The BIble

"The Bible" is not God and does not contain the fullness of God's Spirit. Not that you need to know that "the Bible" is nothing but a collection of passages from Old and New Testaments, as the Christian's bible teaches, but it certainly does make a lot of nonsense. The idea is that we read this "Bible" literally, without being concerned that if we do we are simply going to fall down when we read it.

That is a load of bollocks, but the Christian right has embraced it completely, so you just have to accept it.

We need to take note of that. (Oh, and here we have a really interesting passage from Leviticus 25:44-45 ) "For a man is not allowed to touch anyone's wife unless he's in the temple. And if a man lies with a woman and so abandons her - and they are discovered - there will be a hearing, and the woman is to be put to death." This does not mean that the woman is guilty by default of the fact that her husband has deflowered her!

The argument is made that the Bible is an accurate translation but that is as it stands not anything more than a collection of sayings and stories that were spoken by a particular people. For instance when Jesus says "He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life" (John 10.21) it really does mean "He that believeth on the words of the words of this Gospel will be saved" I think that we all read it like that (for example "believe me now, and you will have endless life"). So, in fact the Bible is a collection of sayings, stories, prayers, revelations and prophesies, but not a prophecy. That is where Jesus really makes good.

So, what is the key to the whole messianic idea? Well, we are made to believe that there is a whole group of men, men with the potential for greatness and for the highest achievement in their chosen occupations, that is devoted to the good of humankind. The idea is that these men possess a power of intelligence so superior to that of ordinary man that they can make the world go into a new and better state, change it completely, create a new society, a totally new order. In short, they have a unique capability of making the world a better place. Of course, for this to be possible it needs to take place within a controlled environment.

But I know that you will say: "What about the fact that society can never really be changed through revolution?" Hark! The voice of reason!