A God that is accessible only through the Bible is not of much use as deities go. Harry Potter seems more immanent; at least he\u2019s also available in DVD. If God is truly present now then the attachment of so much importance to the Bible seems unnecessary. After all, why should a collection of reflections on dead people\u2019s relationships with God be more authoritative than the one you\u2019re having with God now? That is how I view the Bible \u2013 as a collection of blogs and tweets about someone we both claim we know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It is an interesting post, and an interesting series so far!<\/p>\n
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