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What does that make you think then?
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That you shouldn't take the words in the bible 100% literary because a literal translation from Hebrew and Greek would be completely different than it is now. -
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What does that make you think then?
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'Prejudices', is that some sort of a irish juice you mix with your potato whiskey?Originally posted by JohnSwede View Post
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It makes me think that you should never give up. I mean, normally if yo would be swallowed by a giant fish, you would die, but praying for a miracle to happen hard enough could make you go through the most "impossible" things. Like me and my leukemia. But still I am confused about the verse, like personally it sounds humorous, maybe it was God's intent? Maybe its just a humorous metaphor for something complete different than what was literally written in the Bible?
Like with the cancer I had. Lets say the Giant fish, was a giant Cancer associated to the sickness which Jonah suffered from for 3 days and 3 nights before God forgave?
I dont know, I find it hard to interpret the bible literary considering it was not originally written in Swedish nor English but a complete different language containing a different "philosophy" within its language.Leave a comment:
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What does that make you think then?Originally posted by JohnSwede View PostLeave a comment:
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Hello all fellow Christians
Hello everyone!
My name is John and i am originally from Sweden, though I live in Ireland, Dublin to work.
I currently go to the Christs Church in Dublin from time to time.
However, I am a little bit confused about certain things written in the Bible, such as my favorite verse seen bellow. It's my favorite because i find it a bit humorous(don't get me wrong) yet makes you think a lot about what God is really capable of etc.
But I hope to find some answers on this forum.
The verse is
Jonah 1:17
"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."
Jesus first touched me when I was after I was diagnosed with leukemia when I was 11. The doctors wanted to use Chemotherapy as an attempt to get me cured, but me and my parents decided not to go through it, and instead Pray and spend time in the church instead and hope God would forgive me for what I might have done to deserve the sickness, and here I am 10 years later asking myself why God chose to first make me sick and then give me this second chance and how to make it up for him.
The Bible is huge and dont know if it is practically possible to follow everything that is said in the Bible in today's society and therefore asking myself how many actually makes it to Heaven.
Do God read between the lines sometimes, if you really try to follow His words but failed while trying?
Anyway, thank you for your time and see you around!
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