I'm not trying to pick a fight but I just don't understand your answers. If the slavery statement is not of God, which other parts of the Bible are inccorrect? Why should I believe any of it? And why would God allow his people to practice sucha thing regardless of the time? I don't understand.
2006-11-12 09:10:59 · 27 answers · asked by Dr. Brooke 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No that was a typo, its full of terrors
2006-11-12 09:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by dermotsuks 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What you have to understand is that the Bible you have today is not the word of God, it is the word of men who think they know the word of God. It does offer some very helpful insight on how to get along with other people, but the bit about miracles and all - sorry, but they're no more true than is the story of the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus.
Your Bible is a pretty big book, isn't it? Well, it is a compilation of a number of related documents. You know them by their names: the Book of Numbers or the Gospel of John. However, there exist some five times as many such documents and fragments of documents as appear in your Bible. And yes, a great many of the statements in your Bible directly contradict other statements that appear in that same Bible. There's even one that denies there's a life after death.
So, we simply cannot accept the Bible as inerrant. Again, it offers some very worthwhile guidelines for human interactions. That's how it should be used - unfortunately, in the puritanical denominations that make up the majority of American Christian churches, it is profoundly MIS-used. And that is really too, too bad.
2006-11-12 09:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the Bible is full of errors. Not only that, but the Bible is the single most effective brainwashing instrument in the history of humanity. There are people out there who didn't even read the whole thing (if at all) and are already brainwashing their children into believing it. If they would only knew just how many times the Bible was modified to serve the Church's wordly purposes...
Most Christians out there are good people, but they probably know no history at all, otherwise I doubt they would hurry to rally themselves to something that has led to so much bloodshed over the centuries (like the crusades, the conquistadors, the inquisition etc) and came so far from what it was originally that is impossible to actually know WHAT that was.
2006-11-12 09:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by wiccanwarrior1979 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course the Bible is full of errors. Human Beings are fallible and make errors. Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God, but, of course was not written by Him/Her. It has been said time and time again, look to the Bible for the truth, not for facts. Slavery was a way of life and most people of antiquity couldn't visualize any other system. Just as in the 19th century we couldn't visualize women voting. Know the character of Jesus Christ through the New Testament. Do you think he approved of the exploitation of any other Human Being?
2006-11-12 09:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by william a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your questions sounds like a continuation to a conversation...I'm not sure where to begin.
The original scrolls are accurate. They are Hebrew and Greek (old & new testament)
There are many translations and versions of translations(KJV) out there. Some have altered the original text more than others. The Hebrew language doesn't easily translate over to English. The word may have emotions as well as obvious meaning. Some bibles have gone so far as to remove God's personal name from them. His name is in the old testament alone close to 7,000 times but was removed by the Jewish people due to fear they would misuse it and blasphemy the holy spirit.
God wants us to call on His name, to sanctify His name, to put no other God before him.
1Cor 8:5 warns you there are many gods.
His name is Jehovah, he personally tells you this as Psalms 83:18 as well as many others.
It's like have you ever been in a store and heard a child yell "mom", you'll see several women look. Be sure Jehovah knows that you know Him and are speaking to Him. Use his name.
I'm not sure which slavery statement you are referring to.
People have always dominated each other to their injury. Ecc 8:9
I'm just not very clear on your question. Practice what thing (slavery) regardless of what time? Sorry :(
I'm very happy to bible study with you.
The Bible is Jehovah's loving set of instructions for all of us. Some choose not to listen and go it on their own just as Adam & Eve did.
Matt 7:13,14 shows that we have choices to make...the narrow road leading off to everlasting life or the broad and spacious road (doing our own thing) that leads to distruction.
Don't give up asking questions and digging into deeper knowledge, John 17:3 This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you (Jehovah), the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.
Let me know if I can help.
2006-11-12 09:34:45 · answer #5 · answered by I wanna be a fish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure of your earlier question, but the bible doesn't condone slavery, or even recommend it. The bible simply acknowledges that slavery exists.
And one of the main reasons that acknowledgement is right and proper is because Adam became the first slave as a result of his sin.
And through Adam's sin, the entire human race became subject to Satan, sin, and death ... a continuing and permanent form of generational slavery.
Jesus Christ became man to redeem us from that slavery, even though he was under no obligation to do so.
So God is the one who has always promoted freedom for all, and the overall context of his scriptures, coupled with his saving work, proves it.
Your conclusion about slavery and the bible is simply incorrect and shortsighted.
2006-11-12 09:32:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is taken out of context, slavery was the way. And in the same sense there is still alot of slavery going on now we are slaves to our children, husbands, wives, bosses etc... What the meaning is we all have someone over us that we have to 'obey' but the number one boss is God. God did not invent slavery man did. It was his way of showing the slaves, yes there is hope for you, obey there rules and laws you do not belong to this world anyhow. The Bible is all true and percise,* Revelations22:18-19. *God does not 'allow' things man was given his own free will, it is his stupid choice to follow satan. We cannot question God and his will for things just trust that he knows what he is doing.
2006-11-12 09:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is a book of stories designed to keep a group of people Moses had to deal with in line. You see how badly the people of the middle east behave in this day in age. Can you imagine back then? It is not factual it is not all true. Gimm's fairytale's are not true. But there is truth in them In the moral of the story. Like Hansel and Gretel. It is true bread crumbs do exist. It is not true witches exist and that they eat children. A bread crumb trail would be eaten by birds. So the same is true of Bible stories. To run around saying God wrote them is nonsense. It is a scientific fact the Bible was written by men.Or it wouldn't be here. Only man could come up with all that violence and all that revenge and hate.
2006-11-12 09:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible must not be taken out of context. You need to know the time period to understand this verse. I'd explain it for you but something tells me you aren't looking for the answer. The bible is a collection of 66 books written by 44 authors over a period of 1500 years with consistency and unity of theme & purpose. It's integrity is verified historically, geographically & archaeologically. It is 100% accurate.
2006-11-12 09:18:20 · answer #9 · answered by me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have taken this portion of Scripture completely out of context. The Jews were given numerous laws that told them how to treat slaves -as humans and with dignity, with kindness and as "employees" more than slaves. The slaves of the Jews were, more appropriately, servants. The "owners" had to feed,clothe, and shelter their "slaves" and look after all their needs as well as the needs of their families. "Slaves" were also given the Sabbath Day off. Leviticus, like the rest of the Bible, is the infallible, inspired Word of God and thus to be obeyed and believed. The Bible never condoned the mistreatment of slaves-quite the contrary- and merely recognized the existence of slaves. Leviticus was written by Moses, not someone named Leviticus as you were previously told.
2006-11-12 09:21:33 · answer #10 · answered by utuseclocal483 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can find an error in the bible, and prove it to me beyond a reasonable doubt, I will burn my bible and never go to church again. People have been trying to disprove the bible ever since it was written, and as of right now, this moment, it has never been accomplished, and it never will be.
2006-11-12 11:05:03 · answer #11 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋