Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site reed.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!reed!purtell From: purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: sense of humor Message-ID: <1805@reed.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 20:32:05 EDT Article-I.D.: reed.1805 Posted: Sat Aug 17 20:32:05 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 08:08:17 EDT References: <3661@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon Lines: 36 Summary: In article <3661@decwrl.UUCP> clark@grdian.DEC (Dave Clark, 283-6322) writes: [Christopher Henrich] >> ... I incline to the view that these two >>incompatible passages are put there precisely to show us that >>we cannot take Scripture to be literally true down to the last >>irrelevant detail. Of course, this theory requires one to >>suppose that Somebody Up There has a sense of humor ... >> [Dave] >Interesting theory. Now, exactly *how much* should I take literally? I >can't be sure? Oh yes, we shouldn't rely on Scripture, we should rely on >faith. Everyone, simply BELIEVE. You believe what you want, I believe what >I want ... a mighty Kingdom of God on Earth, united for His Purpose .... > >I'm sooooo confuuuuuuuuuuuuuuused. I don't know exactly which passages Chris was refering to, but there are many incompatible passages. I tend to think that the Bible is a good outline for behaviour (love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself) but I think that some people go too far and make the Bible the main (or worse) the only guide for their life. Christ himself reprimanded the Jews for looking in the scripture to try and find life. Our life is in God. If we follow the two above commands, (which I believe sums up everything that we are commanded to do by God) and then spend a lot of time with God getting to know him, I think that he will lead each of us, showing us what he wants us to do, what is best for us to do, and giving us not only what we need but what we want. cheers - elizabeth g. purtell (Lady Godiva)