Is the Bible treated like the neighborhood deli?

Question

"I'll take the pastrami, and the matza balls, but I don't want the extra large pickle."

Shouldn't it be that the Bible is the irrefutable word of God, accepting EVERY word as pure truth, or that the person(s) who wrote it know nothing?

Answer 1

Yes, but like all truth, you must view it in the context and to the audience it is written.

Answer 2

By all means, yes. The bible is the Inspired Word of God. People should not pick and choose. It is not a "deli" (love the way you put that lol).

A point of clarity here:

Anyone literate in the english language with a copy of the bible can read it. However, on what interpretation do they base their understanding of the scriptures?

Commonly most of us rely on our own. We figure that we are educated and intelligent enough to understand what we are reading. However, when we look at how this reasoning is applied in practice, a lot of disturbing things happen. We see different people interpreting different things about what each has read from the same bible. Disagreements arise and most often a split occurs. As evidenced, this is why we have thousands of different denominations.

Does this match what Jesus taught? No. He set down one Faith and one Church. Take religion out of it and just look at history. There was only one Church in the beginning. Those new Christians who were taught the Faith were not free to take it, interpret it for themselves, and teach their versions to others. If they did that they could not honestly call themselves Christians.

One Faith, one Church.

This is why personal interpretation doesn't work. There must be a central authority that gives us the meaning of the scriptures, otherwise, we are left to our chaotic selves. Would I have more authority over interpretation than you? No, I wouldn't. Therefore I could not enforce what I believed the bible to mean on you, and vice versa. We would split.

Jesus gave us one authority, one Church. She has been around for the past 2,000 years, faithfully protecting and teaching the Faith. The Roman Catholic Church.

Study up and read for yourself.

God bless, and take care.

Answer 3

why is that? the bible was written by some guy. it's not the word of god.

it's the word of a guy named moses, a crapload of prophets, the followers of 4 disciples, and some guy that heard voices from a donkey!

it's kind of silly to suggest that it's "the irrefutable word of God". however, anythings possible.

so, my point is, there's plenty of good reason to pick and choose your verses.

Answer 4

I think all Christians have their blind spots (including me). The question is, do we try to follow the bible as closely as we can? When we do realize that we're not being true to God's word, do we make excuses or repent? It's only human nature to want to make God's word conform to our desires than to make our desires conform to God's word and it only with His help that we can overcome this inclination. We're not perfect... just forgiven.

Answer 5

Of course not - it has been translated multiple times. You really think every single word haas the same meaning in english that it did in old hebrew?

Answer 6

Nice

Answer 7

The bible should be like a prison lunch...... you're going to eat what i give you & you're going to like it..... even if you don't like it!!

But instead yes..... they treat it like a cafeteria restaurant where they can pick & choose what suits them... now what their bible says god wants them to do.

And that is the definition of a hypocrite!

Answer 8

A lot treat it that way. But all need a good healthy diet.. variety. The whole thing applies.

Answer 9

Meaning that it short-changes me every time I place an order? Or never gets my request right?

Answer 10

I thought the term was, "Cafeteria Christians."

Don't get me started on Cafeteria TV consumers. "Oh, I like news, but not sensationalist bullshit."