Michael Wrenn
New Member
First of all--and I have stated this elsewhere--I do not agree with Joshua on several issues, but I think it is terribly unChristlike to beat someone over the head with the Bible.
Actually, I'll shock Joshua and Russell but also Bob and John when I say I believe Adam and Eve were historical people. Now, that'll teach all of you to pidgeonhole me!
On the other hand, I don't think the first five books of the Bible were written by Moses. So, by these two examples you can see that I'm neither fundamentalist nor liberal in my interpretation of scripture.
Now, let me ask you fundamentalists-of-the-right this( oh, BTW, I do believe there are also fundies-of-the-left): If you believe all scripture is inspired, do you believe it is all EQUALLY inspired? If so, how do you account for the passage in Kings where it is said that God sent bears out of the woods to devour children for simply calling the prophet "baldy"? If you consider this inspired, my next question is, who inspired it? Not the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I contend; it is a misrepresentation and maligning of the character of God.
The Bible as a whole is the inspired word of God, and it is infallible and inerrant as to purpose. But isn't it just possible that a few things made it in there which come from man and not from God? Before you deny that possibility and call me a raving heretic worthy of damnation and the fires of hell, I shall point out that the apostle Paul specifically stated in one particular case that what he was saying was from him only and not from God.
The Bible should not be used as a club with which to assault other Christians. A Christian may be wrong on some things, but if that person has accepted Christ as his/her personal Savior, he/she is still a Christian. To paraphrase John Wesley: To be mistaken on some things and ignorant on many more is the condition of man. Or, as the Bible puts it, we all "see through a glass darkly." And it doesn't add, "Except for fundamentalists."
Actually, I'll shock Joshua and Russell but also Bob and John when I say I believe Adam and Eve were historical people. Now, that'll teach all of you to pidgeonhole me!
Now, let me ask you fundamentalists-of-the-right this( oh, BTW, I do believe there are also fundies-of-the-left): If you believe all scripture is inspired, do you believe it is all EQUALLY inspired? If so, how do you account for the passage in Kings where it is said that God sent bears out of the woods to devour children for simply calling the prophet "baldy"? If you consider this inspired, my next question is, who inspired it? Not the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I contend; it is a misrepresentation and maligning of the character of God.
The Bible as a whole is the inspired word of God, and it is infallible and inerrant as to purpose. But isn't it just possible that a few things made it in there which come from man and not from God? Before you deny that possibility and call me a raving heretic worthy of damnation and the fires of hell, I shall point out that the apostle Paul specifically stated in one particular case that what he was saying was from him only and not from God.
The Bible should not be used as a club with which to assault other Christians. A Christian may be wrong on some things, but if that person has accepted Christ as his/her personal Savior, he/she is still a Christian. To paraphrase John Wesley: To be mistaken on some things and ignorant on many more is the condition of man. Or, as the Bible puts it, we all "see through a glass darkly." And it doesn't add, "Except for fundamentalists."
