Topic: Starting off on the wrong foot

[bigape]

I has occurred to me, that having the right premise, when you come to the Bible, is very important.

The right premise is, that God is perfect and is all knowing, and has earth’s history all planed out in advance and is perfectly Holy, and never makes mistakes. etc. etc.

Our attitude about the Bible, must reflect it’s author.
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I have said all of this, because my conviction is, that THE BIBLE HAS NO MISTAKES, and this forces me down a particular path.
When I come to a verse or passage, that seems to be a contradiction or a mistake, I automatically know, that I am the one making the mistake, in my interpretation.

But those who start off on the wrong foot, who don’t have this presupposition about the Bible’s perfection, will be led astray.

When they come to an apparent contradiction or a mistake in the Bible, there instinct is to look into the original language etc, not to find “there mistake”, but to find the “Bible’s mistake”.
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I joking say, that these people think that they are smarter than God. But this is no joke.

If during your educational process, you start to find mistakes in the Bible, and go about to correct “it”, instead of yourself, than you need to go back, and start off on the other foot.


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[Tattoo Vampire]

Last time I checked, the Bible was written by many people, over a period of many years, and revised endless times. So how can it be the unadulterated word of God?

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[Right Conspiracy]

Last time I checked, the Bible was written by many people, over a period of many years, and revised endless times. So how can it be the unadulterated word of God?

Yes, it was written by many people of many different backgrounds, over a period of about 1500 years.  And it all fits together seamlessly.  God inspired each writer. it is the word of God.

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[TheVinylVillager]

 

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[Tattoo Vampire]

Yes, it was written by many people of many different backgrounds, over a period of about 1500 years.  And it all fits together seamlessly.  God inspired each writer. it is the word of God.

You don't think it's lost something in the translation over the years, or been tainted by the opinions, beliefs and convictions of the many people who had a role in it?

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[bigape]

Hi Don Zeigler

You said........

“Last time I checked, the Bible was written by many people, over a period of many years........”

You need to check again. The Bible was pinned by men, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and then God(as He promised), preserved it through all the copying and translating.

        2 Peter 1:21
“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake
[as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.”


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[Tattoo Vampire]

You need to check again. The Bible was pinned by men, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and then God(as He promised), preserved it through all the copying and translating.

Not so, I'm afraid. The gist of the book may be intact, but a lot has been revised, edited, or outright deleted over the centuries.

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[TheVinylVillager]

 

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[Graybeard]

That's not very nice to mock Christianity like that. Not very caring and compassionate of you. 

Btw, do you ever attend any church services?

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[TheVinylVillager]

That's not very nice to mock Christianity like that. Not very caring and compassionate of you. 

Btw, do you ever attend any church services?

Do weddings count? If not, then no. I have always found church to be a boring place. Which is not to say I havent ever. I have. Probably hundreds of times in several different denominations.

And I wasnt mocking Christianity. I was mocking RC's idea that the book "fits together seamlessly". There are many examples where it contradicts itself. If you want an example, google it.

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[katwoman]

[quote author=Gryphon And I wasnt mocking Christianity. I was mocking RC's idea that the book "fits together seamlessly". There are many examples where it contradicts itself. If you want an example, google it.
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It may seem to contradict  to an unbeliever,but if a person is a God fearing individual,it is not mocking. God does not lie,people do and if you take that google search as gosple,well then I have some ocean front property in Ky to sell you at an outstanding price!!!!
Search the Word of God out for yourself and go into it with a clear,free mind ,you will see that God does not contradict Himself.The Word will be the only thing that does stand thruout all time.

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