There are over 175 CHURCHES in a 15 mile radius of where I live in East TN... however, there are only about 30 of them that have large congregations. They basically include the following denominations:
Baptist,
Catholic,
Methodist,
Episcopal,
Lutheran,
Church of Christ,
Presbyterian,
Assemblies of God,
AME Zion,
Church of the Brethren,
Church of God,
and Nondenominational.
Most of their leaders are paid salaries or stipends but many are simply volunteering their time...
This seems hard to believe but it is true... I can just imagine how many Churches there would be once one finds oneself in the actual BIBLE BELT of the South...
And, each one of these Churches has a slightly different take on their interpretation of what the BIBLE actually states and means... INTERPRETATION...
Interpretation is the action of explaining the meaning of something...
I wonder how many of these Church Leaders know the meaning of METAPHOR
I wonder how many of the Church Congregation know the meaning of METAPHOR
BUT, the most important questions is this:
SHOULD THE BIBLE BE TAKEN LITERALLY OR METAPHORICALLY?
Has our earth been in existence only 6000 years or has it been in existence for Millions of Years?
JESUS SAID: My Kingdom is not of this world...
What does that statement really mean?
Is HEAVEN in another DIMENSION?
Each day when the weather is nice and I am able to sit on my screened-in back porch and write, every hour on the hour, a church less than 1/2 mile away rings a bell...
