I’m not giving you my particular interpretation, only sharing why the “good book” is used as an instruction manual by those who do so.
Fair! It is a great pain that people will be inclined to interpret things in a confirmation-bias kind of way.
The Bible does have lots of instructions, but the important context of “to whom”, and “for what reason” is often cast aside when people want to use it justify themselves. We all suffer for such vanity.
(the magic bird imparts no such wisdom)
Hehe I’m sorry, this reference(?) went over my head. 😅
As for the verse you posted, written I believe by the Paul the Apostle to the Corinthian churches, I think he means to say that those who are actively seeking to understand, eventually will find the wisdom God imparts.
But people applying solely material / natural / worldly sensibilities will see it all as foolishness, because they aren’t trying to find any revelation in it. They approach with preconceived notions to pick it apart instead, and in so doing reinforce their existing biases.
I think a lot of believers, either in bad faith or simply naive zeal, will skip the “seeking to understand” part, take the words at face value, and see all of it as a system of rules to push on others. At its core, this is where we see the bad examples of religions the world over: man’s attempt to elevate themselves over others, instead of humble themselves to serve each other.
Fair! It is a great pain that people will be inclined to interpret things in a confirmation-bias kind of way.
The Bible does have lots of instructions, but the important context of “to whom”, and “for what reason” is often cast aside when people want to use it justify themselves. We all suffer for such vanity.
Hehe I’m sorry, this reference(?) went over my head. 😅
As for the verse you posted, written I believe by the Paul the Apostle to the Corinthian churches, I think he means to say that those who are actively seeking to understand, eventually will find the wisdom God imparts.
But people applying solely material / natural / worldly sensibilities will see it all as foolishness, because they aren’t trying to find any revelation in it. They approach with preconceived notions to pick it apart instead, and in so doing reinforce their existing biases.
I think a lot of believers, either in bad faith or simply naive zeal, will skip the “seeking to understand” part, take the words at face value, and see all of it as a system of rules to push on others. At its core, this is where we see the bad examples of religions the world over: man’s attempt to elevate themselves over others, instead of humble themselves to serve each other.
Indeed. Foolishness. :(