Is it time to bin the bible?

Question

I don't wish to stirr up any bad feelings at all and I respect many of the poeople who go to church every week. Its just that I think, well basically that the BIBLE is out of date! How many issues have they done, only one isn't it?!

I think it should be re-written for the modern era, the 21st century. I say this after reading some of this website:

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK http://www.godisimaginary.com

some of the stuff here really is quite disturbing esp. the SLAVE section where the bible talks freely about slavery and how its aye ok to use slaves for your own benefit. How can respectable christians abide by the same book that has this kind of stuff in it?

Decent responses welcome, i'm serious something needs to change. Although I gather many american churches are very much different (happy clappy) with music etc. compared to some of English churches which haven't changed for centuries. Which is probably a reason why britain is the most non-religious country in the world.

Answer 1

in a word.. No. the Bible for all it's ill press of late adapts to changing circumstances and a changing society.

The KJV has been revised and replaced several times to present. The bible is a piece of history, and it contains many pieces of information that can show people how to live life effectively without conflict.

As with a lot of human history without an understanding of it, we are destined to repeat it.

Answer 2

You bin it if you like, but it was written for all time, whatever I am facing in life I can find answers and guidance in it. The stuff about slaves, well slaves were like members of the family, mostly they wanted to stay with the families they belonged to. When mean people turned slavery into something else, guess what, it was a Christian who made slavery abolished. And don't put down english churches, have you not heard of the New Frontiers churches, founded in england by Terry Virgo in the 60's as a prompt from God to do something very new by going back to church as it is in the Bible? I'm not being rude, you haven't done your homework! I was suprised to find that Christianity in the UK is so vibrant, it's just not very well publicised. God has been speaking of a revival over here. Look out for it!

Answer 3

Wave, there have been many updated versions of the Bible. I have read the Bible all my life and have gotten other versions to see how they compare. Here are a few of them. The (KJV) King James Version, (NKJ) New King James Version, (NI) New International Version, (NRS) New Revised Standard Version, (NC) New Century Version, (NAS) New American Standard Version, (RS) Revised Standard Version, (JB) The Jerusalem Bible, (LB) Living Bible, (AB) Amplified Bible, (AV) The Authorized Version, and (CE) Contemporary English Version. These are some of the different translations. Remember, each of these translations are a man's opinion and what he believes that the Bible says. A lot of things in the different versions vary greatly from what the KJV says. Things are left out entirely in some. What I have done to study what the KJV Bible says is I bought a Strong's Concordance. It has all of the Hebrew and Greek words and what their meanings are in each language. When you read a verse in the KJV, look it up in the Strong's Concordance. They give you a number for each word, look in the back in Hebrew for the Old Testament and in the Greek for the New Testament. You will find out that the same word will have different meanings in different verses! So, the KJV is the Bible I choose to study with, along with the Strong's Concordance. In this way, I can draw my own conclusions about what the Bible REALLY says, instead of hearing different opinions from different people. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Britain is not at all non religious. The bible is fine but you obviously have not noticed how much is related to modern life.
Many churches here are VERY 'happy clappy' but even if they are not it still allows people to worship. Just because they do not do everything the same as you does not make them non religious.

Answer 5

No, we should not bin the bible.
Have you read the book of proverbs lately?
Stax of wisdom there for everyday use.
As for slaves, this should be read in today's context so where the bible speak of slaves regard it as employees. as that is today's context. The Bible has enormous value as it teaches us how to have relationships with God, others, nature and ourselves. When reading a book in the bible however, it helps alot to read the history behind it. Who was the author, the intended audience and the circumstances at the time.
Hope this helps you in your search for truth.

Answer 6

Christianity is about Faith - not religion. It is, like all other Faiths, concerned with how we treat our fellow beings. Sadly there are those who religiously follow (or pervert) what was in its day, good advice. They have no faith, only dogma.
I recall from the '70s a quote from the actor Richard Harris, with regard to the troubles in Northern Ireland. 'Both sides go to war crying "God is on my side!", and God cries "But who is on mine?"
It has timeless validity.
With regard to you're new version of the Bible.. Don't read the notes - listen to the music.

Answer 7

No. Banning a book (I presume you meant ban) just because you believe it to be false or that it has material you personally find objectionable is silly. I think most of us believe Greek mythology to be false and I don't see any reason to ban a book on Greek mythology. That the "slavery reason" is rather weak is a seperate issue. But if you wish to change things, I think you can come up with some reasons without banning a book.

Answer 8

Dont be daft, with so many around you could use them as fuel; power the country for years on all the hot air spouted on those pages.

How could anybody take an obvious act of fiction as the truth; more to the point, why are people still believeing it today?


JJ.

Answer 9

No! don't bin the Bible. This book contains some great story's and should take its rightful place alongside The DaVinci Code and all other so-called Holy Books, on the 'Fiction' shelf in your Public Library...

Answer 10

You don't want to stir anything up? Well stop asking stupid questions then. the Bible is as relevenat today as it was 2000 years ago. You just need to read it and ask the Lord to show you what it means.
You need the Lord in your life. You don't know what you are talking about at all.