why do u believe the bible?

Question

the use of drugs like shrooms, weed, acid, etc could make anyone claim they have seen or heard from God... why would ppl believe the men that had lived over 2000 years ago without modern civilization or tech. tell them what to believe?

the old guys didnt even know what gravity is or the composition of air we breath. and they claimed a lot of stuffs we in modern world are to believe.
even the 3 wise men saw a bright star and concluded a king has been born, does stars represents ppl on earth? lets stop decieving ourselves. lets use our own brain.....

Answer 1

Dear Weed,

I believe the Bible is God's Word for many reasons.
My first reason for believing it was that that was what I learned in Sunday school. Many decades later I continue to believe it is God's Word because I read it from cover-to-cover each year and see with my eyes and hear with my ears that it is God's Word.

Before I read the whole Bible the first time I had ideas about rewriting the Bible and taking out the "sexist" language. But I did not change the Bible, rather the Bible changed me.

I know that the Bible was written more than 2000 years ago but when I read it it sure seems to be written directly to me. It's like looking at a photo of someone who was looking directly at the camera. The person in the photo seems to follow you as you move around the room.

I've read the Bible from cover-to-cover about 10 times. And if you were to ask me what the 10 Best books I've ever read are I would have to list the Bible each and every time.

As Theophilus says, I've never used drugs either.

God has promised that if you want to know Him you will know Him. He does not make that promise to people who simply want to know ABOUT Him.

Answer 2

Yes the Bible is OLD. Yet for it's age and the person who said he wrote down what God told him it is remarkably accurate. Ok most of the God haters here don't believe the creation story but it follows closely to the sequence that science today tells us that life started. First sea life, then terrestrial life and last of all man. No other book of faith follows what science teaches this closely... That along with the science of chirality. Forms a very firm foundation for belief in the Bible.. Then there is prophecy stated and fulfilled Look a Psalms 22 and say that isn't a picture of Christ painted by God for us through the prophetic gift He gave David the King... There are a lot of reason to believe in the Bible... Jim

Answer 3

Your name is "weedman"?
What part of your brain were you using when you came up with that?

With a name like that, do you know the composition of air? Just because you can form sentences and type I guess you are all knowing?

As to what and why I believe, don't wory about it, it will not effect your life in any way, shape or form.

Answer 4

These are the main reasons for me.

**Bible history.
Its integrity to truth proves sound on any point that might be tested. Its history is accurate and can be relied upon. For example, what it says about the fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians cannot be successfully contradicted (Jer 51:11, 12, 28; Da 5:28), neither can what it says about people like Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 27:20; Da 1:1); nor what it says about the temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Areopagus at Athens (Ac 19:35; 17:19-34). What the Bible says about these or any other places, people, or events is historically accurate in every detail.

**Races and languages.
What the Bible says about races and languages of mankind is also true. All peoples, regardless of stature, culture, color, or language, are members of one human family. The threefold division of the human family into the Japhetic, Hamitic, and Semitic races, all descending from Adam through Noah, cannot be successfully disputed. (Ge 9:18, 19; Ac 17:26) Says Sir Henry Rawlinson: “If we were to be guided by the mere intersection of linguistic paths, and independently of all reference to the Scriptural record, we should still be led to fix on the plains of Shinar, as the focus from which the various lines had radiated.”—The Historical Evidences of the Truth of the Scripture Records, by G. Rawlinson, 1862, p. 287

**Scientific accuracy.
When it comes to scientific accuracy the Bible is not lacking. Whether describing the progressive order of earth’s preparation for human habitation (Ge 1:1-31), speaking of the earth as being spherical and hung on “nothing” (Job 26:7; Isa 40:22), classifying the hare as a cud chewer (Le 11:6), or declaring, “the soul of the flesh is in the blood” (Le 17:11-14), the Bible is scientifically sound.

**Candor.
Bible writers displayed a candor that is not found among other ancient writers. From the very outset, Moses frankly reported his own sins as well as the sins and errors of his people, a policy followed by the other Hebrew writers. (Ex 14:11, 12; 32:1-6; Nu 14:1-9; 20:9-12; 27:12-14; De 4:21) The sins of great ones such as David and Solomon were not covered over but were reported. (2Sa 11:2-27; 1Ki 11:1-13) Jonah told of his own disobedience. (Jon 1:1-3; 4:1) Writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures showed the same regard for truthful reporting as that displayed in the Hebrew Scriptures. Paul tells of his former sinful course in life; Mark’s failure to stick to the missionary work; and also the apostle Peter’s errors are related. (Ac 22:19, 20; 15:37-39; Ga 2:11-14) Such frank, open reporting builds confidence in the Bible’s claim to honesty and truthfulness.

**Integrity.
Facts testify to the integrity of the Bible. The Bible narrative is inseparably interwoven with the history of the times. It gives straightforward, truthful instruction in the simplest manner. The guileless earnestness and fidelity of its writers, their burning zeal for truth, and their painstaking effort to attain accuracy in details are what we would expect in God’s Word of truth.—Joh 17:17.

**Prophecy.
If there is a single point that alone proves the Bible to be the inspired Word of God it is the matter of prophecy. There are scores of long-range prophecies in the Bible that have been fulfilled.

Answer 5

I don't think hallucinations are an excuse for communication with God.

I actually don't believe in the Bible. Nor would I claim that it doesn't exist. It bothers me sometimes when someone tries to deny religion. And at the same time, it bothers me more how intolerant some who do have a faith are towards others who are agnostic. Meaning they force you to believe that believing in some higher power is the "only way."

Belief in the Bible is more of a matter of personal discourse or due to one's upbringing. It's hard to prove whether a higher power does exist or not. When something good happens and one has no way to explain it, they will thank their/a deity. The Bible has been written centuries ago. There is no way of proving whether God's words were in that book or whether it was some man's hallucination. I won't deny, however, that the Bible was gave people a means of becoming literate. The history behind the Church sickens me sometimes for reasons not mentioned here.

We're so used to associating sight with belief. I would like to stick to the state of uncertainty. It's just ignorant to believe in either.

Answer 6

Anyone can make claims about any sacred text, trying to disprove them by silly arguments. You could disclaim the constitution of the United States by saying a bunch of guys getting drunk could write things on animal skin and come up with sorts of stupid rights.

Why have this stupid right to free speech... It gets people into trouble, and it interferes with a strict government. It's stupid. And if the constitution was really logical, why do we outlaw alcohol and then make it legal again?

You can do that to any written text.... historical or not.

People believe because it makes sense to them to do so.

Answer 7

So you guys believe the Bible is true because it's the Word of God?

How do you know it IS the Word of God? The only verification of it is the Bible's own say-so...and the say so of your churches.

Round and round and round...

Answer 8

I believe the Bible because it is the inspired Word of God. God is our Creator. I'd like to see you create a whole big universe!

We don't need to know the composition of the air we breathe to understand that loving each other, being kind, gentle, peaceful and forgiving are important things. Those things haven't change in 2,000 years.

Answer 9

the bible is a wonderful book written by men who wanted to help lead people in the right direction although not written by god I think he approves of it.

Answer 10

I really don't believe the Bible. It was written by ordinary people. So why should we assume they knew any more than anyone else?It tells us certain acceptable forms of behavior, but as for the stories I am highly doubtful about many of them.

Watch me get smart alecky responses from the right-wing Christians.