Why do you thing God wants us to have the Bible?Have you ever wonder why is so much sin in this world?
2007-02-05 06:26:06 · 11 answers · asked by sunflower 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I believe the Bible to be true, even including a literal interpretation of Genesis. People don't do what is written in it because they seem to believe that they can stop obeying the 10 Commandments and still get to Heaven. Many supposedly Christian churches teach that various parts of the Bible can be disregarded, and this is a dangerous teaching that leads many people astray. These churches are actually of the "synagogue of Satan", as the Bible calls them. It's true, we are not saved by the law, but the Law tells us what "sin" is. If people don't read the Law, they'll never know that they've committed a sin. That's why there's so much sin in the world today. Now it is "politically correct" to be tolerant of other religious teachings that have no ramifications for bad behavior. So those who become Hindu or Buddhist may continue to sin, all the while thinking they are becoming better people.
2007-02-05 06:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's look at your question in sections. First as to: "Do you think the Bible is true?" You haven't supplied a definition of "true," so I'm not certain what you are asking. This makes the second part of your question about "why people don't do what is written in it" rather difficult to answer.
You then ask "Why do you thing (sic) God wants us to have the Bible?". This assumes a number of non-verifiable ideas. First of course is that there is a God, and second that this God has wants, among which is a desire for us to have the Bible. I have not seen much evidence in support of these assumptions.
As to your last question, please define what you mean by "sin."
2007-02-05 06:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the bible is a tool to teach morals. I don't know if it's necessarily a completely true story. Some of the stories are fable-like.
One definition of a fable: a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend, conveying a moral.
The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning that one should not expect “total accuracy” from the Bible.
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete
historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.
As examples of passages not to be taken literally, the bishops cite the early chapters of Genesis, comparing them with early creation legends from other cultures, especially from the ancient East. The bishops say it is clear that the primary purpose of these chapters was to provide religious teaching and that they could not be described as historical writing.
Similarly, they refute the apocalyptic prophecies of Revelation, the last book of the Christian Bible, in which the writer describes the work of the risen Jesus, the death of the Beast and the wedding feast of Christ the Lamb.
The bishops say: “Such symbolic language must be respected for what it is, and is not to be interpreted literally. We should not expect to discover in this book details about the end of the world, about how many will be saved and about when the end will come.”
2007-02-05 07:09:59 · answer #3 · answered by cather2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is an Anthology of Memoirs. It has been edited and translated to no end. No one truly knows which version of the several hundred now used is any more "true" than any of the others.
As an example: In Matthew, Jesus is addressed as a Rebbe (teacher) and He cites the need of only 6 of the commandments in an answer as to how to become "perfect" before God--in most versions, but there are those who deny this speaking.
2007-02-05 06:38:51 · answer #4 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. I think it was written by man. Biblical scholars of every religion agree that there is somewhere in between 100,00 and 300,000 errors in the New testament alone. Christ even tells slaves in the NT to obey their masters. I don't consider slavery moral. Frankly, I think many other religions that are not based on the Bible have better moral codes.
2007-02-05 06:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because this world is messed up? After morals decreased, things got worse. No one seems to have that self respect anymore, they're corrupted by lust and greed.
God wanted us to have the bible so we would always turn to it before falling victim to temptation
God wanted us to be good people and by reading the bible we would learn his ways.
Sinning will never stop as long as people dont believe in god, they turn away and dont know that they are in fact victims of satan.
2007-02-05 06:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by lynnthelycan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is most defently ture.
People don't do what is written in it because of all the sin in the world.
The people that are truely saved strive to obey the Bible though.
2007-02-05 06:50:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Free Will. God has been so good. He can't take away free Will
we are suppose to do the right things and if we don't then we at least should know not to do it again. We have all gone astray and the good must now suffer for the bad. What are you, what am I? It's all our fault, maybe you're going to be the one who saves us all, I don't know anymore. I am sorry for all of us...
2007-02-05 06:34:03 · answer #8 · answered by lee f 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If we did what was written there would be ten times as much "sin"
2007-02-05 06:29:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without religion, there would be no sin.
2007-02-05 06:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋