Why do non-believers detest when a Christian quotes the Bible as an answer??

Question

I suggest because they like Christians on the defencive, not the offensive. Read on.

In Ephesians 5, Paul calls us to put on the whole armour of G-d.

Here are the pieces of the armour

Righteousness as our breastplate
Truth is the belt around our waist
Faith as a sheild
Salvation as a helmet

Notice how all these things are defensive items??

The only offense is "the Word of G-d as your sword"

Does this explain why non believers HATE Bible quotes?

David

Answer 1

I'm going to answer this question for you. Since you are referring to this scripture in the Holy Bible, let me elaborate. First of all, we Christians are to be as soldiers in the army of the Lord. Roman soldiers dressed in this attire during this time; therefore, God is using the dress attire for a soldier in an army (via Paul) as a metaphore. When we Christians put on the entire armour of God, we will be ready for anything that comes our way-especially when we're suited up with the "sword" (God's words).

Answer 2

Well, I don't know how much you know about weapons and armor, but I assure you, the Sniper Rifle of Reason will blast a hole through your fantasy armor any day of the week.

* Lot was a "righteous" man who tried to throw his virgin daughters to a mob of rapists. ( see Gen.19:8) and later impregnates them himself (19:30-38)

* Jesus told the "truth", and yet I am certain you would not drink a 44oz. cup of hydrochloric acid even though Jesus said those of faith can. (see Mark 16:17-18) This particular scriptural concept has extreme bearing on the next paragraph...

* The definition of "faith" is hope for a circumstance or thing that is not proven to be true. There is no virtue in accepting something on faith, since it may very well be false, and it is clearly not virtuous to believe the false. I won't give you any scriptures on faith, but rather I ask that you bear in mind exactly what faith is when you read about "Salvation" in the next few paragraphs.

* According to Mark 16:16, John 3:18, 36, Acts 16:30-31, Romans 1:16-17, Romans 3:20, Romans 3:28, Romans 4:2, Romans 4:13, Romans 5:1, Romans 10:9, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:11-12, Ephesians 2:8-9, and Titus 3:5 "salvation" is only possible through "faith".

However, Psalm 62:12, Proverbs 10:16, Jeremiah 17:10, Ezekiel 18:27, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 12:37, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 25:41-46, Luke 10:26-28, John 5:29, Romans 2:6, 13, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 11:15, Philippians 2:12, James 2:14, James 2:17, James 2:21-25, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 2:23, Revelation 20:12-13, and Revelation 22:14, clearly state that "salvation" is achieved only through works, and not faith...

Now, let us re-examine the paragraph concerning "faith". It takes a lot of faith to disregard over 1/2 of the scriptures concerning the salvation of your immortal soul. According to your own holy text, there seems to be a lot of room for error... All I can say is that you'd better be sure!

Clearly, the word of God is a plastic Ninja sword that cannot penetrate the Armor of Knowledge.

-SD-

Answer 3

David, the bible tells us the truth shall set us free? Well, if the Bible is the Truth, and the Truth was rejected then, why do we think it will be any different now? But, your little illustration is very good. Of course ,we are taught that God did not make the Christian to go backward in his walk, only forward, because the armour here is for the front of the body. So, just go forward, and forget the rest. Keep fighting the good fight!

Answer 4

If I ask a question about how to live according to god's will, for advice from a christian standpoint, or am having an issue understanding something in the bible, then a bible quote is an acceptable answer.

On the other hand, if I question the validity of the bible, the faith, or god himself, then you have to go deeper. The bible cannot be accepted as a reliable source of fact here. Example: Believers claim that the bible is the ineffable word of god. Why do they believe this? Because the bible says so. It's circular logic at best.

Now to deconstruct your "armor"...
Righteousness is also a sin, according to the new testament.
Truth is based in fact...not belief. There is no evidence to prove that the bible is fact, except for the bible saying so, as well as people who believe it to be making the same claim.
Faith is blind fold, as it can lead you away from truth.
"Salvation as a helmet"...for you maybe, but I think of it more as a bucket of sand for the faithful to put their head in, to avoid having to see the truth of the world. Maybe it could also be a pipe dream, used for hope, since without proof, its not truth...

Finally, your "weapon": "the Word of G-d as your sword"...It's more like a swarm of mosquitos. Irritating at best, and spreading disease at worst.

I know that this sounds overly critical, but it was done that way for a reason: to illustrate that faith is just a matter of perspective.

Answer 5

First of all if I wanted answers from an ancient book with an unknown answer I would ask directly for that. It's annoying to ask a Christian a question and instead of getting a direct answer you get a direct quote. Second of all, there is and never will be any proof that the Bible or anything in it is factual. If someone doesn't believe in the Bible or see it as credible evidence of God then why the hell would they accept a quote from the Bible as an answer? Imagine if you asked someone a question and they pasted and copied something from Mother Goose's Book of Fairytales. Well, that's what it's like for me everytime a Christian uses the Bible to think for them.

Answer 6

I would say it is because they give no credence to the Bible, do not believe in its truth, and therefore discount quotes from the Bible as a viable answer. Typical responses I've heard are "Some of us don't care what the Bible has to say," and "The Bible is the last place I'd look." Not that I agree with them, but this is the reason they would give.

Answer 7

For the same reason why Christians sometimes get peaved when Jews quote the Bible - no one likes being upstaged.

Non-believers will read when they are ready to read and when presented too many times, its starts to annoy.

Answer 8

I don't know how you define a "non-believer".
Personally, I don't mind a Bible quote to back-up an answer, unless the quote is taken out of context for the sake of harming others.

Peace!

Answer 9

Christians would not want to hear answers from the Koran either. Just because we value this as a source of guidance doesn't mean that others will.

Answer 10

Only because recited words are not what I consider an answer, unless I am asking for a scripture.