Are there Christians out there that can say "yes the bible has alot of flaws in it" but I still believe most of it.
2006-12-22 01:52:26 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I really like the answers I am getting
2006-12-22 02:04:48 · update #1
No, accept it all or face the frightening truth that it was written by man. Do animals talk in real life? Besides parrots, of course not.
Balaam's TALKING donkey. From the book of numbers. Do the math and you will arrive at the conclusion that this is fiction. There is truth in many things from the story of the Ugly Duckling to Old Yellar. One part I agree with from the bible judge not lest ye be judged. Yet, Socrates would surely point reasoning and experience is part of our common existence.
2006-12-22 02:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The answer is yes. There are flaws, but there are more flaws in interprtation of the Bible than there are flaws in what Christians consider Gods word. For the majority of the views of Christians I know use the Bible for their conveinence of gain, if it's just a simple thing as to win your confidence. The Bible contains direction for people to conduct their lives in ways that help us through this life and when interpreted in the love in which it was written the Bible can help in almost all areas of your life, from marriage, family, occupation, friendship, and simply getting along with yourself. Proverbs discribes 188 different personalities, and can be used by anyone for a productive life.
2006-12-22 02:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by flaws. Many people take a literal translation of everything in there, and don't take the time to understand the historical or grammatical setting, so yes, if you read every word as a literal translation, you might not understand what you are reading.
There are also a lot of people that find the Bible an interesting piece of literature, but not necessarily the inspired Word of God. I am not in a position to tell you if that means they can't be Christians.
2006-12-22 01:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by myopenhandsguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but then you are not a true believer in Christ - the Bible is not flawed - there are no contradictions - you cannot read the Bible like any other book - you must find out who is the writer, who are they writing too, what are the circumstances of the day - taking all of that into consideration before you try to understand what is being written - if you do all that you will see there are no contradictions or flaws - if there were flaws how could it come from God, God is perfect and all knowing how could he write a flawed book - oh and yes God is the author the people are the instruments God used to get his Word into the world
2006-12-22 01:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by servant FM 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bible difficulties, or apparent Bible contradictions, exist. The opponents of Christianity often use them in their attempts to discredit Christianity. Sometimes these attacks undermine the faith of Christians who either don't understand the issues or don't have the resources to deal with them.
Opponents of Christianity will cite what they consider a Bible contradiction or difficulty by comparing one verse to another (or more) that seems to disagree with the first. In doing this, several verses are often referenced as being contradictory or problematic. Therefore, to make this section of CARM easy to use, it is arranged by verse for easy lookup. Since many of the same "difficulties" deal with one verse in opposition to another or even several others, I have listed all the verses addressed in the same answer. This makes the initial list look larger than it really is. For example, how many animals did Noah bring into the ark? Genesis 6:19-20 says two while Gen. 7:2-3 mentions seven. Therefore, both verses are listed and both links point to the same answer.
2006-12-22 01:57:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every true Christians knows and admits that the Bible is seriously flawed and that the modern day earthly Christian church is a fraud. This evil world is filled with deceivers, pretenders who claim to be Christians but are not. But, this reality does not for one moment invalidate the Truth of Christ. Christ is no myth and everyone who has truely received the Holy Spirit knows it. Those who play "The Game" and try to use Christ will pay a horrible price for their lies and usery.
2015-01-03 05:31:06 · answer #6 · answered by Paul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your argument is self defeating. Demonstrating the text was altered requires the before and after versions for comparison. The fact we have the before alteration version means we can discard the altered text (addition or subtractions) and have the correct unaltered text. What you say is not startling at all, it is well known and well documented that the Jews deliberately altered the Masoretic text to make certain messianic prophesies ambiguous in response to so many Jew converting to Christianity. This is known by comparing earlier texts including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint against the newer Masoretic texts. The fact that we have these earlier scrolls and the Septuagint means we can have confidence the trustworthiness of the texts.
2016-05-23 15:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't say that you believe the Bible has flaws because then your saying God has flaws. And if part of the Bible has flaws than ALL of it does. The Bible contridicts itself sometimes, but you also have to realize those parts were history, and naturally, history was passed down so it probably got a little screwed up over the years. Merry Christmas
2006-12-22 01:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am a christian and I believe in the Bible, but I don't believe the Bible today is what God intended. I think it was reworded years ago. Not that I don't believe the Bible today, but I sure think its words and ideas have changed. No one ever belives totally in something without having questions or doubts, if they do they don't really believe in it. Its our nature to question or have doubts. Now if you can deal with these doubts and belive that Christ is what the Bible says he is then you can overcome the doubts and questions.
2006-12-22 01:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by luv_tyman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many Christians who openly acknowledge that the Bible is an anthology composed by men and, therefore, flawed, yet still find things in it to admire. Thomas Jefferson considered himself a Christian, yet he denied the divinity of Jesus and believed that Jesus's followers had embellished his life story with magical elements to try to make it appear that he fulfilled Hebrew prophecies of the Messiah. He admired Jesus greatly, nonetheless, and tried to follow his moral example.
2006-12-22 02:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋