Here's a snippet of a part I really enjoyed:
Once I told someone that I did not think the events described in the book of Jonah had actually occurred. The story has great spiritual value, which is why it was included in the Bible, but I felt there was no real history behind it.
An alarmed Christian person said, “Yes, but once you say that Jonah didn’t really happen, what’s to stop you from saying any or all of the Bible didn't happen?”
I’ve heard this same argument with regard to scripture a thousand times over the years. Here is the appropriate response:
“Well, let’s see. I believe that Jonah was not swallowed by a great fish and vomited up on the beach. But I believe Abraham was a real person. Further, I believe that David was a real king of a real Israel. And I believe that Jesus was also a real person, one who worked miracles and died on the cross for our sins. See now, that wasn’t so hard, was it?”
Read it all here.
1 comment:
a question that should arise should be
"WHY do you chose to disbelieve certian parts of the bible?"
and you'll find that the answer lies in our certianity that we are smart and that we can choose and discern what is true or false based on our reasons and evidence.
but the question is...
"how smart are we and where does our reasoning come from?"
i propose a question to your question muha
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