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The Bible is a compilation of stories written by different people. God didnt write it, even the Pope knows it. Where did they learn that?

I think that you must read it and understand the philosophy behind the stories and keep the good values... How come some ignorants follow the Bible as if it was the qu'ran? lol

2007-09-03 09:13:47 · 14 answers · asked by martxthexkid 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

2 Timothy 3:16 : well, inspired by God doesnt mean it was written by "him/her". I wrote a song, inspired by my mom, it is still me who wrote the song! :P

2007-09-03 09:27:38 · update #1

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Because they've been told that and because they need something more concrete to have faith.

2007-09-03 09:17:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

From the Old Testament alone, more than 2000specific prophesies have been fulfilled.
No other so called Holy book compares.Most of the 333 prophesies concerning the Messiah were fulfilled by the birth and life of Jesus Christ and the rest will be fulfilled at His second coming.Only a God who knows the future could have revealed these prophesies to those that He would have record them in His Word.

In spite of what is being taught today, the truth is we can reconstruct most of the life of Jesus Christ through non - Christian writers of the first century. Even Celsus who despised Christianity, never considered claiming that Jesus Christ did not exist.This is what can be learned from the writing of Celsus...

He was born of a virgin in a small village of Judea;
He was adored by wise men;
His birth was followed by the slaughter of infants by order of Herod;
He took flight to Egypt, where Celsus supposed Christ learned the charms of the Magicians;
After returning, He resided in Nazareth;He was baptized and the Holy Spirit descended on Him as a voice was heard from heaven;
He elected disciples;
He was a friend with publicans and other low people;
He cured the lame and blind;
He raised people from the dead;
He was betrayed by Judas;
He was denied by Peter;
In addition Celsus refers to several details of Christ's passion, crucifiction, and resurrection.

Twenty seven books of the New Testament, nineteen Pagan writers, and three Jewish writers testify to Jesus Christ's historical reality. When I hear people say that Jesus or the Bible is just a myth I just realise that they are simply unaware of the facts.I recommend The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel and or Skeptics Answered by D. James Kennedy, and The Signature of God by Grant R. Jeffrey. May all your thoughts be taken captive by the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2007-09-03 10:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by BERT 6 · 0 0

Philosophy? I don't think so.

Col 2:
8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Right from the Holy Scriptures

2 Tim 3:
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2007-09-03 09:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 2 0

2 Timothy 3:16

2007-09-03 09:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by RIFF 5 · 0 1

The bible become certainly given to adult males via God. a pair of exciting info. adult males even interior the 1500's believed that the international become flat. yet, in interest, the oldest e book of the bible, we study the place the earth is a around sphere suspended in air and not hung directly to something. How did interest comprehend that. additionally in interest, he talks concerning the bands of Pleides. The constellation of Pleides become constantly concept to be one solid unit until in basic terms a hundred years in the past whilst with the main efficient telescope, they found out it consisted of a chain of bands. So, returned, how did interest comprehend that. God placed a lot of little nuggets in his word for people who've the prefer to discover them. there are maximum of examples. additionally, the bible become written over 2000 years via 50 distinctive authors in distinctive lifetimes and yet all of them have the comparable subject each and each of ways by using. Even the lifeless sea scrolls practice that apart from some small words like "the" etc, the bible we've immediately quite the comparable as whilst initially written. this may be greater tips than you are able to desire to comprehend yet. As to Homosexuals, the bible says that no gay or effeminate would be interior the dominion of heaven. this is solid adequate for me. The gay does not understand God's plan for the human race yet because it says in Romans a million, they desperate to circulate their own way and pervert God's plan via adult males turning to women and adult males persons to women persons. this is condemned interior the old testomony and the hot testomony.

2016-11-14 02:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by dorval 4 · 0 0

Most Christians believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. We believe that the people who wrote them had the Holy Spirit with them.

2007-09-03 09:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

The Bible is the inspired work of GOD. People wrote with the inspiration of the HOLY SPIRIT.

GOD bless

2007-09-03 09:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 3 1

2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness," God Bless. : - )

2007-09-03 09:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by cjr_handbell 2 · 2 1

They will say something like 'god spoke through them'

because the bible is a self contained logic cycle.

If you can convince everyone "truth" can be found in a book, then they won't even look anywhere else.

2007-09-03 09:21:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Do Buddhists believe in a creator god?

No, we do not. There are several logical reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern scientists, sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says:

"Gripped by fear men go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines." *Dhammpada 188

Primitive man found himself in a dangerous and hostile world, the fear of wild animals, of not being able to find enough food, of injury or disease, and of natural phenomena like thunder, lightning and volcanoes was constantly with him. Finding no security, he created the idea of god in order to give him comfort in good times, courage in times of danger and consolation when things went wrong. To this day, you will notice that people become more religious at times of crises, you will hear them say that the belief in a god gives them the strength they need to deal with life. You will hear them explain that they believe in god because they prayed in time of need and their prayer was answered. All this seems to support the Buddha’s teaching that the god-idea is a response to fear and frustration. The Buddha taught us to try to understand our fears, to lessen our desires and to calmly and courageously accept the things we cannot change. He replaced fear, not with irrational belief but with rational understanding.

The second reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is because there does not seem to be any evidence to support this idea. There are numerous religions, all claiming that they alone have god’s words preserved in their holy book, that they alone understand god’s nature, that their god exists and that the gods of other religions do not. Some claim that god is masculine, some that she is feminine and others that it is neuter. They are all satisfied that there is ample evidence to prove the existence of their god but they laugh in disbelief at the evidence other religions use to prove the existence of another god. It is not surprising that with so many different religions spending so many centuries trying to prove the existence of their gods that still no real, concrete, substantial or irrefutable evidence has been found. Buddhists suspend judgement until such evidence is forthcoming.

The third reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is that the belief is not necessary. Some claim that the belief in a god is necessary in order to explain the origin of the universe. But this is not so. Science has very convincingly explained how the universe came into being without having to introduce the god-idea. Some claim that belief in god is necessary to have a happy, meaningful life. Again we can see that this is not so. There are millions of Atheists, free-thinkers and Buddhists, who live useful, happy and meaningful lives without belief in a creator god. Some claim that belief in god’s power is necessary because humans, being weak, do not have the strength to help themselves. Once again, the evidence indicates the opposite. One often hears of people who have overcome great disabilities and handicaps, enormous odds and difficulties through their own inner resources, through their own efforts and without belief in a god. Some claim that god is necessary in order to give man salvation. But this argument only holds good if you accept the theological concept of salvation and Buddhists do not accept such a concept. Based on his own experience, the Buddha saw that each human being had the capacity to purify the mind, develop infinite love and compassion and perfect understanding. He shifted attention from the heavens to the heart and encouraged us to find solutions to our problems through self-understanding.

But if there is no creator god how did the universe get here?

All religions have myths and stories which attempt to answer this question. In ancient times, when man simply did not know, such myths were adequate, but in the 20th century, in the age of physics, astronomy and geology, such myths have been superseded by scientific fact. Science has explained the origin of the universe without recourse to the god-idea.

2007-09-04 06:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by Thomas 6 · 0 1

Maybe you should try reading the bible...man what a freakin idea.

2007-09-03 09:45:45 · answer #11 · answered by Sabre 5 · 0 0

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