As Borg pointed out, the Bible is both personal and political. This was something that I was not aware of. I most definitely agree that the personal aspect of the Bible guide the way of many different people lives. It is about our relationship to God as individual and as a whole. I also agree that this relationship can be helpful as a personal transformation. This according to Borg is the “way to a new beginning”. If you really think about it, to someone with no guidance at all, it is. As a person with no personal influence or guidance the Bible could be your way for a new beginning. This person can answer their questions by the word of God and follow his righteous ways. The Bible can be used by many, as a guideline to their lives. One key sentence Borg says is “Beloving God makes all the difference in our lives as a person.” I agree with this sentence greatly. I feel that if you are passionate about what you believe in the Bible, and you have strong faith, it will lead to a good life. Many people can interpret the Bible differently but no horrible crimes have been committed due to the Bible interpretations, at least any that I know of. Borg says the Bible is guidance for many people, this I agree with. I know as a child I was always told stories from the Bible and all the righteous things that have been done. These stories have become a factor in the way I was raised. They taught me good deeds and many actions that are the right actions in life.
Borg also says that the Bible is very political. As I mentioned above this is not something I would have personally thought of. He says that the Bible is about ”Gods passion for a different kind of world.” Now that he pointed this aspect out, it makes total sense to me. I don’t know if it my college education is helping me to see these aspects, or if it just took reading Borg’s book to open my eyes. The passion of God was for a different world that was not of the norm of that specific civilization. This also points out the fact to me on how much of a rebel Jesus was. He was the one who was promoting God’s word. It was him who was trying to change the way many people see life. It may be slightly off topic, but for some reason when Borg brings up these facts I previously mention it revealed to me the rebel Jesus was. He didn’t care what others thought or did; he simply did what he wanted to. Even when others thought it was wrong to help someone who was different, or someone on Sabbath day, he would still do what he thought was right. I think that in today’s society he would be simply disregarded as someone who was weird or different. Very few people would actually open their ears, eyes and heart to what he was preaching. This makes me worry about some people who don’t have an open mind to other things. This also brings me back to the point of the Bible being a personal guideline. Those who live by it will be righteous and walking on the right path in life. These people will also understand when someone like Jesus, if not Jesus, comes back into our lives her on Earth. Just because everyone doesn’t use the Bible in the same personal ways that everyone else does, doesn’t make them wrong or right. Everyone has their own personal views and interpretations of what they learn and read. What is yours?
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