How come Christians will only believe those visions that are in accord with the Bible? What if God came to you and said something in contradiction to the Bible? You wouldn't believe it? No Christian would? It's Satan? The Bible is true because it says it is true? Does your faith lie in God or in the words of fallible men?
2007-03-20 16:14:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The bible is full of contradictions, so I the answer to your question is "yes"
2007-03-20 16:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lief Tanner 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is very good question.
This is exactly what happened to a Polish nunn called St. Faustina.
She regularly saw visions and received orders from Christ. One time, an order disagreed with what the church and his confessor beleived was right. This is what she said:
"I will follow Your will insofar as You wil permit me to do so through Your representative. O my Jesus I give priority to the voice of the Church over the voice with which you speak to me."
Her visions were later accepted by the Church. Pope John Paul II cannonized her as the first saint of the new millenium. He declared spreading her devotion his personal mission.
2007-03-20 17:11:12 · answer #2 · answered by the good guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My faith is in God and His Holy Bible, which by way was written by the inspiration of God through the authors of the books within the Bible.
No, God does NOT contradict Himself.
2007-03-20 16:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord." - Proverbs 12:22
The word 'abomination' means God hates it so much that he'll not have anything to do with it whatsoever, and yet we read that he himself puts a lying spirit into his own prophets.....
"Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee." - 1 Kings 22:23
He causes people to believe in delusions and lies.....
"God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
"And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel." - Ezekiel 14:9
By his own admission, God himself causes them to lie and then destroys them for it.
Common sense alone makes the Bible look schizophrenic
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" - 2 Peter 3:9.
In 2 Thessalonians, these people have NO chance to receive the “good word”, because god is purposely preventing them from doing so.
"God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Some people use their logic to formulate conclusions,
and some people use conclusions to formulate their logic.
2007-03-20 16:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by Audrey Grace 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
People of this day and age twist the facts gradually, to make it seem different than what it really is. God cannot contridict himself, the Bible is set in affect. Everything that tries to contridict it is just someone twisting the facts.
2007-03-20 16:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kat™ 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God doesn't change...
Psa 15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not.
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Rev 22:18 ¶ For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.
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Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
2007-03-20 16:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by tas211 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is the word of God.It is truth,God does not lie.
Jesus said my sheep know my voice and they will not follow another.<><
2007-03-20 16:21:27 · answer #7 · answered by funnana 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My faith lies in God. Very refreshing attitude.
2007-03-20 16:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God chose the men who were to present His infallible word.
God "will not" contradict Himself.
2007-03-20 16:21:05 · answer #9 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
to lack understanding of what we know, is worse than being without knowledge.
wise men still seek Him and because they do, they understand.
Peace!
2007-03-20 16:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋