dont you ever wish the Bible was as sacred to Christians as the Torah is to the Jews, or the Koran to the Islam? it seems that today's Christian generation just sees it as another book.
who can blame them we have so many of them?
2007-08-23 13:18:19 · 23 answers · asked by im_not_who_i_was 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i wish it was
2007-08-23 13:18:34 · update #1
The sacredness of the Bible to us will not be like that of other religions because other religions idolize their holy book. Yes, the Bible CAN BE AN IDOL! Do you think it's not possible for someone to spend more time in their Bible than with God? How about those people that invented the Bible Code? Do you really think they were closer to God for spending all that time in God's Word?
The Bible should be merely a telephone to hear God speaking to you. Would you hang up the phone on God to admire the telephone? I wouldn't.
The Bible is very sacred to me, but for me to view it as the Koran or Torah to their respective religions, I find that wrong.
2007-08-23 13:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Christian #3412 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Maybe because Christians have been trying to make the Bible something it isn't and in the process have been profaning it, (Profane as in taking something holy and making it ordinary). The Torah, (Gen-Deut) is ours as well, lest we forget.
We have a huge problem on our hands. How long will we take the text and turn it into a "point and flip" magic 8 ball? How will we take it and try to force it into the shape of a science textbook? How long will we try to convolute it into a literal list by list rule book? How long will it take for us to seriously ask, "What kind of book do we have here?"
It isn't just another book. -that's exactly what Christians have been trying to make it. Nothing is going to change until we are willing to realize that it is an entirely different book than this. One with more depth than we can possibly imagine. It is so much bigger and it doesn't fit into anyone's box.
The question isn't "Why isn't it sacred anymore?" but "How is it sacred right now?".
I'm afraid no one is willing to do the hard work it takes to really study the Bible, see the patterns, get their hands dirty, ask some really hard questions. Because if you've read the Bible and not asked some really tough, messy questions then you're not being honest with yourself.
It's an amazing book. -Just not exactly how we often think it should be.
2007-08-23 20:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by The Sponge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is sacred to true Christians... and maybe not the actual Bible... the paper and ink that were made by man. But to true Christians the Bible and the Word of God are very sacred.
What you are doing here is implying a big generalization. Unless you know all Christians and all Jews and all those who belong to the religion of Islam, it would be hard to come to the conclusion that Christians do not hold the Bible as sacred as other hold their holy books.
2007-08-23 20:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by kisses 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess you don't talk to the true Christians. All my
Christian friends do think the Holy Bible is sacred and
we meet to study all of it, talk about it, pray together, and
learn about how it all began, then what happened, and how
it all will end (it's all in His Book). We hear sermons on
Sunday from the Holy scriptures. It is not just another book
to true believers. We read from the Bible every day as part
of our worship of God. We carry it to church and use it in
church and bible study. We buy our children the children's
version that is published so simply that a child can understand
it. Anyway, that's how important the Holy Bible is to true
believing Christians, make no mistake about that.
2007-08-23 20:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How did you arrive at that conclusion? Has there been a study I haven't heard about? I believe that the Bible is as important to Christians as the rest are to other religions. I also believe that is your own personal experience that you are projecting.
Jayceeinspect...The King James Version Bible is a total re-write of the Catholic Bible. There are missing books and there have been many changes made to help out the Church of England's agendas.The King James is an English translation of the Catholic Bible by the Church of England begun in 1604 and first published in 1611. So, it is not the original Bible, nor is it very accurate.
2007-08-23 20:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by The Watcher 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean because the Bible is translated into different tongues? It is still the same Bible. We don't have "so many of them". We have one. The true, Christian ones are all in complete agreement.
As to its sacredness, it is the one, true Sacred book of Scripture. True Christians hold it in reverence. However, they hold the God who wrote it even higher.
2007-08-23 20:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by †Lawrence R† 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"it seems that today's Christian generation just sees it as another book.
who can blame them we have so many of them?"
So, what are you saying? That we should have less books? I sincerely hope not. That is not the kind of Christianity that I want to be a part of.
2007-08-23 20:24:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the Old Testament. It was not all that sacred as you might think. And different Muslims believe different things regarding their Koran. What Counts is;
Are YOU obeying the Word.
2007-08-23 20:28:33 · answer #8 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible is sacred to a lot of Christians.
To make a sweeping statement that it is not, is unjust. If you want it to be more sacred, make it so for yourself :)
2007-08-23 20:56:07 · answer #9 · answered by Sumie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Bible is sacred to true Christians. Not everyone who says they are Christian really are, or have no clue as to what it even means.
2007-08-23 20:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋