Actually, there is not a single contemporary account of Jesus or any of the miracles
of the bible.
You Said: «Simply because this person does not believe, does not make the bible, or parts
of the bible, untrue.»
re-read the stories
of the bible & replace «angel» with «alien» 7 suddenly things make a lot more sense.
the newest version
of the bible.
Similarly to the article, and how George W. Bush used his presumably Evangelical faith to benefit his campaign, every interpretation
of the bible has been used to the advantage of those who will benefit the most within the congregations walls.
Millenials do not want to change the interpretation
of the bible.
How did you apply something like the «love thy neighbor» rule to the study
of the bible?
If you take things literally out
of the bible as you would out of a science book then you don't get it.
a spoiled 8 year old child and the god
of the bible have roughly the same hair trigger in the anger dept.
@thewiz again: to dismiss ANY part
of the bible and to pick and choose what you will obey (this is what a «moderate christian» does) is heresy according to the bible itself.
and the statistic that atheists have read more
of the bible than christians is true.
English translations
of the bible are ambiguous and misinterpreted due to mistranslations and / or originally ambiguous source material.
It looks more like a Chinese restaurant menu
of bible passages.
Morality
of the bible advocate slavery, killing children, taking virgins... the list goes on.
you can imagine tribal leader using the logic
of the bible... but not a omnipotent being.
Don't you want them to read something
of the bible rather than nothing?
Colin, what percentage of people are «deceived» out of all those people who have faith in the god
of the bible and sincerely believe that they are saved?
But since believers
of the bible call it «truth» without ANY supporting evidence, my assertion about nutters being mentally ill is even «more true» since there is at least some tangible evidence.
New Of course the «words»
of the bible have been twisted and revised dozens of times, all you have to do is compare the numerous versions
of the bible.
doesn't it make the main point
of the bible the main point
of the bible by screaming out Lord «to God be the glory»??!! isn't it consistence with any translation of Proverbs 16:4 that God created some for destruction or Romans 9 along with a summation of Paul's messages throughout the 13 letters??
Luther rejected the 7 deuterocanonical books
of the bible and also eliminated Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation from the NT, but later Protestants reinserted them.
and jus a side not for critics
of the bible, theres an interesting fact in which the bible has over 40 different authors from various backgrounds over a span of 1500 hundred years who wrote prophecies that were fullfulled to a t hundreds of years later.
Also, practically speaking, how do you guys reconcile the confusion that can occur when your members all read different version
of the bible?
We use the age
of the bible to show that this book has been through many transitions and there are literally hundreds of thousands of variant copies.
As well as the history
of the bible.
for instance, many modern translations
of the bible use «servant» instead of «slave» because it's more palatable.
If we understand the context of what was being said in verses, chapters, books
of the bible and use scripture or show scripture in the same light, is that Cherry - Picking?
Some people simply choose not to believe, others are only satisfied by infringing on the rights of others in order to stop their beliefs... You do understand of course that this is a fulfillment
of bible prophesy, regardless of whether or not one believes.
That's also how he knows the correct interpretations of the english translation
of the bible he quotes from.
REDA THE REST
OF THE BIBLE!
Simply because this person does not believe, does not make the bible, or parts
of the bible, untrue.»
almost simultaneously, a German scientist was working on the plans for the place to keep it, the «hanger» if you will according to plans & specs also from a completely different part
of the bible.
Simply because this person does not believe, does not make the bible, ofrparts
of the bible, untrue.
It represents a lot of thought, writing and time... people hear the same passages
of bible, sing the same hymns on many occasions, or use the same prayers....
«I know the bible is fictional as I have been able to prove that much
of the bible is false, so the rest is suspect.»
A very thorough examination
of the bible with honestly, courage, and intelligence, turns the bible student into an atheist.
Adam and Eve exist only in the pages
of the bible.
I did see, however, the author simply stating that the different denominations have their own language, and sometimes that language may be misguided compared to the teachings
of the bible and Christ.
There are indeed many translations
of the bible as few of us speak Hebrew (OT) or the original Greek.
Considering that it took the Church about 300 years, long after they had made up their minds about theology, to start picking scripture to match that doctrine, and that the oldest known copt
of the bible has over 27,000 «corrections» written all over it, how can you be sure that the New Testament isn't full of false doctrine to begin with?
and bart shouldn't even be included because of his disingenuous book about the variants
of the BIble... (he never really gets down to the explicit details of what they are... thus misleading people into thinking the Bible is full of errors - for example... a verse may say «Jesus said to give all your possessions» whereas a VARIANT says «And HE says, give all your possesssions») an extremely low number of variants in the Bibel even change a thing...
Some of us were not bathed from birth in a sea
of bible stories or threatened with hellfire forever if we do nt believe or shamed into believing.
Many non-believers were believers who after an open - minded read
of the bible realized that it is so full of holes and lies, it is just foolish to accept it.
Perhaps, just as the gospels say he did with Jesus, he's reminding us that the whole
of the bible is a myth, and worth nothing beside his Love.
Laughable considering your outright dismissal
of the bible's own descriptions of those cities merely so you can cling to your bigotry and contempt for those who make you... uncomfortable?
You see, when you try to selectively pull quotes out
of the bible, you play a fools game.
I'm not much different from you; so thanks again for the inspiration to find a pastor
of a bible - teaching church....
(Exodus 31:12 - 15) But you only follow the parts
of the bible you agree with.
There is continuity
of the bible..
The books
of the bible were chosen by people to be included in the «official bible».