Isn't taking the Bible (or other holy books) as the word of God because it says so in the Bible like...?

Question

writing a research paper and using the paper you're writing as your source?

Answer 1

Yes it is precisely like that.

You might also think of it like asking a barber if he thinks you ought to have your hair cut regularly.... The knowledge one can expect to derive by asking a bias source can be trusted to be purely self-serving. Even the greatest fool on the planet ought to be able to see that this is true.

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Answer 2

If I was doing a research paper on a certain subject, I would study sources that have information about the subject I was researching. And i would have to have confidence that the people who wrote about the subject knew what they were talking about. We all have faith in something. I didn't write the Bible but if I were doing a paper about God, I would study the Bible because I have faith that the author knows what He is tallking about.

Answer 3

(Only applying to the Bible.)
ABSOLUTELY RATIONAL-- look at prophecy fulfilled.

The prophecies of the Bible are astounding. Only the God of the Bible speaks before he acts, thus putting his signature on what he does.

Just one modern example. The book of Ezekiel chapters 37 and 38 talk about the re-establishment of the Modern State of Israel with astounding accuracy. This was written about 586 B.C. Israel became a sovereign Jewish nation again in 1948. It was 132 AD when the Romans drove the Jewish people out of Israel. That was the last time it was inhabited as a predominately Jewish land until modern times. The church had all but written an actually state of Israel out of its theology as a possibility.

Answer 4

There have been historical things stated in the Bible before they happened which are compared to secular history. If Bible is a source that either foretells or records certain events in history.

So Archeology and other fields see the Bible as a guide, to lead them to places and explain what occurred at places.

So the source is no less valid as what was thought to be Troy was valid. We've only become aware of the validity of Troy recently. Such things have been occurring in these modern times, and it is quite frankly, exciting to watch!

Answer 5

From the Old Testament alone, more than 2000 specific 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. A mathematician, Peter Stoner, had his graduate students calculate what the odds would be of any one person fulfilling just eight of these prophesies. He found the chance was one in 100,000,000,000,000,000 !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 or The Gate Of Hell Shall Not Prevail by D. James Kennedy, and STRONGLY recommend The Signature of God by Grant R. Jeffrey in answer to this specific question. May all your thoughts be taken captive by the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Answer 6

Multiple prophets of God, not any one person, stated that their statements were to be recorded as the word of God. People believed them, prophecies given, etc. Whether you believe its' contents or not, the Bible is a compilation of a minimum of 700 years of recorded human history.
The problem with denying the authenticity and authorship of the Bible is that in doing so, you would have to rebuke a majority of its' historical accuracy.

Here's something similar currently in the news:
Pres. Ahmadinejad of Iran denies the Holocaust ever happened because Jews are the ones claiming that their ancestors were killed, and Ahmadinejad doesn't trust Jews.

Answer 7

In a sense, yes it is. If you read it and believe it... then it doesn't matter that other people might think it is made up.

If you read it (or not) and don't believe it... then it is very easy to see it as a research paper with itself as a source.

Very interesting question, tho... I like where you're coming from. Thanks for enlightening my day!

Answer 8

Yes, but try telling Protestants they need a visible authority (a Church) which predates the bible.

Answer 9

No. It is a personal belief and not something to be legislated through courts, law and government.

Answer 10

Yes, faith is nothing more than a fancy word for circular reasoning.