Is the Bible the Literal Word of God?
10 years 5 months ago #102817
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andyt2k wrote: Don't take it so litterally, it's only the Bible
It's not like it's the word of God
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10 years 5 months ago #102819
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I wouldn't say its the literal words of god. I think it was just a group of men over centuries who believed that they knew what god wanted and what He believes. It is fact that man wrote the bible, so human error is sure to be there. Whether the words are god's is up for discussion. Maybe they are stories that are meant for guidance more than anything, like Aesops fables. Not meant to be taken literally, but more about the message. I of course could be 100% wrong, but that's part of lifes journey.
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10 years 5 months ago #102820
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Define "God" first. Depending on the definition, the answer may turn out different.
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10 years 5 months ago #102822
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It was practically written and and bound together by little more than primates, I doubt the sanity of anyone who reads from the Bible as a literal translation of the "word of god."
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10 years 5 months ago #102823
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I think it truly is a matter of opinion. It can be viewed as God's word, God's word being recorded by apostles and writers of the various books of the Bible itself, or it can be viewed as human interpretation of divine messages and/or conduct.
Is the Koran not also a book of the word of God? Are religious experiences such as Joan of Arc's visions truly divine?
I think that this is indeed a matter of your faith and ideals. So long as you believe what you will, you are welcome to express said views however you wish. This being said, I grew up Christian and have had changing views on the Bible of the years....therefore taking into account that no interpretation is finite and subject to change is essential.
I believe that the Bible, Koran, Torrah and all other religious texts are written works of God's will and word, yet these works are produced by human working with God in their quest to spread the word.
Perhaps a documentary or essay has already gone into greater depths on this topic?
~Lorian~
Is the Koran not also a book of the word of God? Are religious experiences such as Joan of Arc's visions truly divine?
I think that this is indeed a matter of your faith and ideals. So long as you believe what you will, you are welcome to express said views however you wish. This being said, I grew up Christian and have had changing views on the Bible of the years....therefore taking into account that no interpretation is finite and subject to change is essential.
I believe that the Bible, Koran, Torrah and all other religious texts are written works of God's will and word, yet these works are produced by human working with God in their quest to spread the word.
Perhaps a documentary or essay has already gone into greater depths on this topic?
~Lorian~
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10 years 5 months ago #102824
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And of course, all texts are open to interpretation. ..so, Zenchi's words stand very true in this matter 
On the note of defining God, there are generalities associated with him/her, yet you define God according to your own understanding of words and messages throughout the years. The word of God has very much been shaped by humans over the years, so I doubt that religious texts are his/her words in their truest sense.
I have a PowerPoint presentation that I recently created for an English project that touches on this....Would anyone like for me to post the script and perhaps the presentation itself? (With a list of sources, of course ;p)

On the note of defining God, there are generalities associated with him/her, yet you define God according to your own understanding of words and messages throughout the years. The word of God has very much been shaped by humans over the years, so I doubt that religious texts are his/her words in their truest sense.
I have a PowerPoint presentation that I recently created for an English project that touches on this....Would anyone like for me to post the script and perhaps the presentation itself? (With a list of sources, of course ;p)
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