Two thoughts recently made me review the need for modern updating for relevance:

1. A recent video of Boko Harum has them cutting a man's head off; during which one of the leaders holds up a book and proclaims that they are doing this as the book tells them to. As you should know the book they hold up is not the Quran. It is an intrepretation of a book of intrepretation of a book of an intrepretation of the Quran. All literal intrepretations, hence the use of swords.

2. In a discussion on the Temple rules banning the traditions of the g-d Molech-n there is the blarring absence of the sacrificing of children to Molech. Why? In the cultural context of the time, rebellous children were to be killed - Deuteronomy.

This reinforces my belief that many aspects of religion needs modern updating for relevance and to save it from literalism.

Your opinion?

dumbing it down?

I think those who are truly interested in understanding will take time to do so. I think those who are open to receiving it will.

I know that may seem very 'pew sitter' ish,,lol,, but even I do see a historical evolution throughout the bible from the old to the new testament, I recognize that even a 'literal' interpretation of whats there is useless without also understanding who is speaking, who is being spoken to and during which time period within which cultures,,,etc,,,


I think those who want to use a book to do terrible things will always be able to find ways to do so,, the only way wuold be to exclude all terrible things that happened, which, with ANY type of history removes the balance and honesty ,,, because nothing is all good or all bad.

As I have said before, I see the bible as circular- it starts with the main commandant of the Noahide Code being 'love one another' and winds up with the main commandment of Jesus being 'love one another'

The Beauty of the Scriptures to me is it has been made for all time. No matter what the culture. People just do not want to do it.

It has always been Spiritual and the physical helps to teach you the Spiritual meaning. Like people being referred to as swine. Do not eat of their food. The bread of life they influence you to be in your spiritual meaning of life.

Yahweh always wanted a broken and contrite Heart. A Humble Heart who cares about everything around him. Treat others as you would like to be treated. His people will Love one another. What does that really mean?

The Bible is all about family to me and how we should treat each other. The physical teaches us what others go through. Like until you have walked in a mans shoes u do not know what he has really been through. Or a man knowing what child birth is.

Love one another is a aspect of Loving our Father in Heaven because what father does not want his children to not Love one another?