Are people to lazy in todays time to read what the word of God say?All intsructions for living are in the word
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no some of us are not but it is also that some of them have not been taught that. and i will stand with  you on that and there are very few people like that So keep up what you are believing I know it will take you far in life.
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I 100% agree. God has authority over all creation and the bible is God's word written by man inspired by God the father and sent to us as a gift of love (just like his son Jesus) to help us understand what he asks of us and as an instruction on how to live. Read it, meditate on it and do not allow the skeptics and unbelief of the world tear you from it. Whether the world wants to accept it or not does not mean it does'nt apply to them. God Bless praying for you Yohanna ramirez
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Man's interpretation of God's word.
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LOL!!! Hey, if it is in the bible, it is God's words right?
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I do agree with you that people are doing what they have always done, listened to previous generations and not questioning because it is too much trouble to do so. It is just easier to go with the flow so often.  I have a sister who is famous for saying "The Bible is nothing more than Mac and Jack sitting in a shack writing the Bible to control the masses - they could put whatever morality they wanted in there and centuries later people are still doing what they wrote. I bet they are having a good little chuckle in heaven."\n\nGreat. Fine.  Understood.\n\nReligion and faith, however, is a human tool, made by human hands to fulfill a very human need - the need to understand (which as you say, you understand).  Great.\n\nWhile I personally can not get comfortable with a personification of god as a person or even a sentient mind using me for it's work, I can clearly see the existence of some sort of magic in the world - I liken it to energy, a force, or a white light.  I know that if you collected the ingredients that make up a human being it would just sit there in a petry dish and would not be anything more than ingredients.\n\nAthiests very often give the impression that they not only can't get behind the personification of a god, but they seem to think that this life is nothing more than what you see.  We evolved in a series of chance happenings, to be here, to live and work for 70 years only to die and rot - with nothing more to look forward to, but more importantly for no real purpose.  We breath, we live, we love and die and that's it.  That is too bleak an existence for me to really give any credence to.
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Actually that should read "God helps those who help themselves to everything they can," got it yet. Not a bible quote or a very deep philosophical point. It is more Machiavellian than Christian.
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False. The Bible is a masterpiece of ancient literature with some good advice and wisdom. Your brain is the owner's manual should you choose to let it be.
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I agree that the world would be a much better place if everyone understood the word of God and believed in Him, but unfortunately that's not going to happen until the second coming of Christ! Even people who walked the Earth with Jesus and saw the miracles He performed and listened to His teaching didn't believe. If those who had first-hand knowledge refused to believe then how much more will people refuse to believe what is written in a book? It's very sad really. But there will be a day when every knee shall bow! I'm looking forward to that day! God bless you.
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People should pray when they are moved to do so. Otherwise the words are hollow. I don't think God is going to turn his back on people because they didn't pray daily.\nNO\nYES\nLove & Light\nOne Planet = One People
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Your question also begs a more basic question:  regardless of version, timing, or translation, human beings wrote the contents of, and chose and assembled, the texts that were called The Bible.  (Same with the Talmud, and the Koran.)  So it's reasonable to ask, why do so many believe it to be God's word?  I mean, it could be.  But why do people today so strongly believe it to be so, with such certainty?  When all they have is other people's word for it?  It is indeed remarkable, and hard to understand.
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You are absolutely correct! This is an issue, not just on yahoo answers, but  within the Christian faith PERIOD. \n"We" tend to forget that we are human and "ALL" fall short of His glory, but not of His grace." Therefore, our opinions, based off our experiences and education are not always the final say; the WORD OF GOD is the only thing that is without error and considered the TRUTH.\n\nFurthermore, some opinions are on the tippy toes of judgement and we all know what the bible says about that; \n\nMatthew 7:3\n"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?\n\nBottom line, this is an area that ALL Christians need to mature in. Because, when you get on a roll with a bunch of Jesus jargon, catchy christian cliches, and holy-rolly talk; that you can't back up with scripture, you "weaken your witness" and do the opposite of what God intends for you to do, by way of his word;\n\n                                     Galatians 6\n\n"Doing Good to All" \n\n 1Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 2Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, 5for each one should carry his own load. \n 6Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. \n\n 7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature[a]will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.\n\n\nNow THAT is the word, from the bible, WITHOUT my opinion or any alterations! :   )  be blessed!
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naw \n\nJust like when you say "Thank God" or "God willing" It's all just sayings nowadays
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There are 80 year old baby Christians. All they have been fed is the milk of the Word, salvation and baptism. They hardly get into the meat of the Word.\n\nI guess you are grown up when you realize that there are numerous other lessons to be learned from God's Word and are seeking them out.
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Are you lazy?\nLook here:
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wow...the bible proves it self... and has to many peope throughout history...those the seek the truth find it and those that have no value in it do not...If you find the word of god as stupid then you have your answer as to why it makes no sense to you...God is there for those who find value in him..nad he reveals himself to those who seek him with all there heart...if this does not apply to you then why are you so amazed that you do not understand what others do? I keep talking to athiest who find no value in god whatsoever....this makes perfect sense to me that god has not revealed himself to these and if they are happy and you are happy why do you care that God has revealed himself to others?
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This is my answer to this previously asked question:\n\nJust before the "free willers" overwhelm things, let's have a word from our sponsor:\n\nIsaiah 45:7\n"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and CREATE evil: I the LORD do all these things."\nKing James Version (KJV)\n\nKinda says it all, don't you think?
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That was society at the time. I'm an atheist (just for your info) and I think the Bible has a lot of good advice in it (don't kill etc), but you have to take it as something that was written a very long time ago. Your quotes are cultural, and of the time, more than religious, word-of-God and so on. That doesn't mean they're right though.