The Bible is a SPIRITUAL book and you have to read it spiritually to truly understand it. Add the Quran, Rig Vedas, Nag Hammadi codices to your library collection to! They are all of equal status and none is better then the other. Did you know that the Gospel of Thomas predates the canonical gospels, before Mark? Some consider the Gospel of Thomas to be the actual "Q" source that Mark, Matthew, and Luke drew their sources from.

The Christianity that is taught today is the result of the Pauline letters...not Jesus. Remember that during the first century or 2 of Christianity, there were different views and sects. Why do you think the monks in Egypt saved the manuscripts we now call the Nag Hammadi Library? When the organized Catholic Church came to power, they considered such writings as heresy.

Yes there are contradictions in the Bible. The fundementalists believe that it is without error...but since there are, there whole VIEW of their faith shatters. Thank god because I am so much happier and understand so much more after I left the Church. I don't need to give $20 to the Church for a new vacation Bible school swimming pool. Give it to the poor!!

When Jesus meant by ressurection, it was spiritual...not physical. Remember...you must be BORN AGAIN. You ressurect in this life...then die. You need to get away from the "physical" meanings and embrace the spirit...as true worshippers worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
Great Spirit Reviewed by Great Spirit on . My mom is trying to convert me to Christianity! She came over last night, and we dicussed what it meant to be a Christian, and how she thought I was wrong for denying Christianity. I told her that I would gladly join the flock if she, or anyone else could convince me it was the right thing to do. I'm fairly open minded, and Christianity along with a number of other spiritual schools of thought have been on my mind for ages. I have several Bibles, along with many other books on other types of spiritual beliefs. Kabbala, paganism, Rating: 5