Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

antigone382

(3,682 posts)

7. I know Christians who don't believe that.

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 11:53 PM

Dec 2012

They believe that Jesus's teachings as presented in the Gospels are important, and that the Bible should be understood as a symbolic work that was written by human beings in a certain historical context, which nevertheless has deep significance for their lives. They leave the talk of divinity or spirituality to a more mystical realm and focus more on that which has personal resonance to them, such as the teaching of the Golden Rule, etc.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

11 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Huh?!?! [View all] MrScorpio Dec 2012 OP

Jon Stewart included some of this on his War on Christmas story question everything Dec 2012 #1

If Christianity is a religion then there should only be one definition Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #2

Worship of Christ as a deity jeff47 Dec 2012 #3

Damn that was tough sharp_stick Dec 2012 #4

I know Christians who don't believe that. antigone382 Dec 2012 #7

And there are people who claim to be "Jews for Jesus" jeff47 Dec 2012 #10

Not so much deluded as acknowledging that interpretation is an element of "faith" in any case... antigone382 Dec 2012 #11

Don't you wish that Billo was at least half as smart Marie Marie Dec 2012 #5

Billo is SO full of himself dballance Dec 2012 #6

His opinion is the only one that counts. UtahLib Dec 2012 #8

Go easy, Billo just learned that the moon affects the tide in 2011. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #9