If you could sum up the Bible in a paragraph...?

Question

If you could sum up the Bible and God in one paragraph how would you describe it? What would be the biggest points you would make?

What values and stories taught in the Bible would you include in your paragraph?

Answer 1

There is but one true God who is full of love and mercy. Salvation of our eternal soul is thru His Son, Jesus. We are able to choose or deny the love of God thru His gift to us - free will.

Answer 2

The Bible in a paragraph..how bout this:

God created the earth and heavens. People were wicked against God so he destroyed it with a flood, saving one person Noah. From Noah, Abraham was born who became the father of the Isralites. One of Abraham's descendants, Joseph is taken to Egypt; eventually the rest of His family and other Isralites move to Egypt. Moses frees them from the slavery in Egypt. God promised the Isralites that He will be their God if they will be His people. They agree, but do not keep their side of the bargain. Because of their unbelief, the Isralites are taken captive by Babylon, and when Persia defeats Babylon, the Isralites are allowed to return to Jerusalem. God sent Jesus, his son, to earth by a Virigin birth and Jesus taught the elders, the pharasiees. He spent his time with thieves and the downcast. Jesus was crucifed as the perfect sacrifice, as part of God's plan, so that the sins of the world could be forgiven. Three days later, he defeated death and rose again. He tells his followers to spread the good news of his life, death, and resurrection. His followers travel all over to tell them that they can find salvation in Jesus. One day, Jesus will come back. There will great tribulation in the world and a leader will arise, who will be the anti-christ. He will persecute the Christians and it will all come to a climax at the battle of Armegeddon (sp?) where the good and evil will meet. At that moment, Jesus will come back in the clouds and defeat Satan and the anti-christ. At that time, a new Heaven and a new Earth will come down and His followers will spend eternity in the New Jerusalem, where the is no pain, no tears, and no suffering.

Answer 3

An in-depth, often repetitive, vague, and mildly threatening mixture of life lessons, ancient history and flat-out mythological stories based on the power of a supreme being and his son manifested in men and women throughout time, which was authored by men to help followers be good and not evil, and to give them hope when they have no other source or reason to believe there is a point in living.

The biggest points? Churches sure are rakin' in the dough!

Answer 4

The main theme of the bible is God's Kingdom. You can read about this Kingdom in the book of Daniel chapter 2 verse 44. "And in the days of those kings the God of heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms and it itself will stand to times indefinite."

Answer 5

I see it as a cruch for those who are afriad to face the truth, that there may not be an after life. Also to piont out all the plot holes, no wonder it is called holy. Third that it is all "hear say" would not stand up in court. Last, those people are crazy and stupid, a burning bush that talks like that not satanic, offering you child as a sacrfice, selling your brother as a slave, there's your devil-god.
at least the other gods gave us heros.
after reading some of the answers, oh my ,it a cult book

Answer 6

The Bible is God's Word, the greatest story ever told!

Answer 7

The bible reflects an ego image of God and Jesus, where both are made into what people's ego/human thought systems want them to be. Jesus' original message and God's unconditional love have been almost completely eradicated and we're left with something that fits our human thought system of striving for something, doing good for reward and avoiding punishment, etc.

Answer 8

Gen.a million:a million,2: Heaven and earth is made, Gen.a million:3-25; activity 38:4-7: a lengthy time period old Angels see a lengthy time period of arrangements on the a lengthy time period old earth, with mild from darkish, water from land, plant existence and plant existence needs more effective mild with seasons, years, days this needs water made animals, animals of airborne dirt and dust of earth it really is new to guy / Adam of airborne dirt and dust, then Eve and both are decieved by technique of Eze. 28:13-15: this cherub, all born, are born lack of life, God relax from growing to be, onto year 1656, in basic terms 7 with Noah are alive [ Terah born 222 years, dies age 205, Gen.11:32 ]; 12:4, son #20, Abraham in relations tree of Jesus, Matt.a million:a million-17, 427 years after Noah, receives covenant, 470 years later, Moses dies, 603,550 covenant heirs have the regulation, Gal.3:16-26, Deut.34:7, 516 years later Solomon dies, 1Ki.6:a million, 11:40 2, 391 years, Judah kings end [ 606 BCE, at 2009 CE ], 2615 years in the past,there'll be no king till king Jesus in his reign, Rev.20:a million-6,12,13, of 1000 years, 1Cor.15:22-28,fifty one-fifty 3, to make all born lack of life be alive by technique of resurrection of the lavatory 3:16 international, and all nonetheless old, is made as new as till now Eden [ skill existence protecting because it became till now Eden ], all accessible is kept into the hot heavens and new earth, God's relax from growing to be ends, 2Pet. 3:13, Rev.2:7; 21:a million-5, 22:14 [ after Gen.3:22, this kind of lengthy time period in the past till the tree of existence is decrease back back for God's relations ].

Answer 9

The wills of God for the menkind ,dictate by The Holy Spirit.

Answer 10

It's the only way to fly ..............and without it as an instruction manual for life .............. oh well. I suppose most non-believers don't believe in heaven or hell either, but consider this, if you are wrong, would you like to burn in hell for eternity ? You might want to do some research just to make sure you have all the info you need. Religion is a touchie subject, so each to his own, but ........... natural consequences can be ugly .

Answer 11

The concept of "god" is one thing. The bible quite another.

I would sum up the bible as "chauvinistic mythology promoted as absolute truth."