2007-03-10 14:45:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Even WITH the Bible, Christianity has not got a leg to stand on.
2007-03-10 14:48:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Hmmm, good question.
I don't think so. The reason I feel this way? God is bigger than all of us and while the written Word is a great thing I don't think it would be 100% necessary for God to get His message across.
Interesting Bible fact: Did you know that if every Bible were destroyed today, with the amount of orignal Scriptural scrolls, what have you the entire Bible could be rewritten and it wouldn't differ from what we previously had. That is more evidence (for lack of a better word) than a lot of other historical writings like Homer and some others. WOW!
Anyways, didn't you know there are a lot of folks going to Heaven who've never seen the Bible, let alone read it! Yep, how awesome is that!!!
God without man would still be God.
Have a great day!
2007-03-10 22:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by chargersfan 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That would be like saying that Evolution has no leg to stand on without science books. It wasn't writing the theory of evolution down that made it real. It is true or it isn't true. Christianity existed long before the Bible and will continue no matter what happens to the Bible.
2007-03-10 22:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure what you mean by "without the Bible". Does this mean a Fundamentalist, Literalist interpretation of the Bible? If you're referring to the mere existence of the Canon of Scripture then NO. Christianity existed long before the Bible as we know it. It was the Church Fathers who selected the texts (from literally hundreds of others) as those which best revealed the nature of God and of Christ. Get it? Christianity came first, then the Bible, not the other way around (no matter what some Fundies say).
So the answer to your question is either "FALSE", or else your question makes fallacious assumptions.
2007-03-10 22:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, that's not entirely true. While the Bible is very important Christianity can also stand on the historical legacy of the millions or billions of changed lives that have resulted from a person repenting of their sins and turning to Jesus for their salvation.
2007-03-10 23:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is merely a way for Christians to get to know their God and find guidance. The real Christian works on building a relationship with Jesus. If the Bible were taken away, as it was in the communist countries, people would still believe and they'd still understand the truths of God.
2007-03-10 23:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by kaehya2003 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I think it's more the other way around Without the bible and the embellished propaganda added by the clergies Christianity becomes a thing of goodness as never before !
2007-03-10 22:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I meant No.
For 1, nothing about God would be belived.
As He changes not & isn't a liar- he cannot lie!- He is purely
perfect....
For we live by faith ....
John1 v1
'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God & the Word was God.'
The bible has been taken away from many countries, Yet nothing can stop the faith of those whom believe & God won't let it .
Watch a movie of Corrie Ten-Boom, She was imprisoned when hitler ruled.
It may open your eyes if you let it.
At the end of the day, you can ask & anser any amount of Questions you like on here, but nothing will change you faith (on here) unless you allow God to.
It is too easy to say 'If your really there God.... please help me to understand the truth about you.' He will meet you where your at
2007-03-10 22:58:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blessed Richard Hooker, one of the Anglican Caroline Divines, described the Anglican Faith as being a three-legged milk stool. Holy Scripture, Holy Tradition, Holy Reason. Three "legs" of equal length - adding balance.
Missing one - it becomes unbalanced....but it still works.
2007-03-10 22:52:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is true:
But isn't is also true that evolution doesn't have a leg to stand on yet we teach it anyway so as to keep religion out of schools, by which we are actually adding religion(evolution) that is in reality on masquerading as science?
2007-03-10 22:50:26 · answer #10 · answered by Creationist 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋