tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188521836105870276.post2988094711138456495..comments2024-03-22T23:20:26.771-07:00Comments on Steven L Anderson: Was Adam an Ape?sanderson1611http://www.blogger.com/profile/03716198677406946806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188521836105870276.post-2083308694839757862017-01-08T22:11:58.682-08:002017-01-08T22:11:58.682-08:00There is a cult, mostly based in Southern Africa, ...There is a cult, mostly based in Southern Africa, called the Old Apostolic Church. They REALLY need to watch that sermon "Literal vs Figurative". <br /><br />Their cult-unique doctrine is "spiritual interpretation", meaning that you are not allowed to read anything in the Bible literally, so it has to be figurative - but since a lot of the Bible clearly is literal, they have to have "the Holy Spirit" while reading the Bible to help them interpret what the literal stuff actually means spiritually. So for example, if "Jesus wept" then the verse cannot mean "Jesus wept" - so they have to be indwelled with "the Holy Spirit" to interpret what this actually means spiritually.<br /><br />Result: they reject creation, they reject Adam and Eve, they reject the flood, Samson's account, they reject a literal Jesus (they believe THEY are collectively Jesus), they reject the Rapture and the millennial reign. Anything that literally happened is considered to be a spiritual lesson only, and they mess that up as well. Also it makes the OAC a cult in that you are so confused, and cannot read the Bible as it's written, so they rely on their clergy to interpret it for them. But then you get the rebels :-) who try to read it for themselves anyway, and get the "spiritual interpretation" for themselves - with crazy results. I've heard about them claiming God came literally in the flesh as Seth to overcome the literal battle of good vs evil which was actually Cain vs Abel (??!!), or where they say that when Genesis 1:1 says God created the earth, it actually means God created man. And Genesis 1 is a massive source of confusion for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188521836105870276.post-54176530884859085902017-01-07T08:38:55.066-08:002017-01-07T08:38:55.066-08:00Well Said. This is why the Gospel is a stumbling b...Well Said. This is why the Gospel is a stumbling block to them that perish. I was sent to Catholic high school and my teachers disputed literal creation and Jesus' miracles over and over. I was fed up and told them "If you can believe somebody [Jesus] rose from the dead, why can't you believe any other supernatural event in the bible?" Naturally, they did not have a response for me. In my opinion Christ's resurrection is the most "impossible" seeming miracle that if you can accept it, all the other miracles will be possible as well but if you can't get past that one, you stumbled on the stumbling block because it doesn't fit your greek wisdom or your jewish sign. Blessing to you pastor. Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121784911473864778noreply@blogger.com