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13. This paragraph explains the problem the best IMHO
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 10:27 AM
Nov 2017

Spiritual writer Richard Rohr likes to say that most of us do not see things as they are, but rather we see things as we are. A person who is petty and punitive will read, interpret and apply sacred texts in petty and punitive ways. A person who is enlightened and loving can read those same texts and interpret and apply them in enlightening and loving ways. Jesus captures it well with his teaching: “The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of the evil treasure produces evil” (Luke 6:45a).

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