Does the Word Scripture Mean it is True to You?

[wizanda]

Having a debate the other day, was told that Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, etc don't see the New Testament as Scripture...

Which to me makes no sense, as it is still the Scriptures Christians believe in...

Which makes no difference to Atheists, as the word Scripture doesn't imply truth, and comes from the Latin Root 'Scriptura' which means 'writings'.

So what does the word Scripture imply to you?

 

[Desert Snake]

No, not necessarily. It just means the religious text. Some is true to me, some likely isn't, I don't differentiate in labels though.

I tend to use that word for the Bible.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Having a debate the other day, was told that Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, etc don't see the New Testament as Scripture...

Which to me makes no sense, as it is still the Scriptures Christians believe in...

Which makes no difference to Atheists, as the word Scripture doesn't imply truth, and comes from the Latin Root 'Scriptura' which means 'writings'.

So what does the word Scripture imply to you?

I see it as sacred scripture as any other religious text. It implies truth to those who believe in it. I respect that even though I disagree with whats written in scripture.

 

[Marisa]

In a religious context, no.

 

[Nietzsche]

Scripture as a word has no connotations regarding truth or otherwise, but that doesn't mean it's not often used as if it did.

 

[leibowde84]

Having a debate the other day, was told that Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, etc don't see the New Testament as Scripture...

Which to me makes no sense, as it is still the Scriptures Christians believe in...

Which makes no difference to Atheists, as the word Scripture doesn't imply truth, and comes from the Latin Root 'Scriptura' which means 'writings'.

So what does the word Scripture imply to you?

The term "scripture" merely means "the sacred writing of a religion". There is no requirement for one to believe such documents are valid. The only requirement is that adherents to said religion consider them to be sacred.

 

[viole]

So what does the word Scripture imply to you?

Something that can become symbolic when non scriptural evidence that it cannot be literal is overwhelming.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Looncall]

Having a debate the other day, was told that Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, etc don't see the New Testament as Scripture...

Which to me makes no sense, as it is still the Scriptures Christians believe in...

Which makes no difference to Atheists, as the word Scripture doesn't imply truth, and comes from the Latin Root 'Scriptura' which means 'writings'.

So what does the word Scripture imply to you?

Considering that most "holy" scriptures are very old, the term is a good indicator that the writing is unreliable.

People have learned some things since ancient times, after all. Why should the ravings of ignorant savages be given priority?

 

[LuisDantas]

Any text with religious meaning qualifies as scripture IMO. Whether it is true or not does not factor into that.

 

[George-ananda]

I'll quote Webster's dictionary in saying scripture is.......a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative

 

[Riverwolf]

Whenever I say "Scripture" (capital 'S'), I'm generally referring to religious writings, either a specific work or just in general. A lowercase 's' should just be synonymous with "writing".

As an Anglo-Saxon Heathen(sort of), I don't have any Scripture, since any ancient tradition the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Friis had would have been oral, and is more than likely lost forever except in local folk traditions, parallel traditions that survive in other Germanic cultures, and whatever may have been borrowed from the British Celts. However, there's a reason I picked "other" rather than "no", because I am a pluralist. I can still get a lot from Scriptures of other religions without them being of my own.

 

[psychoslice]

Yes, not true, but full of wisdom if you know how to use them.

 

[arthra]

What does the word Scripture imply to you?

In the Baha'i Faith we have what are called "the Writings"...these are quite vast and many have yet to be translated into English..but they are those Writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah that have been authenticated... For us they are revealed Writings and have authority. The interpretations of these Writings by Abdul-Baha and Shoghi Effendi are also accepted as authoritative. On this forum Religious Forums you can access these Writings at

Baha'i Writings... | ReligiousForums.com

Baha'is also accept the Qur'an as "an authentic repository of the Word of God". The Bible is also accepted as a Holy Book.