Thursday, 2/8/18
We were raised to believe in everything in the Bible, but
the readings today cannot be taken as clear expressions of God's truth.
Take the First Reading. It tells us that God's special love
for David had made him ruler of all twelve tribes, and that God's love for
David was so enduring, that God could not deal harshly with David's son, even though
that son had taken on a thousand wives who led the people to follow other gods.
But we know that God who is all Truth, could not have tolerated the immoral
worship of other gods.
Jesus in the Gospel was portrayed as saying that except
under special circumstances he could not come to the aid of individuals other
than those of the Chosen People. But we know that God's special care extends to
all of us.
God allows the writers of Bible passages to express ideas that are not his own.
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