Is the Bible flawless and just as God intended it to be?

Question

The reason I ask is because most christians don't realize the bible was put together by a group of men that felt that the Canon's 66 books best represented the accepted faith. So what are we to think of the other 222 holy scriptures that were left out of the Bible?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea

Answer 1

Men wrote the Bible. Not God. How can you, me, or the greatest philosophers determine what God intended or what He considers flawless? This is a question cannot be answered until we cross to the Other Side. At that time, the answer doesn't really matter. Make your own peace with God and live like you think He wants you to. Worrying about perfection is a waste of our time.

Answer 2

Oooooh a tough question. I believe the bible has been tainted by man from the very beginning. After all it was men that testafied and wrote the books of the bible. It was other men that decided which books would be "cannonized" and included in the bible. It was men that ignored the testamony of others who were there and witnessed Jesus. It was men during the King James era that changed words to reflect how the english spoke during the time, i.e. thee, thou, shall, and such. Men have have taken Gods word and shaped it and molded it, thats for sure. Whether the word has been corrupted is up to debate. I don't think God would allow his word to be corrupted, I think. But man may have made a change here, and an omition there. Things are lost in translation, and when my minister teaches a sermon he often has to put things in context to make us understand what the author is truly saying in order for it to make any sense at all.

To answer your question simply. No. The bible is not flawless, but it is as God intended it to be.

Answer 3

Yeah, I think so...when you study the manuscript as a whole entity, you can see the harmony and flow from one bible book to another, even from the OT to the NT.

You have to consider the times and the context too. For example, incest was a necessity with the earliest generations when there were no other humans to make more humans with (like Adam's children and grandchildren). But later, it was not neccesary so incest was banned. Or that animal sacrifices were necessary to pardon the sins of the Jews but after Jesus came, that was no longer required as Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice.

So many good reasons to read and study and understand God's Word

Answer 4

It is a good book to base your life on but is by no means at all flawless, its not possible to be flawless when it is incomplete, there are several other gospels found in the exact same place that are not included.

Not to mention the fact that a council had to be held just to debate over what gosples were and were not to be included.

I am not hating on christians or anything, im just not putting my faith in any religion where i have to buy my way into heaven through my local church which is usually full of more corrupt people than those who are at home thought of as sinners.

Answer 5

The bible says, "woe to the man who adds one jot or tittle to this book, or takes away from it" (as in... it can be changed if that needs to be said) This is why we need the Spirit living inside of us, guiding us, to tell us what we need to know, and what might be translated incorrectly, etc. I like to use a "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance" with the Old King James version, to get the original Greek and Hebrew :) And God will make sure I wont miss anything I ask for.

Answer 6

Well, Bible has been changed and interpreted, and reinterpreted, for the convenience of people and the times they live in. Original God's words and message has been long lost to Christians.
In a few years the section that says homosexuality is wrong will be reinterpreted or even take out. You just watch.

Answer 7

Ol' bean, most folks are entirely unware of the scriptures left out of both the Protestant and the Catholic bibles. Flawless? Not bloody likely! In one section xtians are encouraged to shout it from the rooftops while in another section they're told to go into their rooms and shut the door and pray to their god in private. And in another section they're told there's a heaven and an afterlife, yet in still another passage, it says that there is no afterlife. That's flawless? Naaah - that's baloney!

Answer 8

LMAO! The ONLY way anything like that could ever be flawless, would be if it was personally written by a god itself! If any god 'guided' the authors, that would contradict Free Will, would it not!?

(If a job's worth doing, do it yourself-cos anyone else is bound to muck it up!)

NICE question, GP ;) Weed out the ignorant!

Answer 9

Yes. Christians believe that the Bible was spoken by God and that He instructed man what exact words to write and record.

Answer 10

I beleive the bible is as flawless as god is sinless. so ask yourself, does god sin? genesis says you have the ability to know good from evil. Most people are afraid too. Use your power and know the truth!