten is mysterious to me.

* Do you consider that god or some divine power inspired or actually wrote the bible?
Inspired, yes. Wrote, no. People find things out about God through relation with God, and so i would say it's inspired, yet falliable.

* Do you really believe in a heavenly reward for submitting to god in this life?
Not sure. I take my cue from the judgement scene in the Gospel of Matt. Those recieving heavenly reward are utterly surprised to be there, and that they are the chosen. If it is so, i will rejoice. If there is not, i will have found my reward in a life lived in relation with God.

* Can you really rationalise how you can use a computer today, but still fully believe in an ancient and mystic tale?
Ancient science has come a long way. Ancient religion has come a long way. They both have further to go. I want a faster computer, and i look forward to a deeper faith.

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chavos Banned Location: St. Paul, MN	Re: Do You Take Your Faith At Face Value? * Do you consider old-testament stories, like Genesis and Eden to be 100% percent truth? Nope. They don't really claim to be either. Gasp! The genre is clearly myth and folklore in much of the bible-the readers and hearers of the age would have known this. How we've forgotten is mysterious to me. * Do you consider that god or some divine power inspired or actually wrote the bible? Inspired, yes. Wrote, no. People find things out about God through relation with God, and so i would say it's inspired, yet falliable. * Do you really believe in a heavenly reward for submitting to god in this life? Not sure. I take my cue from the judgement scene in the Gospel of Matt. Those recieving heavenly reward are utterly surprised to be there, and that they are the chosen. If it is so, i will rejoice. If there is not, i will have found my reward in a life lived in relation with God. * Can you really rationalise how you can use a computer today, but still fully believe in an ancient and mystic tale? Ancient science has come a long way. Ancient religion has come a long way. They both have further to go. I want a faster computer, and i look forward to a deeper faith.