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So I guess it would depend on whether or not you believed the Bible. If you do, then it is. If you don't, then it's not.
Originally posted by fourthmeal
Like all works of spirit that have re-imagined and interpreted by man...
You must read between the lines!
If you are taking it literally you are missing the point completely.
Originally posted by jhill76
I see many on here and even offline speak of the Bible being the Word of God. Is this true?
If I open up to any section of said Bible, I will get this:
Ezekiel 1:1
In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
or
2 Cor. 12:2
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows.
I see the above scripture and many others, speak of a person speaking these things about their own experiences with God or his angels, or their own life.
When others speak on the Bible being the word of God, are they saying every word is of his? Or, are they saying, it is his word to us?
So if it is or isn't the Word of God, what ultimate purpose does the Bible serve us?
So when Christians say the Bible is the word of God, they mean that this is the true testament of God's dealing with these men, and God Himself has preserved these accounts for our knowledge, and by standing on their shoulders, and following the teachings they were taught, we can come to the same knowledge of God.
It is a blueprint for global domination, passed down through the ruling bloodlines. I would write more, but I am so used to being overlooked on this site, I just can't be bothered any more. The truth is out there if you seek it, otherwise the lies will eat you alive.
Originally posted by jasonl1983
Since "god" is the absolutely mystifying and incomprehensible energy that binds the fabric of the universe and has no gender or apparent "will" or "plan," I would have to say NO, it does not. The Bible is entirely a human construct!
Originally posted by jhill76
reply to post by purplemonkeydishwasher
It is a blueprint for global domination, passed down through the ruling bloodlines. I would write more, but I am so used to being overlooked on this site, I just can't be bothered any more. The truth is out there if you seek it, otherwise the lies will eat you alive.
You are not overlooked by I. I would appreciate would you have to offer on this.
Originally posted by jhill76
reply to post by TheChosenKing
The Bible is not a great historical reference ,it has to many inconsistencies and fiction incorporated into it.
Does that mean that book can't describe God, or there is no God because their is no God?
Nobody living today knows how old humans are or how the Earth came to exist.
I believe the nature of the universe and the unique energy which binds it does not have a human like consciousness and so we are in error to ascribe to it human qualities, like the need to "plan."
To describe God would be to limit Him ( and I use Him rather than it because it sounds more respectful and because Jesus referred to Him as Father...that implies male-ness. But I do not believe God has a gender. That also would be limiting an unlimited being.)
Originally posted by jasonl1983
reply to post by jhill76
I even disagree with your use of the term "he" to describe your "God." Something as powerful as the creator and (absentee) ruler of the universe has a gender? Why would God even have sex organs?
Originally posted by jhill76
Originally posted by jasonl1983
Since "god" is the absolutely mystifying and incomprehensible energy that binds the fabric of the universe and has no gender or apparent "will" or "plan," I would have to say NO, it does not. The Bible is entirely a human construct!
Would you say God has a plan, just not for us to know?