[clyde asbury]

To the corruptions of Christianity I am, indeed, opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus Himself. I am Christian in the only sense He wished anyone to be; sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others..." -- Thomas Jefferson, April 21 1803 to Benjamin Rush

Post 31, above.

Yes, tricks. I agree with Jefferson on this. He didn't throw out the entire Bible, though. He worked extensively on fact-checking it as best as could be done two millennia later.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

You must elaborate on these tricks, the precepts of Christ, Christ speaks throughout the "gospels" so how is one to discern which are "good" precepts and not "tricks"?

Yes Christianity has been corrupted my "mens doctrine" but the Bible is the infalliable Word of God, unchanged....Jefferson would have changed his position if he had viewed the dead sea scrolls. The truth is Jefferson wanted to follow the commands he agreed with, as most people do.