Difference between revisions of "Debate:Was Christ a fundamentalist?"

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*There are numerous examples of Christ making non-literal interpretations of existing Scripture:
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''And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'' John 8:3-7 (KJV)
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*And of many of His own teachings being allegorical, ''non-literal'', and declared by Him to be so:
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''And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?''
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Matthew 13:3-10 (KJV)
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''Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:'' Matthew 13:31-34 (KJV)
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*And of his own words clearly not being intended to be ''literally'' interpretated:
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''Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.'' John 6:53-55 (KJV)
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If Christ '''himself''' does not take scripture literally, and makes clear that his own teachings are '''not be taken literally''', how can it be Christian to read the Bible literally? --[[User:Jeremiah4-22|Jeremiah4-22]] 13:36, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
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:How is it that most Christians, and especially the fundamentalist type can understand what it means to read the Bible literally? Most know when an allegory or parable is being used, and yet are able to still discern fundamental truths from them? Literal, as in a literary sense that is being described by the original writer. Instead of liberally interpreting everything metaphorically in order for it to conform to some politically correct world view. Usually hundreds of years after the original event. But trying to explain the fundamentals to someone that wants it to conform to their own liberally interpreted metaphor is for the most part, a waste of time.--[[User:Roopilots6|Roopilots6]] 19:11, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
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::In Christ's own words,
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::<blockquote>''And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.'' Matthew 13:10-13 (KJV)</blockquote>
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::(Which is to say, (paraphrased roughly): Those who get it - get it completely; and those who don't get it - never shall.) --[[User:Jeremiah4-22|Jeremiah4-22]] 20:00, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
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::Right, so that only those people that already have the same fundamental understanding of God's Word as Christ would be able to understand such parables. To those that reinterpret meanings will no longer be able to understand Christ's parables. Which, at that time many religious leaders had already begun to create their own meanings into God's Word.--[[User:Roopilots6|Roopilots6]] 18:21, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
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:::''"only those people that already have the same fundamental understanding of God's Word as Christ"''
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:::I can't see that being very many people at all... just Jesus himself in fact. Are you sure this is what He had in mind? --[[User:Jeremiah4-22|Jeremiah4-22]] 19:01, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
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:::No? Why not Jeremiah4-22? What about His disciples?--[[User:Roopilots6|Roopilots6]] 20:18, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
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::::Christ is God the Son, so surely his understanding of God's Word is perfect (and does not need to depend upon a literal interpretation of scripture). Whereas His disciples are only human; I must suspect that though their intentions are good, even with His teaching, their degree of understanding is likely to fall short of perfection. --[[User:Jeremiah4-22|Jeremiah4-22]] 21:21, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
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*No, not if "fundamentalist" means "Bible literalist." The Ten Commandments includes "the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work." In Luke 2:23-27, "And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?" The Pharisees are interpreting the Bible literally. Jesus replies "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath," and gives reasons for honoring the spirit, rather than the exact letter of the Ten Commandments. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 10:01, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
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:It is only plain to see that somehow fundamental and literal no longer have their original meaning to some people. I can see how not knowing the purpose of the "Law" in relation to the Temple sacrifice will cause misunderstandings. Jesus is referring to how corrupted the Pharisees had become with their legalisms and religion for religion sake mentality. They were no longer fundamentalists. That is why Jesus is teaching them the fundamentals of His Word. If you are going to challenge Christians who have a fundamental understanding and know what is being literally said in His Word, keep trying. In the end, you just might learn some fundamentals about the Bible.--[[User:Roopilots6|Roopilots6]] 20:18, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
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(...and are fundamentalists Christians?)

Who the hell cares?

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Nobody cares.

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Still nobody gives a ####.

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Christ WAS the word and the word WAS Christ...need i say more? --Wally 20:16, 26 June 2007 (EDT)