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He and his supporters then searched for Bible verses to support it. The Rapture is a doctrine without broad Christian support. https://biblesr.org/therescue/virgin-mary-meek-and-mild monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/8773a422-f11e-4ada-99c2-3a06be1900de/626fa24aa6212280927dbf36_626aef4726ca21c3c92eb923_Manger-Scene-Mary-Joseph-Angel.jpeg Rescue - Virgin Mary, Meek and Mild? - Make it stand out Image source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/c6d247a3-6cdd-448b-84e7-5f9d2504d0af/626fa24bf1df6517e9cb8f4c_626aef44b4b47bec13e27bd1_Mary-Artist-Ben-Wildflower-WAPO-12-202018.jpeg Rescue - Virgin Mary, Meek and Mild? - Make it stand out Artist Ben Wildflower's depiction of Mary speaking the words of the Magnificat. This piece appeared in the Washington Post, 12-20-2018.THAT girl would be the Mary of Luke’s gospel!_ https://biblesr.org/therescue/does-the-bible-predict-current-events monthly 0.5 2023-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/4eeda8ce-43bb-41ab-bd03-43b9b16e116e/Meter+No.png Rescue - Does the Bible Predict Current Events? - No. Interpretation of current events as foretold in biblical texts is an interpretive choice that requires assumptions not upheld by critical scholarship. As you evaluate such interpretations, consider: · https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/93a3595c-236a-4491-add2-0060b6c49c45/Explosion.jpg Rescue - Does the Bible Predict Current Events? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://biblesr.org/therescue/obey-the-pastoral-epistles-why-why-not monthly 0.5 2023-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/e2d51c91-5b7d-4d81-9ab2-566e8cb62079/gauge-01.png Rescue - Obey the Pastoral Epistles? Why? Why Not? - For people who do not recognize New Testament writings as scripture, this is not even a question, of course. Those who do, however, need not see obedience to these writings as part of viewing them as their scriptures. As is the case for many other biblical verses selected for use as commands, verses from the pastoral epistles need to be understood in context. Consider, for example, that most people today view slavery as immoral. Most of us would not endorse the commands to enslaved people to be obedient to the people who have enslaved them. We understand that the ethics of the ancient household codes do not apply in the case of slavery. Just as we evaluate the ethics of slavery, we can evaluate the ethical implications of other commands in these passages. The pastoral epistles and other later writings in the New Testament are rich sources of information about how the early Christ groups struggled with differing views as the communities developed. Learning from them does not require obedience to verses selected from these texts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/73a17686-dbbb-4f04-8036-3e5487846fed/Aga%5Be+Feast+fresco.jpg Rescue - Obey the Pastoral Epistles? Why? Why Not? Fresco of female figure holding chalice in the Agape Feast. Catacomb of Saints Pietro e Marcellino (Saints Marcellinus and Peter), Via Labicana, Rome, Italy. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. https://biblesr.org/therescue/ofgyvc4ujpwnxn9iz58izcas2v3vp2 monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/46f12cae-e4f4-47a5-ae5a-03b48e65e3be/liv-bruce-M0oVPGsWk1E-unsplash.jpg Rescue - Spare the Rod? Does the Bible Tell You to Beat Your Child? - Make it stand out Photo by Liv Bruce on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/81d42a70-887b-4914-b6a4-fa73746148c0/gauge-02.png Rescue - Spare the Rod? Does the Bible Tell You to Beat Your Child? - We need to recall, first, that the Bible does not speak with one voice. The Bible as a whole does not issue such commands. The verses often cited from Proverbs refer to the use of the “rod” as a means of correction and discipline for children. These verses share a widespread assumption in ancient cultures of the regions that influenced the sages. They assumed that discipline included corporal measures. This is why we have not answered No. The emphasis in Proverbs is on discipline and guidance, however, not the use of beating. The verses also do not assume young children but mostly adolescents and young adults. Advocates of corporal punishment have selected and interpreted a few verses from Proverbs with a misplaced emphasis on the rod as an instrument for beating children. This is an instance of the Bible being weaponized, in this case against children. Current research shows the negative results of corporal punishment. Advocates of childrearing practices that guide children without the use of physical punishment recognize that a few selectively interpreted verses from Proverbs do not constitute a command that applies to modern parents. Wisdom can be found in biblical teachings, including Proverbs, without using selected verses to justify practices many find abhorrent, and that studies show are damaging. https://biblesr.org/therescue/forgivenessdo-we-get-him monthly 0.5 2023-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/3278649c-7a74-47d7-98b6-497ebd14639e/gauge-03.jpg Rescue - Forgiveness—Do We Get Him? - The ad credibly adapts the gospel narratives of the day of Jesus’ death to the present day. The focus on forgiveness as the absence of resentment is incomplete, however. The ad can too easily be interpreted to require that people who suffer harm be forgiving while the harm continues. The need to address the causes of miscarriages of justice is ignored. A position on the meter between “Not Really” and “Somewhat” would perhaps be more appropriate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/59d723d6-cb1c-4ef9-a945-bdcbfdd9aca0/He+Gets+Us+That+Day+Video.JPG Rescue - Forgiveness—Do We Get Him? - Make it stand out “That Day” ad from the “He Gets Us” ad campaign. https://biblesr.org/therescue/if-anyone-will-not-work-neither-shall-he-eat-2-thessalonians-310-kjv-does-this-mean-no-social-welfare-programs monthly 0.5 2022-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/a750928b-e176-4a42-b9d3-04268f654e95/Homeless+man.jpg Rescue - “If Anyone Will Not Work, Neither Shall He Eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV) — Does This Mean No Social Welfare Programs? - Make it stand out Photo by Steve Knutson on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/25e9a1a8-b356-4a61-8b82-651e82f8d71a/Soviet+propaganda+poster.jpg Rescue - “If Anyone Will Not Work, Neither Shall He Eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV) — Does This Mean No Social Welfare Programs? - Make it stand out English: “Who doesn’t work doesn’t eat” – Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920 (Mardjani Foundation) Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/4dbac756-0bd8-4ac1-ba39-4b7e12e403a6/Meter.png Rescue - “If Anyone Will Not Work, Neither Shall He Eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV) — Does This Mean No Social Welfare Programs? - While this saying expresses a strong work ethic, it was never directed at people who are unable to work. It was directed at a different cultural situation. If it were comparably applied today, it would probably be directed at wealthy people who have never had to do any physical work and live on their inherited wealth. The use of texts from one religious tradition is, of course, problematic in the forging of public policy. Yet the work ethic expressed is pervasive in modern culture and widespread beyond particular religious traditions. If this biblical verse is used in discussions of public assistance, however, the identity of the idlers in the original context should not be ignored. https://biblesr.org/therescue/is-the-king-james-version-the-true-word-of-god monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/01d27755-bd80-473a-81a1-a6b90d3b8039/gauge-01.png Rescue - Is the King James Version the One True Word of God? - What the “Word of God” means for us would be a great discussion topic. The King James Version is certainly a major influential work of English literature. Many familiar biblical passages are recognizable to English speakers in the King James Version translation. Critical biblical scholars recognize the King James Version as one among many translations, however. As a translation, it is one interpretation of biblical writings from available manuscripts in original ancient languages, one translation among many others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/a0850970-c2b3-4375-9392-4331eb29d2de/King_James_Bible_1722_Greyfriars_Church.jpg Rescue - Is the King James Version the One True Word of God? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://biblesr.org/therescue/avjpwu81znkxyxahx44rwd10a6hawi-8kbyj monthly 0.5 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/5dafb8ac-4ac4-4716-a6ed-9113586eb8cd/gauge-02.png Rescue - Verses In and Out of Context - Does the Bible condemn same-sex relationships? “Not Really” is the best answer overall, keeping in mind that the Bible does not speak with one voice. This series of three posts has offered some information about the importance of understanding context when considering the meaning of passages that have been used to oppose and condemn same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ people. Each of these verses and passages can be discussed, and differing interpretations can be proposed. Yet none of these passages offers any clear and unequivocal condemnation of homosexual relationships or LGBTQ+ people. These passages are ambiguous on this question at best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/ef80e4e3-0a4a-46aa-a312-fbe8491c7eae/292759781_5264330850282291_7188468477193291347_n.jpg Rescue - Verses In and Out of Context - Make it stand out Meme from social media. Source unknown. https://biblesr.org/therescue/avjpwu81znkxyxahx44rwd10a6hawi-8kbyj-7w7k7 monthly 0.5 2022-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/c4a63923-5aba-4c29-9744-9530c33ac7ac/Joachim_Patinir_010.jpg Rescue - Different Social Worlds - Is Homosexuality the Concern Here? - Make it stand out Joachim Patinir (circa 1480-1524). Landscape with the Destruction of Sodom and Comorrah. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/01d27755-bd80-473a-81a1-a6b90d3b8039/gauge-01.png Rescue - Different Social Worlds - Is Homosexuality the Concern Here? - Does Jesus quote Genesis to comment on same-sex marriage? In an account presented in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, Jesus quotes Genesis to emphasize the permanence of marriage. The debate is about divorce. No mention is made of same-sex marriage. In verses immediately following the debate in Matthew, Jesus affirms eunuchs, people in his time who were seen as neither male nor female. Interpretations that emphasize “male and female” in the quotations from Genesis ignore this affirmation. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/01d27755-bd80-473a-81a1-a6b90d3b8039/gauge-01.png Rescue - Different Social Worlds - Is Homosexuality the Concern Here? - Was Sodom destroyed as a punishment for homosexuality? The context of the story indicates Sodom’s offense was its sexual violence against guests not mutual same-sex relationships. https://biblesr.org/therescue/avjpwu81znkxyxahx44rwd10a6hawi monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/7bf28811-0c9e-48f5-8e90-7921818d1371/Question+meter.png Rescue - Translating Words – Does It Really Mean “Homosexual”? - Do the words translated as “homosexual” mean what the term is understood to mean today? While we could answer the question by setting the Rescue Meter at “not really,” we have added a question mark this time to indicate that these words remain ambiguous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/15584e84-f3f9-4b61-8d72-f13defc5bd77/Marriage_opponent_%2819305267361%29.jpg Rescue - Translating Words – Does It Really Mean “Homosexual”? - Make it stand out Marriage Equality Decision Day Rally in front of the US Supreme Court, June 26, 2015, by Elvert Barnes Protest Photography. 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Yet an often-overlooked passage that so clearly affirms some transgender people in the time of Jesus weighs heavily in that direction. Because there are so many passages about gender that are open to multiple conflicting interpretations, we have not rated the answer to “Does the Bible Condemn Transgender People?” an absolute no. Yet an often-overlooked passage that so clearly affirms some transgender people in the time of Jesus weighs heavily in that direction. https://biblesr.org/therescue/does-the-bible-condemn-abortion monthly 0.5 2022-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/6cb9e57a-3d2b-4e6a-b0a4-4b529aa6cc09/nylos-kBhsaadPv1Y-unsplash.jpg Rescue - Does the Bible Condemn Abortion? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/76dc50b3-7f52-4837-a54a-2be3e3c0e96f/gauge-01.png Rescue - Does the Bible Condemn Abortion? - The Bible does not address abortion and does not condemn it. https://biblesr.org/therescue/is-the-bible-a-weapon monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/0b1734d2-ef4d-48ba-a9ba-8e496e56f6c3/Bible+as+pistol.jpg Rescue - Is the Bible a Weapon? - Source unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/5dafb8ac-4ac4-4716-a6ed-9113586eb8cd/gauge-02.png Rescue - Is the Bible a Weapon? - Some people use the Bible as a weapon, so we did not rate this question as a “No.” https://biblesr.org/therescue/is-there-such-a-thing-as-the-bible monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/5dafb8ac-4ac4-4716-a6ed-9113586eb8cd/gauge-02.png Rescue - Is There Such a Thing as “THE Bible”? - There is not really any such thing as "THE Bible,” but we commonly refer to “The Bible” as if it exists as a single thing. That’s why we have not answered this as “No.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/1642276494847-1ZHBV88MK168QKLHJC8Z/unsplash-image-535Npq1wFG8.jpg Rescue - Is There Such a Thing as “THE Bible”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://biblesr.org/therescue/is-hell-biblical monthly 0.5 2023-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/5dafb8ac-4ac4-4716-a6ed-9113586eb8cd/gauge-02.png Rescue - Is Hell Biblical? - While images that have become associated with hell are present, hell as it is later described and defined hardly features prominently in the Bible. The images are there, so we have not answered “No.” Yet hell is not quite fully present enough or central enough in the biblical texts to say that hell is “Somewhat” biblical. Hell is thus “Not Really” a biblical concept. Yet the concept of hell has been derived partly from some images found in the Bible. While images that have become associated with hell are present, hell as it is later described and defined hardly features prominently in the Bible. The images are there, so we have not answered “No.” Yet hell is not quite fully present enough or central enough in the biblical texts to say that hell is “somewhat” biblical. Hell is not really a biblical concept. Yet the concept of hell has been derived partly from some images found in the Bible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f57d91e1fcef20132fc1762/f61fffda-9240-4b11-8562-6a34f6c0a4d7/640px-Hortus_Deliciarum_-_Hell.jpg Rescue - Is Hell Biblical? - Hell, as illustrated in the 12th century Hortus deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg, (1125-1195), Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. Hell, as illustrated in the 12th century Hortus deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg (1125-1195). 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