tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post1291963446814126009..comments2023-04-03T09:33:55.039-06:00Comments on Ramblings of Sheldon: Guest Post: What Are You Not Interpreting Correctly?Sheldon Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-82405429000429203392013-05-29T11:28:55.317-05:002013-05-29T11:28:55.317-05:00Brian M, contrary to what some people think, he di...Brian M, contrary to what some people think, he did talk about hell.Sheldon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-62307995403147663412013-05-28T13:32:48.166-05:002013-05-28T13:32:48.166-05:00Plus, to quote Christopher Hitchens, and to assume...Plus, to quote Christopher Hitchens, and to assume Jesus actually said these things or established the doctrines (questionable assumptions), isn;t most hellfire and brimstone really derived from "Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild"?Brian Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-83779814634159358072013-05-25T09:22:16.778-05:002013-05-25T09:22:16.778-05:00That's fine, it's taken me weeks to write ...That's fine, it's taken me weeks to write a guest post sometimes.Sheldon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-323791940564380392013-05-25T09:04:05.942-05:002013-05-25T09:04:05.942-05:00Thanks for the invite Sheldon. Wish I could have g...Thanks for the invite Sheldon. Wish I could have got it done for you sooner than it took.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243905647317437724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-56693134078922312702013-05-24T12:48:55.495-05:002013-05-24T12:48:55.495-05:00Jesus says some good things, but even he has his s...Jesus says some good things, but even he has his share of bad. Even if we look at the sermon on the mount we can see great injustice and lack of compassion, murder and anger both carry the same penalty, hell. (<a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/esv/matthew/passage.aspx?q=matthew+5:21-22" rel="nofollow">matthew 5:21-22</a>)Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-52090921316718080152013-05-24T12:38:21.368-05:002013-05-24T12:38:21.368-05:00Ha! about the only words of justice and compassion...Ha! about the only words of justice and compassion you can find in the Bible are Jesus' words. The Old Testament is full of cruelty, and so is Revelation and some of Paul's teachings.Sheldon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-43837204461081682922013-05-24T12:26:01.203-05:002013-05-24T12:26:01.203-05:00"For every Bible verse about justice or compa..."For every Bible verse about justice or compassion, there <b>are several</b> justifying injustice and cruelty."<br /><br />fixed that for ya :)Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-89839718024435261682013-05-24T11:46:10.519-05:002013-05-24T11:46:10.519-05:00The books of the Bible have radically different co...The books of the Bible have radically different content, having been written by different authors in different cultures and eras. Thus, it's easy for anyone to find Bible passages that affirm their opinions, for good or evil. For every Bible verse about justice or compassion, there's another justifying injustice and cruelty.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-35170716252047593662013-05-24T09:17:05.852-05:002013-05-24T09:17:05.852-05:00Just the fact that there are an estimated 20-30,00...Just the fact that there are an estimated 20-30,000 denominations in the US alone goes to show that there are many differences in Biblical interpretation.Sheldon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660822618786253558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477053899127840506.post-69820548546203198262013-05-24T09:06:19.301-05:002013-05-24T09:06:19.301-05:00It's pretty incredible what can be justified u...It's pretty incredible what can be justified using the bible. I would argue pretty much anything, between contradicting itself in so many places and being incredibly vague in others. Add to this the fact that people are perfectly willing to take things completely out of context and anything can be "biblically justified"Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.com