Metaphor? Not applicable anymore?

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Channa

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Mar 1, 2014
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He CCers,

First of all, thanks for taking the time to read this.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about this and I don't get any good answers.
In the bible there're a lot of metaphors or things that aren't applicable anymore.
For example:
1) Mattheus 26:26-28
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
As protestants we don't take that literally. We say: it's a metaphor. But why? Why do we think it's a metaphor? Do we have a bibleverse that says that we don't have to take it literally?
2) 1 Corinthians 11:4 - Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.
Why we don't do that anymore? The same for womans,the bible says that womans should have long hair, why aren't these things applicable anymore?
I know that faith isn't about following the little rules, but I'm kinda confused. I've cut my hair a while ago and I haven't ever thought about what God was telling me what to do about my hair. Same as hats. I know that it doesn't really mather after all, but when Jesus prefer us wearing a hat, why nobody wears a hat anymore?

I don't want to attack our religion. bc after all this doesn't matter at all, but I just .. really want an answer :)

Thanks for reading, again and God Bless,
Channa
 

Channa

Senior Member
Mar 1, 2014
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Sorry! Wrong topic. I'll post it in the biblestudy
 
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zaoman32

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In the first selection you mentioned I think it would be very obvious that if Jesus is handing his disciples bread and telling them it's his body, and wine and telling them it's his blood, it's not literal. He also mentions, do this in remembrance of me. It's not difficult to tell you can't go dig up Jesus body, and eat his flesh and drink his blood. First off that's just gross, second there would never be enough to go around, and third, the remembrance was ordained using bread and wine as representatives.

In the second, you need to keep in mind the culture of the day. A lot of things that are no big deal today were a huge deal in that day. It was a matter of serving God, while doing little to offend the culture around them.