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[quote]All the time? so everything he said was a metaphor?  like "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

Or are the metaphors developed to interpret that which that runs counter to one's own beliefs or preferred view of Biblical teachings?[/quote]

So let's think about this.

God had a son.  Christians worship their god on Sunday, which originated from the pagan practice of sun worship.  It's not coincidental, as Jesus is light, no?  So how easy it was to modify pagan beliefs in order to fit into a Christian framework.  a smooth transition

the son  = the sun
Look at the Egyptian sun god Ra.  And when Ra wept, Ra created man through his tears.

And then God is all-knowing.  God created the universe.

odd, however, that it took God quite a bit of time to save his people - well, a few of his people

For eons, when people were worshiping false idols and going all Sodom and Gomorrah on each other, he just sat back and watched.  Do we return to Genesis and blame Adam and Eve for damning their descendants?  Poor Eve - She simply wanted to learn something.  And poof!  punished and forever doomed to bear children the hard way!

myth or truth?  
fiction or fact?

metaphor
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Let's end this on a metaphorical happy note!

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