(November 21, 2015 at 4:47 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I am actually interested in studying the Old and new testament per your understanding since you are more charitable in finding gems in it that I would be. I've read a lot of it and I guess perhaps bias made me think a lot of it is boring or irrational. I've read some commentaries online on some confusing passages, but I perhaps I can start a Bible study thread where I ask you questions?The Bible and the Koran use the same basic rule: believe and obey without exception.
I don't like how people are hasty in concluding Quran is irrational and are not charitable to it, so I don't want to do the same with the Bible.
The Old Testament biblical stories are meant to show the application of one of the Ten Commandments that are listed in Exodus 34:10-28.
The best advice in the Protestant Bible is Proverbs 1:8-19. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...;MEV;VOICE
The more secular books of Ecclesiastes, and Sirach & Wisdom in the Catholic Bible have interesting thoughts on life.
The Koran is generally useless because it goes overboard with doom and gloom and doesn't have any useful suggestions. It's not as racist as the Bible but that's about it.
The Bible and the Koran are better than the Book of Mormon, which is complete garbage. In any case you would be better off worshipping your right big toe than the God and Allah characters depicted in the Bible and in the Koran.
