Da bible is ful of contractions. How can u know all the bible stories are real? Only stupid people believe in those things. U can't take those stories seriously n think there is a god
I used to doubt about the bible truthfulness. I had a real struggle about it too.
Then, I took an online course on Basic Christianity (Truthfulness), I was amazed
Right now, I am studying for a mid term today, I will post right after that.
It's good, let's discuss the truth together.
I just love the attitude "always test a belief before believing it"
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The Fear of the Lord is to hate evil & to shun evil. Whoever walks in the counsel of the wicked lacks judgment, little knowing it will cost him his life...
1Peter 3:15 "...Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect"
Luckily, believing God is never intended to be a blind leap of faith.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37).
Test all things; hold fast what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty (2 Peter 1:16-17).
...more in the Bible
in the website www.str.org (a Christian Reasoning Website) you can freely register an online course (10 Reasons to trust the Bible) (basically a little article on each reason), right now, I have read 2 reasons, and I am just amazed to know how "lack of information" I was in the past that I disproved the Bible without first knowing "what the Bible is?" (it's like dispproving the possibility of human going to the space without first checking the complexity of sophisticated spaceship equipment)
As I am still reading the 10 reasons, let me briefly share one reason- the authors of the Bible:
The Bible (composed of 66 books) is written
by over 40 authors, who are scattered in 3 continents- Africa, Europe, and Asia, who are coming from different background- education background, social background, geological background...
throughout a time span of 1500years
written in 3 languages
The fact that all those unrelated people (who dunno one another) can write exactly the same characteristic & features about God is close to a miracle in human sense. Not only the same theme, but many of them contain prophesy about on another books.
The harmony of message is just amazing.
If you really have the passion to know more about the creator, the passion to know the meaning of life, the passion to know why you exist in this world, I urge you to get serious and start researching about it.
I highly recommend you register in the course (it's a short one, I am sure you can finish it all in 3 hours), or you can keep on posting here or e mail me joewtc@hotmail.com
let's test the truth together!!!
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The Fear of the Lord is to hate evil & to shun evil. Whoever walks in the counsel of the wicked lacks judgment, little knowing it will cost him his life...
Given the contradictions by others, who would say the bible would be true?? Of course, if u go and take the time to read it, you will discover that it has more than what u can expect from a normal "book". Don't jump to conclusion that the bible is "falsifying" what it is saying if u can't come up with evidence "proper" ones if u do not take the time to read it real carefully. It just doesn't work, you know what I mean? You must take the time to understand and take it apart before u can conclude that it just doesn't seem to work...Don't just go and take a short phrase and compare it with another phrase somewhere else from the bible; it is totally a different meaning if u read the who passage of the two that "u" have chosen to compare. trust me, I share this knowledge w/ Joseph, and I totally agree with him about it!! (100%)!!!!!
Let's share the truth together and begin to understand all of what the bible is trying to present to us!