DearDiary.2006-07-31

subject: The Bible vs. Wiki World

On 7/29/06, Darlene wrote:
> Dear citizen of the world and wine loving Buddhist. You made a very nice
> impression during the Skype conference call today. 
...
> 
> But, the King James Bible says God's grace and salvation is sufficient for a
> fulfilling life. It must be so because it seems to be true that "my cup
> runneth over" in so many ways. 
...
> 
> I'll bet you can't recite half of the 10 Commandments. And, no cheating. If
> you can recite them, I might see you in heaven, but only if you put them
> into practice. Specific action is required, not just a belief system like
> Christianity and Islam. What do the Thomas scrolls say? 
> 
> When was the last time you gathered with Bible-believing Christians? THAT
> LONG? What are you doing this Sunday? Talking to me, well that's a start,
> and a good one.
> 
> Next Saturday, I would like to join the Wiki chat room. What time is the
> broadcast? The Jews are stomping and chanting again upstairs. :-(
> Darlene 
>  
>

There are 2 commandments in the new Law.

Love God with all thy heart and all thy mind.
Love one another as God loves us.

From that spings all the Law of all of the Profits.

God speaks to us in many ways. The bible is one of them. It is good as it can be trusted to include Truth. But God speaks to us in parables and Truth is NOT absolute. Sentences, by nature have many meanings depending on logical context. Even the bible cannot be taken literally as it has no specific literal interpretation. God is known by his fruit, not just by one book in particular.

I am a follower of Jesus, Bhuddist and Jew, etc., not a follower of some book of scripture assembled by commitee. I am not a seeker of salvation as I have found it without seeking it. It is blessing that invariably comes with the search for Truth.

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom.html
here is the collection of words of Jesus from the dead sea scrolls
http://www.gospelthomas.com/  includes the commentary.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas.html more links

Jim