christians reckon the misinterpretation of the Bible is the blame for contradictions, why didn't almight God uses his almight power to ensure the accuracy of the Bible? why go around and around for so many 'misunderstanding'??
2007-01-20 14:21:48 · 18 answers · asked by saegiie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus said in illustration that the owner sowed good seed. Then an enemy oversowed the fields with bad seed.
2007-01-20 14:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The story of the bible was written in Samaritan the first ever written language something like 1000 years before Jews even existed. Everything was interpreted from that. Pray to Gilgamesh maybe that will work.
2014-05-23 14:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by Samantha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What misunderstanding! The Bible stays pretty much the same in most versions of it. The reason there are so many version is because of division in the church. Men have changed words like stake instead of cross and things like that and King James had his own version made up and put restrictions on the scribes. I try to read as many versions as I can to see what is right and what is wrong and I decide for myself what sounds right. The NIV is the version I read regularly and I have found no contradictions in it. Any book that supplies good philosophy and morals can't be bad. Jesus came and did away with the death penalty and the world became the way he predicted it to be all the way up to date. I believe that the bible is the most accurate book we have and I believe it because I read and I see the hidden designs that translated from Hebrew to English. I know for a fact that the first five books of the Bible are lagit and what I've pieced together with the old to new and the new looks more and more lagit. For me to say otherwise I would be a liar.
2007-01-20 14:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by Roll'n Bluntz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the Bible is the Word of God and, as such, cannot have any errors, nonetheless, this does not mean that there are not any difficulties in it.
It is the mistake when we are forgetting that the only original text , not every copy of the scripture, is without error.
Contradictions does make things interesting. So far I have found explanation for all the so called contradictions. And what comes to absurdity, it is a mistake to believe that the Bible approves all the things that is recorded in the Bible.
2007-01-20 14:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people choose to be too stupid to interpret even dead-obvious things the right way, especially when it conflicts with what they want.
To me, I just take it for what it's worth - I don't think God should even bother making the messages MORE obvious. For example, why do fat people eat at fast-foods? Should it be more obvious that fast-food is fattening?
To me, how you interpret individual words and phrases in the Bible is trivial, and only amounts to what church you go to, not what afterlife you go to. The actual messages that pertain to the quality of your soul are crystal clear. You have ten commandments, a golden rule, and all kinds of examples to follow.
Instead of focusing on the war that goes on out there of people arguing over trivial things, you should just read it yourself, and soak up the good inherent, and forget about what other people think and say. If you forget that different Christian denominations exist, the Bible will make a lot more sense to you, because it is what it is, says what it says, and was meant for you to read and understand by your own means, simply for the purpose of getting to Heaven.
Arguing over details is a step in the wrong direction, and I really think it's just the fault of individuals who choose to focus on the wrong things. Getting to Heaven and being right are two entirely different things, and this gives us a chance to align ourselves and learn what it really means to be a Christian.
2007-01-20 14:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because this world has degenerated due to the effects of sin, our mental capacity has significantly decreased to the point where we cannot discern the truths which were once so clear for us to understand. This is why God calls some individuals to missionary work and imparts them with gifts to make sure that His sheep are guided to the light. Some understand, some don't. It's up to us to shed light on those less exposed to the Word. Prayer works, too. Ask God to guide you. It may not happen when you want, but He's an on time God. ;)
2007-01-20 14:29:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God would like us to search with our minds and our hearts. You know, put a little effort into it. We need to seek for the truth and for Him. We build faith that way, in Him, in ourselves and each other. We reach out to others and share while we join together on this journey. If God wanted to make it easy for us, he would have just forgotten the whole earth thing and created us in heaven. Because in the beginning, Adam and Eve had it pretty easy until the serpent had a sale on apples and we took the bait. After that, we pretty much have to toil in everything. Its worth it, it really is. Seek Him out and on your journey for the truth you will find Him, He is waiting for us.
2007-01-20 15:03:37 · answer #7 · answered by yenkoman1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gave free will. If you choose to find contradictions in anything, you can.
I find contradictions between science and evolution, like the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Why didnt the almighty Darwin think of that?
2007-01-20 14:25:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Bible IS accurate and without contradictions. Its people who don't want to believe it as it is or who don't want to take the time to make sure they're interpreting it correctly who warp its meanings.
2007-01-20 14:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by The Walrus 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The bible has no misinterpretations, people just do not want to understand the bible. God is perfect, and he does not make mistakes.
Isa 56:10 His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
His watche man are the preachers.
2007-01-20 14:25:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Because God had no hand at all in the way the bible was written. The bible is nothing but a fairy tale that is man made fiction.
2007-01-20 14:24:46 · answer #11 · answered by Lynnemarie 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋