Hello:
Interesting account of how one person views what it shared in the Bible.
What one finds within the pages of the Bible are both wisdom, history, truth and an obvious directive toward an abundant and prosperous life, one that only a few have ever truly adhered to.
The story of creation is certainly a beautiful depiction of what we ourselves have been blessed with, that being our gift ( power) to create; that part of God in human kind. Reverse those two words and you get who we can be.
Kind Human.
Over time, we all " fall short of the glory ". I read that some where.:) and subsequently we also fall away from acknowledging who we are, Spiritual beings having a human experience - not Human beings having a spiritual jouney.
We fail to see recognize what we were truly created to be. Good. Pure. Unable to do anything other than what is and has alway been our true potential as positve loving beings, capable of living in unity, possseing a charitable spirit and doing for others as we would have them do for us. It's also known as stewardship; caring for all creation and each other.
The book of Genesis ( The Begining ) and the story of Adam & Eve is more about being complient and not being disobedient to God's rules. To not follow His direction in how we can best live our lives will, as we all now understand, have one kicked out of the garden ( separated from His blessings ).
One needs to also understand what was noted over 35 years ago when it was shown that many biblical scholars, responcible for translating both the old and new testement, had placed their own personal notes along the margins of their translations. When those went to print ( and millions of Bibles were produced) the side notes were also included along with the translation. Still it is within each of us to embrace what is required while in this life and how we should treat one another. Sad as it may sound, some actually believe that life in general will never get better; only worse. I can share with you now that this mind set is what will keep our world and " life in general " moving away from our blessings and greatest potential.
I still smile when I remember the words of a small child who explained the Bible as God's cook book.
" Just follow the recipe in God's cook book, " they said. " And your cake of life will come out rich and tastey, filled with all sorts of neat stuff ".
There is also another way one can proceed in life and use a combination of what Jesus the Christ shared, that being - you should attend to your day in such a way so as to not harm another person in mind, body or spirit. This is hard to accomplish do on a daily basis. I can attest to that. However, like any exercise, being dedicated to what will happen when you apply that to your life and in dealing with other human beings - being human - is worth the effort.
" Love thy neigbor is the whole of the law "
Joe Buccheri
tgamm@comcast.net
One of my favorite Bible verses now in a picture frame and displayed on the wall near my CD rack is this one....
Proverbs 22 : 2