I said in my answer to this weeks question that "Ten Theories of Human Nature mainly focuses on the concept of faith, saying that “Jesus famously summed up the Old Testament law in to injuctions: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all you strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself’” (Stevenson 122). To me, this isn’t what The Bible is about". I want to delve further into what I mean.
I believe that the Christian religion that I grew up with is about learning. The Bible is a tool we use to help us learn, but it is simply an interpretation of God's will and I believe it is a misinterpretation. Most Christians believe that God created us to serve him, as though he is selfish and needs us to make him feel better about himself (a very humanistic quality). But The Bible contains many stories that teach us important lessons, such as the story about the good samaritan which teaches us to help those in need, and it seems that these stories are often forgotten in religious discussion.
Even if our purpose isn't to learn, what is there to lose? We learn new things every day, so why not learn to take the good lessons proposed by The Bible and put them to use?
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