Is it the bible or is it experience?

Question

Here's something I've noted. When asked a spirtiual question that may question their religion christians resort to the bible. An example being "The bible says Jesus died for me and love me and that is how i know god is real". But if a question is asked that shows the bible to be false they will fall back on spiritual experiance. Exampling being "God has filled me spirtually so I feel him every day."
Why can't a question be answered on topic? If any chrisitan on here would really listen to the bible based questions and answers on here they would see that the bible is filled with contradictions, bigotry, and hate. I know all the chrisitans ill respond with "What contradicitons or bigotry" like they didn't read the hundreds of Q&As in the past that sited them. If you want to base your faith off of spiritual experiance why not do just that instead of subjecting your self to the title, dogma, and clear bigotry that is christianity?

I noticed that the chrisitans are saying that "there are no big contradicitons" but not touching on the bigotry.

The bible says it's ok to have slaves, women are inferior, and kill everyone thats not chrisitan. Thats bigotry.
The bible wa the number one thing hindering my faith so I ditched it like the trash it is.

Answer 1

I've seen the same thing.. It's as if ignorance was a great virtue and they are all trying their best to achieve the highest possible recognition for having it.

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Answer 2

The idea that all revealed truth is to be found in "66 books" is not only not in Scripture, it is contradicted by Scripture (1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 3:16). It is a concept unheard of in the Old Testament, where the authority of those who sat on the Chair of Moses (Matthew 23:2-3) existed. In addition to this, for 400 years, there was no defined canon of "Sacred Scripture" aside from the Old Testament; there was no "New Testament"; there was only Tradition and non-canonical books and letters.




Protestants claim the Bible is the only rule of faith, meaning that it contains all of the material one needs for theology and that this material is sufficiently clear that one does not need apostolic tradition or the Church’s magisterium (teaching authority) to help one understand it. In the Protestant view, the whole of Christian truth is found within the Bible’s pages. Anything extraneous to the Bible is simply non-authoritative, unnecessary, or wrong—and may well hinder one in coming to God.

Catholics, on the other hand, recognize that the Bible does not endorse this view and that, in fact, it is repudiated in Scripture. The true "rule of faith"—as expressed in the Bible itself—is Scripture plus apostolic tradition, as manifested in the living teaching authority of the Catholic Church, to which were entrusted the oral teachings of Jesus and the apostles, along with the authority to interpret Scripture correctly.

Answer 3

I find it difficult to believe that there were no answers to your questions at all that were accurate. But let me give you the benefit of the doubt. There are many unstudied Christians who attempt to answer questions beyond their studied ability. I admit that.

But do you expect to get better answers from here than you would from a trained Bible teacher? A concordance? A commentary? You don't even look there, do you?

To me, those who say that there are all these 'contradictions' in the Bible are only reading one side of the argument. They aren't really interested in the other argument, and are actually interested in what they think is exposing the Christians as believing in myths.

I hope that you are asking for the right reasons. Otherwise, you are just trying to stir things up.

Answer 4

1) Why Bible declares male supremacy over females?
I Corinthians 11:8-9 "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
The Bible's decree of male supremacy has kept woman inferior to men for centuries.

2)Bible wants to kill illegitimate Children. Can innocent children be punished?

Revelation 2:22-23 "Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works."


3) According to the Bible, Book of Genesis,

chapter 1, verses 11-13,

Vegetation was created on the third day along with seed-bearing grasses, plants and trees; and further on as per verses 14-19, the sun was created on the fourth day. How is it scientifically possible for the vegetation to have appeared without the presence of the sun, as it has been stated in the Bible?

It also says light is created on the first day where as the source of light 'The Sun' is created on the fourth day. How is this scientifically possible?



4)According to Bible Fowl has four legs.

Lev 11:20-21: "All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you." Fowl do not go upon all four. There has not been any fossils of winged creatures found that has four legs. So therefore, it is not very accurate in describing Biology.

5) Measurement problem in the Bible according to
Kings 7:23 "He made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about." Circumference = Pi() x Diameter, which means the line would have to have been over 31 cubits. In order for this to be rounding, it would have had to overstate the amount to ensure that the line did "compass it round about." According to the Bible the value of Pi is 3 which is incorrect.

6) The Bible suggests the Earth is flat according to Matt 4:8: " Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them." Unless the world is flat, altitude simply will not help you see all the kingdoms of the earth

Answer 5

There is not a question, supposed error, or Bible difficulty that has not been answered. Whether it "satisfies" you or not is a different matter. I came to Christianity strictly on logic and reason.

Take the "Chicken Challenge" here:

www.tektonics.org

Or go here, he's a little more pacifying to the angry athiest.
www.christian-thinktank.com

My guess is you won't even go to the sites because you don't want there to be answers to your objections.

Just because most Christians don't have the answers doesn't mean there aren't any.

Answer 6

well, i dont like to define myself by saying what "religion" i am, but i am a christian, but i dont see christianity as "religion"........ i can understand how no-believers could think that the BIBLE has contradictions..because while i was growing in CHRIST i had the same questions... i often wondered what it meant, when the ysaid one thing, then went on to say something that seemes to be totally different... but, the more understanding you have of the BIBLE, and of the LORD, it all starts to make sense.... GOD doesnt want just anyone to be able to read the BIBLE and gain the knowledge without seeking him... and when you truly seek him, he will reveal all these things to you, and you will have the understanding you need to answer these questions.

Answer 7

Hello and to say the bible is false is really stretching your makes me think you've a big problem it was written over a 1500 year period by 44 authors and despite claims it does not go against itself and 30% of it is prophecy much of it has been fulfilled, so if someone is going to say the bible is false i would invite someone to prove there point and it is a silly thing to say God conterdicts Himself being the best of us live only a hundred years or so and according to Heb.13:8 Jesus [God] has been forever, God bless. free bible lessons www.amazingfacts.org

Answer 8

some are not experience as they would want to be. i think if you use a scripture it is in black and white and it says what it says point blank, the problem is when people want to quote some traditions of men rather then the doctrines of God. If you tell a experience some will want to know what drug your on? it's a 50/50 of how a person wants to get their point across.

Answer 9

A Christian takes no credit for what God has done for them....one tells another about their experience as a testimony of the love and forgiveness of the King of Kings.

Answer 10

This is what the Christian religion teaches, that all things can be explained through the bible and if you believe that G-d loves you then you are immune to bad things. I believe in G-d and that he helps me in certain situations, but I still look both ways when I cross the street.

Answer 11

My faith is based on knowing God personally first, His Word second and experience third.

I met God in 1974 in an old tent meeting, tested His word many, many times and He came through with answered prayer after answered prayer based on His word and threw in quite a few supernatural miracles to boot.

You are ignorant to think the Bible is filled with contradictions and bigotry and hate. You are trying to understand something
with your puny mortal mind that only an immortal God can reveal to you. He can't reveal anything to you while you have your mind closed and your intellect locked around your false opinion. Your intelligence is the biggest hindrance to you ever exercising simple faith because you want God to come to you in your way. Well you will die wanting because He is the ruler of the universe and will only reveal Himself to those who are humble enough to see their need.

You need to repent of your attitude toward God and those who simply trust Him or you will die blind and ignorant of the love He wishes to show you and has shown you by the death of His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. Hell was prepared for the devil. If you go there, it will be because you harden your heart against the truth and die in that condition.

EDIT: I DEAL IN STRAIGHT FACTS FRIEND - IF YOU WANT TO ATTACK MY FAITH YOU SHOULD BE READY TO RECEIVE MY REBUKE. YOU DON'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON IN YOUR ARGUMENTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN ON SINGLE PIECE OF PROOF! DON'T COME IN WITH YOUR OPINION WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.