Is it acceptable to alter the bible to fit your agenda.?

Question

Matthew 5:31-32 (NKJV) "Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 "But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.




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You can twist he bible to say what you want it to say.

Answer 1

Why not? Christians have been doing this since the bible was written and the books that comprise the bible were accepted back around 400 AD. Even then the bible was altered as books from other sources (other disciples, etc) were not allowed in the bible. This decision was decided in something called the Council of Narcis ( I may be mistaken on Narcis as I don't have my notes with me, sorry.)

Answer 2

No, it's not acceptable.

Matthew 5:31-32 must be taken in context and in consideration with all other relevant Scripture passages.

In context, Jesus is clarifying some misconceptions about the law. He is demonstrating that the hypocrites of His day were using OT law to justify wrong attitudes and behaviour (adultery, easy divorce, violence, hatred, slander, just to name a few).

In conjunction with other Scriptures, such Matthew 19:8 and Mark 10:5, one can see that the Jews were looking for any reason to divorce. Jesus makes it clear that only for fornication is this permissible in God's eyes. Moses allowed it in OT law because of "the hardness of their hearts."

In short, marriage is for keeps. "What God has joined together, let not man put assunder." (Matthew 19:6, Mark 10:6) Yes, there may be exceptions, but they are just that. They are not the rule. And they are not found by twisting the Bible. They are either clearly delineated (for fornication) or implied (God's condemnation to those who harm others may allow a woman to leave an abusive relationship until the husband/father has a change of heart).

I hope this helps you to understand that the Bible is not to be twisted, but it is certainly best understood as a whole.

Answer 3

Jay K pretty much nailed it in that "whatever you read, you interpret"

(& John D might have intended "Council of Nicea")

[pass thru cognitive filters, et al]

uhh, by the fruit, you will know the tree ??

all kinds of strife and pain are a fairly bitter fruit .. go figure

My experience has been that most folks interpret Biblical writings their own way ... when they actually 'consider' them

"twist" / "interpret" ... semantic kin, tho the "twist" version has connotations of wrongness associated with it

"oh them semantically-loaded word-choices "

divorce / adultery / sex / desire / survival ... pretty strong stuff to play around with


but to return to the question:

"acceptable?" ...... lolol ... choices make for "alliance-groupings" ...

in "OUR" group, it's acceptable ...
but "THEM" over there .. they're all screwed up in terms of this matter (sic)

seems to boil down to alliance-structure

hence the worlds of difference between sect(a) vs sect(b) and the millenia of bad-blood which still flows on streeets today [I speak metaphorically, 'cept sometimes it's literal-true type of stuff]

jeeze, please exceuse the tirade, but it's a fairly loaded question

agnosticism makes more sense to me

"let your own light guide your path" (dying words of the Buddha)

Answer 4

If you are a saved christian, If you fully comprehend what the holy bible is, then you know that it is altered in verse, meaning, and all other forms. Politics use it in their schemes of deception; Preachers turn meanings around to make sense of it for others, and people themselves, twist everything to benefit them self.

You just understand what feels, and seems right upon your own comprehension.

To answer your question, on a personal note: "No, that's kind of self absorbed and says that a person only cares of what he/she thinks as being correct."

Answer 5

Christians do it ever couple of years now you are aloud to be gay and in 2008 you probably will be aloud to be bisexual and have a husband and wife at the same time

Answer 6

Martin Luther did, King Henry VIII did, Joseph Smith did, Charles Taze Russell did, many do.

The one thing that is not new is the ability of men to create a god in their own image.

Answer 7

I think it's wrong when people completely change it, but I do believe that everyone can interpret the Bible in their own way. People see things differently, that's why there are so many great minds alive today.

Also my NIV of your quote goes "But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery." Matthew 5:32
Therefore unfaithfulness does not necessarily have to just be sexual.

Answer 8

Let's see what Scripture says about adding to or taking away from God's Word:

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. Deuteronomy 12:32

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2

Revelation 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Answer 9

remember, the king james version is just that, a version. it has been changed from original texts to fit agendas of the day. so use some common sense. you should not stone your children either but that is in there.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. -- Deuteronomy 21:18-21

Answer 10

NO! ABSOLUTELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY NO !!!!!!!!!!