do you believe in the whole Bible?

Question

if yes then why: if having sex with animals is an abomination to God; did He 1st try to give Adam animals as soul mates? [Genesis 2:18-20]. Even Adam knew this was wrong, and this was before 'the apple'.

if all things were made for God's pleasure; [rev.4:11] did He create a place for His creation to be torture forever, [Hell in other words.] Is this God's pleasure?

if the only way to be saved is by believing in Jesus [who is the truth], did God make people to believe a lie?

why did God kill that person for trying to save the Ark of the Covenant.

if we are to love our enemies, is God going to keep His alive in torment and suffering forever?

if it is wrong to talk to the dead, did Jesus talk to Moses and Elias?

I do not want to not believe in God but look at the evidences. My points are not dumb as some have suggested.
-God made the animals male and female and wanted them to mutiply and fill the earth He wanted Adam to do the same so why did he offer him animals?
-Moses and Elijah were real people but not when Jesus spoke to them. It even says when Moses died and Elijah taken away in a flying chariot across the heavens. He lived out his life somewhere else. Cause flesh and blood does not inherit Heaven. Is Jesus not the 1st fruit of all those who will be raised to glorified body?
-If God's enemies are not going to Hell then who is?
-Here's one I left out: how many times did God destroy the animals before they were used in the attempt to cross the Red Sea? [Genesis 8--14]
-the ark of the covenant guy reacted out of natural reflect. he should have let it smash to the ground

Yes maybe I did bring up some stupid points but I am not the one that put them in the Bible!

Answer 1

The Bible doesn't even view itself as true in the whole - Jesus contradicts Levitical laws like washing hands or not working on the Sabbath. The main theses of Proverbs contradicts those of Ecclesiastes and Job directly, as do Leviticus and Jonah, Micah and Jeremiah, The Gospel of John and Hebrews, etc.

The Bible is a collection of books that record the human experience of God from the viewpoints of the ancient Jews and then the early Christian church. What we have here is a foundational text to give us a storyline and context, and to give us a glimpse of what we believe was God made human in Jesus of Nazareth.

St. Augustine said that we now know that God is Love. Anything you read in the Bible that does not sound like God is love should therefore be read metaphorically - why did they experience God this way?

Why did people start thinking Hell exists and that God will send people there to suffer for eternity? Hell is an idea that was imposed on Christianity. Hell comes from the Norse god of the underworld 'Hel,' and was inserted by Martin Luther in his German translation. The words used are usually Sheol, Gehenna, and Hades. These are metaphors and images. Gehenna was the physical location outside the city walls of Jerusalem where the trash was burnt and scavenging animals gnawed on what was left. Hades was the underworld image already present in the Greek world's collective understanding. We tapped these things to activate the image of what an eternity without God would look like. That doesn't mean this system we've created, that looks suspiciously like a human courtroom and dungeon, is factually accurate. But it conveys some kind of truth. The Christian life is partly about finding out what t means for ourselves.

Answer 2

There WAS NO Bible for the "fashioned" Christians. The "fashioned" Christians had been the twelve disciples. If you are going to make accusations, the least you'll be able to do is to have your information right. One of the matters you cannot look to realise approximately the Bible is that you just need to use natural feel while studying it and recognize the change among what's allegory and what will also be taken actually. In the secular international a lady could say a person broke her center. He did not truthfully holiday it find it irresistible used to be glass. It's an allegorical declaration. If she mentioned the person broken her emotionally, that might be a literal declaration of reality. The identical natural feel applies while studying the Bible and looking to realise it.

Answer 3

1) That is ridiculous and you know it.
2) Jesus said "Hell was created for Satan and his angels" man goes there only if they are dumb enough to reject Christ.
3) When Adam allowed sin and death to enter the world because of his fall,men moved away from God and began to worship the creature instead of the creator (see Romans 1 and 20.
4)God has harsh ways of making a point.When the Ark was originally made ,God said it was to be carried by Levites only and on poles.Uzzah had no right to touch it.You'll notice that after that ,when they took it out of Obed Edom's house.They did it the correct way.
5)That is dumb too.
6) Jesus talked to not only Moses and Elijah but to the spirits in Hades during the three days before His resurrection. Jesus is God ,that is his right.He is God the Son,second person of the trinity.

Answer 4

"if having sex with animals is an abomination to God; did He 1st try to give Adam animals as soul mates? [Genesis 2:18-20]. Even Adam knew this was wrong, and this was before 'the apple'."

'Soul mate' doesn't mean lover, it also means companion...

"if all things were made for God's pleasure; [rev.4:11] did He create a place for His creation to be torture forever, [Hell in other words.] Is this God's pleasure?"

God desires that no one end up in hell, but people send themselves there by rejecting His free gift of salvation...

"if the only way to be saved is by believing in Jesus [who is the truth], did God make people to believe a lie?"

What lie? Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life...

"why did God kill that person for trying to save the Ark of the Covenant."

God had previously declared that no man lay hands upon the sacred Ark, but one man did not listen...

"if we are to love our enemies, is God going to keep His alive in torment and suffering forever?"

people create their own torment and suffering by rejecting God's grace and choosing darkness...

"if it is wrong to talk to the dead, did Jesus talk to Moses and Elias?"

They were not spirits of the dead. Moses had been resurrected by an angel and taken to heaven, and Elijah was transfigured before he died. They were real people with incorruptible bodies.

Answer 5

You will find that all believers will tell you that it is meant as a guideline,was written by men and as such is not infallible,and many of the laws at the time are not applicable today through either some sort of Jesus new covenant or times have changed thing.Sad fact is no 2 believers believe exactly the same thing or bits from it,hence ask them which bits are still applicable and they will all tell you different bits,then tell you you will go to hell for not believing the same as them!!!

Answer 6

Although the people named in the bible may have existed, I think Jesus was the David Blaine, David Koresh, Cris Angel, Jim Jones of his time. He was very charismatic and got people to buy into his beliefs, nothing more. The book was written by others who could not figure out the street magic, and took it as magic from a higher power. If the bible was factual, why has the church omitted entire books, and contorted and changed the text over and over throughout history to make it say what they want it to say? If it was written a certain way, you should leave it that way. Changing the text and omitting things that contradict each other says to me that what was written is meaningless.

Answer 7

2 Timothy 3:16,17 - "All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."

ALL scripture is beneficial, not just "some". It's ironic; most religions today don't even follow ALL scripture.

Answer 8

Answer to 1st question : No, God did not Give Adam animals as soul mates.

Rev 4 :11 Wrong Context and interpretation. It is not God's pleasure that anyone should be sent to hell.

2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

No God did not make people to believe a lie .

why did God kill that person for trying to save the Ark of the Covenant. ?
Uzza made a decision in a moment to disregard God’s command and do what seemed right to him. This shows us that even our decisions made in a moment matter before God.
God fulfilled the ominous promise of Numbers 4:15 and struck Uzza.

Yes, we are to Love our enemies, God has sent His only Son who is God Himself come to earth in the Flesh and allowed to be murdered so that we can live.

There will be a Day of Judgment when all people will face God. Those who are not covered by the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross will be cast out into hell where they will undergo eternal punishment. "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life" (Matt. 25:46). In this verse, the same word "eternal" is used to describe the punishment of the wicked as well as the eternal life of the believer. The punishment is endless as is the eternal life of the believer. That is why the gospel (1 Cor. 15:1-4) is so important, because it saves people from eternal damnation:

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life, (John 5:24).

Often times, skeptics try and present an idea so that fairness and compassion necessitate that the Christian God cannot be real. For example, they sometimes say that a truly loving God would not create people He knew would go to eternal punishment. Of course this is only an opinion, but it is sometime raised nonetheless. As one skeptic put it, "If God truly loves us (this sacrificial love you talk about) then he would simply say 'I do not want the child to be born'. He is in control and has that ability doesn't he? As I would not wish any of my children who I love to go through a life of agonizing pain." The main problem with such an approach is that it is overly simplistic and based on emotionalism, not scripture. So, let's look at what the Word of God says.
First of all, when God made Adam, He made him good. Adam had the freedom to choose to obey or disobey God. Adam is the one who rebelled. God did not make him rebel and God is not responsible for Adam's rebellion. It would be like a parent having a child knowing that the child would eventually disobey the parent. Does this means that the parent is responsible for the child's rebellion when it occurs because the parent knew it would happen? Of course not. Furthermore, if the parent has more children, does he/she not know that some children may very well turn out good and others bad? Should the parents then not have children because some of them might turn out bad? The skeptic, if he is consistent, would urge parents not to have any children at all lest some of them turn out bad.
But the skeptic might say, "But God knows for a fact who will be bad and good. Why allow the people going to hell to be born in the first place?" But, if this is the case and if God arranged it that no "bad" people were born, then we would all go to hell. You see, Jesus is the only way to be forgiven of our sins. His sacrifice on the cross was necessary in order to make it possible for us to be saved because everyone, "good" and "bad" has sinned. If there were no "bad" people born, then there wouldn't be any "bad" people around who would have sent Jesus to the cross. If that never happened, then we wouldn't be saved from our sins because Jesus would never have been unjustly condemned and His sacrifice would never have happened.
Second, if someone says that it is wrong for God to allow someone to be born who will go to hell, then would he rather have God remove our freedom to rebel against Him so that no one can be blamed for sin? If the critic says he only want those people born who go to heaven, then how are they truly free and how would that fulfill the ultimate plan of God to sacrifice His Son for the redemption of mankind?
Third, God could have reasons for sending people to hell that we cannot understand.
Fourth, God is just and always does what is right. Therefore, sending people to hell is the right thing to do, especially when we understand that God is eternally holy and those who sin against God incur an infinite offense because the infinite God is the one who is offended.
Finally, the Bible simply tells us that people will go to hell. They go there because they are not covered by the sacrifice of Christ. Whether or not they are created or not does not effect the fact that sinners must be punished; otherwise, the holiness and righteousness of God mean nothing.


if it is wrong to talk to the dead, did Jesus talk to Moses and Elias?

Mediums and clarvoyants use witchcraft and the Forces of Evil to 'try' to talk to the Dead, were Jesus, who is God can talk to those who are in Heaven, or anyone else deceased

Answer 9

Yes I do. The fact is God did not create a place of eternal torment. Man created that doctrine as a fear tactic.

Scriptures make plain that "hell" is simply man's common grave. Read more at www.watchtower.org or write me if you like.

Enjoy your day.

Answer 10

I do not. After getting to genesis 3 and seeing god punish humans for learning I knew he wasn't real.