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| The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by SultanOfAbia: 9:40am On Feb 21, 2020 |
The Bible is not to be taken literally It contains deep hidden messages encoded When I say Garden of Eden, I'm not reffering to a physical location.. Eden is a state of mind or consciousness that is naive, innocent, happy,caring, playful and child-like. So when you see those artworks of naked baby angels floating around the clouds, it is paying homage to that State of Mind of innocence and purity of Eden. Jesus says that only those who are child like will be accepted in heaven.. Now you see why Jesus Loves Children So Much Children are said to be in a state of Eden until they grow, enter teenage period where they gain knowledge of the world( eating the forbidden fruit) which corrupts them. Adulthood starts at the exile of Adam and Eve from that state of innocence "Eden". After Adam eats the Fruit of Knowledge It symbolize the transformation of the child who was naive to the man who has a duty to provide,hurstle and survive. Which is symbolized by the barnishment of Adam and Eve Even the punishment God gave Adam and Eve is not a punishment but it symbolize the after effects of entering Adulthood Adam is to toil the earth( hurstle) Eve is to bear kids in pain ( Child birth) These things are what the male and female adults have to face once they leave that state of innocence "Eden" Adam was more concious of his naked body after tasting the fruit of knowledge (the same way a kid is more concious of their naked body once they hit puberty) but before they were naked and not ashamed or concerned about their naked body just like Children are not ashamed of their body and they can play or run around naked. My point is if you read the Bible word for word literally, you will be confused and discouraged. It takes a deep mind to decode all hidden messages encoded behind each story but we christians put more focus on the characters of the story instead of the messages and hidden morals of each story in the bible. Thanks 1 Like 1 Share
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| Re: The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by daveP(m): 10:09am On Feb 21, 2020 |
Wassup with this doctrine flying about About Eden the last 5yrs for Christ's sake? Eden is a physical location and is no more. Else why flank it by those Rivers? Nawa o |
| Re: The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by SultanOfAbia: 10:30am On Feb 21, 2020 |
daveP:Looking at it from a human logical view Eden may or may have not existed. No proof yet Let me give u this analogy What is more important the pot or the stew? Let's say the pot is physical item The Stew is Spiritual item You can easily change a pot to a glass pot or creamics pot or wooden pot The only thing that changed is the physical pot but the stew is still it's the original self. You can change or argue the physical location of eden (pots) but the spiritual lessons behind the story will still be there (stew). So it's the stew that contains all the good stuff and meats.. The pot is just there to carry the stew. Nobody eats pots, it is the stew that gives us nutrients not the pot. Nobody cares about the location of Eden It the spiritual lessons that we get from the story that matters.. |
| Re: The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by SultanOfAbia: 1:29pm On Feb 21, 2020 |
daveP:Think about it |
| Re: The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by SultanOfAbia: 8:15am On Feb 23, 2020 |
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| Re: The Bible Should NEVER Be Taken Literally Word For Word by SultanOfAbia: 9:03am On Feb 23, 2020 |
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