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Old 02-12-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by greatamerican128 View Post
Second, if your analogy is correct then believers are very capable of interpreting the Bible correctly. There may be obvious symbolism in various parts of the Bible, however, for the most part it is accurate to take the Bible literally.
See, the thing is that your interpretation of the bible differs from that of the church next door. You believe that your interpretation is right and that everyone else's is wrong. This is one thing that all biblers have in common. Christians are much more of a minority than they choose to believe.

It's like your church communities exist in little bubbles or something. Someday the safety bubble will pop.
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