Why is the bible true & the books of mythology not?

Question

Before the bible mankind believed in Zues, Medussa, etc.
which now society says no way that was true.
The bible says things like Lotts's wife turn to salt, walking across water, living in a whale.
Sounds mythical to me.
And the bible says if a man sleeps with another mans wife he & the woman shall be put to death. Why are we not following that command from the bible? Christian's seem to be very hypricrital. Way too many contridictions for me.

I say believe in God the way God tells YOU, and leave it at that.

Answer 1

I absolutely agree. Everyone's religious or spiritual connection is personal. However, some people believe that they need proselytize. That doesn't inherently go against the grain of sincerity (I believe that most people who proselytize are sincere), but it can if they do it ONLY for show.

Faith is the only thing that distinguishes truth from mythology. That's it.

Answer 2

On these forums, religious people outnumber non-religious people by a great margin, as in real life (95%, 98%,99%?). And the discussions are usually in their favor.

The Bible is the final result of many stories from many sources over very long periods of time. Any person in possession of a little common sense would, after reading nordic, greek, sumerian or mayan mythology, understand that the books of the Bible are just more recent editions of what was originally very ancient text.

After all is is claimed that the first five books of the bible are the works of a man with the Egyptian name of Moses. He was born and raised in a society that may have already been in possession of some of these more ancient text. He had prior knowledge.

Answer 3

I can't comment about the mythology thing. No offense, but I think you're just trying to pick a fight.

On the Leviticus 20:10 thing, about adultery, Jesus came along and redefined the law for people. He taught that "If a man even looks at a woman lustfully, he has committed adultery with her in his heart." (Mt. 5:28) Therefore, was Jesus teaching that any man should be stoned for looking at a woman with desire? Of course not.

When Jesus died and rose again, that once and for all satisfied the commands of the OT law (See Colossians 2:17, among other scriptures.) He fulfilled the law, therefore, the OT punishments are not in effect.

The early church did not practice stoning, or any other punishments. The only "punishment" the New Testament church imposed was to ask people to leave the church if they continued to engage in willful and unrepentant sin. (See Acts, entire book; also 1 Corinthians 5: 1-13).

PS: With your statement "I say believe in God the way God tells YOU, and leave it at that," you seem to be telling people what they should believe. Isn't that the same thing you accuse Christians of doing?

Anyway, what if God told someone to do it according to the bible? You are engaging in a few contradictions yourself. (I mean no offense, just an observation.)

Ciao, Jack

Answer 4

Christianity killed Greek and Norse Mythology. They are dead and the truth of the Bible is alive and growing. I teach a class in mythology and they are wonderful stories. However, I would rather have a living God, who sacrificed himself for me and cares about me than all the selfish gods of ancient mythology, who were cruel, vindictive, and often demanded the sacrifice of children. It may be that some of the stories in Genesis are simply object lessons and not factual event, (my sincere apologies to the fundamentalists, but that's my belief) but lets keep two important facts in mind. First of all, if you are reading them merely as stories then you are missing the point. It is important to understand the lesson they convey. That is were the truth of them is found. Second of all, I believe that too many people get too caught up in whether or not the stories in Genesis are literal and forget that there are 65 other books in the Bible many of which have historically verifiable facts. For Christians, we need to concentrate on the teachings of Jesus, that is far more important than things that happened so far back in prehistory.

Answer 5

I am going way out on a limb here. Did anyone ever consider that the old Mythical Gods were in fact angels, and that Zesus was in fact God. Even the "Great Spirit" used in Native American religions could even be God. After all God is the creator of all things. Man couldn't explain most things. Ever try to explain the Triune God?

Answer 6

sure believe in God the way God tells you... but he tells you through the bible.
Yes Christianity has taken over many myths, particularly when Rome was Christianized. And though there are still myths out there, Christianity seems to overtake those ideas (as do islam, etc)
Christians have been hypocritical since forever. Even in the bible they were. But whenever Jesus met a hypocritical "Christian," he would rebuke them, call them hypocrites. The point is, although many Christians are hypocritical, they are not supposed to be.

Answer 7

The Bible is a complete set of history,metaphors,poems,etc> Christianity is different because the Bible contains PROPHECY (over 2000) and it's towns and characters are supported by archaeology. The Bible's moral guidelines are forever relevant to society.

Answer 8

There was never "Before the Bible" the Bible starts with the Beginning of Time!

You need to research and study the bible:

Check out http://www.johnfourteen.com
Look at "Studies in the Bible"
many answers to everyday life
can be found there.

Answer 9

I'm not Christian, but many parts of Christianity incooporates beliefs from other faiths and myths. Read the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and the beliefs of the Zoraster faith, and you can see that almost every story written in the Bible mimics one that was written many hundreds of years prior to even the Torah.

Answer 10

The bible is just one of the many mythologies culture has come up with. It is just the one most currently believed in. The various storied in other mythologies have parables and stories just as valid.