The Scapegoat<\/em><\/a>, Ren\u00e9 Girard points out that the central themes of the Gospel Passion accounts are also found in all world mythologies (101).<\/p>\nThe Universal Whisperings of God<\/h2>\n It is this universal whispering of God to people all over the world and throughout time which can partially account for some of the similarities in ideas and belief systems for groups of people all around the world. In this way, all religion is a strange mix of God\u2019s whisperings to mankind and mankind\u2019s idolatry. <\/p>\n
Though I would not go so far as to say that all religious writings are inspired by God<\/strong>, I think it is not too much to say that all religious writings derive in some way or another from people listening to what God whispers to their spirit. <\/p>\nIn this way, we are not making the Bible less <\/em>inspired as much as we are saying that other religious writings are more inspired than previously believed. <\/p>\nNo, they are not inspired in the same way or to the same level as the biblical accounts, but in some way or another, other religious writings do contain wisdom, insights, and truths which God, by His Spirit, was whispering to people all around the world and throughout time. Sometimes what they wrote was a purely human invention, and sometimes what they wrote was demonic in origin, but if the Spirit of God moves where God wills, and if God\u2019s will is to reveal Himself to all people around all the world and throughout all time, then who are we to say that God\u2019s Spirit was not <\/em>whispering truth to people in ancient Egypt, Greece, Norway, China, or North America? <\/p>\nWould it not make sense to assume that God was whispering to them as well, and that some of their legends, myths, and religious writings are based on what God was whispering to them? It seems entirely possible. <\/p>\n
Please note this word of clarification: I AM NOT saying that the other religious books are inerrant. Not at all. There is a huge difference between people hearing what the Spirit is whispering to people all around the world on the one hand, and writing inerrant Scripture on the other. And a<\/span>s to the Spirit whispering truth to people all around the world, what is the problem with this? Doesn’t Jesus say as much in John 16:8?<\/span><\/p>\nThe Bible is inspired in that it reveals what God was whispering to people who wrote Scripture, and to people in other parts of the world who were also responding to the revelation which they had received from God (whether it be through creation or conscience).<\/p>\n
This does not mean that the Hebrew Scriptures are not unique in the world. They are. They are unique in numerous ways, four of which will be looked at in the next four posts. <\/p>\n
Until then, am I off my rocker? Is this going “too far”? Or do you think it is possible that the “whisperings of God” as I have described it here might actually be more widespread than we Christians usually assume? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Though I would not go so far as to say that all religious writings are inspired by God, I think it is not too much to say that all religious writings derive in some way or another from people listening to what God whispers to their spirit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1253,1386,1398,1226,128,1213,1972],"class_list":{"0":"post-35734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-bible","8":"tag-inspiration","9":"tag-inspiration-of-scripture","10":"tag-religion","11":"tag-theology-bible","12":"tag-when-god-pled-guilty","13":"tag-whisperings-of-god","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n
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