Zone1 New poll shows Americans' confidence and belief in the Bible is at all-time low

[Meriweather]

Twisting and taking it out of context is all they can do.

The Bible should be studied and taught. Reading is a disadvantage because most read it through the lens of a modern language and the lens of modern culture. Much of the Bible requires a different way of thinking and most are not willing to let go of their own ways of thinking.

 

[Weatherman2020]

So this is not a correct interpretation?


Or is the correct context only some of them and only some of the time?

Yet who did Jesus save from being stoned?
And as far as stoning teens, who wouldn’t want to? But none were, because the entire village had to find guilt.

I love debating God haters who think they’re theological experts, but the topic is the direction of society and it’s relation to God fearing people.

 

[Weatherman2020]

MLK studied the Sermon on the Mount.. same as Gandhi.

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[surada]

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MLK was also persecuted by conservatives who claimed he was a Communist.

 

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Now ask yourself, is there any metric of positive topics that are trending better? How many things that we see as positives in society are trending worse?

New poll shows Americans' confidence and belief in the Bible is at all-time low

A new Gallup Poll has come out revealing that Americans' view of the Bible as the literal word of God is at an all-time low.

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[Weatherman2020]

MLK was also persecuted by conservatives who claimed he was a Communist.

He was persecuted by people who used God to push an agenda. Pretty much like all God haters do.

You think you’re smarter than MKK?

 

[surada]

He was persecuted by people who used God to push an agenda. Pretty much like all God haters do.

You think you’re smarter than MKK?

I happen to agree with the Sermon on the Mount.

 

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I happen to agree with the Sermon on the Mount.

Even the part where blessed are those that mourn?

 

[surada]

Even the part where blessed are those that mourn?

Matthew 5:4... Yes.

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Matthew 5:4... Yes.

Examples of the Beatitudes: What They Mean in Simple Terms

It's normal to wonder what the beatitudes mean today. Browse through this list of beatitude examples to learn about some simple ways you can live them out.

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Can you explain why in your own words?

 

[Polishprince]

MLK was also persecuted by conservatives who claimed he was a Communist.

MLK was persecuted by the Kennedys and LBJ who wiretapped him.

Are you contending now that those folks were Trumpsters?

 

[surada]

Can you explain why in your own words?

The Beatitudes are good rules for living... The other part about nonviolent resistance to Roman oppression is also brilliant. Shaming the enemy... Jesus could see the various Jewish factions hated the Roman occupation, but were also tearing each other apart.

 

[surada]

MLK was persecuted by the Kennedys and LBJ who wiretapped him.

Are you contending now that those folks were Trumpsters?

MLK was also persecuted by conservative Christians and everyone else who opposed bussing and integrated schools under cover of State's Rights.

 

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The Beatitudes are good rules for living... The other part about nonviolent resistance to Roman oppression is also brilliant. Shaming the enemy... Jesus could see the various Jewish factions hated the Roman occupation, but were also tearing each other apart.

That sounds very secular to me. It only takes two generations to forget suffering. When we become satisfied we become proud and forget God and suffer. But through that suffering we remember and repent. That's why those that mourn are blessed.

 

[JoeB131]

But it does give guidance if properly taught.

Does it though?

The problem with the way it is taught now is that we have the modern Churches "Disneyfying" the stories in the bible to be more positive than they actually are.

So which is why people picture THIS as the Noah Story.

And not THIS!

Because most of the stories of the Old Testament are kind of awful. It's basically about a self-absorbed God who inflicts awful punishments on his own people when not encouraging them to inflict genocide on other tribes. But the Churches today leave out the icky parts, only keep the cute parts and wonder why people can't relate to it.

 

[JoeB131]

So the Reverend Martin Luther King was a deluded man who made no progress in society?

Really had nothing to do with my point, but keep trying.

 

[Polishprince]

MLK was also persecuted by conservative Christians and everyone else who opposed bussing and integrated schools under cover of State's Rights.

Biden, hardly a conservative , was a rabid opponent of busing and integration, and his battles with Wilmington Black Activist Corn Pop are well documented.

 

[JoeB131]

Because there is so little correct understanding of the Bible, too many are growing up jumping to the above conclusion. No one should want this incomprehension to prevail.

As Mark Twain said, "It's not the parts of the bible that I don't understand that trouble me, it's the parts I understand perfectly well."

 

[surada]

That sounds very secular to me. It only takes two generations to forget suffering. When we become satisfied we become proud and forget God and suffer. But through that suffering we remember and repent. That's why those that mourn are blessed.

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The Roman occupation was the burning issue of the times. The Jews were fighting the Romans and each other. Look what happened to them.

 

[surada]

Biden, hardly a conservative , was a rabid opponent of busing and integration, and his battles with Wilmington Black Activist Corn Pop are well documented.

Aren't we talking about MLK?