ha, i wish lol.
So fwiw reading Scripture dialectically anyone can do, but that doesn't mean i get all of the inferences yet, by any means.
Sorry if i inferred otherwise
So, basically, when you read the bible, you don't read it as a Christian, you read it as a book of philosophy, trying on it's 'pearls of wisdom' to see if it fits your world view. If it doesn't, you toss it, or twist it and move on to the next.
No wonder your views are so messed up.
basically yes, to all of it; as i said, it makes it worse, not better
but i think i'm being pretty clear that imo all i have is an o
Well. Wow. No, no...don't be humble. It's not like you didn't just outright agree you think we should be bowing before your intellect.
I wonder? Do you realise that you're not half as smart as you think you are? It could be because my husband truly is very bright, but when I can muddle my way through your language mires, I find your arguments are usually so full of holes they could double for a shower head.
well, you might see that any writing style will be received differently by different people, right, so it seems to me at least that my choices then become to condemn you for your lack of hearing, condemn myself for my lack of communication skills, or apologize sincerely and recognize that i can in fact speak differently to different people, or "become all things to all people," and start learning how to do that despite my past preferences.
so i am still learning this "hearing" thing too, i mean it isn't as though you hadn't given me plenty of clues that i was not being "all things to all people" in my posts, huh; so i appreciate it, and i'll try harder at this ok
While I appreciate the olive branch...I feel I must point out...using "becoming all things to all people" in this context in not correct. Paul uses this when he is speaking about his desperate desire to win people to Christ, not just as a handy hint on how to "win friends and influence people".
This is why reading the bible just as a philosophy book, or what have you, rather than reading it with it's true heartbeat in mind -the salvation of mankind, will lead you astray.
The bible is NOT a hand book. It is NOT a philosophy book. It is NOT a book of wisdom that will lead to a more fulfilling life...outside of Christ.
It's sole purpose is to teach us about God...the ONLY God, who has a very distinct plan and purpose for mankind. Who has acted and still acts with purpose, and demands we do the same.
If you attemp to read scripture outside of this understanding, you will get puffed up on stupid wisdom sayings and "holier than thou" morality sound bites, but not see a single bit of life transformation. In other words: it will be useless.
ah, well i thought at the time that the Q "what could God tell you about your kids that you do not already know as a mother" would tie those together; meaning you understand that one of your kids speaks...uses English differently than another, but you understand them both, right, or maybe you don't really "understand" a certain one, but you at least recognize that they are Si...speaking a different language than you?
this is verifying for me, so i appreciate the witness here. This is about my 3rd time around this track lol, and for what it's worth i've tried a couple different things, just asking questions, speaking as generally as possible, a few other things.
Alright: first, oh, my goodness! Yes, God can tell me heaps about my kids! For those who have kids, then, sure, you DO know heaps about them, but there's still plenty that baffles you. And that's because they're people. People are extremely complicated, and only God knows what's in mens hearts, right? And, as relationships grow, it helps to have God in "the mix" to help those relationships along.
Secondly, none of what you just put above was at all obvious in your original post...not at all. So, you see, you really must put these things down, or people just can't know what you're thinking or meaning.
It's not always immediately, or naturally obvious to people that they NEED to go into these details. Both my kids are autistic, and they ALWAYS launch into a story half way in. They're getting better at stopping, going back to the start, and putting all the details in, but it wasn't natuarally obvious to them that everyone needed that other information. After all, THEY knew it, so why didn't we?
Just go back, and as frustrating as it might be to you, and even though it takes more time, just plot it all out. You'll probably find your conversations go better for it.