When people study the Bible as if it is a Biology text and
starts placing them in tables for comparison and not pondering over
the whole picture, the main aim is to shoot the Bible of its
credibility and perhaps give a hooray "They have got lopp
holes..haha"
Actually I have a question to ask, do u have a problem of
reading the bible logically ? I mean should we use reasoning and
logics when reading the scriptures or should we just read it,
believe everything is true, not challenging or ponder over it, just
swallowing the whole content ? If they have loop holes tat cannot
be covered, then it just means it really have loop holes and u
should then ponder why.
Well, the Bible is studied by several people and they call it
the greatest Book with greatest degree of accuracy and by quoting
some Verses vs. Verses thingy..one thinks God is jus being
forgetful?
Sure... all religion says tat too. There r a lot of muslim
scholars saying the same for their qurans and buddhist monks
telling about their scripture too. But surely not more than one can
be right isn't it ?
Everything revealed in Scriptures are infallible(not the Pope)
and inerrant (not the Pope). The reason why it seems full of errors
because the life of the one reading it contains error. The Bible
talks about the Word of God being a mirror...when we see ourselves
as being dirty in the mirror...some of us choose to have a
bath..while some say ..no la...the mirror is unpolished and dirty
in the first place.
Yah right... I am sure some of the authors here do not just
write rubbish base on their own "dirty inner self". They provide
their reasoning for such a stand. If they provide their reasons to
why they have doubts, I see no reason to throw it all off just
because they r saying something tat is against the scripture. So
all the people who says somethign is wrong with the scriptures must
have dirty and unpolish side ? Aren't u acting like the emperor in
the story of the emperor new clothes ? Claiming those people who
says they can't see the clothes r deemed as stupid so no one dare
to talk about it ?
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do
what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what
it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after
looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks
like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that
gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has
heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does."
-James 1:22-25
Anyway this statement is tellign people to perform the deeds as
expected of them as christians instead of just knowing they should
do it. It does not mean the same way as u describe, those who
comment about the scripture r actually a reflection of their self
being.
The whole context of the Bible talks about a God, one who is the
only true and living. The God here althoughs seemed full of wrath
and demanding in the Old Testament do still have a caring and
merciful heart. God spared the Egyptians' first born(those who obey
His command to smear the lamb's blood on their doorposts during
Passover) and He did not simply wipe out mankind like we wipe our
dirty tables. In all of His doings, even when it comes to severe
Judgments, God do remember mercy.
I don't know about your mercy... he kill people who do not obey
him, isn't tat bad enough. He surely kill off the egyptians first
born who do not smear the blood isn't it ? Do they deserve death in
the first place ? Wat sin have they commit tat deserve death ? Let
me ask another question. Smearing the blood of lamb for a whole
civilisation surely have cost the lives of many sheeps as well. Do
they deserve death too ? He did not wipe out mankind like we wipe
table ? then how do u explain noah's ark ? He really wipe off
civilisation isn't it ? He surely do tat to dinosaurs in the past
too. He don't even bother to explain why he wipe them off too. Does
he show mercy ? No.
His primary job is not to exterminate mankind the moment they
sin and turn from Him. His wraths and judgments are threats to make
people repent. Before every time He sends His punishment....He will
send a prophet to speak His words and plead with nthe people to
repent. No fire come from heaven without prior warnings. Read for
urself.
Did he give warning to Onan when he die ? Any prophet appear ?
Does he warn the other people in Noah's ark ? When he kill Job
family, does he give any warnings ? He keep it hush hush and tell
noah only isn't it ? Does he warn the egytians when he close the
read sea ? He just kill them when he feel like it too. There r many
many example of god killing people without any warnings. read for
yourself.
God will never change. yes...He is same yesterday, today and
evermore. But that doesnt mean He is a piece of rock. His holiness,
truth and righteous standards and love for justice NEVER change.
But He changes His plans at times so that people will come to
repentance...He wants as few people dead as much as possible.
Why do u say tat ? If he want as few people dead, don't start
death ! He is the one tat invent death ! I thought he is all
knowing and omnipotent ? With these 2 powers surely he can do a
brillant plan and stick with it throughout.
So would we prefer Him to NOT CHANGE? even when we tidy up out
messed up lives ....His wrath still comes anyway??? Sorry...God is
not mad.
the thing I am saying is, if he is as powerful as the bible
describe him, there shouldn't have a reason to change. If he had to
change, it just means tat the bible claims of him being perfect,
all-knowing and omnipotent is wrong and tat probably means
everything u know about him is wrong. he is not human, he won't
commit errors so he shouldn't have to do remedy actions or
corrections like us tidying out our messed life. If he has to, as i
said before, doesn't tat means he is limited like us.
god is not mad... but he is not one with love but one who is very
egoistic, violent and love to be in control.
