There are a lot of folks who tell a story of being beaten or abused to the
cadence of bible verses just like those deployed by preachers who don't consider consequences of theology.
Cast away the old visions of bearded Zeus, of paternalistic punishers,
of bible verses as weapons, of faraway fear coming home to roost, of switches and beatings described as love.
Truest: Kathy Escobar with «While the World is Crying Out For Hope, We're Talking About Theology» «It's far easier to talk about the
meaning of a bible verse than it is to share hearts and slog through the muck and mire of real transformation in people's lives.»
Amos, on the other hand, with the pervasive
use of bible verses and cliché, remains hidden from us all.
I then asked him to consider a
list of bible verses that demonstrates God's love for us and how He really sees us.
I googled it, but all I got was a
bunch of bible verses and some guy named Allen Kedorlaomer on facebook.
Albert,
neither of those bible verses have anything to do with health care, nor with taking care of the poor or sick.