From:  (Nigel B. Mitchell)
Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Tigger gave it a try
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:06:36 GMT

On Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:42:17 +1200, Tigger <>
wrote:

>The irony is, the only kind of Christianity that appears to make sense
>to me is the extremely liberal type where the only real commandment is
>to love everybody. However, I do not respect that kind, as you then have
>to pick and choose which parts of the book to follow. At least the
>fundie style groups are consistent in following the book.

Hi, Tigger.

Like many fundamentalists, you mistake the Bible for a "rule
book". Try thinking of it as a "guide book" instead. After all,
that is what the Bible says of itself. Fundamentalists often
quote 1 Timothy 3:16, in the mistaken view that "Inspired" (Gk
"God Breathed") means inerrant. In fact, the author goes on to
spell out the meaning-
_useful_ for teaching, for reproof, for correction and training
in righteousness.

The game of "The Bible is inerrant" vs" Errors in the Bible prove
that God does not exist" is a silly competition played between
people who do not understand the Christian gospel. It is funny to
watch, but ultimately pointless.

cheers

N+

Nigel B. Mitchell