Why Read the Bible?

[goodlife]

Do you, read the Bible solely as a religious duty?

Or do you occasionally read the Bible out of curiosity?

Then there are those who read the Bible merely so that they can say that they have read it through.

[Ankou]

well in your one other question ever posted you said:

"The Bible tells us that God gave our original parents all they needed to enjoy a happy and safe life. Furthermore, as they and their offspring obeyed God’s command to “be fruitful and become many and fill the earth,” the growing human family could count on God’s ongoing care.—Genesis 1:28.
Sadly, though, Adam and Eve deliberately turned their backs on their Creator by willfully disobeying him and choosing a course of independence from him. (Genesis 1:28; 3:1-6) By far the majority of their descendants have followed in their footsteps. (Genesis 6:5, 6, 11, 12) In short, humankind as a whole have chosen to be masters of themselves and of their home, the earth, without any guidance from God so as allway you learn by your mistakes."

so do you read it (religiously or out of curiosity), and do you believe in it all ?

you first.

[goodlife]

When it comes to religion, mistaken beliefs have historically caused great harm. Think of the horrors that resulted from religious leaders.

So on what, then, can you confidently base your beliefs? Since God has given you intellectual capacity to investigate the world around you and to ask questions concerning spiritual matters, does it not make sense that he would also provide the means to get accurate answers to your questions? Yes, of course he would! How, though, can you establish what is true, genuine, or real in matters of worship? I have no hesitation in saying that God’s Word, the Bible, provides the only basis for doing this (2 Timothy 3:16, 17)

[rowanwitch]

Have read it...its a nice story book for children... so long as you edit out the hellfire and damnation and the obviously socially inappropriate bits... but then again I would also read them the Adventures of Monkey.... and the Anansi stories...etc The Celtic myths, the odyssey .... as wide a range as possible... pointing out where similar patterns emerge eg flood myths, virgin goddesses, male god sacrificed for future life...

[Ankou]

"its a nice story book for children"

are you serious? with all that demonic violence?

[Ankou]

goodlife, are you like the trinity ?

are you elderman, truthabounds and goodlife, all in one ?

[rowanwitch]

No worse than computer games.... and a little editting is acceptable its hardly 'gospel' is it....sorry....

[jackthehat]

It ain't necessarily so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlefu81dZQ

[mccfluff]

the old testament has some cracking stories in it

[Ankou]

cracking or crackers ?

[Ankou]

rowan, there comes a point in time when we must all wonder whether playing grand theft auto is better for a child than being read the bible.

gta can harm an individual, bible bashing can harm a species.

[rowanwitch]

I think it is how you approach it.. I have sat with young ones and read stories and had to answer questions like why was god so horrible... and how could jonah live in a whale he'd be dissolved like my dinner and come out as poo

And how could someone turn men into pigs (Homer)
Its easy to say that its all made up stories and someone imagined them long ago... like someone imagined pokemon or dora the explorer

[goodlife]

Ankou
Oh dearie me!
You poor demented creature.
Three in one - a trinity? My, my I think we should send for the men in white coats.
No. I'm not a trinity.
Obviously there is more than one true christian here.

[vulcan]

To believe the Bible one must have tremendous faith- in every story teller, writer and translator involved over the centuries in producing this tome. Do you really believe they didn't make one single mistake ? I do not have this faith in my fellow men judging by their past record.

[mccfluff]

both ankou :-)

[Ankou]

so you don't believe in the trinity godlife ?

[brionon]

I was encouraged to read that book by a nice man with a stick.

[LazyGun]

@goodlife-one would hope that your characterisation of another poster,Ankou as a "poor,deluded creature" was your ham-fisted attempt at humour, rather than a genuine response.given the similarity in postings between you,elderman,spreading etc, with your incessant starting posts,trite homilies and inclusive verses from the book of fable, we are all entitled to question whether you are distinct entities or merely sock-puppets /trolls.

Regardless- No, I don't read the bible.As a guide to modern living, I warrant that The Beano offers greater insight and guidance.

Given that we can explain human development and intelligence through naturalistic means, why on earth do you continue to invoke a supernatural being with no plausibility,or empirical evidence to support their existence?

The only poor deluded creatures around here are those who believe implicitly in fairy tales!

[Ankou]

demented lazygun, demented.

i took it in the spirit that i believe it was inended.

[Elderman]

Ankou, No

LazyGun
Does it confuse you, you must be the judge.