Biblical Reasons Ministry
The Carburetor
Scriptures
by Russ Bales
And it came to pass upon a beautiful
Latter-day in San Diego that a man rebuilt the carburetor on his car (and
then he felt like writing a little story about the experience). The
carburetor had developed an issue. Time to roll up the sleeves and tackle
the job.
One of the reassembly procedures includes setting the “float level.” Pretty
simple thing, the float. It works identical in theory to a toilet bowl.
Water fills the bowl, float level shuts the water off. Done. Carburetor
float does the same thing. Driver hits the gas, gas fills the float bowl,
float shuts of the gas supply to the float bowl, lather/rinse/repeat.
It’s up to the handler of the carburetor (me) to read the Carburetor
Scriptures (the specification sheet) as to set the critical float adjustment
correctly. But the Carburetor Scriptures were found faulty. Obviously
missing a plain and precious truth. The float specification was
incorrect. So, the handler set the float adjustment according to how he felt
about the carburetor itself; based on his testimony and witness of having
rebuilt other carburetors in his lifetime.
It was obvious to the handler that the Carburetor Scriptures had either been
grossly mishandled or possibly tampered with through some Great and
Abominable Roman Carburetor Conspiracy Co., rendering the Scriptures in need
of restoration on this critical issue.
And it came to pass that the handler was happy with himself for knowing that
the Scriptures were incorrect. He went about his work and took great care
making sure that every screw, clip, spring and vacuum line was correctly
installed. The handler started the vehicle. It ran for 10 seconds and died.
Obviously the engine is just a little cold. No problem. The handler took it
for a quick spin around the block.
The handler didn’t even make it to the first corner. The car lurched,
bucked, coughed and then laughed hardily at the handler thus: “You
want me to do what?! Move forward?” The handler begged with the car to make
it back to the garage. The car nervously complied.
After the handler spent two hours re-doing his work, and after he swallowed
his pride; along with his Assenting Gnosticism, the Carburetor Scriptures
were then allowed to rule the day and the car ran happily ever after.
The End.
The moral of the story:
The handler was guilty of reading into the Carburetor Scriptures that which
wasn’t there.
God? A body of flesh and bone from a planet near Kolob?
John 4:21-24 refutes you. Recheck the specifications lest you too
find your car laughing at you.
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