{"id":42816,"date":"2016-08-07T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=42816"},"modified":"2017-10-24T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:06:35","slug":"reading-the-bible-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/reading-the-bible-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading the Bible Literally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/biblical-illiteracy.jpg\" alt=\"reading the bible\" width=\"550\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/biblical-illiteracy.jpg 550w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/biblical-illiteracy-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I take the Bible seriously, but a literal reading of the Bible undermines pretty much 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