I suppose it is all in the interpretations. I read the stories of the old and new testament, and look for analogous processes within myself. For example, the story of the pool of Bethesda, one of my favorites. To me, it is a story of self image and tells us that to "stir the pool" we need to tap a higher oncology - a higher consciousness - to change our self image and be whole. This is more of a mystical interpretation admittedly.
Dogma is the rules and government of a religion. The bible is entirely different and stands apart, as each Christian religion has its own rules and government. It is fascinating to me, however, the differences in bible translation. On Jul 15, 2:48 pm, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > My problem with the old testament is it seems to be just a story nothing > more and one though parts of it are interesting thoughts. The stories that > are told and what is showing up in archeology is a totally different story. > I see the story of creation as a fantastic explanation to scientifically > uneducated people, it is actually a quite accurate explanation of the big > bang theory if you forget the time line. which to me is totally amazing and > raised many questions. but it is severely lacking in accuracy. > Allan > > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is the bible related to dogma? From my view, the bible is read as a > > diagram for raising consciousness. The old testament is aimed at > > individual consciousness, the new testament, unity consciousness. > > Religions were constructed around the bible, but it is a stand alone > > document, although it has many translations. Also interesting are the > > gnostic bible passages that were left out of the widely known > > document. I think these documents tell us just as much today as they > > did when they were written. The instructions are pure and true. > > Religion isn't necessary to gain the insights. > > > On Jul 15, 6:28 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > That's the problem with religous dogma, too hard and unbending. > > > Religion must change as society does or it is doomed. > > > > On 11 July, 03:18, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > All religious dogmas aim at reducing human faults. When they are > > > > carried beyond the time and place they were developed for, they begin > > > > to cause problems. > > > > > peace & love > > > > > On Jul 10, 5:32 am, alexandra laughton <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Sure bible has it's faults but it just aims at reducing human ones. > > > > > human mind has not progressed enough to support the developments & > > > > > inventions around it.H > > > > > ence the new testament- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
