“The Bible offers plenty of metaphoric and poetic descriptions that would be rendered completely ridiculous if taken literally. For example, Jesus said Christians are to be the salt and light of the world (Matthew 5:13). Obviously, He was not saying… — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
“If the scientific view of the Bible clashes with the science of modern day, the hyperliteralist Christian tends to favor the scientific view. This is why we have groups in the Church today who accept geocentricism or believe the Earth… — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The Bible offers plenty of metaphoric and poetic descriptions that would be rendered completely ridiculous if taken literally. For example, Jesus said Christians are… — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
“If the scientific view of the Bible clashes with the science of modern day, the hyperliteralist Christian tends to favor the scientific view. This… — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s not aliens posing as gods in the past, but gods posing as aliens now.” — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
“We tend to see two sides in modern research: cold, hard science on one side and metaphysical, mystical understandings on the other. Rarely do… — Derek P Gilbert Copy Share Image
