Chief 30 Report post Posted May 16, 2010 There are some books taken out of the original bible. The Roman government decided which books should be in the bible. There are some books focusing on women, and they were removed. They did this to keep the society male dominate. you are mistaken and seemingly not taught what was taken out, who took it out, and why it was taken out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joko 1 Report post Posted May 16, 2010 you are mistaken and seemingly not taught what was taken out, who took it out, and why it was taken out. Well i personaly dont know what was taken out. would you mind telling us what was then? All i know is stuff was tooken out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isaacsol 10 Report post Posted May 20, 2010 I believe the Bible is a work of fiction. It is the oldest book in the world (regardless of religion as most have similarities) and just like I tell one person something when it gets to person 100 it will not be the same. Then one must ask what is god? Or should I say gods as the bible (old and new testament) refers to two sections about GODS and not GOD. In truth if god existed he would be an alien life form no doubt created during the big BANG or so some believe. That is because in Hebrew, G-d is referred to as Eloi (which is the singular), though more commonly as Elohim, which is the plural. Though He is one entity technically, His omnipresence makes him the plural grammatically. It just got translated into a language which does not understand that meaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief 30 Report post Posted May 21, 2010 The trinity is considered real though. If God is God, than cant he do anything, even something we dont understand? 3 in 1 is still one, its like thirds, yet still whole pieces, of one larger whole. Sure, confusing as it may be, He is God and can do what He wants, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knuckles 1 Report post Posted July 4, 2010 To answer your question, I don't know. If there is a god, which god? Zeus? Thor? Horus? Allah? Yahweh? [insert unlisted god here]? I firmly believe nobody can truly know which form of deity is the one of reality. People firmly believe in their deity (or deities) and feel that their beliefs are correct while everyone else is wrong. While Christians feel certain that they're reading the book of truth and worshiping the one living God, other religious belief systems don't believe a single word of the Bible as divine authority but instead another religious compilation of books written by man with no divine inspiration from a deity. I will openly tell you why I am not a believer in Christianity. I was once a believer in the Christian faith, but my faith fell like a house of cards upon reading the Bible with an open eye in contrast of reading it their way, like sending a prayer to the Holy Spirit for the correct interpretation. The Bible, the foundation of Christianity, reads several passages that are of a questionable nature. In the Bible I found atrocities, absurdities, violence, genocides, wholesale killings caused by divine disasters (like the Noah's Ark flood story), repugnant laws, an outdated moral code, contradictions, and corruptions due to translation and hand-copying. Nearly every Bible believer holds diverse opinions, interpretations, and context. I'm also lacking materialized evidence supporting my former beliefs, and thus I found myself no longer believing in Christianity nor the relevant god. The concepts of original sin, eternal punishment, repentance, humble worshiping, self-denial, and total depravity is entirely devoid of a healthy spiritual and thought life. As a result, the mountains of questions I've asked my former fellow Christians are left unanswered, or with dry, unconvincing answers because their 'knowledge' in the Bible was challenged. I've also studied 'some' history over the Internet on the disasters caused by religion alone. The Jonestown Massacre, the crusades, inquisitions, and maniacs like Hitler with the Holocaust (Hitler was a Christian, a Catholic to be exact). Christianity has a history of bloodshed, and my greatest regret was to believe in said religion in the first place. Given the faulty book called the Bible and the bloodstained history, it is safe for me to feel good about my decision of abandoning what I once believed as the universal truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiriashi 117 Report post Posted July 4, 2010 EDIT: It seems I was wrong about the rules. :S Your, post did contribute to the debate even though it was a reply to an older topic. Sorry 'bout that. :sweatdrop: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
