Originally posted by Coletti
I think the basics are there for even the "un-scholarly" to understand. If you can read, you can understand the Bible well enough to gain the knowledge that saves. Those things that must be believed in order to be saved are plainly seen ...[text shortened]... ns only. If we leave it up to them - we get all sorts of rubbish.
Perhaps, you would agree with me then, when I claim that God is likely far less concerned with the rules than we are.
In my reality, God knows my heart and he knows that I'm trying to understand his desires as best I can...honestly. If I get something wrong here or there surely he can recognize that the Bible is not exactly the most precise document ever written.
It seems many peoples solution to my problem is to dive as far and deep into the conservative side of all issues, just to be on the safe side, as they can. I think this renders too many Christians ineffectual when it comes to extolling the virtues of Christianity to more liberal or progressive minded people. We cut ourselves off to roughly half the population, in effect...at least in this country.
TheSkipper
EDIT: Well that was arrogant of me wasn't it? Here I am on an international website assuming everyone is an American, no wonder so many people hate us. When I say "at least in this country" I'm talking about the United States. Sorry.