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2007-02-19 05:17:00 · 11 answers · asked by chuck 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Why would God need men to write "his" book?
Face it fundies, man wrote the bible not God!!!

2007-02-19 05:33:38 · update #1

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Think of it this way----When a lawyer dictates a letter and he has a secretary write the words----whose words are in the letter? It is the words of the lawyer. The same applies to how God had his letter written to us. He used human "secretaries"
There are many verses in the Bible that show how this was done__

2 Samuel 23:2--"The spirit of Jehovah it was that spoke by me,
And his word was upon my tongue."
Acts 3:21--"-of all things of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets of old time."
2 Peter 1:21--"For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."
2 Timothy 3:16--"16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness"

2007-02-19 05:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Micah 6 · 0 0

You may not like the idea that God inspired men to write the Bible. It does tell us that we are going be judged for our sins if we don't trust that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins. He did write the 10 Commandments. Exodus 31: 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. He gave the Apostle Paul a new gospel that would save the world fi they would believe it. Galatians 1: 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. Galatians 1: 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
You should stop trying to make the Bible not true and believe what it says for it is the Word of God.

2007-02-19 13:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by Ray W 6 · 1 0

Thank you for your question. Have you considered the reliability of the bible? Ignore for the moment the whole notion of God and just think about the book's content.

The Bible is God’s revelation to humanity collected into 66 books written by 40 divinely inspired writers. These writers come from all walks of life (i.e., kings to fishermen) and spans over a period of 1,500 years or more.

Yet the content of the bible, written over these 1500 years is more reliable than any other historical writings we have in the world.

Some have claimed that the bible is no more accurate that Homer's Iliad. I respectfully disagree and the table shown at the link above clearly demonstrates my argument that the Bible is one of the most accurate sources for the events described in it.

There exists NO SINGLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY that has been shown to prove error, factually or doctrinally, in the Bible. There is plenty of speculation and hypotheses, but not a single verifiable fact. To make this claim alone is quite a feat for ancient texts, but when you add to it the fact that the Bible was written over more than 1,500 years by vastly different writers, yet every book in the Bible is consistent in its message. These 66 books talk about history, prophecy, poetry, and theology.

No human beings could have planned such an intricate combination of books over a 1,500-year time span. Bible manuscripts (remember, there were no printing presses until 1455) have survived despite weather, persecution and time. Most ancient writings written on weak materials like papyrus have vanished all together. Yet many copies of the Old Testament scriptures survived. For instance, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain all books of the Old Testament, except Esther, and have been dated to before the time of Christ. Consider Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Only ten copies written about 1,000 years after the event are in existence. In comparison, there are over 24,000+ New Testament manuscripts, the earliest one dating to within 24 years after Christ.

The Bible also validates its divine authorship through fulfilled prophecies. An astonishing 668 prophecies have been fulfilled and none have ever been proven false (three are unconfirmed). An honest study of biblical prophecy will compellingly show the divine authorship of the Bible. Further, archeology confirms (or in some cases supports) accounts in the biblical record. No other holy book comes close to the Bible in the amount of evidence supporting its divine authorship.

Few fail to realize this and show their lack of knowledge in the historicity of the Bible by objecting when folks use the bible to support their own positions. While no one objects when a journal article or some popular book or media piece is quoted, there is always lots of flippant commentary when Christians use the bible as a reference.

When I examine the evidence on both sides, I can only rationally conclude that given the bible's accuracy on so many issues, I have no reason to doubt its validity on all issues it contains, especially when it speaks to God's divine revelations.

2007-02-19 13:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 2 1

God did not pick up the pen Himself and write it, but He directed the Holy Spirit to guide the men who did write it, so that His mind and His will would be made known to all mankind. God is behind it all and therefore He is the author of the Bible.

2007-02-19 13:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Denise M 3 · 3 1

God did write it in a way. The prophets who wrote it were writing by the Holy Ghost. So it is God..

2007-02-19 13:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by Gods Girl...check my new profile 3 · 0 1

God used people to write his thoughts

2007-02-19 13:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by Brofo 3 · 1 1

Yep god wrote it and his English is quite good too.

2007-02-19 13:35:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2007-02-19 13:22:58 · answer #8 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 3 1

You should probably quit while you are way way behind.

2007-02-19 13:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Jesus didnt exist....and there is no goD

http://www.jesuspuzzle.com/

2007-02-19 13:30:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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