(May 14, 2010 at 9:39 am)Watson Wrote:(May 14, 2010 at 8:21 am)John_S3V Wrote: However, the bible was not written by the men of the time. IT was written by prophets who were listening to god.Prophets are still human men...that means they are still prone to being as faiiable as any other man...and prone to misunderstanding God's Word.
Quote:Therefore, God's word is perfect.Right; and the parts of the Bible that are truly in line with that Word are also perfect.
Quote:Now, I'm no omnipotent being, so my perception of perfect is hardly one to go by, but can you honestly tell me that you believe the bible is perfect?No.
Alright, I see what you're getting at. The prophets/diciples who wrote the bible could've tarnished it by lying or failing to write things accurately due to misinterpretation. After all, the prophets were mere men along with the people who then had to interprete what the prophet men were saying and then had to translate what they were saying into a language the general population would understand. Therefore, it's our job to discern which texts in the bible are truly god's word and which aren't.... wait a minute.
There's a problem with this. *ponders* If we start to judge for ourselves which texts from the bible are truly god's words then the bible is no longer any more special then any other book, because then one is basically choosing to believe only what he wants or deems accurate to believe.
If one is willing to acknowledge that the prophets/deciples did indeed lie or miscontrue the facts then that means that the whole bible could be wrong. What if that first prophet who that wrote the story of creation was lying? Can we prove that the man who spoke of creation all those years ago wasn't delusional? Can we prove whether or not the man all those years ago was making up stories about omnipotent beings so he could manipulate the masses?
Come my brethren and feast upon one another! (S)He who triumps and has eaten us all will be blessed with the knowledge of all those with whom (s)he has consumed!
