I believe the Bible should be accepted as true because . . . .

[sincerly]

The Bible can be fun:...

...What Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem.

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[The audience members at the back of the crowd are having trouble hearing the Sermon on the Mount.]
Man: I think it was, "Blessed are the cheesemakers"!
Gregory's wife: What's so special about the cheesemakers?
Gregory: Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturer of dairy products.

The true seekers hear and understand.
Then there are those who prefer to to change truths into parody.
Have "fun" while you can.

 

[sincerly]

"Ye are a stiff necked people..."

"Ye need a massage!"

The scriptures declared most of them beyond listening to the "message" or what a "massage" would accomplish.

 

[Sapiens]

The true seekers hear and understand.

Guess that leaves you high and dry ... maybe just high.

Then there are those who prefer to to change truths into parody.

Beats sarcasm, the lowest form of humor.

Have "fun" while you can.

OOOOh, quakein' in me boots, quaken' in me boots.

The Bible is self-parodying, Monty Python just helps it along.

 

[sincerly]

Guess that leaves you high and dry ... maybe just high.
Beats sarcasm, the lowest form of humor.
OOOOh, quakein' in me boots, quaken' in me boots.

The Bible is self-parodying, Monty Python just helps it along.

The high of God's Truth is invigorating and filling.

Ps.2:4, "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision."

"""OOOOh, quakein' in me boots, quaken' in me boots."""---that, to some might be fun, but acknowledging "My Lord and My GOD" is better.

 

[NulliuSINverba]

The Bible, dear friend, should be accepted as is true because.

"Because?" Is that seriously your answer?

Contrary messages were NOT included.

"For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord's people." ~ 1 Corinthians 14:33

How many different Christian denominations are there in the world? Is it more than 1,000? Would that count as "disorder?"

It takes more faith to believe mankind's theories/accounting's for all that is seen than that a designer GOD Spoke and it was.

You cannot possibly believe that, can you?

The Scriptural history of the events of Creation put's a designer GOD as the Source for all things. and the reason for the Sin and the need for a Redeemer.

Oops. You neglected to fill in the blanks of your claim. What was the reason for sin? I've heard at least one religious goofball on this forum try to tell me that sin was all a part of God's Ineffable Plan.

So! Believe as you will. There are consequences included in the Biblical Writings. Which will be determined upon one's "decision".

Why is there always a veiled threat when it comes to believing or not?

Why do most religions come off as spiritual protection rackets?

 

[Quintessence]

The Bible, dear friend, should be accepted as is true because it is, if we bother to understand what truth means in a mythological context. All great stories and all great storytellers speak to life's deeper truths and meanings. The Bible is no exception to this. Through storytelling, it teaches lessons about things like human relationships, the human condition, human virtue and vice, and many, many other things. And although I do not derive meaning for it or read it because the genre of the stories does not appeal to me, and some of the implied lessons taught are disagreeable to me, there is wisdom to be gleaned from its pages just as there is from any mythology.

I feel sorry for those who cannot glean wisdom and truth from all books they read and all stories they hear spun. That is all.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

most popular, influential book in the history of humanity...

Hardly inconsistent with being the work of God is it?

 

[fantome profane]

most popular, influential book in the history of humanity...

Hardly inconsistent with being the work of God is it?

Is that inconsistent with being the work of humans?

 

[Desert Snake]

Exactly why should anyone accept the Bible as being true? Looked at coldly it's an ancient book written over a period of 1,600 of years, and then assembled in various manners. Sometimes this was done according to a set of rules for inclusion, sometimes by the decree of church authorities, and sometimes by vote. Of course, it's been contended that all of these actions were guided by the god mentioned in these "books," which is fine, but hardly carries any weight with the non-believer who still has to be convinced that such a being actually exists.

However, I doubt these elements entered your mind when you decided the Bible was true, so how did this come about? Was it that the message of Christian salvation was so appealing that its source, the Bible, just had to be true? Or was it the appeal of the Bible's writings themselves that convinced you of its truth?

In any case, what is your argument to the non-believer that the Bible should be accepted as true?


The Bible, dear friend, should be accepted as is true because ___________fill in the blank________________ .

That's a lot of opinion for someone who doesn't accept the validity of the Bible. I have no desire to convince you, and actually I'm quite skeptical when reading the Bible.
Anyways, no 'argument', I couldn't care less what you believe or what you worship.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

Is that inconsistent with being the work of humans?

it would be inconsistent with humans who were not divinely inspired. The most influential book of all time, would be something God wanted to be so.

 

[fantome profane]

it would be inconsistent with humans who were not divinely inspired. The most influential book of all time, would be something God wanted to be so.

But if there was no such thing as a "divinely inspired book" than logically some human created work would fill the slot as "the most influential book of all time".

 

[Guy Threepwood]

hypothetically I suppose, but why would God not wish to inspire humanity's most popular book?

 

[fantome profane]

hypothetically I suppose, but why would God not wish to inspire humanity's most popular book?

lol, don't ask me what "God" might want or not want.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

lol, don't ask me what "God" might want or not want.

then ask yourself what you would want, if you had created a world with sentient beings, would you not care about them? wish to guide them?

 

[fantome profane]

then ask yourself what you would want, if you had created a world with sentient beings, would you not care about them? wish to guide them?

So I should create "God" in my own image?

 

[Guy Threepwood]

you are in his, as a being who likewise has creative intelligence, capacity for love, would you not wish to guide those you created and love?

 

[fantome profane]

you are in his, as a being who likewise has creative intelligence, capacity for love, would you not wish to guide those you created and love?

If I did wish to do so I certainly would not create such a deeply flawed collection of works. The Bible is a collection that contains xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. It contains contradictions and factual errors. It contains outright lies. This is obviously the creation of human beings.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

If I did wish to do so I certainly would not create such a deeply flawed collection of works. The Bible is a collection that contains xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. It contains contradictions and factual errors. It contains outright lies. This is obviously the creation of human beings.

But remember the point was that it was the most influential book in history- and as such consistent with God's work.

are you are saying that if you were to go back and write the Bible yourself.. your version would be more successful?!

 

[fantome profane]

But remember the point was that it was the most influential book in history- and as such consistent with God's work.

are you are saying that if you were to go back and write the Bible yourself.. your version would be more successful?!

Success is irrelevant. As I pointed out some book has to be the "most successful", however you define that. That does not mean "God" created it. Some building has to be the tallest, does that mean "God" built it?

You say that this must be inspired by "God" because it is infuluential. That is not logical.

You say that it must be inspired by "God" because you think if I was "God" this is what I would do. This is illogical, untrue, and nonsense.

 

[nazz]

The Bible, dear friend, should be accepted as is true because it is, if we bother to understand what truth means in a mythological context. All great stories and all great storytellers speak to life's deeper truths and meanings. The Bible is no exception to this. Through storytelling, it teaches lessons about things like human relationships, the human condition, human virtue and vice, and many, many other things. And although I do not derive meaning for it or read it because the genre of the stories does not appeal to me, and some of the implied lessons taught are disagreeable to me, there is wisdom to be gleaned from its pages just as there is from any mythology.

I feel sorry for those who cannot glean wisdom and truth from all books they read and all stories they hear spun. That is all.

Yes, this thread should have used the word "factual" rather than "true"