On any subject, really...
2006-12-18 07:29:59 · 39 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because the Bible says to trust the Bible. Gosh, can't you read? :P
2006-12-18 07:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
It talks about
A God of infinite love who wants to enter our lives and share that love with us.
How all our sins can be forgiven - and we can know it.
How we can enjoy a daily, loving relationship with the One who created the universe.
How to find peace of mind, and strength and encouragement for daily living.
How to grow into what God planned we should be.
The certainty of a glorious everlasting future.
All this is tied up with the story of how, at a certain point in history, this God entered human experience in the person of Jesus. It records how he revealed his love in works of compassion, how he died on a cross to pay for our sins, how he conquered death and how he will one day return to judge the world and restore heaven and earth to their intended glory, where he and his people will enjoy life together.
The Bible has rightly been called the greatest story ever told, about the greatest person who has ever lived, who is making to men and women the greatest offer that has ever been made. So if the message is so great, why is it that many do not accept it? One reason is simply because people do not know what that message is. Leaving aside the Bible statement that the devil "has blinded the minds of unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 4:4), maybe it is simply that they have received faulty or unbalanced information. Or maybe the character and behaviour of some who claim to be Christians has turned them off. Consequently their understanding of what it is all about is distorted.
2006-12-18 07:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by Wife~and~Mom 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It matters only because many people consider the book to be an authority and a blueprint for living a good life. I am not one of them, but I respect that the anthology known to us as the Tanakh or the Bible has had a tremendous impact, both positive and negative, upon humankind for millennia.
2006-12-18 07:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Whether it "matters" or not is subjective. Those who believe that the Bible is the authoritative "word" of a mysterious invisible superbeing, are going to feel that what the Bible "says" does matter. Those who do not, don't. The good news, of course, is that nobody forces you to believe anything you choose not to believe. A few hundred years ago, if you said you "didn't believe" they hauled you off to the village square and slow-roasted you over a woodpile. Lucky for us (at least in civilized countries) they are legally forbidden to do that any more --- although I suspect there are some pretty far out religious fanatics running around who'd love to be able to. LOL
2006-12-18 07:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because the author of the Bible (God) is also the Creator and Sustainer of life. He has given us directions for the best way to live our lives and if we don't listen, we're really going to make things worse for ourselves. In addition he's coming back one day to judge us all. Even those who don't think God exists and those who think the Bible isn't true. And we will have to answer for eveything we did (and everything we didn't do).
2006-12-18 07:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by cnm 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you don't know why the Bible matters now, there will come a day when you do know why!
2006-12-18 07:39:33 · answer #6 · answered by Angel Lily 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE IT IS THE WORD OF GOD!!! The only true and living word of GOD. It matters if you care where you spend eternity. HEAVEN OR HELL. These places do exist. I pray that you find god in your heart. Only he can save you from your sins and deliver into heaven. AMAZING GRACE he forgives us no matter what we have done. He is the ONE and ONLY that will love and care for us no matter what. All you have to do is call on him. BELIEVE in him and believe that he sacrificed his only son JESUS so that we could be forgiven. How awesome is that. Just call out to him and admit that you are a sinner and that you need him in your heart. You need him in your life.
2006-12-18 07:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because the Bible is our guide through life. It's like a math class...if you don't have a book to go by then you're completely going to fail it. Same thing with the Bible...that came from God...it's the only thing we have these days to go by....and that's just it.
2006-12-18 07:33:17 · answer #8 · answered by laurel 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Many people think it is very interesting book and we get together to study it. I believe the Bible is God's tool to communicate with us.
2006-12-18 07:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ulrika 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the Bible was intended to show us what God expects of us. It was given to us so that we know how God wants us to live. It also shows us what we should do in certain cercumstances by giving us examples from history.
~Dark Aphotic
2006-12-18 07:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It apparently matters to a great many people. I can't answer as to why since I think the text is ancient and has no real application to modern times. Even the good moral values that it offers are far outweighed by the ridiculous violent morals contained throughout, like stone your own children if they don't "believe." Seems to me we're at war with that kind of ideology.
2006-12-18 07:34:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋