Do believe the bible is the truth as it is written - or do you think man has changed it to meet his own ends?

Answer 1

I think the Quran is God's word in it's purest form

Unlike the Bible, all the Qurans in the world ARE EXACTLY ALIKE

No part of it has been changed or altered by man.

Answer 2

It was not written by God, but rather by humans.

Man has a way of bending things, however the bible is mostly true. certainly there have been instances of Change. the King James Version of the Bible was written entirely to control the people. Part of it were taken out that were "unworthy" of they eyes of peasants, and verses were changed to influence the people's interpretation (God forbid they question the ideology of the church). Many English versions are misinterpreted as well. Many protestants do not translate it properly from Hebrew, and instead make translations using the wrong definitions, and then go so far as to use the wrong synonym. The Bible itself condemns blind faith in religious institution, and encouraged questioning beliefs. (I know that many protestants and Roman Catholics do not do this). Original Christianity stated that theology could not replace science. That is to say that you cannot use the Bible as a science book, but that does not mean that it condones anything that is not belief in God. It simply states that the writers of the bible were from different times, and some of their scientific ideas (especially involving biological science) are questionable at best. It's sad to see so many people drift from this, and be so blind, but, there is no use getting annoyed. They will see the truth eventually: whether that be before or after death is up to them.

Answer 3

Most Bible thumpers never got past the Twenty-third Psalm. I actually read the Bible from cover to cover. It is a collection of short things written by many authors, mostly unknown. None of them had any idea they were writing the Bible. Everything in the Old Testament teaches a moral. Usually the moral of the story is obey God. We are used to fictional stories that teach a moral like Aesop's fables or Christ's parables. Many things in the Bible are clearly fiction. One example is the story of Jonah. It's an amusing yarn about a very stubborn man who finally did what God told him. Writers in the Bible got historical facts wrong sometimes, and they also contradicted one another. For instance, four writers put four different sets of famous last words into Jesus' mouth. He died of asphyxiation. He couldn't exhale. Other things are just real whoppers. Moses, if he really existed, probably didn't turn the Nile River into blood. That doesn't mean a storyteller couldn't imagine it.

Answer 4

the bible was written by simple men during their time. Consider this:
what language were all those books originally written?
possible that some of it has been lost in translation or even changed to fit into the story they weren't able to fully translate word for word?
how many different versions are there of the bible? how do we know which one is true and exact?

Bottom line/my opinion: the Bible is a history book, a book that provides the weak with hope and morals, perhaps it was written by people who felt they were being inspired by 'God'. For me, it's just another book, another way for people to hang onto a past that is long forgotten by many.

Answer 5

I believe it's a little bit of both. The written Torah was given to Moses by G-d. Though I do believe that the New Testament of the Christian bible could be compromised because it was written by man. And man makes the laws onto which we abide in our government systems. I also think people mistranslates or misunderstands passages in the bible as well.

Answer 6

Yes it is the truth. Through the many translations, we see the accuracy of the Bible. Some times man has tried changing it for his own ends as in the version from California only 4 pages long for those with short attention spans and others like the KJV that bowed to pressure to omit the divine name of God in most of the almost 7,000 times it occurred. It did not do so completely. To its credit, the name of God does appear 4 times in the KJV. It is just that people don't want to read those parts and admit their clergy doesn't teach them.

Answer 7

Aside from "pop" bibles, like the Blue Jeans Bible, the Word of God remains unchanged throughout history. All modern versions are translated from the original hebrew, aramaic and greek, as inspired by God. There are no errors in the Bible, although some of it is symbolic and takes studying to understand. The text is true, although there can be errors in the notes and study material of some versions. No one could get away with mis-translating the Bible. There are far too many knowledgeable people who understand in detail the original languages, even today. Any errors would be pounced upon by dozens of experts.

Answer 8

It is the truth as written, but many have changed it to suit their own ideas, which is why there are about 2000 sects of Christianity. Or more.

Btw, the Bible is a guide not a text book.

Answer 9

It has been changed over the Years so therefore it is not a authentic book. Something which is the actual word of God is the truth. As a muslim i only believe in the Holy books, Torah, Palms, Gospel and Quran.

Answer 10

It was written by the earliest Christians, probably shortly after Christ died, and Jewish people started using the Old Testement as their bible of sorts and Christians used both books.
I believe the bible is not truthful facts- but more of a moral code of stories meant to teach lessons.
And yes, I believe in God.

Answer 11

man changed it.

in case you didn't remember from your history class, back in the middle ages, popes were the only ones to knew how to read. so to take advantage of the people, they made the bible "law" and in order to have their laws the way the wanted them, they changed the bible.

so many times in fact that no wonder there are so many different types of chirstins, and different bibles, each published by a different person.