What if some last part of it was lost, forbiding anyone to go to church? What if it was destroyed by the religious men who were scared that they will become poor if nobody goes to their churches? Oh, I think some of you are in real trouble now!
2007-11-09 03:49:58 · 26 answers · asked by Chickoon 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Or the first page which read 'to my darling wife without whose support I could never have finished this'
2007-11-09 03:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
You've really hit on something here, Lentilka, because the Bible actually does forbid going to church. Take a squint at this:
'What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.' 1 Co 14:26 NIV
Now why don't you pop down to your local church on Sunday and ask for hymn #49, or stand up and pray for something that's important to you, or ask your hubby to give a little Bible message? I promise you, if you persist, the constabulary will cart you off and charge you with unruly behaviour, or whatever. All for doing what the Bible tells you to do.
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2007-11-09 12:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by miller 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Contrary to what many fundamentalists, sola scripturalists, and Scriptural literalists believe, the Bible doesn't claim to be the sole source of spiritual knowledge or information.
In fact, the Bible itself tells us that the Gospels are *not* a complete accounting of all that Jesus said or did:
John 21:25
"And there are also many other things that Jesus did. If they should all be recorded one by one in detail, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain or have room for all of the books that would be written."
In other words, we are getting a sort of overview, a small glimpse of all that Jesus said and did, by reading the Gospels.
If you read the Acts of the Apostles, (the New Testament book right after John's Gospel, but actually written by the physician Luke, author of the Gospel according to Luke) you will find that the story or narrative ends with Paul (and presumably Peter also) in Rome, with Paul being under a sort of benign house arrest by authorities, but at the same time teaching and preaching to all who will open their hearts to Christ's message. Yes, that's where the story ends, but it's not really "the end". It's actually the beginning. It's a continuing story that is going on right up to today with God's faithful.
2007-11-09 12:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by the phantom 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not complete.
I quote my fave line from the Da Vinci Code ..'the bible was not faxed from heaven....'
It's heavily edited by power hungry men who wanted (amongst other things) to stamp on the sacred power of the feminine. Mary Magdalene is finally being remembered as the esential feminine energy to counterbalance Christ's male energy - this is what will finally enable humans to live in perfect balance - in peace and love.
2007-11-09 16:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by pippi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I idea that parts of the Bible were lost or destroyed is a lie designed to lead people into cults that hold up a"new scripture" and say " I AM THE WAY FOLLOW ME".. The Bible makes it clear front to back that Jesus is the Way. You sound like you are worried you will lose your Sunday day off.. Stop the worry! There is NO WHERE in scripture where you are told you will go to hell if you don't go to church... Salvation comes to us not by anything we do but by what God did for us. Turn away from anyone that tells you different they have the spirit of anti-christ.. IHS Jim
2007-11-09 12:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Bible as we know it is far from complete. Books were removed or added to suit the whims of those in charge at that point in time. there are many Gospels that have surfaced with time and are not added. Others were known but removed. Nobody is in trouble unfortunately because, even though other Gospels are available, it is very unlikely that those who believe in the Bible as the word of their God will go looking for them and even less likely that they will read them.
2007-11-09 11:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by MC 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Bible is complete. What else should be said? And if there was something missing , y would't God tell us or reveal it to someone?
That doesn't mean that i believe in the Moramon church, wt they say contradicts to wt the Bible dpes.
Good Luck!!
2007-11-09 12:18:35 · answer #7 · answered by cleopatra 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is all true,
Someone could be continuing it at this vey moment.
Lots of people at the time didn't know that Jesus was being born or about noahs ark.
It's a possibility.
2007-11-09 11:58:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jonathan D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are some dozen missing books in the Bible that the Bible itself refers to such as the book of Gad, Book of Iddo the Seer, and missing letters of Paul.
Nevertheless this does not make what we do have FALSE. It is like having a saw used to cut wood is missing a few teeth. It is still quite suitable in cutting wood.
It is like having a supermodel wife who is missing a finger on one hand. Do you divorce the supermodel over this one flaw? Is she totally unable to be a good wife over this one flaw?
2007-11-09 12:01:11 · answer #9 · answered by Technoman 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
This reminds me of the Mel Brooks movie "History of the World, Part I". Moses coming down from the mountain with 3 tablets.
Moses: The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen...
[drops one of the tablets]
Moses: Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey!
2007-11-09 11:54:18 · answer #10 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Both the Old Testament and the New Testament curse anyone who would change anything in the Bible at all.
The Bible, compared to a modern set of encylopedias, is incomplete.
1,200 pages (Bible) vs 50,000+ pages (encyclopedia) vs Internet/www = infinite/almost infinite pages.
2007-11-09 11:59:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋