Christians, do you believe the bible to be fully true?

Question

I ask you this question respectfully.

I have heard those who think of the bible as a series of metaphors to give you wisdom on how to live your life.

Then there are those who think every word of the bible should be taken as letter of law.

I would just like your input on this matter.

Thank you

Answer 1

The Bible is "true" in that it tells the story of the relationship between God and God's finest creation: humankind (created in the image of God). Through the Bible we learn how we are supposed to relate to God, and to one another, as humans.

The Bible is neither a history book, nor a science book. It was written by fallible humans (and is interpreted daily by equally fallible humans). It was never meant to be a factual account of the history of the world (part I! The Inquisition, what a show ... but I digress). The first two chapters of the Bible tell two different and contradictory stories of creation. The four Gospels tell completely different, and sometimes contradictory, stories of the life of Jesus.

But the ultimate answer to your question is: Yes! The Bible is true, because the Bible is about you and God. Don't read the Bible as history, or science; read it as truth.

Answer 2

My friend, I take the Bible to be fully true. This is what I want you to understand. Everything from Genesis to Revelation points to our Jesus Christ! It says in Colossians that Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. Everything has been created through him and for him: Kings, Kingdoms, Rulers, and Authorities. When reading the Bible, ask yourself how does this scripture point to Jesus. Ask for God's help when doing this. If you don't you will be reading the Bible out of context. In short, since the Bible points to Jesus, FOCUS ON JESUS and not minor details that many people argue over! Depending on Jesus is the only way a person can make it into HEAVEN!

Answer 3

I believe the original texts to be true.
As for metaphors, there are some in the Bible, and there is symbology used for teaching purposes, there are idioms (sayings), there is a report to you and I telling us what has happened, what is happening and why, and what is going to happen. There are also portions to tell man how to best live while he is in the flesh; what is healthy for the body God created, how to farm to get the best possible harvest, how to love each other, and how to correct each other. Most important of all, He tells us that He created each and every one of us not to be insulted or ignored, but to be His very
family; and so, unfortunately it also tells you of His profound disappointment, and promise to bring correction, disipline, and teaching.
What do I think? I think it is the Word of the Living God.

Answer 4

YES its all true and yes its a guide to how we should live an treat other people. we are to obey the laws of the bible and also the laws of man an only of man if it doesn't break the laws of the Bible.The words are strengh and give power to the believer to beat the tar out of the devil an his adversaries. It gives faith and trust but all that comes from knowing Gods Son Jesus where do you think it all came from ya men wrote it but what men ...Men of God men God trusted to tell what he wanted and how he exspected us to live an act. There are stuff in Gods word for everybody like for those who have lost a love one for assurance for peace forgivness for how to be kind when some one is so mean to you . It goes on an o . Any troubles you have there is away through Gods Word{BIBLE}

Answer 5

The Bible is a series of metaphors to people who don't matter.

The Bible was a series of true stories (actual events) to the writers, and the writers really are the only people with a valid opinion on the matter.

Answer 6

It really depends on denomination. Evangelicals are highly literalist,to put it mildly. To some extent,they often seem to read scripture like it was a stack of newspaper clippings. Mainstream Protestants and most Catholics tend to take the view that the basis of scripture is to pick up the basic thrust of Christ's teachings; the core concepts,you might say. As far as being obligated to "uphold" every word in the Bible,well,officially yeah,but in practice it's commonsense that interpolations occured during the period before the printing press. That's why literalism is seen as flawed.

Answer 7

The "Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation" (Vat. 11, Ch. 3.11) of the Catholic Church says that "all that the inspired, or sacred writers, affirm should be regarded as affirmed by the Holy Spirit, we must acknowledge that the books of Scripture firmly, and without error, teach that truth which God, for the sake of our salvation, wished to be confided to the sacred Scriptures." This is the Church's teaching on the matter after twenty centuries of Christian discernment.

Biblical inerrancy, then, is the Bible's privilege of never teaching error. Does this mean that every statement in the Bible is divine teaching? Of course not. The Bible does not always teach. There are many statements in its various books that are there for historical, geographical, poetic or other reasons. However, whenever a biblical author intends to teach us something, then the Holy Spirit intends that too. Everything that the Bible teaches is without error, but everything in the Bible is not meant as teaching. Each author was left free by the Lord to express himself according to the ideas of his own day. It is the revelation contained in the Scriptures that is important.

There are many accounts in the Bible, which employ a literary device used by Jewish Old and New Testament writers called Midrash. Midrash is the substantive of the Hebrew word darash which means to search, to investigate, to study and, also, to expound on the fruits of the research. The aim of Midrash is to draw from Scripture a lesson for the present.

Midrash could also be defined as a "reflection on Scripture in the light of the actual situation of God's people and of the developments of God's action on its history. It proposes to explain the meaning of Scripture in the light of the later historical experience of God's people. This kind of interpretation often opened the door to embellishments of the sacred accounts, anachronisms, and a freedom in handling and maneuvering the data of tradition that were at times a little too candid and certainly very imaginative."

A good example is the Midrashic story of Noah and the flood. It is the divine message, which is important, (God saves his children from evil) not the literal account of the story.

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 8

100%
2 Peter 3
2 Tim 3

Answer 9

I believe the stories are true. I have faith that God can do all the miraculous things that we read about. Like the burning bush talking to Moses. To some, that may seem like someone was on an acid trip, but because I have FAITH, I believe that God can do that. I'm sure to non believers it just sounds ignorant, but it has nothing to do with brains...it's something in your heart. I think that if God could create the earth, and all that inhabits it, than he can do anything.

Answer 10

As far as I know, the Church doesn't encourage literal interpretation of the bible, so it's not a straight out slam on Christianity as some people would have you believe.