.....them the word of God is full of fear and hate?
Or not?
2007-03-10 14:57:47 · 15 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course it is. The Bible is full of misogyny, homophobia, and antisemitism.
2007-03-10 15:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kill The Flux 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
There are now more than 60 versions of the Bible(Different versions not translations The different versions of the Bible are not merely different translations, but are actually versions i.e. they add and remove things from other versions)
These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect
The Bible is a collection of writings by many different authors. The Qur'an is a dictation. The speaker in the Qur'an - in the first person - is God talking directly to man. In the Bible you have many men writing about God and you have in some places the word of God speaking to men and still in other places you have some men simply writing about history. Please read http://www.islamdoor.com/ and ask the Creator for guidance
2007-03-11 11:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible has a unique authority that is unlike any other book ever written. This authority and power are best seen in the way countless lives have been transformed by reading the Bible. Drug addicts have been cured by it, derelicts and countless people have been transformed by it, hardened criminals reformed by it and hate has been turned to love by reading it. The Bible does possess a dynamic and transforming power that is only possible because it is truly God’s Word.
2007-03-10 23:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Bible is full of God's love for mankind.
While there is an awful lot in there about the punishment that God meted out, the overlying theme is love.
Could you imagine being Christ, being fully human AND fully God? Knowing that You could call upon legions of angels in a flash to rescue you from the unspeakable cruelty of death on a cross? And choosing to remain in order to reconcile your creation to You?
Now that's LOVE! On a scale that is incomprehensible to our minds. WOW!
When you fear something, you respect it. We fear fire because we understand while it's useful it can also be very destructive. To fear God is to respect Him.
Have a great day!
2007-03-10 23:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by chargersfan 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's the word of man inspired by God, so either way you want to look at it. You can either say these men could not have came up with they words without God, or it was God who gave them the words.
2007-03-10 23:13:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. -Proverbs 1:7
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. -Romans 12:9
The Bible teaches to fear God, and hate evil. Those are both 2 very wise decisions!
2007-03-10 23:09:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or not. The Word of God is full of Love, Joy, And Hope!
2007-03-10 23:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
the bible is full of stories from other cultures from thousands and thousands of years before it was "written". i don't think there's anything to fear or hate. and the concept of good and evil were introduced by the babylonians after they took over the sumerian culture. the sumerians didn't have demons, they had daemons which were intermediaries in their stories to help the characters through their problems.
2007-03-11 00:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOT! The fear of the Lord means respect for God. Fear is another form of respect. I appreciate the way you were open-minded and put "or not?". That shows maturity.
2007-03-10 23:01:28 · answer #9 · answered by Prayer Warrior 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is.
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan answered David: "The Lord on his part has forgiven your sin: you shall not die. But since you have utterly spurned the Lord by this deed, the child born to you must surely die." (The child dies seven days later.) 2 Samuel 12:11-14 NAB
2007-03-10 23:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Oshihana 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear is related to punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
We love, because He first loved us."
(I John 4:18,19)
2007-03-10 23:11:40 · answer #11 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋