'But Dave, the Bible isn't a good argument for your point. The Bible was written by HUMANS from stories passed down from other HUMANS. Once HUMANS get involved, personal agendas, distortions and the want to control others for their own purposes come into play.'
REPLY: I used to think this also about the Bible Rick ; till i investigated it seriously. It was written by some 30 different Authors who lived on different continents and at different times in history...yet it has one common theme : Mankinds sin nature and a Holy Gods plan of reconciling man back to himself. When you apply The Bible to the same stringent historicity test that all Ancient Literature is subjected to, The Bible surpasses ALL of them . If you would like to see for yourself, you can simply do a google under : Historicity Testing The Bible , or, obtain the book : When Skeptics Ask by Dr. Norman Geisler at
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'I think of the Bible as a general Guide Book, to give people analogies and examples, and in no way to be taken literally.'
REPLY: Rick, Jesus Christ took it literally . He said the Bible was the Word of the living God and that mankind would be judged by it. A short study in Hermanuetics (Biblical Interpretation) allows the reader to determine if whats being said is literal, figurative, allegorical, etc. I think of the BIble as Gods revelation to mankind and as a history, science, and psychology book....its incredible how it cuts to the marrow concerning the heart, thoughts, actions, motives of man.
'we have in Washington now. They are the most Un-Jesuslike group that thump their Bibles when it serves them to do so, and ignore and disobey other parts at will.'
REPLY: The BIble also teaches how to discern the real from the counterfiet and warns of those who will put on a charade in order to decieve many. However, this doesnt discount the many millions whos lives have been drastically changed by its Power including Kings, Presidents, Generals, The Rich, The Poor, the Affluent, The Hedonist, the Murderer, the Sexually Immoral, and others from all sorts of walks.