by tabithap5 on January 2nd, 2007

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Is the Bible God's word or man's?

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by kaddiysh on January 2nd, 2007
The Bible is God's word. It was inspired by God and recorded by man.

When we say the Bible is inspired, we do not mean the kind of inspiration that comes to an author trying to write a book or a mechanic trying to find out what's wrong with a car.

In a supernatural way, the Holy Spirit led Moses, Isaiah, Matthew, Paul, and the other Bible authors to write the message of God to man. Their writing was initiated and controlled by God Himself.

The Bible's unusual claim to be the inspired Word of God is made clear in several key passages.

2nd Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God...

The word translated "inspiration" means "God-breathed." This tells us that the Bible originated in the mind of God. The Holy Spirit influenced the individual Bible writers to put down the message God wanted mankind to have.

2nd Peter 1:20-21 says, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation [origin], for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."

These verses make a tremendous claim! They say that the Bible prophets did not originate what they wrote. Rather, they recorded what was given to them by God. They were moved (literally "borne along") by the Holy Spirit. Now, that doesn't mean that their individual personality or style of writing was overpowered. It means that they were kept from having any error creep into what they wrote. They were directed by the Holy Spirit to record only what God wanted man to know.

The Bible's claim, then, is that it was written by God. It is not man's book, it is God's book. Paul informed us that the spiritual truth he gave was "not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches" (1 Corinthians 2:13).

Yes, the Bible claims to be the inspired Word of God--powerful, living, and indestructible (1 John 1:1-3; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25). In both the Old and New Testaments, it is the message of God to people of all ages, a book you can trust!

If the Bible was not authored by God there's no way it could have the amazing unity that it does throughout it's text.

If you asked 10 different authors to write on the same topic there is no way they all are going to agree. More than likely you'll have 10 completely different points of view.

Yet, from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells a single story: the rescue of mankind from sin through the death of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament presents Him as the hope of mankind; the New Testament shows Him to be the fulfillment of that hope.

Now, if the Bible had been written by one person at one time, one could understand how it would be unified in general thoughts and specific details.

But consider these diversities in its origin:

· It was written by 40 different authors.
· It was written over a period of 1,600 years.
· It was written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.
· Its writers came from many walks of life: prophet (Jeremiah), priest (Zechariah), shepherd (Amos), king (David), servant (Nehemiah), doctor (Luke), tax collector (Matthew), and Religious Scholar (Paul).
· It was written on three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.
· A gap of more than 400 years separated the writing of the Old Testament from the New Testament--equivalent to the timespan from the days of Sir Francis Drake to today.

In spite of this wide diversity, the Bible is one book. As branches, roots, trunk, and leaves are part of one tree, so the parts of the Bible make up a single unit. It agrees in doctrine, details of prophecy, what it says about Jesus Christ, and its offer of rescue to mankind. It is a unified book made up of many books.

It is a book you can trust!
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- I agree with you. It is the exact same thing if a business man used his secretary to write a letter. The letter would contain the business man's thoughts, but his secretary would do the writing.
  
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  by tabithap5 on January 2nd, 2007
- Tabithap5, you have no idea how uncanny your comment is. That is the precise example I was going to use... Word for word. I just decided not to use it after all because I'd already given so information. Thanks.
  
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  by kaddiysh on January 2nd, 2007
- The logic seems circular. Either that or the facts were chosen to fit a pre-chosen conclusion.
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on January 8th, 2007
- Good answer!
  
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  by Tallyman on April 10th, 2008
- One problem the bible been rewritten so mant times which version is real.
  
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  by Dave2222 on December 6th, 2008
- I would like to CHALLENGE anyone who would like to have an ADULT reasonable and rational conversation about their religious beleifs.Contact me. bigrkountry99@yahoo
  
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  by SPRTN99 on December 29th, 2008
- Good luck with that ;)
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 30th, 2008
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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on January 8th, 2007
It is man's word and here is why I say that. But first we must assume for a moment that God even exists; not everyone believes He does, but let's pretend just for the sake of illustration. Besides, if he doesn't then it CAN'T be His book ;)

God may have attempted to give us the truth, but let's face the facts. Man is fallible. Even with the best and noblest of intentions, humanity could not hope to get all of his thoughts committed to text properly.
And I could also reiterate the arguments about the editorial process and faulty translations between the languages of Man again, but that gets TEDIOUS after a while.
Suffice it to say that poor transcription plus bad editing equals, at BEST, a faulty interpretation of His word.
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- I cannot see a faulty word when any scrooge or grinch can be kind at Christmas. The heart of God tells us to be kind and love one another through out the year.
  
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  by RockAngel on January 8th, 2007
- I gave you my 2 points because of this phrase..."but let's face the facts. Man is fallible. Even with the best and noblest of intentions, humanity could not hope to get all of his thoughts committed to text properly."
  LOL! I am by no means an athiest and in fact know God exists and I believe in Jesus Christ and the Holy spirit. In fact, I bet they are still laughing after reading that line! :)
  
  In fact this one's gonna keep me laughing all night at work. Thanks for the humorous irony. :)
  
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  by dizzygirlio on January 9th, 2007
- Yes man is fallible, with man nothing is certain, But with God all things are possible. The question in point, If it were mans, now take your own line above, man is fallible. Why do we not wake up every day and kill someone,or steal, or take anothers mate? Yet these laws are broken every day. So, it is God's word to tell us not to do them. This is why I believe it is God's word.
  
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  by RockAngel on January 11th, 2007
- Just because Man is fallible that doesn't make us inherently wicked. I believe it is entirely possible for a human who has never even heard of God to refrain from murder, pedophilia, etcetera.
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on January 12th, 2007
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by Deacon213 on January 8th, 2007
Man's. How many different versions are there? If it were God's, there would be only one Bible.
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- points. my thoughts exactly.
  
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  by Nom de guerre on January 8th, 2007
- God only wrote one Bible, and we have today. These other versions are just PERversions written by man.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 24th, 2008
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by Nom de guerre on January 8th, 2007
Man's, since men got to pick and choose what they wanted to include in it.
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- Of course, that's Why there are pages missing from the book.
  
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  by Barrat per negòci on August 30th, 2007
- Why would man write the Bible if it condemns him as a wicked sinner who can never get to God by his own rigthteousness? The Bible tells the truth about man and mankind doesn't like the truth about himself.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 24th, 2008
- well said "trust".
  
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  by angelzz on December 6th, 2008
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by Mushen on August 30th, 2007
Mans - it's a Fairy Story.
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- Best answer.
  
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  by Gonzo on August 30th, 2007
- Cheers. You are from Bromley South. Really? I used to go to a club in Bromley years ago. (How interesting is that little snippet).
  
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  by Mushen on August 30th, 2007
- Yeah? Ghastly place isnt it? What sort of club are we talking about here!?!
  
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  by Gonzo on August 31st, 2007
- oh god, this was years ago - back in the housey kind of times (and there was you thinking I was talking about some old biddies club or brownies). We used to go there on Sunday nights because we had only enough energy to make it there only. Do you now live in France?
  
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  by Mushen on September 5th, 2007
- We are indeed living in France now! Very nice it is too!
  
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  by Gonzo on September 5th, 2007
- Whereabouts?
  
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  by Mushen on September 5th, 2007
- Roundabouts!
  
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  by Gonzo on September 5th, 2007
- I live in a little village near Paris. It's not too far away from civilisation, but, its nice.
  
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  by Gonzo on September 5th, 2007
- It sounds better than Bromley!!
  
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  by Mushen on September 5th, 2007
- Hhaha! Slightly.
  
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  by Gonzo on September 5th, 2007
- I got lost in the Bromley one-way system last week on the way back from Farnborough - I do believe they have managed to make it worse.
  
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by tiberseptim on August 29th, 2007
God's word, corrupted by man.
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- Jesus told us His words shall never pass away.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 24th, 2008
- Where'd you read that? The Bible?
  
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  by tiberseptim on January 31st, 2008
- Yes, and the Bible also teaches us that God holds His Word above HIS OWN NAME. That's very serious, because God's Name is very serious. There is no name greater than the Name of Jesus Christ(see Philippians 2:9-10). Do you think that if God holds His Word above His own precious Name that is above every name, He would let His holy Word be lost and imperfected, never to be known by us what it originally said or what it truly says?
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 31st, 2008
- Once again, you're citing the Bible as proof. i.e. "The Bible is true because the Bible says so!" The Bible is quite clearly NOT the undiluted, unquestionable word of God. If it was, we wouldn't be here having this conversation, would we?
  
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  by tiberseptim on February 1st, 2008
- Yes, because of mankind's sinful pride and ubelief to accept the God Who gave him life and to admit that he himself(man) is a hell-deserving sinner in need of a Saviour(the Lord Jesus Christ--God come in the flesh).
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on February 1st, 2008
- *sigh* Bottom line: Is the bible God's true word? "Yes!" Who told you that? "Some... guy."
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  Even God's word is not above the corruption and exploitation of Man. You're a fool to believe unquestioningly anything Man tells you.
  
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  by tiberseptim on February 18th, 2008
- AMEN!
  
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by stingiam on January 10th, 2007
it is the inspired word of GOD. Is the dictionary from man or GOD? Man ,but we still learn from it.The bible is guide to help us along.JUst like your dad and mom guide you.Their teachings stop but their love never does neither does GODs
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by msummers10 on January 8th, 2007
Definitely God's word.
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- Proof? Is that an unsubstantiated fact, or a statement of opinion?
  Or are we just point-whoring amongst the Christians? "GOD RULES!" is usually good for a quick 30-40 points around here....
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 10th, 2008
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by Firebrand on January 2nd, 2007
Mans . God not being an earthly being would have had a problem with the pen and paper
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- LOL another anally retentive Christian. Christianity is about loving and being happy why are so many of us so defensive all the time? Troll on little one your belief is not strong enough to endure a little tongue in cheek poking fun The question was answered truthfully
  
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  by Firebrand on January 2nd, 2007
- What a sad bunch of Trolling little freaks you are not even the decency to leave a remark .That is a TROLL not a Christian. I am a Roman Catholic and if I downrated people every time they made fun of my religion i would have no time to bother with the like of you AMEN
  
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  by Firebrand on January 2nd, 2007
- *Anti-troll armor +4*
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on January 8th, 2007
- :) +5
  
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by ----------- on January 2nd, 2007
Man's. Problem solved. Move along
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- Hah I would have to agree
  
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  by anonymous on January 2nd, 2007
- If it were man's word, then why would man condemn himself?
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 24th, 2008
- ....+6
  
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  by Jen-Jen on April 10th, 2008
- Why not? I condemn Man all the time!
  
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by NotAPeoplePerson on August 29th, 2007
Did the bible fall from the sky? no. I believe that the bible is man's word, man's interpretation, and therefore not reliable.
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- someone downrated you because your answer was not what they wanted to hear.. :) +5
  
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  by DreAnna on August 30th, 2007
- I've bumped it up for you. The Bible is nothing but a fairy tale.
  
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  by Barrat per negòci on August 30th, 2007
- Thanks to both of you.
  
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  by NotAPeoplePerson on August 31st, 2007
- *+6*
  
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by asweetguy4u2know saya R.I.P Nelson on August 28th, 2007
It depends on how you look at it God inspired the words and ideas in it but it was man who wrote those ideas and words down to form what we have come to know as the bible But not just any men they were all prophets calle by God and given heavenly inspiration directly from God so while yes it technically was man who wrote the bible it does not diminish the fact that it it is the inspired word of God
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by Little big mouth on August 28th, 2007
Mans. Why would God tell men to put in a book that the things he created are abominations?
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- Why would man write a book that condemned himself as a guilty sinner before a holy God who cannot get to heaven by his own righteousness due to his wicked, sinful condition? Why would man condemn himself?
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on January 24th, 2008
- Why would God tell Man to steal the property of their fellow Man, torture any Man that does not agree with their faith...
  Long story short is that if you parse the history through the lens of logic (or common sense), Christians are either megalomanical, psychotic monsters OR too fractured and non-unified in their beliefs to reliably know what God really meant when He wrote the Bible in the first place.
  I believe the latter to be closer to the truth; I know MANY nice Christians, yourself included
  
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 10th, 2008
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by RockAngel on January 8th, 2007
The bible is Gods word. God speaks in sacred scripture through men in human fashion, in order to see clearly what God wanted to communicate to us. The Bible means "the good news." Let he who wants to hear it do so.
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- Actually, "bible" is derived from the Latin word "biblia," which means "books."
  
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  by fredhetz on January 8th, 2007
- A sage in the making!
  
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  by RockAngel on January 8th, 2007
- Um..okay.
  
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by anonymous on January 8th, 2007
Man's word inspired through revelation of god.
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by O_hare on January 8th, 2007
Mans.
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- someone downrated you because your answer was not what they wanted to hear.. :) +5
  
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by Dead on December 10th, 2007
It's Dog's book, but man got confused.
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- -5 for a joke? Hit me!
  
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  by Dead on December 10th, 2007
- bringin' you up man
  
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by jin jang on August 29th, 2007
Mans word,thinking that it is god's word.
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- I see the trolls are out.
  
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  by jin jang on August 29th, 2007
- Guess they didnt like the answer? lol +5
  
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  by DreAnna on August 30th, 2007
- It seems they don't,thanks for the +5 :)
  
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by rigby on August 28th, 2007
men wrote the Bible. Men make mistakes. They are only human.
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  by DreAnna on August 30th, 2007
- thanks
  
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  by rigby on August 31st, 2007
- ....+6
  
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by Universe Of Life on January 8th, 2007
I dont know, but it makes me wonder why some of the worst crimes against humanity have been commited by different people holding this and similar type books .... I guess in the end we will all know the answer to this one.
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- If every one lived by the 10 commandments, there would be no crimes commited. And you dont have to be a christian to do it. The heart is willing but the spirit is weak!
  
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  by RockAngel on January 11th, 2007
- Good answer. Although I cannot dispute who wrote the book ... but as I have stated in MY opinion, we will find all the answers we seek at the end or the next begining? Thankyou
  
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  by Universe Of Life on January 11th, 2007
- ....+6
  
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by Little Miss Dangerous on January 8th, 2007
I believe the writings of the Bible were inspired by actual experiences with 'God', but a lot could have been lost in the observations, documentation and later translations. Just like the game of telephone, stories may have morphed over time before being documented, or while translated. This says nothing of how actual events may have been misinterpreted in the first place. Kinda like the difference between what I say to my kids and what they 'hear' and remember!
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- Pretty much.
  
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by sleeppro on January 8th, 2007
It depends if Christian then it is God's word-which is what I believe. For Atheist it is man's word. We will all know the truth one day.

God Bless, <:))))<><
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  by RockAngel on January 11th, 2007
- Thanks and God Bless, <:))))<><
  
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by Prunesquallor on September 6th, 2008
Unless the words were inscribed on the page by supernatural means, then the Bible is man's idea of God's word.
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by Tallyman on April 10th, 2008
God's.
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- thanks Jen-Jen
  
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- ...yw
  
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  by Jen-Jen on April 10th, 2008
- Proof? Is that an unsubstantiated fact, or a statement of opinion?
  Or are we just point-whoring amongst the Christians? "GOD RULES!" is usually good for a quick 30-40 points around here....
  
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by Reverand Jim on April 10th, 2008
The Bible is the Word of God, written through man. God chose certain men to write certain things that He wanted to communicate to the rest of mankind. Think about the first five books of what we call the Bible, they were written by Moses but he was writing what God wanted him to. There is no way that any book written by man could be complete and perfectly agree with itself when it was penned by more than a dozen different people over hundreds of years and miles from each other.
There are those who will say that the council that determined which books to include in the Cannon were men and that it was there choice, but these were men of God who prayed for His guidance. It was by His Holy intervention that the Bible was written and became what it is today.
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by 23Skidoo on April 7th, 2008
I should suspect that any self respecting, all powerful being wouldn't need to waste paper to get his word across.

The Bible is the work of people - book sellers and paper producers mostly.
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by Crazy Amy on March 1st, 2008
It's God's word with man's spin on it. He told the men who wrote the bible what to write, they just used some artistic license.
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by sixfoothigh on January 21st, 2008
The Bible is God's word. It is true that he used men to put the words on 'paper' over a time period of approx. 1600yrs, but had it not been inspired by God, it would not have the consistency of thought and purpose. It wouldn't have so many things that were prophesied hundreds of years before they happened that came true with all details fulfilled. Even archeologists have shown the Bible to be true in recording some things that have been lost to secular history.
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- Yes, archeologists are constantly digging up evidence of the truth of the Bible.
  Towns that scoffers thought were "made up" in the Bible have been found.
  
  Someday everyone will know the truth
  
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  by Tallyman on April 10th, 2008
- And had the Flying Spaghetti Monster not created God, none of it would've happened at all!.
  
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by AntigoneRising on August 31st, 2007
Man's. (Definitely not woman's, I might add.)
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- And why are you so sure about that Antigone
  
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  by miteb on March 1st, 2008
- I've read it - many times - and studied it.
  
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  by AntigoneRising on March 2nd, 2008
- So it is your interpretation--but you don't tell me what you have read that brings you to that opinion.
  
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  by miteb on March 2nd, 2008
- Given that when the Bible was written, women's participation in public life, spiritual leadership, and literary life were all but completely non-existent in the respective cultures from which the books came, I agree with the vast majority of scholars that the Biblical texts were authored by males. Some believe Mary Magdalene was the source of the information in John, but being a source and being the author aren't the same. I also would like to point out that the Bible as a collective is one of the most misogynistic literary works in history. http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/women/long.html
  
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  by AntigoneRising on March 3rd, 2008
- I appreciate you taking the time to give me such an informed and informative answer. Thanks Antigone.
  
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  by miteb on March 3rd, 2008
- You are welcome.
  
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by HappyGoLucky on August 30th, 2007
I saw on the history chanel and Science chanels that Jesus was a regular man that wasn't what the bible sead that he was a pesant and he spoke in another lanuage that has been translated over and over again and that the chatholic religion didn't approve some text into the books or the bible they are stored in the cathlic church in rome.I find it kind of shady that the vatican holds so many secrets to the rest of the churches and the world and etc.Because they are considered the first true church and actualy there were the druids and celtic and middle easter religions first.What I find is so funny that people know where jesus was born in the middle east and then they belive these other religions.There is to much ilogical proof that is stated in the bible.I do have faith but not in other things that should be common sense too all man kind.
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by Go Canes on August 30th, 2007
if your a christian it's god's word interpreted by prophets...

some believe it was Shakespeare.
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by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on August 30th, 2007
The Bible is God's preserved, inspired, and inerrant Word(II Timothy 3:16-17). I hope that this helps.

-In the Master's service.
Thank you and God bless you!
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- Thank you for downrating me, downrater. I love you anyway and God shed His precious blood and died for you on the cross of Calvary. I love you and I'm praying for you. :)
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- the message comes through clearly but to say there are not hundreds of errors in the king james bible won't stand up to reading the inspired translation.
  
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by DreAnna on August 29th, 2007
Man's
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- Are you able to prove that man wrote the bible?
  
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  by tabithap5 on August 30th, 2007
- The book itself answers that question..Do you think that god took a pen and paper into the study to write the thing? Man wrote it..sorry if you dislike the answer..just the truth :)
  
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  by DreAnna on August 30th, 2007
- Good point, DreAnna.
  
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  by Branny on August 31st, 2007
- Thank you Luthieness :)
  
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  by DreAnna on August 31st, 2007
- D/Red +6
  
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by Inspector Javert on January 10th, 2007
Its the words of men who were inspired by the /idea/ of a god.
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- someone downrated you because your answer was not what they wanted to hear.. :) +5
  
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  by DreAnna on August 30th, 2007
- ^-^ Thank you.
  
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by biketroy on January 8th, 2007
If it's not mans word then why did the bible stop, did God stop speaking?
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- Well, seems to me He left the instructions, I hear He is coming back to see if we kept them.
  
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  by RockAngel on January 11th, 2007
- If you believe in an All Knowing God he won't have to come back to see anything, he knows already.
  
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by Beans on October 25th, 2011
IMO...It's a book written by man but inspired by God...Our beliefs as to whether it is really God's word is our faith...
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by The Galaxy Hitchhiker on December 13th, 2008
The Bible is God's Word, uttered to then written by man under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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by jj anonymous on March 27th, 2008
The Bible is full of man's reasons to go against what God wills man to be. To me the the bible is a book of excuses for mans failures. The Bible is a way for man to explain away his failure to follow the will of God. You know God really wants us to kill all the men, women and children yep that is Gods Will, War after war God wants that, the Bible tells us so, mans insecure word. Not Gods!
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 10th, 2008
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by Jen-Jen on March 2nd, 2008
I believe it started out as Gods words but then was twisted by man.
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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 10th, 2008
- Thank you Jerv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  by Jen-Jen on April 11th, 2008
- A little late to the party, but have another +6. It was the perfect answer, Jen!!!!!
  
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by Penny The Wise on August 31st, 2007
Man's. They say it's "god's word", but men wrote it.
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by J_Rell87 on August 31st, 2007
i honestly think it is both some of it is God's word and majority are Man's words to put fear in peoples heart and confuse them because come on honestly if thats not true then why do we have some many different bibles and religions now??? Something to think about
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by Xtreme2252 on August 31st, 2007
man's
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by DEFAULT on August 30th, 2007
...the world may never know...even as a diehard christian idk...sometimes i wonder y ppl treat the bible like it's god...the bible ain't god...what does it matter if it's true or not...but i guess we all need some learning...
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- 'What does it matter if it's true or not'
  
  And you call yourself a die hard christian?
  
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  by H on August 30th, 2007
- ...i KNOW that there's a god...and i KNOW that the bible is translated...and i KNOW that the feeling/meaning COULD have been lost in translation......stop treating the bible like it's God!....
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 30th, 2007
- That is completely intangential to the point I just made.
  
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  by H on August 30th, 2007
- i don't feel like having this conversation...all I'm going to say is....THERE IS A COMPLETE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOD AND THE BIBLE...
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 30th, 2007
- Again, I'm not disagreeing with you.
  
  However
  
  You said, what does it matter if the bible is true or not.
  
  THAT is the point I am bringing up.
  
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  by H on August 30th, 2007
- ...oh. okay...i thought u was being rude like a lot of other ppl...anywayz idk if it would matter...like i said n my original comment, we all need some learning...do u think it matters? do u think it'd make a difference?
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 30th, 2007
- Nah, I have no desire to be rude, I just had some questions about your statement.
  
  Well, alot of Christian 'rituals' and philosophy, infact nearly everything, is derived off the Bible... If the only common mechanism that exists for interaction with God IS the Bible, and it has been 'compromised' as such, then surely anything we infer about God from it is potentially compromised?
  
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  by H on August 31st, 2007
- Like, as far as I know, the only reference to people going to hell, judgement, the second coming, exist in the Bible, and if we do not hold the Bible to be necessairly true how can we have any weight in any of these?
  
  In my opinion either we accept it completely (eg word-for-word) or you don't accept it at all (and essentially you aren't a christian). I'm not really a big fan of people who 'interpret'.
  
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  by H on August 31st, 2007
- ...i do believe in the Bible but i think it might be slightly misinterpreted... I put all my trust in God...he does everything for a reason...
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 31st, 2007
- redrum
  
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  by killdrphil - reasonable for a madman on August 31st, 2007
- God said in His Word many times that He would preserve His Word and that it would never pass away. The Bible tells us that His Word endureth forever. There are many corrupt transaltions out there, but that's why we should stick to the good Ol' KJV.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on August 31st, 2007
- You make it sound like god himself came down from the heavens and placed a gold copy of the original Bible into the hands of the kings of the time.
  
  But, he didnt.
  
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  by H on August 31st, 2007
- His Holy Spirit inspired the men to write the words down on stone, paper, etc. The Word of God was already originally settled in the heavens long before the world began.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on August 31st, 2007
- ...Good ol' King James...
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 31st, 2007
- And how do you suppose he passed this word on to men?
  
  Spoke it in English? Invited them over for a coffee? Psychically transmitted it to their minds? All very open to the man's own interpretation.
  
  How about the other books that were not included in the Bible? I suppose God's come down and told you they were forgeries by satan?
  
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  by H on August 31st, 2007
- oooooh....lowblow
  
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  by DEFAULT on August 31st, 2007
- You might call it a low blow but it is a fundamentally important point here...
  
  The Bible, as an open minded good intentions Christian would say it, is the word of God as interpreted by man and written into their own form, and then twisted and changed throughout the millennia, as evident by all the various councils that have added (and removed? dunno) aspects from the Bible.
  
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  by H on August 31st, 2007
- But saying that would be calling God a liar. The way you can know about this suppossed "lost books" is by studying them for yourself and comparing them to what the Bible says. Any truly saved born again Christian(especially one who knows their Bible) should know right off that the Gnostic "gospels" are from Satan.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Which point would be calling God a liar? Sorry, I dont see it.
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- The Word of God not being preserved for us today would be calling God a liar because He and His Word say that His Word endureth for ever and that His words shall never pass away.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Haha =(
  
  So you think that the KJV or whatever Bible you read today is printed word for word as it was 1800 years ago?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- I believe God has preserved His Word, yes. Of course, when someting is translated, it may be worded a little different such as with English and Spanish. In English, if I can say "Jesus is God's Son", but in Spanish, there is no "'s" form in that way, so I must use the term "Son of God" instead of "God's Son". Anyway, I believe that God has preserved His Perfect Word, yes.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- So you believe
  
  If I started to make a copy of the KJV and I changed a sentance, God would come down and edit it back?
  
  I find you too narrow minded/naive/stupid to debate with. I give up, I'm sorry, feel free to live the rest of your life in your ignorance. Whatever makes you feel like you're a good person.
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- Thank you, hencpc999. I doubt that, but the Bible warns that if we take out of His Word we will lost our part from the book of life. I'm not a good person. The Bible says there is none that doeth good. God alone is good.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Then you are more deluded than I thought.
  
  I'm a good person, I am open minded, I help out people whenever I get the chance, I have never intentionally harmed someone, to the best of my knowledge.
  
  What does 'we will lost our part from the book of life' even mean?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:15). I thought I was a good person, until I understood the Ten Commandments. I now realize that only in Christ does any good come from me, yet not me, but Christ who lives in me. :)
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- How does that have ANYTHING to do with keeping the Bible, that has been printed by thousands of different people down the years, which is in its own right only a translation, the most commonly read versions at least, true to God's PRECISE original word?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- You asked what does 'we will lost our part from the book of life mean'. I was responding to your question with Revelation 20:15 and then I responded to what you said about being a good person or not.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Nah, I perform good.
  
  Yes, I asked the book of life thing, but what does that have to do with the Bible's sanctity being completely intact? Stop dodging the question.
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- People who take away from the Word of God or tamper with it will be eternally punished according to the Scriptures. The Bible says that God holds His Word above His own Name. If that is so, then He would preserve it to this day. There are many corrupt, conterfeit versions and translations out there that man has tampered with though(such as the NIV).
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Nope, I dont see how you got that from a metaphorical book that tells people whether they are going to hell or heaven.
  
  And how do you define corrupt? I suppose God has personally told you the entire Bible, you've committed it to memory, and compared it to the existing Bibles to derive which one is closest to God's word?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- Just because God is preserving his word does NOT mean Man is.
  
  Perhaps he has a master copy in heaven that he likes to compare to the available ones on the Earth and maybe he giggles at how much it varies.
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- I've done some study and research along with prayer.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- So, NO, God himself has not told you every word in the Bible from start to finish?
  
  So, in fact, what you have decided is God's true word is in fact your personal opinion via your research, study, and prayer?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- No, based on conviction and truth, as well as the devil's fingerprints all over the NIV, NKJV, NWT, etc.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- No, how can it be based on convinction and truth unless God told you what the actual true version is.
  
  Let's face the facts, your opinion on what the 'actual' Bible is, is as you said, based on your study/research/prayer. Which means, of course, it is entirely YOUR OPINION.
  
  Where are the devil's fingerprints in those texts? I'm not particularly familiar with them but I assume at no point does it actually say 'LOL I AM SATAN' in it.
  
  Again, you have interpreted them and then decided that something you don't like was 'placed in by the Devil to test your faith'?
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- ...ouch!...
  like i said b4...the world may never know...
  
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  by DEFAULT on September 1st, 2007
- There is a strong difference between conviction and opinion, sir. It is my conviction that the KJV is God's Word for English-speaking people because all you have to do (if you are saved and in fellowship with God and know even just a little about Christian Scriptural doctrine) is look some verses in the NIV and know it is corrupt.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 1st, 2007
- Actually, convinction, to me, is just a very strongly held opinion.
  
  And how do these verses in the NIV immediately tell you they are corrupt? Do they go 'lol satan pwns god' or anything to that effect?
  
  No.
  
  Infact, I bet if you looked them up and quoted them to me, they are just sentences not quoted in your 'original bible' and THUS causing you to reject them, rather than ANYTHING to do with the actual content of them.
  
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  by H on September 1st, 2007
- Manuscripts and the corruptions done by the Gnostics, Arians, and Roman Catholic Institution, as well as some modern cults such as the Watchtower Society(New World Translation).
  
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  by Anonymous on September 2nd, 2007
- Sorry, that is my double account. Sinner saved by grace and Saved by the blood of Jesus Christ are the same person. My account keeps messing up and switching back and forth.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 2nd, 2007
- But you are STILL ignoring my point.
  
  You have decided what is real and what isnt, which is STILL your OPINION with no grounds for the belief in it!
  
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  by H on September 2nd, 2007
- Yes, plenty of grounds. I have research(and still do research) these things quite a bit.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 5th, 2007
- It's STILL your opinion, that is the point I am m aking.
  
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  by H on September 6th, 2007
- But sir, you just stated that it had no grounds for belief in it, when that is not the case.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 6th, 2007
- Irrespective.
  
  Do you deny it is opinion? Or are you still trying to flaunt it as a DEFINITE factual truth.
  
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  by H on September 6th, 2007
- I am holding it as conviction, sir.
  
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  by ...trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. on September 6th, 2007
- So you admit it is an opinion, and not a factucal rational truth based upon evidence, a truth that if you presented to other people you could categorically state all the evidence in a clear manner and in such a way that EVERY SINGLE PERSON you presented it to would be convinced.
  
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  by H on September 6th, 2007
- Which is, ultimately, the definition of a fact rather than an opinion.
  
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  by H on September 6th, 2007
- ....+6
  
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by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on August 30th, 2007
mans twisted take on a fairy tale
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by Barrat per negòci on August 30th, 2007
If the Bible is the word of 'God', then how come the Catholics have a few extra pages in their Bible and how come there the missing gospels that were not included in the bible.

http://biblebabble.curbjaw.com/gospels.htm
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- There are no missing gospels. Presuming you mean the Gnostic "gospels", those were contradictory to the Scriptures because they were Occultic.
  
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by Cogito Ergo Sum 3.0 on November 1st, 2011
No, not at all.
The Bible is a book, written by people, who had visions, dreams and delusions about a supreme being called "God".

The greatest example is Genesis. If God created Earth and everything before mankind, how it is possible that men from the Antiquity knew about it?
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by angelzz on December 6th, 2008
2 Timothy 3:16.
all scripture is inspired by God ans profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and training in righteousness....

men inspired by God.
inspired means (God-breathed)
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by Winry_Rockbell14 on November 12th, 2008
God's word!!
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by Wulfweard on September 6th, 2008
The Bible is a history book written by man about a Golden period in the Earths life where God conversed with man
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by dreadyboy on September 6th, 2008
If you belive the BIBLE it is God's word Ps 24 say's
as much.
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