2007-01-10 05:54:01 · 7 answers · asked by ivorytowerboy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God does not edit the divine truths taught in the Bible, the problem is that the Bible is written in limited human language, and the authors wrote in ways we are not always familiar with. The human authors of the Divine Word were also influenced by the culture they lived in. If you separate the Bible from the Church that gave it to us, it's no longer an inspired book. Here is proof:
2 Tim 3:14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned (TRADITION) and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it (MAGISTERIUM) 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings (SCRIPTURE) which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Note that Scripture is not the first thing on his list but the last. And he tells them that the Bible is "profitable" not sufficient to instruct us. It is only when we include Scripture with Tradition and Magisterium that we are "fully equipped."
No one has been able to prove the full doctrine of Scripture (ie., canon, inspiration, inerrancy, authority, etc.) independently of Tradition. For example, no one can prove why we have 27 books in the New Testament without going OUTSIDE the Bible, because there is no verse that says "27 books in the NT".
The Bible alone denigrates the Bible itself.
Is the Magisterium "corrected" by the Scriptures? No, but it is taught, reproved, and trained by it. The Greek grammar at 2Tim 3:16 point does not indicate that all four uses of Scripture must be true in very case. It indicates that any one or all of these will be true.
Interestingly enough in Catholic Tradition the four uses of Scripture corresponded to the Quadriga, the four-fold method of exegesis for the Bible used in the medieval period: Literal (teaching), Analogical (reproof), Prophetic (correction), and Moral (training in righteousness).
The protestant reformers rejected this and tried to reduce biblical exegesis to the literal-historical method. In doing so, they were considered by their Catholic contemporaries as being unbiblical for ignoring 2Tim 3:16.
2007-01-10 06:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today and forever
John 1:1 In the beginning was the WORD and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Matthew 24:35 ... My words shall not pass away
There are 5,000 Authentic Greek New Testament Manuscripts as far back as the 1st Century in museums today. The King James Version of the Holy inspired word of God has not changed from the original scripts.
God's word is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword.
God word is final and absolute and never changing.
Matthew 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
We must preach only the Word of God.
No God has not will not does not CHANGE.
Ephesians 4:4,5,6
2007-01-10 11:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you see god doesnt edit the bible. the bible was translated from hebrew hundreds of years ago by the top scholars of the time. those scholars i am very sure didnt agree with everything in the bible, so when they translated it they also added in some of theyre own belifes on what happened in the bible. so the bible of today is probably way different from the original text. also the bible isnt a book to be taken literally it is a book that is made up of stories to (especially the old testament) help the people of the time understand what was going on in the world around them because they didnt have the scientific evidence to prove how something worked so they created these stories and were taken by the people to be true
2007-01-10 06:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by dakine_rider156 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
God is one of the main fictional character in the collection of middle eastern tales and legends that makes the Bible. Those tales and legends were written by many men over the years.
The characters in the book do not edit it you see.
2007-01-10 06:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
His edits are the work of those who are obedient to his word in their encounters with their neighbors - "faith working through love" (Gal 5).
2007-01-10 06:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He left out all the good in Satan. Report! Report!!
2007-01-10 05:58:36 · answer #6 · answered by INDRAG? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. God's word is unchangeable.
2007-01-10 05:58:19 · answer #7 · answered by Preacher 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋