Maxx accepting that you expression of our God is defined differently and more literally [[ it is evident in your lack of perception of my metaphors and analogies)...is where some may part ways...since Jesus my path I also know that he spoke in parables...and yes his kingdom has many houses could translate..many different peoples of the world view his heaven in many ways ,and many different ways of understanding is what people do at times to cognitively make sense of something they do not understand...and besides his description of many mansions would make more sense to the coginitive minds of the people of the time...hey If I am wrong and there is a place waiting for me as a follower...cool...it would take me back to my understanding as a kid..and I would be sitting at a table with my family anyway...either way Heaven is yet to be experienced.
Maxxx you also need to re-read the post my God is your God...but if you have a different understanding so be it.. people who are closed minded have problem with understandingother perspectives and can lead to wars and that is what sends people away from God in the first place...nothing magical about this..not a new age god...just a rational way of personal belief in the same God without the cooldaide of linear thinking...
so collective was in reference to a constructionist view of world...non including animals which we have stewardship over anywya...so we should practice nonextermination...or driving them to extinction is another way of saying we respect our dominion over them...
those who quote scriture without understanding the history and science of the time may lose the minds and hearts of those who want to beleive but see the "human dimensions" and the inconsistency in some of the text as a easy way out.
Hurting others with a twisted psychological use of the power and control of the scriture is worse than not using it's principles at all...an dphysical pain can subside with time ..butthe psychological harm that some from behind the pulpit can take a life time to earse...and that hurt we see today...Look at the West Wood Baptist folks outo fKansas are cuasing with their view of scriture...protesting soldiers deaths...saying GOD hates anyone....wrong wrong wrong....
so as a person of faith to antoher..please read my parables and metaphors with an open mind as I willtry to understand yours and those who don't beleive...for after all... all of us a God's Children whether or not you accept it or not..[[sorry my aethist friends)
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