2007-03-12 22:22:30 · 18 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because you don't know how to read it.
2007-03-12 22:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by Gersin 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The more you read God's word and, the more you are able to set your minds on the things that are . You cannot be godly in your mind apart from the strength of God's presence. This is why you must seek God and be close to Him in fellowship (1 Cor. 1:9). In His presence, your mind is changed and your heart is moved.
Spend time in prayer with God and seek His will and guidance. He desires to be with you (Ex. 25:8).
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect," (Rom. 12:2).
The fact is that the Bible has not been rewritten. Take the New Testament, for example. The disciples of Jesus wrote the New Testament in Greek and though we do not have the original documents, we do have around 6,000 copies of the Greek manuscripts that were made very close to the time of the originals. These various manuscripts, or copies, agree with each other to almost 100 percent accuracy. Statistically, the New Testament is 99.5% textually pure. That means that there is only 1/2 of 1% of of all the copies that do not agree with each other 100%. But, if you take that 1/2 of 1% and examine it, you find that the majority of the "problems" are nothing more than spelling errors and very minor word alterations. For example, instead of saying Jesus, a variation might be "Jesus Christ." So the actually amount of textual variation of any concern at all is extremely low. Therefore, we can say that we have an extremely accurate compilation of the original documents.
2007-03-13 06:33:26 · answer #2 · answered by Sternchen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is very boring to an unsaved heathen, because they don't have the Holy Spirit in them to interpret the word of God. It says that a person who is not born again will not be able to make heads or tails of the Bible. I use to be this way until I got saved. I now understand the Bible and it is very interesting. The Psalms are really nice and I like to read the Proverbs, and also many scriptures are very en-lighting.
2007-03-13 05:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'm not sure what you're looking for, but if you're not reading it to get to know God, then you're going to be missing a lot. Of course, if you're reading the King James Version, then it's understandable that the 17th-century English would be really hard to understand. But there are plenty of Bibles in modern English that are easy to read and easy to understand. I'd like to suggest you check out the New International Verison at the first link below, and start reading in the book of John. If I can help in any way, feel free to drop me a line at chad@jesusfreak.com.
Cool321steve, what contradictions are you assuming are in the Bible?
2007-03-13 05:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because you dont have the spirit of God in you.
My friend, the Bible says that if you do not have the spirit of God in you, you will not understand the Bible, because the Holy Spirit gives understanding.
This is why it is boring to you.
2007-03-13 05:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by ccc4jesus 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Bible is the Word of God and by no means is it boring.
2007-03-13 05:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋
If you really were born again, you would not find it boring. You would know that the BOOK IS ALIVE! It is JESUS. (Jn 1:1) Real Christians love reading the Word, look forward to it, and cannot get enough of it. It is food for the soul, life everlasting.
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2007-03-13 05:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by º§€V€Nº 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Its a work of fiction. People use it to control the weak and to start wars.
2007-03-13 21:05:59 · answer #8 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur with the first person who answered, but adding my own - It is a little long to read for me, and I find it tedious how it says the same things over again and doesn't have a real plot line.
I have read one chapter in the bible my entire life, and found it makes for a good way to kill insomnia.
2007-03-13 05:27:47 · answer #9 · answered by Lief Tanner 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It depends, how people explain it. I once attended Bible school and it bored me of how they actually explain.
I learned better on my own, because I believe in acheiving wisdom.
2007-03-13 05:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by anarchy0029 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It's boring to you because it's only a book with no meaning. To me, it is the essence of life, a pattern of wonder, of revelation, of truth, and all-substance. I don't find those to be quite as boring as you probably do.
2007-03-13 05:25:47 · answer #11 · answered by gone 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋