you brought up brains so a couple of verses came to mind. This is from our Creator who gave us out minds.
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Those passages are in no way incompatible with what I believe.
What do you think of this one?
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Do you believe the whole Bible is the word of God? Do you believe the whole bible or just parts? Do you believe there is only one way to heaven?
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Haven't spent enough time on those. Will try to get to them at some point and get back to you. If you would paste them into a DM to me so that I will remember, I would appreciate it.
I believe reality is the body of God. And the more we expand our understanding of reality the closer that gets us to God. I think the Bible is an extremely valuable & important piece of literature that was "written by God" in the sense that men were motivated to write these things & we are God's fingers.
I don't know for sure but it sounds like you are doing what I did for many many years. I had a lot of trouble accepting a lot of the Bible so I relied on my own mind/understanding to create my own image of God as I thought He should be. Honestly I still struggle with some. I am learning to just trust God's plan and His Word.
As Christians we need to read God's word regularly. It is very easy to be mislead if you don't know God's word well. I am not expert by the way on it by any stretch.
