{"id":827,"date":"2010-02-02T11:33:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=827"},"modified":"2010-02-02T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T16:33:18","slug":"you-just-don%e2%80%99t-understand-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"You Just Don\u2019t Understand the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I had a dime for every time a Christian told me that, \u201cYou Just Don\u2019t Understand the Bible,\u201d I would be a rich man. Maybe they are right and I really don\u2019t understand the Bible. That is certainly a strong possibility.<\/p>\n<p>I have read the Bible cover-to-cover and I have spent some time reading various people\u2019s opinions about what it all means (from various believers and non-believers). I a have discussed the Bible with various believers in depth. I\u2019ve gone to Bible Studies and Hebrew Schools. Even so, it still maybe true that I really don\u2019t understand the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the Bible was writing by the Hoy Spirit of God through inspired chosen people, than one would think that the perfect creator of the universe would make his divine text easier to understand. This is especially true if you consider hat if someone doesn\u2019t understand it correctly, they could be tortured for all eternity in Hell (I think I understood that part correctly).<\/p>\n<p>Besides, many Christians tell me that the Bible says contradictory things. One Christian tells me that God loves all people while others tell me that \u201cGod hates fags.\u201d The Bible says that God considers homosexuality to be an abomination and even suggests that gay people should be murdered and yet murder is against the Ten Commandments. So I am a little confused. Most Christians tell me that Jesus is all about peace, but the Bible says the exact opposite. Matthew 10:34 states point blank that Jesus didn\u2019t come to bring peace, but rather came to bring violence.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I don\u2019t really understand the Bible, but after reading it I am not all that sure that most Christians understand the Bible either.<br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=dangeroustalk\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js?pub=dangeroustalk\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=827\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 317364;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I had a dime for every time a Christian told me that, \u201cYou Just Don\u2019t Understand the Bible,\u201d I would be a rich man. Maybe they are right and I really don\u2019t understand the Bible. That is certainly a strong possibility. 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