Bible, true or not?

Question

Okay, so many people belive the bible and some will quote it chapter and verse. My question is, who edited the bible and who were they to decide what was true and what wasn't? Since everything in the bible was written years after the so called events in it happened and the people in it had passed. How do we know that the person who edited the bible didn't have his own agenda? The book is all hearsay which can hardly be taken literally. I find it and everything in it to be pretty far fetched and very improbable. It is fiction at best and I would never base or live my life by it. I think it was a great way to control the primitive people of those times. I am not saying that god does not exist but is it the one the bible describes? I hardly think so.

Answer 1

Most people have a vision of the Bible as being a Book, but it did not exist as a single volume until some time in the 3rd to 4th century.



The English word “Bible” comes through the Latin from the Greek word bi·bli′a, meaning “little books.” This, in turn, is derived from bi′blos, a word that describes the inner part of the papyrus plant out of which a primitive form of paper was made. The Phoenician city of Gebal, famous for its papyrus papermaking, was called by the Greeks “Byblos.” In time bi·bli′a came to describe various writings, scrolls, books, and eventually the collection of little books that make up the Bible. Jerome called this collection Bibliotheca Divina, the Divine Library.



You acknowledge that there might be a "God". Based on that thought, it would be logical to assume that he could direct by his spirit both the writings of those "little books", and what he wanted to be recognized as having his stamp of approval.



That is why by the 4th BCE, the Jews had already compiled a list of books that they had prayerfully considered as "approved", and also ones that were not. (Some Christian Bible collections, mainly Catholic, do include these unapproved books). As for the Christian texts, by the start of 2nd century, Christians had already complied similar lists of approved texts.



As for the claim that some make that the books have be edited for changing beliefs or to make "prophesy" true after the fact, the fact that there were so many copies that survived the centuries, any such attempts are easy to find and correct.



The copyists had a system of double checking the letter and word count, that became the model that is used even today, especially in the computer field, where each byte has a built-in code that checks that the byte arrived is exact, and if not, requests another copy from the sender.



So, between a God that has the power to inspire and then protect the information that he deemed necessary, and a people that loved him and his word, there is strong proof of the reliability of the text of the Bible that we often take for granted today. Literally for hundreds of years, people risked their lives to have a personal copy, which today we can have dozens of them in our homes.



If you would like to consider more about both the history of the Bible and why we can confidence in it, please check out the link below.

Answer 2

No one will ever know which individuals "edited" the Bible but I would imagine there were many, and this book was compiled over a long period of time. This collection of stories and events was written from the point of view of the one writing and reflects all the biases and shortcomings of the individual. No big hand came down from the sky holding a Bic pen. As for what Quaz wrote, it's not sin that leads to death. It's life. I guess he never heard the saying "only the good die young." Nonetheless, we all die, sinner or not.

Answer 3

Stock answer to oft-repeated questions: # 9: Does the Bible contain unexaggerated truth?



The shadows moving backwards, in 2nd KINGS 20:11 only makes sense if the Sun is some sort of lamp, moved across a flat Earth by Apollo's chariot, or the Power of Jehovah, or by Wuriupranili ( Australia’s solar goddess whose torch is the sun), or the Aztec’s Nanauatzin, or some similar myth.

If science ever proves that the earth rotates, 2nd Kings is going to sound like twaddle, drivel, or the Hit of a Bull.

And, since the story was made up to "prove" the existence and power and supremacy of Jehovah, it certainly cannot be cited as "wisdom" or “truth”, if it turns out to be Bull's Hit.

Answer 4

All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.”—2 TIMOTHY 3:16, 17.



WHAT exactly did the apostle Paul mean when he said that the Bible is “inspired of God”? (2 Timothy 3:16) Paul, writing in the Greek language, used a word that literally means “God-breathed.” By that, Paul meant that God by means of his holy spirit guided the Bible writers to write only what He wanted them to write.

These Bible writers “spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit,” said the apostle Peter. (2 Peter 1:21) Hence, the apostle Paul could also describe the books of the Bible as “holy writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through the faith in connection with Christ Jesus.”—2 Timothy 3:15.

Many people strongly dispute that God is the author of the Bible. Critics—often with what archaeologist Sir Charles Marston described as a “contemptuous disregard of the Bible narrative”—have made virulent attacks on the Bible’s integrity. Some dismiss it as being no more than “an old collection of myths and fairy-tales.”

Consider the Evidence

So can the Bible be trusted? It is important that you decide correctly on this matter. Why? Because if the Bible does contain communication from God himself, it would be foolish—if not fatal—to ignore it. The extent to which you let it be a real influence in guiding your actions and forming your beliefs will be greatly diminished if you view it simply as the words of men rather than the Word of God.—1 Thessalonians 2:13.

How can you decide? Well, how do you decide whether to trust people you meet? One thing is sure. It is very difficult to have real trust in anyone about whom you know very little. Only as you get to know people well do you learn over time if they are truly honest and trustworthy. You can get to know the Bible in the same way. Do not accept without question speculative or even prejudiced theories that undermine confidence in the Bible. Take the time to consider the evidence that supports the Bible’s claim to be “inspired of God.”

Answer 5

"Holy Men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" is what the Apostle Peter tells us. As their words were recorded, God inspired the writers.

To doubt the scriptures is to doubt God's faithfulness to His own word, and essentially call Him a liar. So by faith, we trust God in all things.

Matthew's Gospel is possibly written less that 4 years after Jesus' Ascension into heaven. Moses is credited with the first five books of the Bible, and the last 4 he wrote during his lifetime when the events were current.

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Answer 6

You have so many questions. I'll try to answer some.



Who edited the Bible...what was true

2Peter 1:21- No prophetic message ever came just from the will of man, but men were under the control of the holy spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.



Exodus 31:18; Deuteronomy 4:13--the ten commandments were written by God (God’s penmanship).

John 17:17- God’s word is truth.



Reaction of readers to the Bible: (a) it is a book of fiction, (b) should it be taken literally? (c) many will not understand bible, (c) I will never live my life by it



(a) There are artifacts proving the veracity of the Bible’s account. Try this link.

BIBLE ARTIFACTS - Genesis to Acts



https://app.box.com/s/jlhqs9hkhgsqofgsq4jp



(b) what would happen if you interpret literally Jesus words: cut off your arms if these make you sin? Or, is Jesus advice to ‘take care, be on guard against the bread of the pharisees’ literal? (Matthew 16:5)



(c) Why many will not understand it? 2Corintians 4:3--The good news is VEILED (covered) for those who are perishing. Matthew 11:25--the true message of the Bible is hidden from the wise and learned.2 Thessalonians 2:10, 11-' because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie'



(d) “I will never live my life by it...”

No one is forcing you. In fact, everyone is given just two choices--life or death. (Deuteronomy 30:19)



Your reaction to the Bible is NOT new. Many had the same reaction when Noah preached.

Answer 7

Did you know that the Bible is known as the only living book. It has the power to change lives. In its pages you can learn the best way to live your life, whether you are a parent or child. You can learn about our Creator and his purposes and it gives us a hope for the future. It only makes sense that the Creator of man and this vast universe would have created a manual, so we could get the best out of life. That manual is call the Holy Scriptures, and no matter how much it has been translated, God has the ability to protect it so we can get what we need out of it, otherwise he would not be God!

Answer 8

The book is a book about a rescuer.



If the event that split time and history into two is over your head your suspicions will deafen you to anything I say.



So, go about your day. Jesus doesn't need you. He can raise children for Abraham from the stones if he wants. Lol.... you pagans..... you really believe you're doing God some sort of favor by believing in him. Don't be so stupid. People are like grasshoppers to God. A mist. One day here and the next day gone.



A million people will die this week. Most will be forgotten like a bad fantasy as they go down alive to the realm of the dead. If you are one of them, no one, including God himself will miss you.

Answer 9

Like most other Practices of Directors, the Bible is an open subject that is confirmed by the Director of it's Source, any Editing , and or Alterations should be Obvious to the Reader; keeping in mind that what was sensible then, is not Applicable to the reason of " People " now. those Translating Trans inscriptions that were Created / Observed then, do not apply to the Consensus of Reasoning Beings now. () 1013/2014

Answer 10

How do we know the people that wrote the bible in the first place didn't have their own agenda?



It's no more credible than someone writing about seeing a UFO, frankly.

Answer 11

The Holy Bible is the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. It could be called the user manual for life. For just one example: if people would simply live the teachings Jesus gave in his Sermon on the Mount there would never be another war on this planet, and poverty would be eliminated. It's that simple. God told us how to live and be happy, but he forces nobody.

Answer 12

The Bible is neither wholly true nor wholly false.



It's a collection of texts on history, law, religious poetry, prophetic narrative, etc. Basically it contains the history and traditions of the ancient Israelites and the early Christian community.



As in every other ancient culture, there is certainly much that is true in a culture's understanding of its own history. There is also much that is valid and beneficial in its spiritual, wisdom and moral traditions. On the other hand, every culture interprets its history and spiritual traditions in a self-biased way. For example, the ancient Israelites interpreted victory in battle as a sign of Yahweh's favor and defeat as a sign of his displeasure. The foes whom the Israelites fought on any given occasion would have done exactly the same thing with respect to their own cultural religion.



As for who wrote, edited, and compiled the various books of the Bible, it's a long story involving many different authors and editors over a thousand year span of time. There wasn't one single person or group who conspired together; the fact that the Bible exists as it does now is the collective product of the whole Israelite/Jewish community (Old Testament) and early Christian community (New Testament).



I also wouldn't say the Bible is just about "control," even though certain books may have been authored by a specific faction within that society to further their own self-interests. For example, Deuteronomy may have been authored by the priests in Yahweh's temple in Jerusalem for the purpose of centralizing religious authority around their leadership. On the other hand, some books like Ruth or Esther made it in simply because they tell a good story with a moral message.



Anyways, if you want to understand the Bible and how it came to be, I suggest you read a book that lays out modern scholarly thought about it. For example, a university professor named Barry Bandstra has written a book about the Old Testament entitled "Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible" and best of all, has made the full text available for free online reading on his website. It's a great resource for understanding just what the Old Testament is really about:

http://barrybandstra.com/rtot4/rtot4-00-toc.html

Answer 13

As many as 40 authors wrote the Bible over a period of more than 1,500 years (from 1500 B.C. to about A.D. 100).



The 40 authors differed widely in their culture and education, and with personality and intellectual perception, and yet the books they wrote do not contradict one another.



The first books of the Bible were written by Moses, and the last by John. Moses wrote the first 5 about 3,500 years ago, and John the last, 1,600 years later.



Some 30 authors wrote the books of the Old Testament. Their lives covered a period of about 1,200 years.



The New Testament was written by 8 men in a period of about 50 years: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, James, and Jude. At least 4 of these men were disciples of Christ.



The Bible deals with the subjects of history, biography, poetry, speeches, proverbs, songs, parables, prophecies, romances, drama, tragedies, sermons, dialog, and ethical teachings.



The English Old Testament in the Greek, or Septuagint, version is divided into 4 parts: The Pentateuch, History, Poetry, and Prophecy. The Hebrew is traditionally divided into 3 parts: The Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. Jesus so referred to it in Luke 24:44.



The New Testament has 3 main parts: history (the 4 Gospels and Acts), doctrine (in the Epistles), and prophecy (Revelation).



The New Testament may also be grouped into 4 Gospels, one book of history, 21 letters to churches and individuals—or 14 Epistles of Paul and 7 General Epistles—and one prophetic book.



The Old Testament was written in the Hebrew language, except that portions of Ezra and Daniel were written in Aramaic. The 27 New Testament books are Generally acknowledged to have been written in Greek, the universal language of that time.



The early Bible was written by hand on rolls of papyrus. The Jews later wrote them on leather rolls. The pens were finely-beaten reed brushes, or sharp-pointed reeds; the ink was made from soot, gum, and water.



In some cases the Bible authors did their own writing. In other instances they dictated to scribes (Exodus. 24:4; Jeremiah. 36:4)



Up to the fifteenth century copies of the Bible were made by hand.



The Protestant Bible has 66 books, the Catholic 73, and the Jewish 39



It was not until the fourth century A.D. that the Bible was circulated as one complete volume or unit.



The Bible was divided into chapters in the middle of the thirteenth century by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury.



The verse divisions were introduced in 1551 by Robert Stephanus a Paris publisher of the Greek-Latin edition of the New Testament



There are more than 4,000 known manuscripts, preserving all or part of the text, dating from about A.D. 200. There are some 8,000 manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate, and at least 1,000 versions into which the original books were translated.



David is ascribed as writing 73 of the Psalms, but 8 different persons are mentioned as being their authors or compilers. Psalms 90 was written by Moses.



Gospel/Acts dates of writing:

Mark............ 50-70AD Usually attributed to 'John Mark', a disciple of Peter

Matthew....... 55-75AD Usually attributed to Matthew/Levi, the Apostle

Luke............ 59-75AD 'Luke' is generally thought to be the same person referred to by Paul in his letters.

John............ 53-95AD Usually attributed to John, the 'disciple whom Jesus loved'

Acts............ 63-70AD Written by the same author as 'Luke'. Could be much later than 70, but no earlier than 'Luke'



The bible was written 100% by men and 100% by God. This is what we call a paradox. Both statements are true.



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Answer 14

Many people have a negative reaction to the way that churches erroneously portray Bible teachings.

For that reason many have turned their backs on both the Bible and our Creator, assuming them to be in harmony with those false church teachings.



Some simply refuse to accept that God is capable of performing miracles, and so refuse to believe even true Bible teachings on that basis.



However, if God weren't able to perform such miracles, neither would those individuals be in existence to decide one way or another. Nor would they be able to weight the evidence. Many have decided to do just that . . .examine & weigh the evidence, without bias.



Many atheists have in fact done so, and gradually changed their views.



Take for example:





"Atheist Turns to God"



'A British philosophy professor . . . “the world’s most influential atheist” now says that he believes in God. In an online preview of an interview . . . to be published in the journal Philosophia Christi, 81-year-old Dr. Antony Flew said that he “had to go where the evidence leads.” According to Flew, this evidence includes recent scientific discoveries in the fields of cosmology and physics. Additionally, “the findings of more than fifty years of DNA research have provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design,” he explained. Even the “biblical account [of Genesis chapter one] might be scientifically accurate,” he states. So, is he ready to become a practicing Christian? “It’s very unlikely,” he says. However, “if I wanted any sort of future life I should become a Jehovah’s Witness.”' ("Watching the World" series of articles in the "Awake!" magazine, in the 12/08/05 issue.)



“I Was Raised an Atheist”

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102010404

(Professor František Vyskočil of Charles University, Prague)





The Bible is not all supposed to be taken literally! And, miracles are by definition things that humans cannot hope to be capable of. However, to hold our Creator to our limitations is unreasonable at best.



Would you consider giving a few articles your *unbiased* attention, about how the Bible measures up to scientific, historic & archeological facts, as well as the quality of its many writings . . . not to mention the fact that Bibles today are based on very old manuscripts that omit spurious scriptures? I invite you to consider these, to understand why many DO accept the Bible as God's Word, and true:



"Can You Trust the Bible?"

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102007400



The Bible is by far the most widely distributed book in the world.

But how can we be sure that its message is from God?

Consider evidence from a variety of fields, which are reviewed in those articles.

Answer 15

My friend,bible is not one's own agenda because it was written by different people in different centuries.one person couldn't know other.but mystery is every person has written the same thing and about the same person,Jesus.

It was written by the leading of holyspirit

and i can say bible is living book because it is a mirror of your image.Its shows what you are and how you are going to be.its not just a book but it is like a person who is talking to you.try it my friend

Answer 16

The Council of Nicea. A gathering of bishops from all over the Roman Empire, under the direction of the emperor.



And off course they had their own agendas. They threw out a lot of personal-spirituality texts in favor of those that promoted authority.

Answer 17

We Muslim beleive that the Bible is revelation from God that became distorted or corrupted . There are four sets of books revelation given to trusted messengers:



1. The Tawrat (Torah) given to Musa (Moses) peace be upon him,

2. The Zabur (Psalms) given to Daud (David) peace be upon him,

3. The Injil (Gospel) given to Isa (Jesus) peace be upon him.

4. The Qur'an given to Muhammad peace be upon him,



Belief that this scripture is divinely inspired is one of Islam's fundamental tenets, but, since all scripture before the Qur'an have been corrupted, Muslims are directed to take guidance from the Qur'an alone.

Answer 18

Scripture is God's inspired word and is absolute spiritual truth. God the Holy Spirit led yielded men to write what we know as scripture.

Answer 19

There are good books about this. 'Who Wrote the Bible' is one. 'Paul the Myth Maker' is another. 'The Gnostic Gospels' by Elaine Pagels is also very useful.

Answer 20

Various committees of religious leaders decided which texts should be included and which should be rejected. Believers claim they were guided by God in their decisions, but an objective observer can note that the selections reflect the doctrine of the dominant group.

Answer 21

The word of God from the KJV bible was given to the Holy Men by the Holy Ghost who is also of God.



2 Peter 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.



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.

Answer 22

Paul's first letter was written about two years after Jesus was resurrected. The Bible was canonized not "edited" and if God is who I know Him to be, He can control what content is in the Bible. The Bible in it's unedited form has been around quite a while and has stood the test of time. Your finding it "far fetched" doesn't make it not true. Also, you probably haven't read a lot of it so don't try to pass yourself off as someone who has.

Answer 23

2Peter1:21....."Prophecy was at no time brought by man's will, but men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."

It was this same Holy Spirit that inspired the Bible writers to record the word of God. 2Tim 3:16

http://www.jw.org/en

Answer 24

I have a gut feeling... that the Bible is total and utter BULL-S-H-I-T. It is a "God" that condones the murder and rape of little children... hell.. he condones the murder and rape of all the people that are against him. There is nothing spiritual about that book.. and there is nothing scientific about it either. I've been looking into Satanism lately, and it makes me feel a lot better than all of the miserable stories in the damn Bible did. Turns out that Satan wants to help humanity and Christianity seeks to destroy it.

Answer 25

The Bible is literal and true It is God's inspired and infallible word

Answer 26

A better question is: is it true when a "religious text" tells you to be a better, more moral person who learns to be like Jesus in the sense of respecting human beings and not judging them? Spiritual truths are self-evident regardless of the medium in which they are transcribed.

Answer 27

The first thing we must do if we are to believe something or not is to learn about it. There is much evidence in archaeology itself to prove that the Bible is our guide book to everlasting life. Yes, the Bible is Jehovah God's written Word to humankind. He used some 40 human secretaries over a period of 16 centuries to record it, but God himself actively directed the writing by his spirit. Thus it is inspired by God. 2 Timothy 3:16 abd 17 says: "All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."

Bible prophecy explains the meaning of world conditions.

Many world leaders acknowledge that mankind is on the brink of disaster. The Bible foretold these conditions long ago; it explains their meaning and what the outcome will be. 2Timothy 3:1-5

The Bible alone tells us what we must do in order to survive the impending world destruction, with opportunity to gain eternal life under righteous conditions here on earth. Zephaniah 2:3

John 17:3 tells us: "This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." Do you know who the "only true God" is?

There is much you can learn in a short period of time by means of a FREE personal Bible study and at your convenience. Go to www.jw.org. to find answers to all of your Bible questions.

Answer 28

The sumerian texts predate judaism,

Enki is Satan, and he created the human race, he planned to give us knowledge and spirituality, against the Annunki law, He planned to make us into Gods, but he was stopped by the opposing Gods who wished for our destruction

Answer 29

The truth, absolutely. Isn't it funny how every time an archeologist, historian or a college professor says "that city never existed" or "that king never existed" they always turn out of be wrong.

Answer 30

If you are sincerely interested in an answer, research Sopherim, Masoretes, Dead Sea Scrolls and the term Codex

Answer 31

The one the bible describes is in contradiction with itself and reality.

Answer 32

I see you had a lot to say. Okay, let me tell you, but fir the grace of God there goes I. The bile is not almost fiction. The bible was written by God himself. what ever is not there He did not want it to be there. What ever is there, he wanted it there. NO one can take anything away from what he wanted to be in his own book. The bible is not a regular book. God wrote it and he speaks through it.

How??? He is not from dirt as we ar. We can never understand God. He is the creator of ALL mankind. No one can sneak their own words in his book and he never know. He is God. The people he spoke to to write his book, they were holy men of old the bible calls them, because they were christian men. You may ask, suppose they were not faithful to his word? That could not happen since God knows everything from the beginning to the end and once the Lord gives a person that holy spirit, we are happier when we are following his wor. We no longer want to follow the old desires. Yes, they still come up and we have to be careful, but our hearts no longer wants to sin. Because God has given us a new heart. You will not understand this, but The christians will understand. The bible is very real and I'm sorry you can't understand that. Living by the bible is a wonderful thing that can bring only happiness to ones life .

Answer 33

i can assure you that you will find the answer by reading the below link.

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000724?q=bible&p=par

Answer 34

Their is not even to religious nutters who can agree with even one sentence of the bible. This is how crazy it all is. Just man made fictional mythological rubbish.

Answer 35

Do you believe that God gave men HIS thoughts to record down in the Bible for man as 2 Peter 1:20,21 says?

Your question is a good one that many wonder about.

When you study this most unique book of wisdom and information, you may begin to see that it is truly a unique book. Found in whole or in part in over 90% of the world's population.

In more than 2,300 languages, with Billions being produced!

Impressive indeed

True or not? You would need to carefully study it to know that for yourself!

There are two publications that can help you along with the Bible itself, one is titled- What Does The Bible REALLY teach? In Chapter Two it gives much information on how its harmonious and accurate, even scientifically, how its also a book of practical wisdom, a book of prophecy- foretold and fulfilled uniquely, and how it is a book that is alive and exerts power in a person's life.

The other book is- The Bible God's word or man's? It takes you really deep into that question using the Bible for proof behind it!

Find these publications with Jehovah's Witnesses, or online at JW.ORG.

Man may have tampered with this Book, like removing God's name from the nearly 7,000 times it appears in the original texts, but learn so that you can trust this--no one, human being or spirit being can over power God or the Book from him for mankind to learn from so that they can have life! The real life!

Answer 36

the bible is the word of God, most of it seems to be "true" however, through translation i can tell you personally of 2 flaws in interpretation where the translation chooses to water down a story, and hide it them in different levels of modesty. for example the story of Ruth and boaz. or the parable of Jesus describing the man of faith who gets bound with soft cords and his house stolen from by thieves. in the first check out the translation "changed" the story from Ruth uncovering boaz's feet to uncovering his testicles. or in the case of the parable rather than knowing a story of the thief who comes to steal treasures from the good mans house but rather find a drug rapist who binds the man with sleep and then steals the mans' seed.

there are plain and precious things throughout history taken out of the different bibles. in some cases the translators are the worst enemies of truth, and then you have kings quarrellings with popes, and also political ideologies controlling the translators for power. yes religion is the opiates of religions, but if one controls the written word they can literally change the words of God. as what is warned against in Duet 2:4

so there are political corruptions, there are translators corruptions even with good intentions, and there are leadership corruptions even among al the various sectarian translations. comparing the KJV with the NIV is a prime example. sometimes there are entire paragraphs that are missing. and if you get men with a Gay agenda in charge of re writing a certain translation, if he has a wicked agenda he is going to remove all notions of how wicked it is to be "GAY" or actively sinful in such a life style. the same goes for the history of the catholic church. if you have power in the world through the sword of the emperor, no one is going to challenge your priests versions of the translations. and if you convince the emperor to destroy all competition by burning world class libraries, than you get rid of the evidence. and the competition has to submit to the "authority" of their bible. and if they write a bible verse directly into the epistles of the apostles, which contradict current beliefs that are more popular, you than can destroy an entire sect and denomination, or at least have a written word that cannot be usurped because the bible became the only authority. as i understand it, the catholic church had popes that did just this. so also did King james or others. in fact in psalms ch. 45, there was once a verse that said Jesus was married to a (mortal woman) for a wife, but alterations of the verse has been to be changed to mean the church which is dressed in White and Gold. i picture a woman dressed in a gold gown, and covered with a white robe and i imagined a woman in white robe with gold borders.

and although we are not to add to are diminish the words in the bible, as tradition has taught us, even among the protestants though it was started as a tradition in the catholic church, men still continue a false interpretation, or that curse never existed to begin with. or if it did, it was truly maligned as to what was meant to become something it was never meant. idk for sure either way. what i do know, is the book of revelation was not the last book ever written and that grammatically the curse is meant to be part of the book of revelation, not the new testament nor part of the old testament. so here you have interpretations vastly changing the intent of the written word into something that was never intended.

the gospel of Jesus Christ is totally true. the bible itself is not perfectly preserved especially in the English translations. no doubt. God is REAL, Jesus is the son of God and our Lord and Savior. he died and was resurrected bodily. everything after that is debatable.

Answer 37

true

Answer 38

With the King James version many theologians of various denominations decided on the correct translation in agreement. The Dead Sea Scrolls proved that the translation of Isaiah was correct word for word. That was a 2000 year old translation of that book. If it was correct the rest is also correct. Take it or leave it.

Answer 39

While I am sure there may be some translation issues (opinion), the message itself is true and that is what matters. God loves us even though we are complete screw ups and is willing to forgive us. God even sent His Son (Jesus) to show us how to live and to die on the cross for our sins. It was the ultimate sacrifice. Thank God for the mercy He has shown us.

Answer 40

Honestly, I think it's a mixed bag. Some of the books may be true, but others are probably not. The trouble is, we can't access the original documents that were used to write the Bible, and most of us wouldn't be able to read them anyway.

Answer 41

If one believes that the Bible holds truth within it, then one should also believe it all to be true, for the scriptures themselves say that the whole book was inspired of Jehovah. (2 Tim.3:16 & 17) And as for all the future events, those also are due to divine direction given to the writers.(2 Pet.1:20 & 21) There's no other way that such a large array of different writers could all coincide with each other without help from God.



All of that is solid enough proof, but only if you believe the Bible to be true.

Answer 42

As it turns out the Bible is the only so-called Holy Book that authenticates itself, and the way it does this is through prophecy. Isaiah 42:8-9 is one of the clearest passages on this issue.



“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols. See, the former things have taken place and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”



Here's another from Isaiah 46:9-10: “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come.”



Here God is telling us that everything He said would happen in the past has happened. And He’s already told us the things that will happen in the future. Only someone who knows the end from the beginning can do that. It’s the way God authenticates Himself for us. No other so-called deity can make these claims.



In fact in Isaiah 44:6-8 God challenged anyone who claimed to be like Him to a two part test. Part 1 is to accurately recount the past and part two is to accurately proclaim the future. No other so-called deity has ever tried.



To prove this, compare Old Testament prophecy with history. It’s not as hard as you think. One chapter, Daniel 11, contains over 100 historically validated prophecies in just the first 35 verses. Compare them with a 200 year period of world history that begins with the death of Alexander the Great and ends with the arrival of the Roman Empire on the world scene. To make it even easier, use a study Bible that has already made the comparison in its study notes and confirms their accuracy with history.



See for yourself: http://gracethrufaith.com/end-times-prophecy/the-end-times-according-to-daniel-part-three-chapters-10-12/



God called King Cyrus of Persia by name in Isaiah 44:24-45:6 as His agent for freeing the Israelites from Babylon 150 years before Cyrus was even born. Daniel 9:25 prophesied Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, on what would be the first Palm Sunday, to follow a decree to rebuild Jerusalem. The prophecy was given in 535BC. The decree was given 90 years later by King Artaxerxes Longimanus of Persia. The prophecy was fulfilled 483 years later, to the very day. You just can't make this stuff up.



Josephus recorded a supernaturally ordained meeting between Alexander the Great and Jeduah, the reigning High Priest of Israel at the time. Alexander was making his way south toward Egypt, conquering nation after nation as he did. When he came to Jerusalem, the High Priest and his retinue, in their finest robes, opened the gates and met him outside the city, as God had told them to do. Alexander had previously seen this exact event in a dream and took its fulfillment as a sign from God. He spared the city and offered sacrifices in the Temple. When Jeduah opened the scroll of Daniel and read to Alexander portions of what we know as Daniel 8, written 200 years earlier, Alexander correctly interpreted it as referring to him (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XI, chapter 8, paragraphs 4 and 5).



There are over 300 Old Testament prophecies, all of them a matter of public record hundreds of years before the fact, predicting the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ. The abundance and specificity of these prophecies demolish any notion of chance, exceed the requirements of statistical analysis, and prove more conclusively than any other fact of history that Jesus is the Son of God. In fact there is more hard evidence to prove that He is Who He claims to be, than there is that you are who you claim to be.



If you perform your due diligence, you’ll come away convinced that believing in the God of the Bible is the only logical thing to do. You’ll also conclude that if He could predict all those things correctly, it makes sense to believe that He’s accurate in His predictions of our future as well. In His word God has shown us how to prove He is who He claims to be. He expects us to take Him up on it.



The truth converts emotion to logic, adds knowledge to zeal, and makes your faith unshakable. Someday soon that kind of faith might well come in handy.

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Answer 44

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Answer 45

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Answer 47

The bible is fiction.