Most Christians agree that their Bible was inspired by God himself.
Countless horrible acts have taken place over time, and many of them were claimed to have been inspired by God.
How does one separate what was truly inspired by God, and what was inspired by sheer lunacy or villainy?
2007-05-30 03:02:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am thinking a few authors in the Bible (like Paul) said they were inspired by God. But, it is not as strange as people have concluded. The Bible has stories of people and their relationship with God, following, ignoring, and repenting, and following again, and of course ignoring again. The whole Bible, (except for Esther) deals with that subject matter.
If you are a sports writer, you are inspired by sports. I don't mean to be trite, it is just what is on your mind and it is the subject of your fixation.
We get into trouble when we project that the "horrible acts " in the Bible were inspired by God. Even though certain characters proclaimed that.
Confusing the charactors with the authors is often a problem.
2007-05-30 03:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by MrsOcultyThomas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The folk that believe all that cannot separate the two. Also it does not help that "God" never chose any normal people to do his work. Even today the ones who are "called upon " by God are usually considered "crazy" by normal standards
2007-05-30 03:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by FallenAngel© 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the no true Scotsman fallacy- just take a look at Jeff C's comment to me here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AulV9R.VcUm5byJIHYFMn0fty6IX?qid=20070528161410AAjEo29&show=7#profile-info-0C3swMmqaa
The distinction is someone is a "true christian" if they do something he agrees with, and not a "true christian" if they do not.
That's the whole separation- what one does or does not agree with.
2007-05-30 03:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Magenta 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgcjKv6Bdaca8KFUwMwCkJnsy6IX?qid=20070522083753AAr8VJO
Well, these are the answers I got, as to how the books of the Bible were determined.
2007-05-30 03:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't. If they belief the bible without question then they can't.
2007-05-30 03:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Janet L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋