How can you be a True Christian™ if you don't take the Eden story literally?

[ppp]

The story is there for context since God had to write a beginning, just like an ending.

It really doesn’t matter if it’s literal or not it’s the story about man falling from grace with God ultimately culminating with the Death of Jesus.

People who focus on the details are missing Gods point

So, you just ignore both questions. Not much point in responding.

 

[Tinkerpeach]

So, you just ignore both questions. Not much point in responding.

Or rather you don’t like the answer

 

[ppp]

Or rather you don’t like the answer

Don't be trite. You wrote three badly punctuated sentences, and none of them came close to addressing, What is the use of Jesus?

 

[Tinkerpeach]

Don't be trite. You wrote three badly punctuated sentences, and none of them came close to addressing, What is the use of Jesus?

Someone who focuses on punctuation usually isn’t some worth talking to

 

[ppp]

Someone who focuses on punctuation usually isn’t some worth talking to

That is just another excuse to avoid answering the question. But the thing is, you do not need an excuse. Your contortions are pointless. Just don't answer.

 

[CG Didymus]

Because God does not want us to focus on the details, He wants us to focus on our salvation through Christ and everything that comes with that.

The rest of the Bible is there to provide a little history and many examples of how we are to live our lives.

Knowing what color the snake was in the Garden is irrelevant

But the details, like the serpent could talk and, apparently could walk, make the story sound like nothing more than myth. So, why take any of it literally? But I do believe it is much more powerful of a story if it is taken literally. But taken as history?

There's a lot of details in the "history" that don't sound like they could have possibly really happened... except for those people that do take the whole Bible literally. For example... the parting of the seas, a walking stick, or staff, turning into a snake, Elijah being carried off into the sky in a fiery chariot. Mythical, fictional, with some kind of spiritual and moral message sounds more likely to me.

But believe as much or as little of it as you want. I'm sure it has lots of meaning and importance for your life.

 

[metis]

Because God does not want us to focus on the details, He wants us to focus on our salvation through Christ and everything that comes with that.

What about those who lived before Christ or who live now but don't even know who he is?

IOW, are only Christians supposedly to be "saved"?

 

[Brickjectivity]

So when do we discuss the ramifications of European politics upon the OP?

Or India's dangerous space program. We can't let them have space. They have plenty of space already.

 

[Tinkerpeach]

What about those who lived before Christ or who live now but don't even know who he is?

IOW, are only Christians supposedly to be "saved"?

The ones before Christ were covered by the law in the OT and those who don’t know Christ get a free pass

 

[Tinkerpeach]

But the details, like the serpent could talk and, apparently could walk, make the story sound like nothing more than myth. So, why take any of it literally? But I do believe it is much more powerful of a story if it is taken literally. But taken as history?

There's a lot of details in the "history" that don't sound like they could have possibly really happened... except for those people that do take the whole Bible literally. For example... the parting of the seas, a walking stick, or staff, turning into a snake, Elijah being carried off into the sky in a fiery chariot. Mythical, fictional, with some kind of spiritual and moral message sounds more likely to me.

But believe as much or as little of it as you want. I'm sure it has lots of meaning and importance for your life.

Take it literally or not, it doesn’t really matter.

The things God wants us to focus on are very clearly explained in detail multiple times.

Honestly I dont even bother with Genesis or Revelations

 

[metis]

The ones before Christ were covered by the law in the OT and those who don’t know Christ get a free pass

Thanks for your clarification.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Because God does not want us to focus on the details, He wants us to focus on our salvation through Christ and everything that comes with that.

The rest of the Bible is there to provide a little history and many examples of how we are to live our lives.

Knowing what color the snake was in the Garden is irrelevant

How do you know what god wants?

 

[Audie]

Or rather you don’t like the answer

Sounds as if you don't like the
implications of the q, or what
an actual would mean.

 

[Audie]

How do you know what god wants?

Making it up.

 

[Audie]

Take it literally or not, it doesn’t really matter.

The things God wants us to focus on are very clearly explained in detail multiple times.

Honestly I dont even bother with Genesis or Revelations

So, "god" won't care if you preach falsehoods
in ""his" name such as flood.

And in the process state that he is a mass murderer.

 

[blü 2]

The ones before Christ were covered by the law in the OT and those who don’t know Christ get a free pass

So the Asians, the Africans, the natives of the Americas, they never had a chance, you say?

 

[Tinkerpeach]

So, "god" won't care if you preach falsehoods
in ""his" name such as flood.

And in the process state that he is a mass murderer.

I’m not God but hey if you want to take that chance then I swish you luck.

 

[Tinkerpeach]

How do you know what god wants?

Only what He had written in the Bible but you are correct, I don’t know his favorite color.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I’m not God but hey if you want to take that chance then I swish you luck.

You did not seem to understand the post.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Only what He had written in the Bible but you are correct, I don’t know his favorite color.

Why believe that God had anything written in the Bible? Have you ever tested it properly? If so, how?