John Wilson is the editor of Books & Culture for the Wall Street Journal. The title of his August 19 post was “No One Reads the Bible Literally.” Well, I am not an editor but I do seem to recall learning something in High School about avoiding “glittering generalities.” Conservative Christians do in fact take the Bible literally except where it is purposely not literal. Analogy and metaphor run throughout Scripture. Mr. Wilson’s point is that we must watch out for those “low brow fundamentalists” who actually believe the Biblical account of creation. According to him, “No one—no one—reads the Bible literally.” That statement is only half true and of course we all know what a half truth is. Regardless of his personal motivation, I hear a faint echo in this article, whispering through the lines, and saying, “Has God said?”
For me, a simple man, I believe in Jesus and Jesus believed in Adam and Eve. My faith is in Christ not science. Over the centuries where the two have disagreed science has, in many instances, eventually caught up. I can only hope Mr. Wilson will.
For me, a simple man, I believe in Jesus and Jesus believed in Adam and Eve. My faith is in Christ not science. Over the centuries where the two have disagreed science has, in many instances, eventually caught up. I can only hope Mr. Wilson will.
