2006-11-28 01:57:10 · 16 answers · asked by ccttct l 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If people misunderstand or misrepresent the character of God, does that make Him any less God? Is He no longer the creator because Darwin says He isn't. Is God no longer all powerful because He gives people the freedom of choice? If God is misrepresented as being unjust, unkind, hateful, vengeful, a terrrible tyrant, do these accusations make it so? God's ways are above our ways, His thoughts are above our thoughts. Mankind can not even begin to understand the mind of God or His reasons for acting in some situations and not acting in others. God gives us enough information about Himself in nature, in the Bible, and in the daily life to come to a knowledge of Him that leads to trust in His wisdom even when it conflicts with ours.
2006-11-28 03:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by 19jay63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 5:39 Search the scriptures...
Read your Bible. We ought to Obey God rather than man. A lot of people misunderstand and misrepresent God and His Holy Word that is why we should study (2 Timothy 2:15)the scriptures everyday. God's word says the same thing to everyone and is under no private interpretation. It is our own fault if we make a mistake, God does not make mistakes.
2006-11-28 10:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all have free will. If you truly are seeking the gospel will be made perspicuous to you.I do not understand why people on this site seem to be so angry. The Bible that I study teaches a relaxed mental attitude and an appreciation for Free choice. People like the guy who told me to shut the f up are puzzling. It makes me want to talk all the more. So you may want to use some reverse psychology next time. Satan is the father of GOOD and evil. He wants the Bible to be misunderstood. He is obviously succeeding if people think that I am way out of line.Thank God for freedom. Thank God for all of you that disagree with me. Praise to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I cannot wait to wipe a demon off the face of the Earth.
2006-11-28 10:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they should be rejected, but people do anyway just like they reject the whole teachings of Christ. The world isn't going to understand the Bible or it's teachings because it's the world we are talking about. They are not of Christ.
There are lots of beliefs and opinions out there and we as Christians just need to make sure we are taking our stand for Christ and reading our bibles and listening to what God is telling us to do or where to go. We need not fall into the deceit that is spread throughout but rather hang onto the truth.
I hope just because the world rejects God or the Bible, that we don't. We shouldn't. I think it could in the end have dire consequences.
2006-11-28 10:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by hanevkidz2 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would say yes because people wrote the bible, banned stuff from it because it didn't fallow what they believed or it became so popular they feared people would leave the church. so i truly believe the bible should be rejected. Personally i feel the bible was written to direct people in the direction of a few peoples beliefs. if you make it objective and put everything in it and instead of translating it learn the language it was written in (translations don't work because everything doesn't translate) I may be more opt to believe it. as is i wouldn't believe it any farther than i could throw an 18 wheeler
2006-11-28 10:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by kaluah96 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone where to misinform you about a feature on your car, should you reject your car? If someone misunderstood your spouse, should you reject your marriage? If someone miscounted your change at the store, should you denounce all money?
The misunderstanding and the misrepresentation should be reject. The true about both God and the Bible should be kept.
2006-11-28 10:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but you need to be very careful about simply believing what someone tells you. The story of the prodigal son is the key to understanding the true teachings of Jesus but it is always misinterpreted and spun to mean almost the exact opposite of what it actually was intended to teach us.
It is portrayed by religion to be a story of forgiveness. Forgiveness requires that some action has been judged as wrong.
If you actually read the story you can see that at no time did the father ever judge the son in any way. For this reason no forgiveness was called for.
Jesus was trying to teach us that Gods never judged us for any reason, but his message was to radical for the keepers of the faith so they fixed it for Jesus and teach what they think he meant to say rather than what he actually said.
Love and blessings Don
2006-11-28 10:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
I can make examples: if the police are misrepresented by people, should you reject the police? if the teachers in your school are misrepresented, should you reject the teachers? if the government is misrepresented, should you reject the government? if you are misrepresented, should people reject you? if your wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend is misrepresented by people, should you reject him/her? if your job is misrepresented by people, should you reject your paycheck? The answer to all of these is no. Misrepresenting something is no reason to reject it.
2006-11-28 10:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Sifu Shaun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if someone misrepresented the air that you breathe? Would you hold your breath?
God will not judge you on what someone else misrepresented-He will judge you on what you represent.
2006-11-28 10:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by Desperado 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God thinks all blacks are obsolete farm eqipment
God thinks the Jews killed his son and must be punished
God thinks the white man is Satan
God, they know what God thinks
God thinks we should all convert to Judaism
God thinks we must all be Christians and
God thinks we should all embrace Islam
God thinks the only true religion is Hinduism
And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you're a waste of flesh
God prefers an Atheist
God thinks all people like you are evil
God thinks all people like you are an embarassment to creation
self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection
God thinks the sun revolves around the Earth
God thinks there was something very wrong with Copernicus
God thinks abortion is murder and
God thinks everything that science gave us is wrong
God thinks women deserve it
God thinks AIDS is a form of punishment
I hate people who blame the Devil for their own shortcomings and
I hate people who thank God when things go right
And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you're an idiot
God prefers a heretic
God God
God thinks all people like you are evil
God thinks all people like you are an embarassment to creation
self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own agenda
God is a liberal
God is a democrat
God wants you to vote republican
never trust a man who puts his words in the mouth of god
and says that it's absolute truth
its lies and it smells like death
its all in a day's work taking money from the poor
Why do you think that God would need your dirty money
if he wanted to start a holy war?
self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection
God thinks puppies need to die and
God thinks babies need to drown
'cause God is neither good nor bad
God is you and me
God is Everything
in other words, yes.
2006-11-28 10:00:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋