Re: The institutionalized church?

In order for two people to have a meaningful conversation, a person has to say (mention) to the other what they understand and consider to be true, but you are not concerning yourself with what is actually being said, you are concerning yourself with your subjective view ("the sound") of the issue.

There can never be any meaningful discussion of anything if you concentrate on what "it sounds like" (relativism is not objective, it is subjective). This is not dedication to hearing the truth of what the other person is saying, nor is it respectful or courteous.

You categorize people into groups, statistics, geographic objects and measure them with research (very dehumanizing), THIS is ungodly.

The concept that scripture should be INTERPRETED at all (into languages of different countries, of course that's necessary) is misguided because it only should be UNDERSTOOD, not adjusted to suit each person's lifestyle (God is not 'Dr. Feelgood'). The word 'interpreted' is misused and gives the wrong impression that scripture should be interpreted, the bible is not a novel (Would you interpret cooking instructions or would your objective be to simply understand them?).

While you also concern yourself with 'indications, 'what's easier', 'doctrines', and 'following', you allow yourself no opportunity to discover the truth of anything and will always feel that you cannot simply consider what someone is actually saying, but feel defensive and challenged as though they are 'offensively' TELLING and preaching to you. Tweet