Christians, what makes the Bible different from other sacred texts?

Question

Christians, why do you choose to believe what the Bible has to say, rather than the Qur'an, the writings of the Buddha, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Bhagavad Gītā, the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the Tao-te-ching, ext.?

Answer 1

Stop using so many big words.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 2

Due to the fact that these
Christians use the Protestant Old Testament which is lacking 7 entire books 2 (Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Baruch, I Maccabees, and II Maccabees), 3 chapters of Daniel and 6 chapters of Esther may be one of the reasons they ask catholics so many questions.

For the Sola Scriptura this is too bad .
In the 16th c., Luther removed those books from the canon that lent support to orthodox doctrine, relegating them to an appendix. Removed in this way were books that supported such things as:

prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45),

Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7),

intercession of dead saints (2 Maccabees 15:14),

and intercession of angels as intermediaries (Tobit 12:12-15).

The lesson, though, is this: relying on the "Bible alone" is a bad idea; we are not to rely solely on Sacred Scripture to understand Christ's message. While Scripture is "given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16-17), it is not sufficient for reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness. It is the Church that is the "pillar and ground of Truth" (1 Timothy 3:15)! Jesus did not come to write a book; He came to redeem us, and He founded a Sacramental Church through His apostles to show us the way. It is to them, to the Church Fathers, to the Sacred Deposit of Faith, to the living Church that is guided by the Holy Spirit, and to Scripture that we must prayerfully look.


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Answer 3

Because: The Church, which is the living Body of Christ, the Second Incarnation of which Jesus Christ, the Son of God who rose from the dead on the third day is the head and all Baptized persons are the members, met in councils, presided over by Bishops of that same Body, indwelt with the Holy Spirit, who canonized (approved) those 66 books that we call "The Bible".

The Church is the Living Word....she gave us the Bible - not the other way around.

Answer 4

Well, the bible is based on our Jewish holy books. THey jsut picked and chose certain things at the COuncil of Nicaea that cemented a belief structure. ALWAYS ask questions. Never accept anything at face value. God does not like sheep. He likes people who think for themselves, and arrive at a faith based on their own research and deductions.

>>>>Its a shame that there are those who choose to remain blindfolded and negate my message of love. I feel sorry for you.

Answer 5

It's what mommy and daddy told me was true. They confessed about Santa and the Easter bunny, but they are holding out on this one.

Answer 6

It was written by 40 authors, in 3 languages, in 3 continents, it took 1,500 years to write, yet all 73 books are cohesive and flow smoothly from beginning to end, because they were inspired by one author, The Holy Spirit! God bless.

Answer 7

The Bible is true. Those others all contradict themselves and others. Trust God and live.

God Bless

Answer 8

I searched for what God was real, only the father in heaven showed me he lives, and he stands by Jesus.

Answer 9

cuz the Bible is the real deal, honey.... don't mess with it.

Answer 10

To put it simply , and as I always say . ....
Faith - nothing more than faith