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Originally Posted by notofworks
And like I said, I practice and follow the tenants of the Christian faith. Would you consider any possiblity....and Admin will probably arrive after I say this and insert a stop sign for questioning scripture  ....that the early followers, in their zeal, inserted absolutes into their writings that were canonized, when those absolutes hadn't actually been spoken by Jesus or directed by God?
And for anyone ready to shoot me and call me a heretic for asking.....I'm just asking...just thinking out loud.
And I'm just asking...did God create life just to send nearly all of it to eternal torment? That seems to portray an intentionally cruel God. |
NOW, assuming the NT writers were false prophets (that is, they said things for God he didn't say) is a stretch to feel comfortable with Universalism. The Gospel writers who recorded Jesus' words alone are sufficient.
On the Story of Jesus, his Message, the meaning of His coming in flesh, we are very much dependent on the witness of scripture through these writers.
That said, I don't believe all of canonized scripture is literally God's voice speaking. Maxi posted a video awhile back that I think offers a good perspective (
http://imgood.me/2010/04/roy-fishers-story-q-a/ )
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