As usual, President Bush is correct and his corrects show themselves for the mean spirited folks they are.
The pretending to hold a literal view of the Bible is one of the dangerous pretenses of some Christians. Only God sees the Bible in its full meaning.
Those who claim to have arrived at the stable final meaning of the text are dangerously arrogant and not humbled by the spirit of God necessary for proper interpretation. President Bush may well be wrong in his interpretation but the arrogance of people in relentlessly judging him is a fascinating study in human pathology.
“Only God sees the Bible in its full meaning. Those who claim to have arrived at the stable final meaning of the text are dangerously arrogant and not humbled by the spirit of God necessary for proper interpretation”.
Can’t say I ever thought that way, but I am quite positively impressed with your reasoning. It’s nice to learn a new perspective, every now and then.
Only God sees the Bible in its full meaning.
Those who claim to have arrived at the stable final meaning of the text are dangerously arrogant and not humbled by the spirit of God necessary for proper interpretation.
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Very wise words.
Very well said.
“Only God sees the Bible in its full meaning.”
Well if only God sees its full meaning that essentially means only He can see its full meaning. Which means its a useless book for me. Pity, I paid 60 dollars for my copy and have been giving a sizable portion of my income away because that book told me to. Man have I been arrogant, and stupid for thinking God actually put that book in my hand because He wanted me to know what to do!