The first part of Deuteronomy is historical. The second part is legislative. There is still much that can be learned from it.
This idea, whether it comes from the religious or not, that the entire 44+ books of the Bible are some kind of “Do everything this collection of documents says to the exact letter or else hell or something” instruction manual is one of the most ignorant and sadistic jokes of our time, and to reduce it to such is an act of intellectual dishonesty.
instruction manual is one of the most ignorant and sadistic jokes of our time
The Bible itself says it’s an instruction manual, repeatedly. So… the ignorant, sadistic joke is the Bible, and has nothing to do with “our time”.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. ~2 Timothy 3:16-17
Yeah, “God-breathed” means “He wanted it written down.” And “it is useful for teaching.” “Thoroughly equipped” means knowledgeable, especially when it comes to context and intent of the work.
(The more you know 🌈 ✨ ⭐)
Not “every single sentence is a direct command necessary to adhere to the faith.” That would be, obviously, ridiculous. (And extremists who insist on such, are indeed dangerously silly people.)
Tons of the Old Testament is just genealogy and records of law of the time. I’d hope you wouldn’t read a history book and conclude that the authors intended you to live by Hamurabi’s Code, or that they themselves endorsed slavery because it was recorded. Yet we still can derive a lot of wisdom from knowing about these things.
Sorry I know Internet doesn’t convey tone but I don’t mean to sound like, grouchy or anything. Just making an appeal to reason is all.
I’m not giving you my particular interpretation, only sharing why the “good book” is used as an instruction manual by those who do so.
Also, the Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit gives them infallible wisdom from God, so that they have spiritual discernment and knowledge.
(the magic bird imparts no such wisdom)
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. ~1 Corinthians 2:12-17
The first part of Deuteronomy is historical. The second part is legislative. There is still much that can be learned from it.
This idea, whether it comes from the religious or not, that the entire 44+ books of the Bible are some kind of “Do everything this collection of documents says to the exact letter or else hell or something” instruction manual is one of the most ignorant and sadistic jokes of our time, and to reduce it to such is an act of intellectual dishonesty.
The Bible itself says it’s an instruction manual, repeatedly. So… the ignorant, sadistic joke is the Bible, and has nothing to do with “our time”.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. ~2 Timothy 3:16-17
Yeah, “God-breathed” means “He wanted it written down.” And “it is useful for teaching.” “Thoroughly equipped” means knowledgeable, especially when it comes to context and intent of the work.
(The more you know 🌈 ✨ ⭐)
Not “every single sentence is a direct command necessary to adhere to the faith.” That would be, obviously, ridiculous. (And extremists who insist on such, are indeed dangerously silly people.)
Tons of the Old Testament is just genealogy and records of law of the time. I’d hope you wouldn’t read a history book and conclude that the authors intended you to live by Hamurabi’s Code, or that they themselves endorsed slavery because it was recorded. Yet we still can derive a lot of wisdom from knowing about these things.
Sorry I know Internet doesn’t convey tone but I don’t mean to sound like, grouchy or anything. Just making an appeal to reason is all.
Hope you have a good one. :)
I’m not giving you my particular interpretation, only sharing why the “good book” is used as an instruction manual by those who do so.
Also, the Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit gives them infallible wisdom from God, so that they have spiritual discernment and knowledge.
(the magic bird imparts no such wisdom)
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. ~1 Corinthians 2:12-17