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The Bible is being revised by conservatives who think it has gotten too liberal. Conservatives have decided to edit out the liberal parts.
That’s the inspiration behind the Conservative Bible Project, which seeks to take the text back to its supposed right-wing roots.
Does a conservative bible help ALL of the people?
At the end of Revelations says that the Bible shall not be altered so I guess that they are really going to pi$$ their God off.
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October 13 2009 | Bible | 20 Comments »
I am having a hard time finding verses in one bible that are conflicting in another because of translation differences. I was wondering for some specifics because the bible is just to big to pick are random verse and hope it is different in another.
anything from the message bible will be butchered from any other translation.
there are textual variants present in some bibles that favor the byzantine text rather than the Alexandrian
such as 1 John 5:7 in the KJV vs the NASB
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October 07 2009 | Bible | 2 Comments »
What does the Bible say about the treatment of animals? I am looking for things the Bible actually says, and not things that need someone’s interpretation.
The Word of God does not mention the treatment of animals to a great extent. However, from the creation account we get both what the Bible says about animals and how we must treat them. In Genesis 1 we find the creation of all things. It is here that we see God establishing the relationship between man and animal. In verse 28 God gives to man authority over all that was created on earth. Man is to take care of and use the earth. Man is to have the authority over all that was created. This means that man is to assume the control and protection of all that God had created. We must be careful in this role. Many are for protecting every animal no matter the cost both to mankind and to the animals.
However, it is important to notice what God does after the sin of man. Genesis 3 gives to us the details of the first sin man commits. In verse 21 God prepares for mankind a covering out of skin, for the first time an animal dies. The implications from this flow throughout the Word of God; because of man’s sin, death has entered the world. However, for our discussion on animals it is important to understand that the animals are to be used by men for our needs.
In Genesis 9 there is a change between man and animal. Up to this point, animals were not used as food. However, God now includes certain animals in the diet of mankind. God also puts fear of man into the animals. Again animals are used to fill the needs of men. However, God continues His command in verse two to watch over these animals.
Animal cruelty should not take place if men truly understand the command to be “caretakers” of the earth. We are to control the numbers of animals so disease and sickness do not kill them off; we are to use the animals for our needs; we are to control animals in a manner in which they are not harmful to humans; and finally we should protect them from over-killing and abuse. The problem lies in the fact that many do not understand this balance and tend to over-protect or under-protect animals. Animals were created for us to enjoy, so protecting a remnant for others to enjoy is also proper. Proverbs 12:10 tells us, "A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel."
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October 01 2009 | Bible | 5 Comments »
I am looking for a novel that factually has the history of how the bible came to be. I am also looking for other novels about the history of Christianity/Catholicism before and after Christs time – any suggestions?
If it helps I’m looking for books that are Fact Based not Opinion Based that point to the Bible and the Religions being Misleading.
I do not know of any novels about "how the bible came to be" but here are some well written ones about the early history of Christianity:
Ann Rice has a couple of very nice novels about the life of Christ:
+ "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt"
+ "Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana"
Lew Wallace wrote "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ"
Lloyd C. Douglas wrote "The Robe"
With love in Christ.
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September 29 2009 | Bible | 5 Comments »
Or does it depend on how literally one’s understanding of the bible is? You know, if one has a very literal understanding of the bible, then does one ignore and deny a lot of science and if one has only a slightly literal understanding of the bible, then one ignores and denies only a little science? But above all, if one has any belief at all in the bible being the word of a god, then one is denying science to some extent, right?
absolutely.
no contest
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September 23 2009 | Bible | 42 Comments »
How did the bible know that the earth is a circle, a flat 2 dimensional shape? Way before we finally found out that the earth is 3 dimensional sphere thats’ buldging?
If bible is not the word of God, I don’t know what is.
In Daniel, the king “saw a tree of great height at the centre of the earth…reaching with its top to the sky and visible to the earth’s farthest bounds.” If the earth were flat, a sufficiently tall tree would be visible to “the earth’s farthest bounds,” but this is impossible on a spherical earth. Likewise, in describing the temptation of Jesus by Satan, Matthew 4:8 says, “Once again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world [cosmos] in their glory.” Obviously, this would be possible only if the earth were flat. The same is true of Revelation 1:7: “Behold, he is coming with the clouds! Every eye shall see him…”
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September 21 2009 | Bible | 17 Comments »
My boyfriend has been super depressed lately because of the lack of money. He wants to join the national guard (Yes – he has resorted to that) So he can continue to go to school. What are some good bible versus to reassure him it’s okay not to have any money?
1 Samuel 2:7-8 (New International Version)
7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
"For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s;
upon them he has set the world.
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September 15 2009 | Bible | 4 Comments »
I’m a Yankee in the south and I see a lot of sibling unions in the poor uneducated areas. To each their own (I wouldn’t do my own sister), at least they are not doing same sex, animals or children, but a lot of us don’t see it as proper.
Besides babies being born with one eye, how those the bible view this as?
it is wrong if you google it you will probably find some scripture about it. but i live in the south and i dont know anybody that does that. i dont know where your living but you might want to get out of there.
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September 13 2009 | Bible | 15 Comments »
are there any conditions to Gods answering prayers?
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and are there any verses for this?
God does not answer the prayers of the wicked. Look in Psalms and Proverbs.
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September 11 2009 | Bible | 3 Comments »
The text is clear in the original languages. So how can Christians help others understand this fact?
Or as C. H. Dodd explained it:
"No one who has not tried it can know how an impossible an art translation is. Only those who have meditated long upon the Greek original are aware of the richness and subtlety of meaning that may lie even within the most apparently simple sentence, or know the despair that attends all efforts to bring it out through the medium of a different language." From New English Bible translation of the New Testament.
until everyone can read the original Greek and Hebrew for themselves… christians ain’t gonna be able to get others to understand squat
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September 09 2009 | Bible | 10 Comments »
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