I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product, the product of two ancient communities, biblical Israel and early Christianity. As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God. . . . I realized that whatever "divine revelation" and the "inspiration of the Bible" meant (if they meant anything), they did not mean that the Bible was a divine product with divine authority.
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better. - Marcus Borg
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.
- Marcus Borg
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesti… - Marcus Borg
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesti…
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things - Marcus Borg
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the exp… - Marcus Borg
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the exp…
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I d… - Marcus Borg
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I d…
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can… - Marcus Borg
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can…
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings … - Marcus Borg
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings …
Imagine that Christianity is about loving God. - Marcus Borg
Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.
The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened. - Marcus Borg
The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.
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