Bible fundamentalism yay or nay?

[felix102]

Silver, I am not totally sure what liberalism is, but if it's a way to interpret the bible then that is what I am refering to.

Fundamentalism and Liberalism are both stances of the mind. This is where we use our minds to understanding scripture. We know that to understand some things in scripture we must study it...have a bible study. Such as checking the history, context, original connotation, and all these things dealing with scholastics. All wants to be lead to the truth; in other words, they want to find what the bible is really saying.

However, there is only ONE way to experience the Truth. It is by spirit, not the mind! When I said "fundamentalism and liberalism" are not necessarily bad things I mean that they are not bad things in the context that it is dissecting the scriptures with the mind.

God first commanded man to eat. And this is still our command. However, will we eat from the tree of life or the tree of knowledge? Which is life and which is death?

To eat from the tree of life we need to pray verses to God. Meditate on a verse throughout the day. By this the Word of God becomes alive instead of just a letter. "For the letter kills."

It truly does not matter which bible version you have.

Jeremiah 15:16
When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.

[felix102]

You may be asking, "Am I saying that we don't need to use our mind at all?"

Of course not. That wouldn't be possible. Our mind is a medium between our body and spirit. We perceive things first with the body, then the mind, and then the spirit. So yes, you will have to have a mind to first understand the scripture. But if it stops there, then it is just death. The Word of God is the Bread of Life! We transform it from the letter into the Spirit.