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Some relevant excerpts from this posting on "The Episcopal Majority" website… "…nearly every New Testament scholar notes that what once were considered gentle parables of growth (Leaven, Mustard Seed, etc.) have a quite different message – including biting attacks by Jesus on the purity code. It was upon that purity code that Paul based his rejection of homosexual behavior. When you have Jesus undermining the Biblical basis for Paul’s condemnations, what you have left are Paul’s personal prejudices and beliefs." Are they saying that Paul was a bigot and that his teachings, as recorded in Scripture, are wrong? "When asked about their claims regarding the Bible, invariably the 'orthodox' turn to John 14.6, in which John quotes Jesus as saying, 'I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me.' They take that verse of the Bible to have only one possible interpretation, which is – roughly – that it is only through repentance and belief in Jesus that anyone will be admitted to the Kingdom of God. Unfortunately for those who want to use that verse to circumscribe religious reality, several reliable interpretations of that verse contradict theirs, especially when John 14.6 is seen in the context of the struggles between Christian and Jewish sects/communities of the time." Repentance from sin and faith in Jesus is not the only way to Heaven? What Bible are these people reading!?! (Since they obviously don't believe in the inerrancy of Scripture, does it really matter what Bible they’re reading?) The entire article: http://episcopalmajority.blogspot.com/2007/09/who-is-drifting-from-biblical-truth.html
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