If everyone lived by Bible principles would the world be a better place?

Answer 1

Many of the responses to your question prove a couple of things of note.

Everyone cannot live by those principles. They didn't even use them in answer this question. They show bias, hatred, and ignorance.

Many did not even address your question.

The ignorance is shown in this: The Bible is a record of Mankind and God's dealing with people. The problem isn't with the Bible, it's with us.

i.e. Man created slavery and continues it to this day. In the Bible we see God's recognition of this fact and He gave laws and principles to us so that we would know how to deal justly with our fellow man even if they are slaves, or if we are a slave.

If everyone lived by Bible principles would the world be a better place?
Research Gandhi and see that his answer to you question would be "Yes"

Answer 2

You asked: "If everyone lived by Bible principles would the world be a better place?"

What are the bible principles none other than the seven fruits of God's holy spirit: "But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.--Galatians 5:22, 23.

Yes it would be a better place. But it sure is hard to live up to those principles perfectly.

Answer 3

If everyone lived by the teachings of Jesus, yes. Christians are not accountable to the laws of the Old Testament. Jesus only had two commandments; love God and love your fellow man. All other teachings fall under these two.

Is there any doubt that if we all lived by these to commandments that the world would be a better place?

Answer 4

Sure, disobedient kids would be put to death, we wouldn't eat pork, lobster, or shrimp, and let's not forget that serpents would have to eat dirt and speak Hebrew, and insects would only have four legs. Be careful that you don't wear a shirt made of more than one fabric. And lets not for get that the cure for leprosy involves incantations and the blood of a bird. What about this: A man has an obligation to produce a child with his brother's widow. If he refuses, his sister-in-law is to spit in his face in front of the elders. I can't wait for that law to spread around, what about you? Just remember having sex with a woman who is on her period is not allowed. On the up side, men wouldn't have to worry about shaving anymore! I can't wait for iron axe heads to start floating. Or to know that all the dead have to do is touch the bones of Elisha in order to live again. Oh! I can't wait to find the high mountain from which all the kingdoms of the world can be seen.

Has my sarcasm fully sunk in yet and been appreciated?

Now here's my question to you: who's Bible are we all going to follow and who gets to pick said Bible? And how would you get everyone to follow that Bible, through force? Gee you really are a loving Christian aren't you?!

Answer 5

When Christians have followed through on the Bible, this is what they have accomplished:

They have put a value on human life, even from inception.
Christians have been in the forefront of reaching to feed, clothe and help the poor all over the world. Many churches had immediately sent volunteers to the disasters we've experienced lately.

It was Christians, not atheists, who started colleges and other institutions of higher learning. The original purpose of these universities were to educate and equip men and women to live their lives for Jesus.

The Christian founders of America have stamped their values in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Christian scientists have marveled at God's creation and deduced that God is law-giver and a God of order. So they have taken it upon themselves to discover what laws govern God's creation. Many, many discoveries of science come from Christians.

Christianity has had a huge impact on the work ethic.

It was Christians who established the first hotels and hospitals, based on care for strangers and compassion on the hurting.

Answer 6

No.

It would be a horrible place where adulterers and gays are stoned to death, there is no religious freedom, and women are considered the sexual property of men.

Try reading the Old Testament sometime. At the very least, you'd get a watered down version of Born Again fundamentalism seen today, with criticisms of church/state separation and attacks on secularism as "satanic," as Falwell and other fundamentalists have done in the past. Fortunately, they are a bit more humane than their biblical predecessors. But not by much.

Answer 7

No, it does no longer be. "Christian concepts" is something even Christians can no longer agree on. could this be the Catholic church homes recommendations? so we are able to be so overpopulated human beings only initiate falling of the planet? Or how with regard to the WBC's recommendations of Christianity? Execute all men who are not "manly" sufficient by employing their definitions? Or shall we only institute a thoroughly Bible based theocracy, cut back woman and childrens to mere aspects, and stress raped virgins to marry their attackers. The Bible is a fascinating e book with colourful thoughts and perchance even some metaphors effective to existence, and actual worth interpreting in a cultural context, yet i could not extra desire a international in accordance with it than i could the Egil Saga.

Answer 8

Many of the bible's princibles are echoed in other forms of religious scripture such as the Koran, the Bagavad-Gita, and the teachings of the Buddah. So in a manner of speaking they al say basically the same thing. That is if they truly contain the word of god. It's just like the parts where they say things like you must accept Christ or go to hell, or the only god is Allah and mohammed is his prophet that cultural superiority issues come into that blurrs that. So to answer you're question, yes it probably would be, especially if we could get christians to follow them.

Answer 9

The basic Bible principle is, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".

I once was a sticker version with, "Screw others before they screw you" (screw meaning rip-off).

Yes, the world would be a better place if you treat all others the same way you would want them to treat you, if you were in their position.

Answer 10

As long as they stay new Testament and not old testament. This is why Jews hate Jesus, he screwd up thier holier than thou are religion and promoted tollerance and acceptance. And made a mess of the temple because they were selling thie religion. Sounds like what happens these days at the mega churches huh? How many of them have atleast one christian book store?