Non-Christians: What does it mean when you say "take the Bible literally"?

Question

Starchild-you are way off base here. The date of the books has been proven through archaeology & through textual criticism at both levels. They are virtually identical to the earliest copies we have (100AD).
BS helps no one. So lets state facts here not what we've heard.

Answer 1

As in literally - you take 7 days to mean actual 7 24 hour time periods.

You fail to see the parable and metaphors, you believe fully in the book of revaltions that it will be EXACTLY as it says it is.

You don't take into context the teller of the stories - the various books being written by different men with different agendas. You don't take into context the time period - look at the 613 laws in the OT - all good, practical, common sense for that time - especially the food ones.

You honestly believe that a mighty dragon will come kill the world.

That is literal - instead of seeking the deeprr meanings inherent throughout the bible, you see only the shallow surface and never look for the truer meanings, the real meanings.

Answer 2

It means saying that everything written in the bible means exactly what it says. It isn't symbolic or allegorical, it is meant to be taken as it is.
So if you take the bible literally you believe God really did create the world in six days, and that Noah really did build a huge boat and put two of every animal on it. Essentially, taking the bible literally means ignoring a huge body of clear scientific evidence.

Answer 3

Generally that a 7 day creation, Noah's Ark, Virgin Birth - all really happened. They don't expect "literally" means that you actually think rabbits have cuds and other things in the bible.

Answer 4

The original bible would be correct if taken literally. That would be the old Sumerian text version, which none of us will ever get our hands on. The crap we have which is not even a tenth of the original bible, the so called "King James version" can't be taken so literally. Some of it can, the parts about the history..but the other phrases and parables obviously can not. Take Genisis 6 literally and see what you come up with. Not too heart warming is it?

Answer 5

MOSES BEGANS THE BIBLE AFTER THE FLOOD

Gen.1:1,2 [ No time given ]; Gen.1:3-25 [ No time given ]; Gen.2:2,4;
Moses compiled it together beginning 857 years after the flood
Genesis had ended 712 years after the flood.
Job was 637 to 712 to 777 after the flood.
Job 38:4-7 The angels called morning stars and sons of God are there to see earth as a focus for preparation for habitation. 2:1,2; Satan was with the sons of God.
Gen.3:1-5; Called serpent he decieved Eve. Rev.12:9; Calls him dragon, serpent, devil and Satan.
John 17:3,5,24 [ Jesus says he was with God before the world was ]; Col.1:15-17; Rev.3:14; Jesus is first creation created in image of God, all is by him. John 8:58; He's before Abraham who was 352 to 427 to 527 years after the flood. Matt.3:16,17; 16:16,17; Jesus is the son of the living God, the only one that qualifies to be THE SAVIOR OF THE LOST AND DYING WORLD FROM EDEN TO SAVED John 3:16;
Jesus at age 30 in the Roman Empire #6 in world, in Matt.4:1-11; faces Satan. Matt.12:26-28 he is called beelzezbub.
Eze.28:13-15; The cherub angel anointed over Eden.
Isa.14:12-14; Lucifer means day star and compares world leaders to him.
John 8:44; Satan caused the death of every offspring of Adam as world of man.
Jesus was crucified, resurrected and ascended.
Jesus has the right to destroy Satan Heb.2:9,14,16;
Jesus has the right to destroy death 1Cor.15:22-28;
Jesus has the right to make new heavens and new earth 2Pet.3:13; Rev.21:1-5;
Jesus has the right from God to be savior of the world John 3:16;

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end.
Rev.20:1-6 [ No Satan ]; All is new in 1000 years.

Answer 6

When I say it? I don't ever say it. Everything should be taken with a grain of salt.