Posted by ? on August 12, 2002 at 12:16:34:
In Reply to: Re: Humility and Respect. posted by Ex-Instructor on August 12, 2002 at 11:15:34:
i think the idea of many paths would be contained in your understanding of the passage - that no man can know the depth of god
therefor i agree with your interpretation
the simple fact that there is a question as to how to interpret any given passage in the bible lends credence to the argument that one can't take a stance of ultimate right and wrong with respect to belief
there are as many interpretations of the bible as there are people who have read it
so there are as many christian beliefs as there are cristians
as far as 'i am the way the truth and the light' superceding 'no man can know the face of god'
i can't say
again i feel that is up to the reader
i know that the 'i am the way, the truth and the light' concept has been made a much more prominent tenant of christianity but
i'm sure you can see why clergy might have an interest in bolstering its importance
nobody today can verify the weight that each passage had when originally stated
i definitely see a contradiction there though
my personal opinion is that jesus simply wanted to eliminate doubt in the path he set forward
how far would you walk in the woods if you weren't sure you were going the right way
would you even walk at all
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