The Bible

[chatpilot]

It's interesting to see the turn this thread has taken.If I were to get into all the inconsistencies of the bible we would be here all day.Remember I am stating my position from experience,unlike many of the so called arm chair atheist on this web forum.I was a Pentecostal evangelist and yes at one time I thought I had the power of God literally coursing through me when I ministered to the sick and prayed for those who wished to experience the power of the holy spirit.I have been studying this issue for the past 14 years independently.In order to understand this you need to look into several fields of study namely:psychology,psychiatry,metaphysics etc.

I have passed out under the so called power of God which I have determined is nothing more than an emotional overeaction to the stimulus of religious fervor.I have spoken in tongues (glossolalia) and beleived I exercised at one time or another the gifts of the Spirit as outlined in the bible in

1Corinthians 12:7-11
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

Regarding bible contradictions and inconsistencies here is a good list:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/j...tions.html

Like I said if you want to refute me do your homework first then state your position.As far as putting people in an ignore list I dont do those things.Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs but before you state them make sure you have a strong defense.I sometimes forget that not everyone here has had the same experiences and have studied the same materials as myself and assume that everyone automatically knows what I am talking about.To those that I have offended I apologize.There are many reasons I dont consider the bible the "inspired word of God".Traditionally in fundamental circles to say that the word of god is inspired by God means that it is God breathed in other words God chose some men as he did with the prophets and put his thougts and ideas into those men.Of course during the transmission of those thoughts there is also the human error factor which in any such study cannot be ignored.
2 Timothy 3:16:

16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That is the direct qoute from the KJV of scripture regarding the inspiration of the bible.This is a reference to what I have just stated.From another website trying to describe what it means that the scriptures are inspired by God the following are not my words:

When people speak of the Bible being inspired, they are referring to the fact that God divinely influenced the human authors of the Scriptures in such a way that what they wrote was the very Word of God. In the context of the Scriptures, the word inspiration simply means “God-breathed.” Inspiration means the Bible truly is the Word of God, and makes the Bible unique among all other books.