Is going direct a good way? No links, no preachers, no BS.
2007-12-29 04:18:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's like reading brochures and books about a vacation destination without ever going there. You get pretty pictures, maps and second-hand information from people who may or may not have been there, but until you actually go, you won't really know what it's like.
This is not to say that Bible dictionaries and commentaries and such aren't helpful to understand things in the Bible, but if you never actually open the Book itself, you won't really know what it's all about.
2007-12-29 04:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should get it from other sources, absolutely. Especially when you look at the bible's demand that you read it, live by it, and dedicate your life to it otherwise you'll never have everlasting life. That's quite a claim for ANY book to make. If a doctor told me tomorrow to have 5 handfuls of pills everyday for the rest of my life, I'd want to make sure the doctor wasn't completely insane first. So I would do my homework.
2007-12-29 12:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is the best way, to make of it what you will and not be swayed by others. Always, in any research, get as near to the source as possible and remember that delusion was responsible for the king's new clothes. By the way, I am an atheist.
2007-12-29 12:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by Eddie D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Getting information about the Bible from outside the Bible is essential, especially considering its contradictions and lack of coherency.
2007-12-29 12:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Everything should be checked by and thru scripture!
God loves you.....God bless
2007-12-29 12:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋