My father was a good man (he died of cancer in 2001). He had a part in 'creating' me. But the fact that he was good and created me doesn't mean he accepted everything I did. Sometimes he had to discipline me for my own good. And he had to let me choose whether or not I wanted to love him and have him be part of my life (once I came of age). He could not force me to be anything other then what I chose to be.

God likewise doesn't accept everything we do. And He also gives us free will to be able to choose whether or not to love and obey Him. If we commit sin against Him, we will suffer for it. And if we deny Him, He will not force us into an eternal life with Him. He will let us wander from Him... even to eternity away from Him and all that is good. That doesn't mean He is evil. It means He values freedom and love... because love cannot be forced on anyone.

Jesus did not physically write the New Testament books. No doubt, you are correct. However, they were written by men who personally walked and lived with Jesus for years. They recorded His teachings as Scripture, and they wrote and taught as He did. I have no problem with the fact that the Scriptures are humanized. The manuscripts we have today are 99% accurate to the earliest ones we have historically. They were preserved and respected from the very beginning. It's the number one best seller of all time. And it doesn't hold that title because it is foolish and full of lies. When people come to it with an open mind, they generally grow to learn from and love it.

As far as being judgmental... everyone is judgmental to a certain degree. Some people are willing to admit it. Some people are only willing to point it out in other people. Anyway... I have thought of the metaphorical vs. literal debate a lot. When it comes down to it, Christ was a historical figure. Rare is the historian who would disagree with that. And none would disagree of the historical truth of the disciples who all died holding to their teachings about their Teacher Christ. This is history, not day-dreams. These are real people and real, literal teachings... not just analogies someone made up and written down a hundred years ago to help everyone get along better.

If someone's conscience lets them stick to the metaphorical method of following the Scriptures, so be it. But to me, that generally turns into more of a "salad bar" type of christianity where people pick and choose what parts of God's teachings they want to obey and what parts they want to disregard. I for one say when it comes to believing in God and obeying him, folks need to shit or get off the pot.

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jsn93333, All I have to say to you is you're letting Christianity run your mind/life. You "literally" follow the new testaments, haven't you thought that the writings are more metaphorical than literal... If there was a true god in essence, GOD would be ALL-loving to everyone and everything, because God created everything. Oh, and not to mention the books themselves are biased to shit Jesus himself didn't write them. Therefore your testaments are of a humanized,
non-omnipotent God.

I believe Christianity above all is a deceiving, discriminating, racist, sexist, and last but not least JUDGEMENTAL cult.


Just my 2 cents.