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09-19-2008, 03:26 PM

hmm... a few of my thoughts on the matter:

1) First, a note to ForsakenFalcon - please don't take offense, but your comments would be taken more seriously if properly presented. You can start by using proper English (your spelling is atrocious). In addition to clearly presenting your view, I suggest that you take care to demonstrate a healthy respect for other opinions. I do want to point out that I believe your question is a worthy one if it's asked with a genuine and open desire to seek answers (which you seem to indicate); it opens the door to a conversation.

2) A critique is more substantial when supported with primary source documents; reference your source.

3) Regarding the existence of God, James writes, "You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and shudder!" (James 2:19).

4) The Bible claims that it is from God. For example, in II Samuel 23:2 David, author of many Psalms, stated that what he wrote came from God. Jeremiah declared the same thing (Jeremiah 1:4), as did the Apostle Paul (I Thessalonians 2:13). Peter says Paul's writings are "scripture" (II Peter 3:16). Jesus Himself makes many statements about the Bible's trustworthy character (Luke 16:17, 24:44, John 17:17). Notably, Jesus routinely considered all Old Testament stories to be trustworthy accounts (Luke 11:51, 17:26-33).

5) Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, wrote about wisdom from the spirit (I Corinthians 2:6-16). I will quote a section of the passage to convey the essence of the message, but I strongly recommend reading the passage in its entirety: "Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."

09-19-2008, 03:26 PM	#53
Gordo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How can We take the Bible seriously? hmm... a few of my thoughts on the matter: 1) First, a note to ForsakenFalcon - please don't take offense, but your comments would be taken more seriously if properly presented. You can start by using proper English (your spelling is atrocious). In addition to clearly presenting your view, I suggest that you take care to demonstrate a healthy respect for other opinions. I do want to point out that I believe your question is a worthy one if it's asked with a genuine and open desire to seek answers (which you seem to indicate); it opens the door to a conversation. 2) A critique is more substantial when supported with primary source documents; reference your source. 3) Regarding the existence of God, James writes, "You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and shudder!" (James 2:19). 4) The Bible claims that it is from God. For example, in II Samuel 23:2 David, author of many Psalms, stated that what he wrote came from God. Jeremiah declared the same thing (Jeremiah 1:4), as did the Apostle Paul (I Thessalonians 2:13). Peter says Paul's writings are "scripture" (II Peter 3:16). Jesus Himself makes many statements about the Bible's trustworthy character (Luke 16:17, 24:44, John 17:17). Notably, Jesus routinely considered all Old Testament stories to be trustworthy accounts (Luke 11:51, 17:26-33). 5) Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, wrote about wisdom from the spirit (I Corinthians 2:6-16). I will quote a section of the passage to convey the essence of the message, but I strongly recommend reading the passage in its entirety: "Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."