I Am a Christian but I do have a question?

Question

I totally believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, but I have a question that ways on my mind.

How did the bible come together? Their was 12 apostals after Christ died, and they all went out into other countries to preach, and they where murdered for the word of Jesus Christ. How did the bible come together then?

Don't that prove their was a God, if back in that day, the book came together and made the bible?

Did each apostal have people that went with them to preach and to keep their written words of Christ Jesus.

Answer 1

By the power of Gods Holy Spirit.

This I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm

Answer 2

The Old Testament was written long before Jesus lived by the Jews, and it is their "Bible" so to say, they call it the Torah. The New Testament was written later, in the A.D. times. The beginning of it (talking about Jesus's birth and what not) was written about 70+ years after Jesus DIED which should tell you something about the accuracy of that. You see, when Jesus was still alive, people didn't care where he came from, they just wanted to put down the wise words he spoke. I wouldn't be surprised is little is known about Confucious's birth or somebody like that, but their words lived on. And so when Jesus was still alive, most of the focus when it came to writing was on what he was preaching.

Now on to the apostles. Actually, after Jesus died, there were 11 left, because Judas was so ashamed of his betraying Jesus that he hung himself. Those 11 went about the lands preaching and writing gospels (there were over 30 written by the time a bishop decided to throw out all but 4 and make THE New Testament) Church leaders took different writings and put them all together over a long course of time, throwing out some things, changing others, and keeping some things the way they were.

That's about all I can think of saying, I hope this helped you some.

Answer 3

There were actually dozens of different manuscripts circulating around. For example the Gnostic Gospels (such as that written by Thomas) and a number of other texts were also widely read.

However, upon Constantine recognizing Christianity in the 4th Century, it was recognized that a single version of the Bible needed to be developed to ensure doctrinal consistence, especially after the upheaval of the Arian Heresy.

St. Jerome put together what became known as the Vulgate Bible, collecting various books together. Many books were considered, and only a few of the texts were actually included. In fact, some texts such as the Book of Thomas were burned wherever they were found--even though there were many passages that were consistent with the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

The Bible really didn't have a major change to it until the Council of Trent in 1545, when the Catholics chose to include the Apocrypha.

If you really read how the Bible was put together, and the politics and compromises that were made, I believe it becomes harder to support the idea of an inerrant Bible. I believe it is inspired by divine events that took place, but given its many inconsistancies and outright contradictions, I would offer that it is ultimately the work of man.

Answer 4

As for the Old Testament that was already around at the time of Jesus. So your question deals more with the New Testament and how it was compiled and added to the Old Testament to make the Bible as we know it today.

The original manuscripts were preserved by the Christian community itself. For example the letters Paul wrote to churches were copied and then exchanged among the churches and so collections began to form. Paul himself encouraged this practice as you can see in Colossians 4:16, there he says: "when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodecia".

So, as you can see, the exchange of letters goes back to apostolic times. In this manner churches developed a "library" of apostolic writings. Which in turn became, together with the gospels, the New Testament.

What councils did later was to ratify these collections into one. Because of course not all churches had copies of everything and in some cases they may not have been sure if an epistle was genuine. So the Christian community, under the guide of the Holy Spirit, slowly came to realize what was Scripture and what wasn't. Not based on whether they liked it or not but based on whether the epistle was the work of an apostle or a companion of an apostle.

Read more about this in 'A General Introduction to the Bible' by Norman Geisler and William E. Nix. This was, of course, a short and general response, but I hope it helps.

Answer 5

the bible is made up of 66 books the first five written by moses and is referred to as the cannon of scripture starting with the creation god, who at the time spoke with his creation guided them. the accounts were first told to the children and passed down from generation to generation, moses complied the first books of the bible as things transpired. The New testament were written by the apostles and prophets after christs death and resurection. it was not only the twelve who wrote parts of the bible but many men throughout history. If you read, it tells of how they read the scripyures, even Jesus when he was 12 was found reading, preaching and teaching in the temple from the cannon of scripture. Jesus preached when his min istry began at age 30. and he explained and expounded upon scripture, not untill his death was the scriptures fulfilled. it is a very extensive question and one that can not be explained in few words. i would like to answer you more if you need it,

Answer 6

The Bible speaks of the 12 apostles, but they weren't the only ones. There were many others who followed Christ, and later the apostles, trying to spread the Word. These "books" and epistles of the Bible were kept safe by all of the believers in Christ.

Answer 7

The bible itself is somewhat controvesal. Many people also may pose the question that as many times as kings have had it rewritten and translated into other languages does it still read the same as it is supposed to or has it changed through out the centuries. Is there lost books out there and who put it all into one book called the bible. I don't have an answer for you but I think the bible is a great guide line to live our lives but to true belief is in our hearts and minds.

Answer 8

The Bible was written by different men as the Holy Spirit told them to write. The Holy Spirit inspired the writing of God's word.

Answer 9

The Bible didn't just "come together." The writings were written and collected over a long period of time. There was a long process of councils and people deciding what should be included or not.

Answer 10

How did the bible come together?

I would suggest a study conducted by Perry Stone of Voices of evangelism: http://www.voiceofevangelism.org/home.cfm
The study to look for is "How to study the Bible" the first part of the study is understanding How the Bible came into its present canon form. what qualified, why or why not, & when. It really is the best way to answer all your questions.

I have a VHS of the study and it is more than worth it!!!!

Answer 11

the old testament was decided by the hebrews, the new teastament wasn't set in stone until the 4th century, they took texts that a lot of people believed to be the word of God, but not everyone, and they put it together, they also left out stuff that some people believed to be the word of God. like the apocollypse of Peter. theres other stuff out there thats not in the bible like Pauls letter to the corinthians before first corinthians