Unregistered

It was with some trepidation I began to research the "reasons" and notes posted in the article refuting the inspiration of the Bible. Iwas afraid it may unseat my faith. I was wrong. Not only have all the textual critisizms be address in many other writtings by other scholars of Bible linguistiscs over the past one hundred years, but when one views this article with open eyes to the writer's point of perception revealed in the latter reasons- its becomes glaringly clear:

"I" cannot...
"I" cannot...
"I" cannot...
"I" will not...

This is fine. The author cannot but others can so why bother to write this article if not to dissuade those who do believe from trusting it for their souls eternal salvation. Should we trust the author of this article instead?

The author is simply another non-believer rejecting the eternal grace of God - which can be and is genuinely experienced - which he alone choses to neglect. He cannot accept the fact that as God, God is capable of preserving His Word in the form that retains all revealed divine truth to us today necessary for salvation, history, instruction, correction and edification. (2 Timothy 2:15-18; 2 Timothy 3:16).

RevDahlia

I highly suggest you register and address this where people may freely respond to you.

Otherwise, bawk bawk bawk BAWKKKKK!

mongrel

I know I'm wasting my time, and I shouldn't bother with this as he/she will probably never read this, but I just can't resist having a little pick at it.

I find this part amusing(my emphasis):

Speaks for itself, I feel.

And this:

"Unregistered" is simply another godbot, who cannot accept the fact that not everyone believes his/her mythological god exists, and insists on using his/her book of fallible mythical stories as 'proof' of itself.

Hot Karl

I've always wondered about that. If your faith is so just and strong why the hell do you need to preach to me?

soluble_fish

because his faith tells him that everyone is going to hell who doesn't believe what he believes, and that he gets brownie points with the man on the moon for saving poor souls like yours...

but then again, you knew that didn't you...

sf

faust

This sort of comment is always very telling. The idea that studying criticism or questioning your faith is abhorrent is very strange to me. It almost reads like "I hope in advance that i disagree, even though I haven't yet read what he has to say, because if he makes sense, then i'll have to abandon my faith and that scares me." That just makes no sense to me. It's like understanding Newtonian physics, and being presented with relativity and going "nooooo!!! can't be right, because then i won't have any physics to believe in! safety safety retreat!"

I don't see why Unregistered or the other believers who worry about their faith being unseated don't instead look at life and learning as a quest to find truth. If truth isn't in the bible that doesn't mean there is no truth, it just means the bible is wrong; big deal, be glad you're on teh way to rectifying your view of the world.

Yes of course the bible is inspired, but not by god. It was inspired by the same reasons that inspired the first caveman (b/c no cave woman would be so silly to come up with such nonsense) to try to look like he could explain something he knew nothing about (shut up cavewoman! we're not lost! no, i won't ask directions). From the very beginning the bible was shaped by sects who accepted and rejected parts that either supported or conflicted with their worldview or political bent. Examples are teh apocrypha, the gnostic christians, the forged writings of Paul, etc etc. Then down the centuries the "inspiration" for alterations continued. No god was involved, and certainly not one who strove to make sure the collection was coherent and presented the same message. It's bears all the marks of human invention, and human turning to each's own ends. It bears the marks of political reconstruction and justification, the insertions and deletions of theological zealots, and the merging and corruption of pre-existing tradtions.

One does not need outside material to conclude that the bible contains no coherent message, a simple reading suffices to see that nearly every rule, guide, moral suggestion, and commandment is countered in some other portion by its direct opposite, sometimes within the same verse.

Unregistered, if you read this, register, join the discussion, an unquestioned faith is a blind faith.

Aravnah Ornan

The Bible is true; after all, it says so right in the Bible. That certainly has me convinced.

id.s

Note to Unregistered- The author said "I cannot, I cannot, ....I will not...." his testimonial - not "Thou shalt not" or "Thy will be done". Yes, on this site we do respect the wisdom in Choice. Nowhere did the Author say "You cannot-You Will not" like You have to believe.? People here tend to search out the truth rather than be fed Gerbers all there life. Sorry you're afraid to face the truths. Religion likes to hide behind mass ignorance. Post slutters-free site.