Is the Bible "all there is"?

Question

Do you think that The Bible is the only true Word? Do you think it's not possible that there were Prophets, such as Muhammed or Joseph Smith? Do you think there are prophets amongst us now? When will we recognize these other Books as Gospel-if ever?

PS I'm searching for truth in religion within my own life- that's why I ask.

Answer 1

There is more than the Bible. The Jewish Apocrypha holds the works which the rabbis, circa 100, deemed unworthy of the OT. Song of Solomon barely made it by the way. The NT has 2 step-brothers/sisters called The NT Apocrypha and the Pseudoepigrapha. They are "officially" considered worthy of reading to build the faithful, but did not meet the criteria for getting into the NT.
The same criteria does not allow the Koran or J. Smith to get into the Bible. It is unlikely the criteria will change and there is a backed up line of other writings which would need to be considered.
Prophecy as a gift certainly continues. In the Bible, the prophets either called people to God from their unfaithfulness or berated the people for the lack of social justice. Other prophecies are recorded, but are primarily personal in nature.
I would think Bishop Tutu, John Paul II would qualify in this past century. Further afield, Rachel Carlson delivered a much needed wake-up call...which we are still ignoring blissfully.

Answer 2

> Is the Bible "all there is"?
No. The Bible has no mention of kangaroos.

> Do you think that The Bible is the only true Word?
No.

> Muhammed or Joseph Smith?
Muhammed: misguided
Joseph Smith: cult leader

> Do you think there are prophets amongst us now?
Even in the Old Testament, generations went by without prophets. I think we're in a "between prophets" period right at the moment.

> When will we recognize these other Books as Gospel-if ever?
Never. The current Bible is well-entrenched.

Answer 3

Unlike the Book of Morman the Bible's accuracy and reliability have been proved and verified over and over again by archaeological finds produced by both believing and no believing scholars and scientists. This included verification for numerous customs, places, names, and events mentioned in the Bible.
One among many examples is the fact that for many years the existence of the Hittites (a powerful people who lived during the time of Abraham) was questioned because no archaeological digs had uncovered anything about them. Critics claimed the Hittites were pure myth. But today the critics are silenced. Abundant archaeological evidence for the existence of the Hittites during the time of Abraham has been uncovered.
Bible scholar Donald J. Wiseman notes, "The geography of Bible lands and visible remains of antiquity were gradually recorded until today more than 23,000 sites within this region and dating to Old Testament times, in their broadest sense, have been located." Nelson Glueck, a specialist in ancient literature, did an exhaustive study and concluded: "It can be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverter a biblical reference." Well-known scholar William F. Albright, following a comprehensive studies, wrote: "Discovery after discovery has established the accuracy of innumerable details, and has brought increased recognition of the value of the Bible as a source of History."

There are more than 24,000 partial and complete manuscript copies of the New Testament. These manuscript copies are very ancient and they are available for inspection NOW. there are also some 86,000 quotations from the early church fathers and several thousand lectionaries (church-service books containing Scripture quotations used in the early centuries of Christianity). In fact, there are enough quotations from the early church fathers that even if we did not have a single copy of the Bible, scholars could still reconstruct all but 11 verses of the entire New Testament from material written within 150 to 200 years from the time of Christ. Bottom line: The New Testament has an overwhelming amount of evidence supporting its reliability.

Answer 4

Why wouldn't God speak to his children through prophets today just as he did before? Do we need him any less? Why do people suppose that God has spoken once (through the Bible) that he cannot speak again?

So yes, there are prophets today and God does speak to them.

Amos 3:7
7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Answer 5

if u r looking for answers and u r not satisfied with what u have then start searching for the truth ur self, don't listen to others they might fool u with thier false impression about religions..
start by reading the books reading about the prophet from the ORIGIN not from the pages of hate of others.

Answer 6

God's Word is true because He is able to preserve His truth. Being invisible, He chose a number of ways to reveal Himself to us. He is revealed in His creation. He is revealed through the words of His prophets. He came to us in the form of Jesus to show Himself. Jesus sent and sends His Spirit to live in those who believe in Him and His Spirit in us is the witness to the reality of God. We are warned there will always be false prophets among us. It is the Lord God who has preserved His message through the collection of books we call the bible. Jesus does not exist as Diety in the Koran; Jesus is not the same person in the writings of Joseph Smith as in the "mainstream" of Christian belief. There are doctrines in both that clearly contradict the message that God has provided in the message of His salvation plan for humankind. It is God who is able to protect and preserve His message to all of us. The language of God will always supercede the language of men.

Answer 7

Of course not.
There is also Odyseus, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Lord of the Ring , Star War and many more fantastic tales and legends.

Answer 8

I believe that the Bible is the only true Word. There have indeed been genuine prophets, but Joseph Smith & Mohammad weren't among them.

Answer 9

You assume the bible is "true word", which it is not. Even if it was, the book was assembled by men who had differing agendas over a long period of time. Certain books were excluded.

Answer 10

I think it is narrow-minded to think that there is a god who communicated to us only during a certain period of time and only two a few individuals. If there is a god, I like to believe that he/she/it communicates to us always and we don't need a book to tell us what he/she/it is saying. We only need to "listen" to our heart.