Has our God left us alone?
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This is an excellent point and how I see it as well. It's how I choose to live my life!Jsovermyer wrote: ↑08 Aug 2019, 19:42 The Old Testament has little effect on my life. The New Testament has more value. The teachings of Jesus give ideas for being more loving, more tolerant of others and less judgemental.
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However, a lot of the things in the bible are severely outdated (for lack of a better term) and when people try to impose it as a set of concrete rules that everyone must follow that I start having issues with it.
This was a book written hundreds of years ago and I think it's silly for people to try and use it literally as a guidebook. It just doesn't work.
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Othervi wrote: ↑07 Aug 2019, 16:29 In the past, scriptural stories related to the Bible were very important in human life. They presented a worldview in which they showed human beings important things related to the Hereafter, the fall of man, the afterlife, the rewards and punishments, and so on.
But do these stories still work today? Or are they just read for hobby and enjoyment? Stories like the ones in I Will Make of Thee a Great Nation
In my opinion, they no longer have a role in human life, because our history has changed a lot. Now these stories are important for literal aspects. Also they're noticeable because they are beautiful and probably have some tips. But in our view of the world they have little effect.
Personally, I think they should almost be treated like fairy tales. They have good morals, but trying to literally follow the book word for word just won't work now a days.
Take Cinderella for example. In that story the evil step sisters and mother are punished by being forced to dance in red hot iron shoes. Moral - be nice to people. But should we really punish people in this method? I should hope you think no...
You just can't take something written so long ago and use it in the same way today.
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I believe that for people who don't follow religion, the beliefs and morals behind a lot of the stories still apply to everyday life. I believe that a lot of the 'good' in the world stems from the teachings of God/the various Gods out there that people believe in.
Hopefully, there is someone watching over us all, wanting the best for us.
I'm very torn up about religion so a book like this has been excellent for me to explore that.
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