2007-03-01 22:15:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
In accepting evolution, liberal theologians reject a number of key Christian beliefs. They reject the traditional date and authorship of many books in the Bible, which in itself represents a drastic undercutting of confidence in Scripture. If we cannot trust the Bible when it makes simple claims about when and by whom it was written, can we trust it when it makes much more important spiritual claims?
In treating the Bible as though it must be cut and patched to convey a 'true' picture, liberal theologians are saying it is full of errors. If the Bible is full of errors, it obviously cannot be revelation from God.
Take Genesis, for example. Liberalism rejects the Bible's own claim that God told Moses what to write (Exodus 24:4; Numbers 33:2; etc.). Instead, it assumes that Genesis is a collection of writings by authors living much later.
These hypothetical authors (dubbed J, E, D, and P) were writing merely out of their own experience and convictions.
An example can be found in Conrad Hyer's book, The Meaning of Creation. He attributes the content of Genesis 1 and 2 not to God's revelation, but to the life experiences and religious purposes of its hypothetical authors, presumably writing hundreds of years after Moses..
2007-03-02 03:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust as in believe what it says? It depends. Some people who are really devoted followers of christianity would trust in the bible. For you, however, since you're asking this question, I do not feel you will ever come to trust the bible. It takes a lot of faith to believe in certain stories. Myself, I do not really believe what it says. Perhaps certain portions may be true, but I am highly skeptical about others, especially Genesis.
2007-03-01 23:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You,and I should trust the BIBLE., It is the Basic Information
Before leaveing the Earth.
2007-03-02 00:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph .K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey why is this question in maths and science
Can you trust it ? well which version because it has been modified so often by rather strange old men (women don't count by the way)
It may have originated as the inspired word of etc (whatever that is supposed to mean) but it is no longer very inspired
By the way it was originally written in languages that are no longer spoken so "accuracy" depends on how good the translations were.
2007-03-02 02:44:40 · answer #4 · answered by wimafrobor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u have read DA vinci code. then u will think u should not trust it.
You can trust BIBLE. but dont take it wrong way. First grasp each verse try to understand it properly. Then u can.
2007-03-02 19:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by abc 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bible said the body of Jesus went to heaven but then why r people saying that his and Mary's body is found in a tomb???????
This is the main question that comes to any ones mind.
However its a matter of what u believe in, not what others believe.
2007-03-01 22:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by anshika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
2007-03-01 22:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by dBalcer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not.
It contains many verifiably incorrect statements and many pairs of self contradictory accounts.
For a good list of just some of these see the link:
2007-03-02 04:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not can we, but we should! The bible is God's inspired word to us.
2007-03-01 22:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by ellecat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, only trust you. Don't believe me when I say that just.....y'know Cheers.
2007-03-02 21:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋