After asking why God didn't just send down the Bible so it would be perfect, and also perfectly translated into every language, most responses said that even if it was sent down that doesn't mean people would listen. Well of course not. We have freewill, right?
But that doesn't answer my question- why didn't he? How can the Bible possibly be infallible unless God, the only infallible being sent it down directly.
If humans are so horribly sinful, how can we trust them to right down God's message correctly?
And if it's possible to humans to be righteous enough to write it perfectly, as some of you believe they did, we can't be as sinful as you say, so why do we need "saving"?
Okay, Go!
2007-05-11 14:42:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You'd almost mistake me for an Atheist tonight, I know.
2007-05-11 14:45:32 · update #1
That's really cool Dierdre, and very sensible.
2007-05-11 14:47:15 · update #2
Lol, Hisglory, and was that promise in the Bible???
2007-05-11 14:48:09 · update #3
I love it. Answers from the Bible to prove the Bible.
2007-05-11 14:48:52 · update #4
UKchick: if that's true, than God took away people's freewill during their writing. If so, why doesn't he take away murderer's freewill before they murder so it won't happen?
2007-05-11 14:49:58 · update #5
Jeanmarie, there's evidence that the Bible is not translated properly. And saying the Bible is "God breathed" is not the history of the Bible.
Either man is capable of being perfect or not. If man is not, the Bible cannot be perfect.
If God stopped any sinning from happening he took away freewill.
And if God takes away freewill, he should do so to prevent rapes, murders, etc.
2007-05-11 14:57:12 · update #6
2 Timothy 3:[16] All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.
This does not say anything about being or not being sinful although the Prophets were generally renowned for being God-fearing.
Cheers :-)
2007-05-11 14:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by chekeir 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is amazing to me how little knowledge of the Bible the vast numbers of people posting here have. Or put another way how many people here don’t know what they think they know.
First of all it isn’t a book in the sense that someone just sat down and wrote it. It is a collection of 66 books written over 1600 years by some 40 different men. So it is more like a library than a “book.” It has books on history, law, advice (proverbs), music and prophecy.
I do not have the time or the space here to give a complete treatment of the inerrancy of the Bible. However, before you condemn it as fairy tales you might want to check out archeological evidence of its historical accuracy, extant manuscripts and biblical hermeneutics to include historical and textual criticism. In other words do some research and don’t just parrot what you see or hear others say.
When you have done that, get back to me and we can discuss it further.
2007-05-11 22:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by John 1:1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone believe that the Bible is the word of God? It has so many mistakes. The story of Adam & Eve is a creation of religion who at that time didn't know that when members of the same family have children, the offspring are always born with genetic abnormalities like Sterility or Mongolism(Down Syndrome). The Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible didn't know that there are 1.8 million different species of living things on this planet and Noah would have needed an Arc a few miles long. Religion is fine with people who don't reason.
2007-05-11 21:56:51 · answer #3 · answered by liberty11235 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible isn't infallible. But understand it does hold the truth. I've been reading alot of Non-Canonicals (Scriptures NOT in the Bible) and some have quotes which are related, and Christ's life is largely the same as in the Bible.
And back then, papyrus and leather was used. So, over time, some of these scriptures started to wear out and had to be recopied. Some words WERE altered for better definition, but the one's who got caught were ordered to keep the original word(s) in. and commonly, when your copying from one to the other, the copier can make HONEST mistakes. (Hell, it still happens today.)
2007-05-11 22:16:45 · answer #4 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't know much about the bible and it's history.
The writers of the bible were "inspired" by God. In the Greek it reads that scripture is, "God breathed".
We have thousands of ancient manuscript of old and new test showing the bible is the same as today. We have the dead sea scrolls to show this and there was just recently 2 gospels that were sold to the Vatican (not happy about this!) that date like 90 ad-possible first translations!
Many of these manuscripts found are in different languages and are all the same. Meaning they are the same as the early Greek and Hebrew bibles.
The Scribes of the bible copied the bible. This was their sole job. They were highly trained and were VERY accurate.
God is big wouldn't you agree? Don't you think a Big God got into HIS bible what HE wanted?
Yes, oh yes, he did.
2007-05-11 21:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not a super religious person, but i consider myself a Christian, a follower of the teachings of Christ.
One thing that bugs me about some fellow Christians is that they seem more like followers of the Bible.
I dont see how you can read the whole Bible and say that it is ALL the word of god.
The new testament is basically the story of certain apostles time spent with Jesus and thing he said (quotes of Jesus being the word of God, but not the narrative) The rest is mostly letters that MEN wrote to specific churches, like the letters from John to the Corinthians.
The old testament is different, but it still has parts like Psalms that were created by simply religious people and kings. A song of praise by David is great, but it isn't the word of God.
Im not sure if i even answered your question properly... here but theres my 2 cents.
2007-05-11 21:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Matthew 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe God directed the writing and translating of the Bible through the years. The Bible is too important for him to just let man have our way with it.
2007-05-11 21:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by ukchick182001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not the men of then. We are not the men who would lay their child on an alter and sacrifice him just because God said so. They were different. They were more religious then we will ever be. If you did just one thing in the Bible today that they did back then you would be locked away and called crazy.
2007-05-11 21:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We can trust them to get the message because God wrote the Bible through them, telling them everything and only those things that He wanted us to know. We still need saving because we are NOT the perfect, good, and righteous people we need to be.
2007-05-11 21:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Atticus Finch 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the very first page of the bible says it ws translated by man who tried to give gods word justice...but fact of the matter is man make mistakes. and who is to say that of those 40 men one wasnt satan spawn, why not use the bible a reference andu truly know whats right and wrong in your heart same as faith if it feels right it most likely is ... what god intended for us we have t make happen and i really dont think abook is the answer but faith
2007-05-11 21:52:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋