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As evidenced by previous answerer, no.
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Perhaps more than most who assume the Scripture to be fully allegorical or one big metaphor for life. The Bible is a big jigsaw puzzle with answers scattered throughout. A simple, straight read will most likely not give you a direct or complete answer. Prayer is required as is faith for some areas like Daniel and Revelation that haven't been fully completed and sound far-fetched today. Though all answers have not been fully revealed, most of what was highly criticized in the 'Age of Englightment' is ironically being proved by science today.
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Why are some of the most evil people in the world Christians?
Because they are the people who use the Bible and its teachings and ether take them too literally or distort them and use them as a propaganda tool. This goes to show that The Holy Bible should not be taken too literally, and to take its teachings as ones of love, tolerance, and belonging.
What are the consequences of idioms?
People take them too literally
What are some of the many different reasons that people are against gay people why do they take the bible so literally and religously and what does religion have 2 do with gayness?
Ok well the first one gayness is outlawed in the Hebrew bible. It's a sin. The second, well that could go on forever, it really depends on what you believe :).
Where does it say in the bible about transubstantiation?
The bible does not discuss "transubstantiation." It is a theological view of the catholics. They take the idea from Matthew 26:26 where Jesus gave them bread saying "this is my body." They take that idea literally where protestants tend to take it as a symbol of his body.
What regligion are the duggar family?
Conservative Baptist, they follow the Bible very closely and take its messages very literally (which is why they act they way they do)
Why do Jehovah's Witnesses take everything literally?
Jehovah's Witnesses do not take everything literally. In bible interpretation as well as in everyday life Jehovah's Witnesses are aware of (and recognise) metaphor, similies, symbolism as well as the non literal nature of the lanugage of many visions, dreams and prophecies. They believe the bible contains examples of all the above but that it remains the word of God.
Is the part in the book of Lamentations is the part where it states that the Jew's committed acts of cannibalism in the bible to be taken literally?
While there are some extreme faiths that do take this literally, many faiths use it as a lesson learning tool to learn from the stories, rather than actually being taken literally.
Why do people who don't interpret the bible literally still claim that a god exists and there are things like souls and heaven and hell?
Because the bible might be true without being literally true. The eixstence of God and the fact that God created the world/universe might be true and yet the creation story in the bible might only be an allegory - with things being more complex than that story make out. The bible was written by people, other people later on decided that these books were the inspired words of God. That doesn't make them the inspired words of God. Even Jesus never gave a stamp of approval to the books of the Old Testament.... the most ever recorded is that he did things "... so that the prophecy might be fulfilled" - which is different that saying that they must be accepted as literal truth. Also, there are many 'literalists' who don't actually take it all literally - they pick and choose.
Sentences using word 'literally'?
I am literally freezing in this cold weather. The movie was so scary, I literally jumped out of my seat. She literally ran as fast as she could to catch the bus. The cake was so delicious, I literally ate the whole thing in one sitting.
Why do others not take everything as it says in the Bible?
For the simple reason that most of the Bible doesn't make sense and is outdated by around 2000 years. It depends upon who you mean by 'others'. Some people (atheists) refuse to believe in a higher intelligence/being/purpose. Some other people (Agnostics) note that the bible is written and translated repeatedly by men, and is, therefore, not infallible. Many people of most religions are arrogant and zealotous, and believe that their religion is the only possible "one true way" or "one true God".
Why can't people add to the Bible?
We cannot add to the bible because it is the scriptures of what the lord and jesus did many years ago, if we added to the bible people could take things out as well which would destroy our history
How does one learn to take the book of Genesis literally?
Taking books of the bible literally is not exactly a learned art. The book of Genesis is one of the most widely taught books in churches and Christians are usually told by their church leaders that it is a literally written book, so it should be taken so. It is easiest to do if you are raised in church.
