translation can alter the meanings of sentaces.
i think there is one part of the bible that is best preserved
this part is said to be copied from what god wrote himself
the ten comandment, the exact word of god. why is it these laws writen by god himself we follow the least?
read exodos 20
nowhere does it put exceptions to gods laws
example Exodus 20:13
thou shall not murder
does god say unless you are at war
2006-08-24 14:15:04 · 13 answers · asked by specal k 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
grandreal it is not beyond me it is beneth me
2006-08-24 14:34:03 · update #1
The punctuation.
2006-08-24 14:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In my humble opinion the Bible is not distorted, but some zealots or whatever will distort the Bible to fit their own agenda, or use the Bible's words as a soap-box for everything from abortion to gay marriages.
It's a debate that's been going on for centuries & many a war has been fought & are still being fought over this issue.
Commiting murder is against all laws, both man's & God's.
When a person kills in a war it's usually because they are either defending their Person or their Country.
The 10 Commandents{Decalogue-10 statements} were written by God & given to Moses on Mount Sinai to give to the people of Isreal on the 3rd month of their Exodus from Egypt. They vary in meaning from one religion to another, as we evolved. They also differ from the Exodus version to the Deuteronomy version, thus giving people the differences we see today about the meaning & context of the Commandents. Since we live in a free society we all have the right to choose whatever text or version that we deem right, no matter what our religion is.
God-Bless One & All: REBELCAT:>>>>
2006-08-24 22:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by REBELCAT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At first God spoke directly to people, and then He inspired 40 different writers over a period of 1500 years to record His personal message to humankind. Over time these written records were collected into a single book, which came to be known as the Bible.
The Bible is often called the Word of God for a simple reason: That's what it is. The Bible represents the very words of God Himself (Hebrews 1:1).
The Process God used to write the Bible is referred to as 'inspiration', which literally means to 'breathe in'. God breathed His words into the human writers through the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). If God does not (and cannot) lie, and if God wrote the Bible through the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit, then you can trust the Bible as being completely true (Psalm 33:4).
I took the above paragraphs from a book by Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz, called "Guide to Cults, Religions & Spiritual Beliefs". The book is a comparison between all the major religions etc. of the world today.
My take on the Bible being true, is as follows: The writers of the Bible were a diverse bunch, and God did not dictate to them, verbatim, every single word to be written down. Sure there are some places in the Book where this seems to be the case, but I believe the 'message' contained between the pages are what matters, and as you know there are many ways to say the same thing.
Thus, if you were to take the Bible and read it without thinking (i.e. the literal sense) then it would look like rubbish and make no sense, let alone sound stupid and ridiculous. However, if you read a passage and thought about the message it contains, ie. what was God trying to say with this, then you would very quickly realise that it is true, accurate and not dependant on the time it was written. You can not 'get' this idea without reading the book yourself. Many are quick to judge God and make assumptions but they haven't ever opened the book.
With regards to the many different writers... You will find that there are a lot of 'repeats' in the Bible. These 'repeats' were written by different people who had no way of getting into contact with each other at the time, and with many generations' gap between their lives.
The fact that these different writers came to the same conclusion or had the same message, attests to God's existence... and ultimately, the truth of the words. How else could they have written the same thing?
Hope this answers your question somewhat :)
2006-08-24 21:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People can distort any part of the Bible including the Ten Commandments as they read and place their own interpretation upon it. The Holy Spirit of God ministers to each believer and reveals the truth of God, through the scriptures, to the Believer as a part of His ministry. What the Holy Spirit teaches is always the least distorted part. Anytime you involve human man/woman or the human mind you can distort anything.
2006-08-24 21:39:36 · answer #4 · answered by alagk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the least distorted thing in it would be the names. lol. im not religious, but im not being rude either. translations are not always done very well. the most correctly translated words in the bible would be the names.
2006-08-24 21:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by Ravenfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without going over it with a fine-tooth comb I don't know. The message of love is there though, everyone can benefit from that.
2006-08-24 22:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blank page before page 1.
2006-08-24 21:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by Dean B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cover
2006-08-24 21:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's interesting to that the dead sea scrolls have so many of the Biblical text in them. My understanding is that they are fairly accurate to what we have today. Carbon dated between the mid 2nd century BC and 61 AD
2006-08-24 21:21:29 · answer #9 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The least distorted part of the Bible is the paper that it is written on.
2006-08-24 21:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋