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by Jessica on December 8th, 2008
Most likely yes,sorry.
by dead leaves raked in a pile on December 8th, 2008
No, it's a book.
by Artemus on December 8th, 2008
Nope, its just bulls#!t
by Suby the Coat on December 9th, 2008
No. It is a holy Book.
I should be studied with due reverence.
It should be studied with a mind full of faith.
It is not a Book for studying critically and passing comments.
Studying it with reverent faith one will be enriched.
by snakebarber on December 8th, 2008
The bible is a grand tool of manipulation.
by NotAnonymous on December 9th, 2008
no, its a book.
by Sgt Churba - Rational Response Squad on December 8th, 2008
I can't tell you about the bible. But the cake is most certainly a lie.
by Rinky Dinky Do on December 9th, 2008
A fable and a fantasy for sure
by HoboJoe on August 16th, 2011
Don't understand the bible. So my answer is I don't know.
by qsandas on August 16th, 2011
That's a loaded question. The bible is a collaboration of different stories and teachings written many years after said events took place. One cannot truthfully say that they know what they read is 100% true or false. Add to this the fact that this book has been altered, reconstructed, and retranslated time and time again and you get a mixture of fact, fiction, and opinion. So no, it is not a lie, nor is it the truth. It just is.
by Tsamaya is on semi-retirement on December 23rd, 2008
No...just a badly written fiction!!!!!
by Kristafr on December 9th, 2008
I've never had God lie to me. People on the other hand are very good at it. The bible may have been written by people, but it is the inspired word of God.
by ALM4 on December 8th, 2008
no, i dont think its a lie : /
by inokytoe3 on August 16th, 2011
NO! It is the living truth that I live my life by. There are those who wish not to follow it and are entitled to that decision as I am not responsible for them or their choices.
by guirion on August 16th, 2011
No, not a lie but loaded with human misconceptions.
The creation in Genesis for example, there are many things Moses could not comprehend so he wrote them down as what he understood.
Today there are people that still can't comprehend that God has no sense of time and believe everything was done in six days.
by MagicSquares on December 20th, 2008
No, just a long series of myths and fables, with maybe a little historical accuracy thrown in, all interpreted by some folks (mainly, originally for control purposes) as the basis for a whole belief system.
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on December 20th, 2008
No, just a little fib.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on December 17th, 2008
What sort of a question is this? You are bound to get every shade of belief represented in the answers you receive.
I will say it is NOT a lie, that it is truth.
by Williamstown on December 17th, 2008
No, being a Christian all my life has taught me otherwise.
by Riding the last galaxy on December 17th, 2008
It's a lie only to those that don't understand it nor want to understand it.
by MRD is sleeping in a gutter. on December 8th, 2008
It's a beautiful story, but just a story nonetheless.
by Marky Mark on August 16th, 2011
No, that's a childish accusation.
by Isaac on August 16th, 2011
There are many claims in the bible, some of them are true and some of them are false. Some of them are contradictory to other claims. If you accept the bible as an authority, then pick your cherries wisely.
by crubs83 on August 16th, 2011
no
by Phoenix on April 21st, 2011
It is a mixture of historical facts, fiction, and perspective. Intentional lie? No. Misinterpreted by every one of its followers? Yes.
by pepe09 on March 9th, 2009
No it is not!
We can be assured that all of God’s ways are truthful, righteous, and loving.
When writing to Hebrew Christians of the first century C.E., the apostle Paul confirmed that God’s oath and his promise make “two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie.” (Hebrews 6:17, 18)
In his letter to the disciple Titus, Paul also expressed this thought when he wrote that God “cannot lie.”—Titus 1:2.
Jehovah has unlimited power, he never acts unjustly. Moses described Jehovah as “a God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; righteous and upright is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:4)
You will do yourself well to read God's Word every day of your life.
by jangobean on December 17th, 2008
Yes.
by AlexanderTheGreat on December 9th, 2008
Jesus Christ is real, and is the son of God.
However the modern day bible has lies in it, but not all of it is lies.
If i was you i would trace back the oldest Bible i could in Latin or whatever language it is and translate it and then decide what you believe.
All the best, God Bless You!
by Anonymous on December 9th, 2008
It's different things to different people. Some swear by it others feel it is false. We should each look at it and decide for ourselves based on our knowledge and ability to take it objectively.
by Dave2222 on December 9th, 2008
Now we know the bible has been rewritten so many times the stories could have changed many times.
by MrJosh on December 8th, 2008
I don't think labeling the bible "a lie" is appropriate. The bible is a collection of fables and accounts, some of which happened, some of which did not, and some of which we do not know. There are many claims made about the bible such as, "It is inerrent," or "It is a good source of moral instruction." These statements are at best misled, and at worst, lies.
by randomguy on August 16th, 2011
Its a story extremely loosely related to some facts. If you take it at face value, then I have no respect for you. On the other hand if you deeply understand the meaning behind the story and want to use it in your life, that I think is fine. Just don't push it on me.
by -O-uknow on August 16th, 2011
Methink MAN is full of lies so take it from there.
by Occams Electric Razor on August 16th, 2011
Well, that's a complicated answer. I think there is some fact in the bible because it was written by people who lived a long time ago and the stories they wrote down had been part of their cultural lexicon that had been passed down by word of mouth for many many years. So by the time people were advanced enough to have a written language and decided to document and explain the history of man the stories had been transformed, told, retold, embellished and made fantastical and passed down to generation after generation. But the way of life, the culture, the traditions, what they wore and ate and such is probably pretty accurate. So to some degree, as a piece of history and a part of human culture there is some truth as to what people believed but there is no proof imo that is evident that there is a god or a messiah or any future as the bible predicts. Just stories passed down and exagerated and blown up to attempt to explain things people couldn't explain on their own. Half of Christianity and the Bible borrows from the stories and beliefs of the Pagans and the Summerians and the Egyptians and it was all mixed into a retelling of the Middle East's made up version of history.
The paranormal, the magical, the fantastical side of all of it is a lie and once religion was founded and began to gain powerand take control of the world it only allowed for people like Consantine and others to manipulate it even further for their agenda of controlling the masses.
by Patti jo on August 16th, 2011
No I dont
by hong kong phooey on April 21st, 2011
no , it`s the only real truth in the world :)
by 404 on December 23rd, 2008
Not really, It is just over-hyped nonsense about a true fact. Imagine someone writing a dictionary-length book about how much they like pie. That's the bible, except replace pie with god.
by Rabid Octopus wears a COAT of life on December 23rd, 2008
Yes.
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by Mephistopheles on December 17th, 2008
It's a fantasy
by drdirs on December 17th, 2008
The people who tell you that they KNOW the Bible is the word of God, those people are lying, and the way they present the Bible to you, it's being presented as a lie.
Taken literally, the Bible is factually incorrect on its own, and since it claims to be right, even "the perfect word of God", then that is plainly a lie.
Taken figuratively, it's not a question of whether it's true or false, but whether it teaches good or bad things. The answer then is that it teaches both. So as such it isn't "a lie", but anyone who claims that they KNOW they're reading it just the way God intended us to read it, is lying.
All in all, in some ways it may not be "a lie", but if you're looking for truth, it's maybe not the best place to start.
by Kornflapper on December 9th, 2008
It's certainly contradictory. Consider the commandment:
"Thou shalt not kill" Exodus 20:13
Now consider some of the other instructions in the bible:
"If a man commits adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death." Leviticus 20:10
"If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal." Leviticus 20:16
"If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death." Leviticus 20:9
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven... A time to kill." Ecclesiastes 3:1-3
by Hyacinth is not a Shrinking Violet on December 9th, 2008
If someone believes in something then it is the truth to them. This question is antagonistic to believers and non-believers as such.
by Sharpie on December 9th, 2008
Its a story, just like every other book written. Yes its a lie, it brainwashed the public into believing something that controls their lives.
by wolfsquestions99 on December 8th, 2008
hmmm, well Iv learned that the bible has been re-written and interperated many times, so, the original word of god may have been truthful, but todays methods of teaching the bible seem extreamly out of place.
I beleive anyone should be able to be happy regardless of what the bible says, God wants us to be happy(at least I think he does) and learn at the same time from the mistakes we make in life, and they're called consequences.
by Sidhedarkness on December 8th, 2008
No, lies are deliberate works of untruth being passes as untruth. At best, the bible is a moral code handed down from God, at worst it is a collection of myths and legends of the Semetic peoples.
by spreader on August 17th, 2011
As it has often been said: “Tell a lie often enough and the people will believe it.” Many politicians appear to agree with this, and, in the minds of many, politics is closely associated with lying.
People tell lies for all kinds of reasons. But sincere Christian know “There is Someone up above who knows what you are doing.”
So the event recorded in the Bible book of Genesis, and the lie was a matter of life or death for mankind. God indicated to the first man, Adam, that his continued life depended on obedience. He gave Adam a simple law to keep and said that if he failed to keep that law he would “positively die.” But Satan maliciously lied and said: “You positively will not die.” That was the first of the billions of lies that have been heard on this planet Earth.—Genesis 2:17; 3:4.
Many today do not believe that account in the Bible. But Jesus, the most truthful man who ever lived, confirmed that the record in Genesis is not myth but true history. (Matthew 19:4, 5) Certainly, the results of that lie are still with us..
by Flipper on August 16th, 2011
No.
by An Unsavoury Character on August 16th, 2011
I wouldn't go as far as saying that, but I would say that there are probably a lot of factual innacuracies.
by Zack on August 16th, 2011
I'm with HoboJoe on this one. I don't know either.
by courtneyxx8 on April 21st, 2011
My personal belief is that it was created by a bunch of dudes that got bored. However, I respect the opinion of those that wish to follow it.
Is there a study guide along with"Know the Bible in 30 Days"?
by Answerbag Staff on July 11th, 2010
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What year did ronald knox publish the new testament?
by Answerbag Staff on July 6th, 2010
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According to the bible.. has God always been honest?
by aldonoir on January 17th, 2012
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Who publishes the new King James Bible?
by Answerbag Staff on June 14th, 2010
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Is there anywhere I can get audio of the King James Bible with an Australian narrator?
by AussieMe on January 12th, 2012
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It's a for sure yes. ;-)
by Don Gorgeous George on December 27th, 2008
The bible is used to scare poeple into beliving into god by saying they will go to hell.well then fuck those selfish bitches
by BigManAdam on November 27th, 2009
Amen.
by Don Gorgeous George on November 27th, 2009
exactly!!
by Jessica on December 3rd, 2009