June 27, 2007

• The Bible is Literally Literal

   I just wanted to say further, that Literalism in my definition is basically taking the Bible for what it says at face value, nothing more nothing less. Yes, I believe in a literal “Six Day Creation”; Yes, I believe that the Genesis account is Factual and Historical and is not a storybook, and that the entire Bible was written by Holy Men as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit, and that the New and Old Testaments are good for teaching, doctrine, reproof and correction. I know that Psalms are actually Songs, and that they are poetic in nature however, there are literal truths that can be taken from the poetic scriptures and applied to our daily lives. I also understand that Jesus himself spoke in parables, and sometimes used metaphors when he taught, but this does not mean that there isn’t a literal truth somewhere inside the text. Here is an example that I like to use. Jesus said that if your eye offends you to pluck it out, or if your hand offends you to cut it off. Many people believe that this was not meant to be taken literally, however even though I have never done it, I agree with Jesus that it would be better to enter heaven blind or maimed than to spend an eternity in a literal Hell.   

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