"I think I understand your perspective. I doubt we will come to agreement on the issues about the texts that you feel strongly about."
Actually, I don't feel strongly about any of them - that is my point. There is some guidance and inspiration but in the end they are just words - not the Word of God. Understanding, which comes alone by the grace of God, is not dependent on scriptual interpretation, semantics and theology - those things are probably worth less than dust in God's eyes.
"Suffer little children to come unto me, for such is the kingdom of heaven." - Matt. 19:14
"Blessed is the pure in heart, for they shall see God" - Matthew 5:8
Who put his trust completely in God like a child trusts his father or mother? When I say trust in God I don't mean believing the scriptures and how God's plan is described therein - I mean trust in God with no qualifications and no conditions.
Oh, well, then,
evidently we are already in pretty wholesale agreement! YEA GOD!