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Was the Divine message ever meant to be understood in a strict literal sense?



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

Was the Divine message ever meant to be understood in a strict literal sense? 
Reformed Samaritanism advocates the idea that Scripture is the means by which God’s speaks unto us using 
riddles and parables (“Son of man, 
put forth a riddle, and speak a parable
unto the house of Israel”- Ezekiel 
17:2). 
In other words, by means of it’s geographical descriptions, it’s historical accounts, it’s family-centered 
struggles, it’s statutes, it’s rites, it’s Laws, and it’s commandments, Scripture uses something “physical” (and 
therefore temporary), in order to describe something that isn’t physical (and is therefore eternal). 
For example, God’s Law (or “Torah”) places much importance to physical circumcision (“This is my 
covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; 
Every man child among you 
shall be circumcised
”- Genesis 17:10). 
Still, physical circumcision of out foreskin is just a symbol for the non-physical circumcision of our hearts. 
As is written: 
1) “
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart
, and be no more stiffnecked…”- Deuteronomy 10:16 
2) “
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart
, ye men of Judah and 
inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the 
evil of your doings”- Jeremiah 4:4 
The fact is that, although important and beneficial, physical circumcision isn’t an end unto itself, as it is short
lived (disappearing upon the arrival of death). Yet, the symbolic (or non physical) benefit of circumcision 
(God’s unfettered favor) isn’t affected by death, as it pertains unto the soul [which is eternal]. As is written: 
1) “Now therefore, 
if ye will obey my voice
indeed, 
and keep my covenant, then ye shall be [forever] a 

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