So, I have been reading the bible and.....

[zone911]

I spend a lot of time on this site but I very rarely ever post. The majority of the time I only post to buy or sell something. Occasionally though I read a post that interests me enough to post something. Well this is one of those posts.

Tracy, I’ll be honest with you I didn’t read all five pages( I read 1-3) because I became disgusted with the ridiculous arguments and unbelievable responses. I am very open minded, I have studied all major religions and about half of the smaller religions that I know of. I have studied the historical authenticity of both the Christian Bible, the Mormon Bible, The Koran, The Torah, The Dead Sea Scrolls, and other various religious books. I have studied Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin. I’m currently learning early and late Egyptian. So allow me to identify what I will and will not respond to.

I will respond to questions(any and all, even questions concerning apparent contradictions) but I will not argue with anyone.

First let me clarify a few major misconceptions, the Bible never teaches a “blind faith” that just accepts things. I will admit a lot of churches as well as pastors have the nerve to say, “you just have to accept it, that’s just the way it is.” My personal beliefs are built rationally not irrationally “just because.” While many Christians hold that weak view, the Bible never teaches it.

I noticed you asked a question concerning the wives of the sons of Adam and Eve. I noticed several people responded with a separate creation answer. A separate creation answer would sound something like this, “the Bible says Adam and Eve were he first people God created but, that doesn’t mean they were the only people He created.” That misconception started when, what we currently know now as the United States of America was discovered and the explorers saw “red men who were savaged and unclothed.” For Christians at the time that was a major problem because the color of the people were so different it meant there must have been a separate creation.

Let me be the first to say there was not a separate creation and that belief actually contradicts what scripture teaches.

My answer is simply this, Genesis 5:4
"And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters. "

Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters not only Cain and Abel and Seth.

The Bible teaches everyone who is currently in existence came from Adam and Eve so the wives of Cane and Abel where more children of Adam and Eve.



Also the “Message Bible,” by Eugene Peterson I reject as scripture. Peterson in an interview was asked “How much should people read the Bible?” his astonishing response “ Well people don’t really need to read it, only know a few of the basics.” To me, that doesn’t sound like someone who was called by God to interpret scripture for people to read and be able to understand.



Also I have multiple example of how the message has completely misinterpreted scripture and completely changed the message of the scripture.

I am willing to answer and help in any ways possible.


Here’s a fact for you that may be of some interest. The Nelson King James version as well as the Nelson New King James version is 99.6% accurate to the original manuscripts which were all completed by year 90-100 ad.

Also I am willing to discuss issues on the theories of creation including evolution.



Matt

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The Bible teaches everyone who is currently in existence came from Adam and Eve so the wives of Cane and Abel where more children of Adam and Eve.

You had my interest until that. If that is true, and it has to be because it came from the Bible, then we would all have multiple eyes, birth defects and many other ailments because science has proven that you dip into your own gene pool too many times, crazy stuff starts happening. So I think about the 3rd generation of Adam and Eve's kids' screwing each other we would have had some X-files going on.

I don't believe in the Bible or religion. The Bible is a book, a book written a long time ago as maybe a history book but a book none the less. It is a work of fictional non fiction. Meaning it has dates and places that coincide with history but it is filled with magic and miracles that we know as smart and intelligent people are simply impossible.

Religion is the way for people to do bad things and be forgiven for them. Killing in the name of religion, sinning and asking for forgiveness only to sin again. Many many more act's of violence or sheer hatred are commited in the name of religion to this day.

God is not the bible, God is not religion. You don't need either of them to have a relationship with God. If you feel that you do, you are misinformed and weak minded.