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Old 06-20-2008, 07:51 PM
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Re: How do Christians possibly rationalize these things?

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Originally Posted by Didymos Thomas View Post
First, we try to avoid the trap of literal interpretation of figurative and allegorical language.

Also, not all Christians accept the same Bible. Some of us even reject literature that is found in all Bibles, and still some promote the use of scripture which did not make the canon.

Thomas,

I agree about literal interpretation for the most part, but, I doubt these entries where ever meant to be taken metaphorically or allegorically, as embarrassing as that might be.
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