[ArGee]

The correct analogy, for the literalists,

Well, I didn't write it for "them." What do you believe?

Shalom.

[SupplySider]

"The correct analogy, for the literalists..."

Well, I didn't write it for "them." What do you believe? Shalom

Fair enough. I believe that a good host would, in a friendly fashion, try to steer his guests around to the front door. If he encountered an eccentric guest that felt he just had to enter through the kitchen door, he would smile, lead the guest past the cooks and trash cans into the dining room, and get on with the party. The main point would be the happiness of seeing the guest at the door, not petty annoyance at a perceived slight.

Any interpretation of the Bible that make Almighty God less gracious than an average party giver is highly suspect to me, no matter how many people subscribe to it.