Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. you must refere to christianity in your answer.
2007-11-12 06:15:33 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The only relevance it has for "all" is that it is part of Christian history and Christians have affected pretty much everyone both positively and negatively around the world and have used the Bible as one of their main tools to affect people.Other then that, it has no relevance for non Christians.Many of the stories of kindness and good deeds and even morality can be found in other fables.
2007-11-12 06:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by Demopublican 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is for all mankind - the human family. Whether individuals follow those instructions or not is a choice. The old dietary laws were in place to protect people from disease. As we all know, pork has to be cooked thoroughly or it will make us quite sick. Loving our neighbors helps promote peace. Sinning, even when it seems fun or exciting, leads eventually to feelings of guilt, as long as that sinner has a conscience. There are those unfortunates who are sociopaths - they know right from wrong, but just don't care. Don't judge others until we're perfect - we can only change ourselves, not others. Christians are supposed to treat people the way Jesus told us to - indeed, the way he showed us to. If everybody loved God, and loved their neighbors, there wouldn't be any need for all the rules and regulations we have in the books. Of course, all lawyers would be out of job so it would probably suck for them.
2007-11-12 06:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by alikij 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously it is relevant to the Christian, but also to others. For just the history alone that is recorded there, it has value beyond the spiritual. Also, the moral guidelines would help anyone live a better life if followed. In fact, the Bible, or God's Word is where our basic laws come from. Of course, just like the Pharisees, our legal system has added on a lot of nonsense in order to control the people and insure "more power to the gov.". All in all, the Bible is good for anyone.
2007-11-12 06:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by Joyful Noise 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Bible is full of proven history. It is the oldest, most reliablely translated book that the world has.
Of course to me the Bible is relevant to everyone because everyone will be impacted by it. Every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus is Lord! That means everyone.
If you were not a Christian, you would argue that it is not relevant to you. I don't believe the Book of Mormon is relevant to anyone, but I bet an LDS member would argue that.
The bottom line is that if the Bible is true...yes, it is relevant to everyone. If the Bible is not...no, it is not relevant to anyone.
I happen to believe it is true, so my answer would be yes, I agree. I don't think you will discover any great answers on this question because I can tell you what everyone will say.
2007-11-12 06:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by RedE1 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The parts that are shared by all religions are relevant to all, yes. Jews, Muslim and Christian all share a common history and the books written about them are pertinent to us all; it is after all the chronicle of man's spirit for us.
But I don't see how the Jews need the Christian New Testament, except as a guide, nor do the Muslim. We as Christians don't need the Koran, it wasn't written for us.
Why do people believe it is so bad to say that God would have different words for His very different children? If I were to leave written instructions for my two girls, they would be separate letters to each with different instructions, why would God do less?
2007-11-12 06:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't believe in something then how can it be relevent to you? The Bible is relevent to Jews (Old Testament) and Christians (both the Old and New Testaments).
For instance: Since I'm a Christian I don't believe in the Muslim faith therefore the Qu'ran is not relevent to me and I don't care what it says or preaches except in trying to understand what motivates radical Muslims. Muslims feel the same way about the Christian Bible.
2007-11-12 06:31:03 · answer #6 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"'The bible..." -
I would suggest breaking it down into the so-called "Old Testament" and "New Testament".
Being Jewish, naturally, I find little in the "New Testament" that is relevant.
Torah (a.k.a., the first five books of Moses) is, to me, relevant in terms of the life lessons.
Within those five books are the high and low points of human behavior.
To read through these stories, one learns how to live an ethical life.
Torah also teaches that the experiences of Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Noah, Moses, et al had with God are personal, vibrant and enlightening.
Each person connected with God in their own way in their own time...just as we can, today.
Now, Jesus is Jewish.
And I'm sure he'd agree with me on the principles of Torah.
He was, after all, a rabbi - a teacher of Judaism.
I'm also pretty sure he'd find argument with some of the things people wrote about him in the New Testament...especially considering that much was written long after he died.
So, how about you - do you find relevancy in the old or the new or both?
2007-11-12 06:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by docscholl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some Christians do not read the Bible because they believe that the Bible is a primitive book that has little relevance to the realities of modern life.
As a matter of fact, many Bible reading Christians are known to be very insensitive to issues of social injustice and very slow to act in pursuance of justice and peace. In the past, and up to the present in some quarters, the Bible has been used as a weapon to rob people of their God-given freedom and suppress their efforts at liberation and self-determination.
It is true that the Bible, and religion in general, has been put to many an ignoble use by Christians who are presumably well-meaning but ignorant. Many errors and crimes against humanity and against true religion have been committed in God's name. It is becoming increasing clear to all humankind that those who use the Bible as a pretext for evil bend the Bible to their wills instead of bending their wills to the Bible. Instead of surrendering themselves as servants of the Word of God they manipulate the Word of God to serve them and their selfish ambitions.
The Bible, like every precious thing, is liable to misuse and a lot of material and spiritual harm could result from abuses. But that only underlines the need for us to acquire the know-how for a proper understanding and application of the Bible in our every-day lives.
2007-11-12 06:51:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Having spent most of my life reseaching, amung other things, the bible I have concluded.
The bible isn`t relevent to anybody.
The old testerment is a very loose history mixed with old folk tale.
And the new testement is just a collection fadrications built on the man of a prophet.
Christians are very sadly missguided people, most of whom don`t want it any other way, and deny any proof and truth put before them...
2007-11-12 06:30:50 · answer #9 · answered by Terry M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is. Especially when there are so many claiming to have the one truth. While using their religious 'opinion' to form laws for everyone. The problem I have with it is that too many translations of the bible has been made and some scriptures perverted or even mangled. I only use the King James version for reference.
2007-11-12 06:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by Constitution 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋