each of the over 50 people who wrote the holy bookk[bible]...saying ehh you must remember to write down these stuff..they are my words!
And in about 300 ad..a bunch of guys decided which authors to chuck and which ones to keep?
2007-09-05 00:46:15 · 20 answers · asked by G.xi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We dont know why and its not important to know those things...
2007-09-05 00:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by chan-chan 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I would not see all the evil which has ruled on Earth past and present, and how righteous men are ousted, men who really could bring about good changes in our society, men who know and are not blind to the fact that our founded knowledge of Economics and Social Rights are just a fantasy to keep events like Darfur on stage. And penthouses in other places.
Then If would not see that, then I could not understand that we have been taken away from someone or something that is mean to be light, knowledge and equality. And that as in every system with laws, social, physical and esoteric, all a prisioner is permitted is correspondence.
I could fail to understand that if I go to a US Embassy in a strange land, I will not be received until I show American Credentials. I could fail to understand that who wants credible proof of God existence, fails to comprehend that by doing things this way it is shown and demonstrated that we were created in his image and resemblance.
2007-09-05 02:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by Davinci22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. It was just over 40 different men and some women. The Old Testament was put together before Christ only the New Testament was about 300 years after Christ. But basically yes...have a problem with that?
2007-09-05 03:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by Smart_Guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually "inspiration" works more like this:
One night St. Paul was meditating on the love of God and the Lord bent down and whispered in his soul, "Go for it, pal!" So Paul dictated some of the most beautiful passages in Scripture about the love of God. Unfortunately he also included some vague greetings to people he was pretty sure he had baptized, some offhanded comments about women and some absolute waffling on the subject of forgiveness of sin. About that time God "inspired" Paul to shut up and go to bed and that's how we got the First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians.
Never, ever, ever forget, that God will NOT abrogate man's free will. At most He will try to woo you away from abusing it.
The trouble is that too many people WANT to be led around by the nose and deeply resent any Deity who refuses to allow them to remain pig ignorant and proud of it.
Scripture is NOT a step-by-step instruction manual in how to become like God. It is NOT a textbook in ANY science. It is NOT a political-science pamphlet. It is NOT a polemic against anyone or anything except evil and that only in spurts.
What it IS, is a romance. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. Girl freaks out and runs away. Boy chases girl, sacrifices all for her, gets her back, marries her and brings her home to Papa. See the last chapter of Revelation. Every author gives him/herself away in the last chapter!
2007-09-05 00:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you consider God's dealings with men you will notice that God does not spoon-feed. That would be infringing on people's free will. He wants them to search for truth and find it - "seek and you shall find". There would be no choice if everything was clear-cut.
God allows the test to everyone right from Adam and Eve. God is not looking for those who look for easy way. Like the athletes who work hard to win. There would be no fun in winning otherwise. This world is full of all kinds of things not excepting the Bible. It all depends on what YOU want to believe in.
2007-09-05 01:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by Andy Roberts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In essence...yes. But those choosing the books were religious people so you can rest assured that God also guided them in choosing the relevant books to form the strongest account of God that could be made from the available texts.
The other texts (at that point) were still available....just a shame the Catholic church didn't think they were relevant enough to release to the masses. Now that I agree does not sound overly Chrsitian to me...and I am a Christian!!
2007-09-05 00:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by jesus_working 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God did not speak to those people in 300 AD 0r even 325 AD, this is the beginning of the catholic beliefs, well actually before 300 ad, But this is the results of their false teachings, & it was satan that lead them to come up with false teachings in 300 or 325 AD. Because they desired to change the word of God.
2007-09-05 00:55:30 · answer #7 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The extent of inspiration can be clearly seen in 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, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” This verse tells us that God inspired all Scripture and that it is profitable to us. It is not just the parts of the Bible that deal with religious doctrines that are inspired, but each and every part from Genesis to Revelation is the very Word of God.
2007-09-05 00:52:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I understand why this is hard for you to comprehend.
But, when God speaks to you..you can neither ignore it..or forget it.
The bible writers wrote as witnesses..of what they heard and saw firsthand. Inspired by the Holy Spirit. It takes great faith to do this.
2007-09-05 01:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Obviously. He works in mysterious ways, y'see? Very mysterious, in fact, like creating the world 6000 years ago but making it look exactly as if it had formed over billions of years through natural processes, and including fake dinosaur bones to test our faith! There is a very good reason for this, but He has not chosen to share it just yet!
2007-09-05 00:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Its a load of poorly written nonsense. If anyone submitted it for a GCSE English Lit they would get a U grade!
2007-09-05 01:12:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋