Is it possible to know G-d's will/mind on all things through interpretation of scripture?

Question

without direct interaction with G-d

i'm not an atheist, this was a question for discussion

Answer 1

You will only know the will of the people who wrote in the name of God. Whether they were prophets or profiteers, the end is still the same: God's will shall always be distorted by those who try to write it down. I'm not saying that some of God's plan can't be found in the Bible (or any other holy writings, for that matter), but you'll never be able to find the WHOLE of it. Bits and pieces filter through the hands and hearts of the writers, but there will always be a great deal "lost in translation" from revelation to record. Furthermore, as some have already posted, the bible is a guide to a holy life. If one wants bigger answers, one must pray, meditate, and examine the world around you. But you will not, indeed CANNOT, know all of God's Plan.

Answer 2

Which bible are you speaking of in regard to scriptures? There are many versions of the bible and each is absolutely the word of their god.

I'd say it's a slim chance to know if any of this is for real without a direct pipeline to a god. Also, why did all of those miracles vanish after the death of Christ? The Italian scientists proved that stigmata is a scam & other bogus ploys to ignorant believers.

I would treat the bible as easy reading. Make some popcorn, curl up in your favorite chair, or couch & read about all of the decadence, and vindictiveness of this god preying on the weak — abusive ways of punishment. Very scary books. I file them under Horror in the library.

Read the fictional stories about the loaves of bread, fish & wine. This is a book about a man's world & he doesn't have high regard for women. Why is that? Creepier, read how the dead got up and walked. Not something you would want to expose children to. Turning Lot's wife to salt would be enough to give any child nightmares.

Answer 3

Would I be correct in assuming you are Jewish?

Knowing G-d's will without directly interacting with him seems to me an impossiblity. The scriptures, while divinely inspired, can still be interpreted in so many different ways that knowing his will strictly through them without a personal interaction is impossible. Prayer towards G-d is the direct interaction that is necessary to understand his will and nothing can be substituted for it.

Answer 4

The Lord Almighty has chosen intermediaries Himself, if not He Almighty is very capable of directly communicating with us, thank you very much. When we interpret, there is a certain chance of making the wrong conclusion. If it was easy or clear to interpret, everyone would have come to the same conclusion through independent interpretation, but the subtleties are too many.

If you ask any person who has good eye sight does the Shine more than any other object in the sky, everyone would be unified in their answer. But, if you ask everyone what is the color of water or color of earth, then you will see many answers and many of them could be right at once.

The Lord Most HIgh is very subtle. It is hard to interpret His motives which are based on very complex issues that our ordinary minds may not be able to grasp. So, in my view it is best to look to those who are superior spiritually for guidance in humility. Ultimately humility is the sign of maturity.

We all are directly inspired by the Lord, or it almost seems that. BUT the Lord has also used His SPECIAL ONES, who are unique in the sense, that they have accomplished things that others are incapable of performing, because these special people were supported by the Most High.

AND the MOST HIGH is not unjust in supporting the Guides for Mankind. Abraham for example was a man of extreme compassion. He was going to part with a lot of his wealth to buy the freedom for Elizer. At the same time he had a ton of resolve, when he attempted to slaughter his only son. Imagine how hard it is for a man of compassion to have that level of resolve.

Same is true for Moses. He had the heart and compassion to feel the pain of the slaves, even though he was nurtured in the palace. People diminish Moses by saying he sided with the Jewish folks because they were his people. Korah was Jewish too. He did not side with the Jewish people. He used to remember the good old days when he was an employee of Pharoah. Moses was a man of compassion, and resolve.

The same goes with David as well. Anyway.. the point is the Lord did choose certain peoople over all others. We should be careful when we interpret, as Satan was misguided by relying too much on his own judgment!!

I hope this makes sense.

Answer 5

You can make up whatever you wish about God's will, because God is just a fantasy creation of man, and the Bible is really just a fake story, perhaps a bit like the Loch Ness monster tales.

When we pass on information to another (example: story, joke, description of something etc) by the time these details are passed on by word of mouth, interpreted by others, and then written down, the final details are typically quite different than the original information.

Since the Bible is just a man-made story passed down over many years in various forms, the chance of it being accurate in any shape or form is remote.

There are people who swear blind that the Loch Ness monster exists regardless of all the evidence to the contrary, but a fence post bobbing up and down in the Loch does the trick. Similarly there are people who swear blind that God exists and the Bible is fact, yet there isn’t one blind bit of evidence to support such theories.

Biblical tales are really no different than Loch Ness monster tales, just the era is different.

Answer 6

Yes, on matters of doctrine. No, on matters of opinion. Direct interaction which God had not occurred since the days He walked with Adam in the garden. Since then God spoke in various ways through various people, such as prophets. Now, according to Hebrews, He has spoken in this last day by His son alone. WE find His son in the scripture and the truth of those scriptures. But direct interaction with God is not something we will get ....YET. But soon.

Answer 7

No. All world religions are humankind's reflection of the divine. Most scientists will say that there's more proof of a creator in the universe than not, but scriptures, holy books, and cave art are all man's interpretation of God's events. If we continue this whole "my God is better than your God" thing the world is on, we're just going to blow each other up. Is that what God wants?

Answer 8

Nobody can know that and you also have to consider that about 300 books were left out of the Bible. All religions have something to offer and in the end, most of them say the same thing: Treat others as you would have others treat you.

Answer 9

Of course not. Who can know God's mind? Some people turn God into some wise old man rather than the eternal God.

Scripture gives us sufficient knowledge but not exhaustive knowledge- no one can master what is in the Bible how could anyone master total knowledge of God's mind?

Answer 10

How can you not interact with God?..You do this through prayer and through applying his word the bible in your life. I think an accurate, consistent study of the bible will lead us to understand "The Truth"....and if you are applying those lessons to heart then you have a form of direct interaction with him, even if your not face-to-face