Why do people accept some parts of the bible, but ignore others?  (Please read details carefully)?
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I've read that article and found it funny. I've seen pepole use that before.\nMy opinion, they use parts of the bible that conform to their relgious ideology. Different church in different states that belong to the same religious denomination fall to this. \nSo short answer to your question as I said ideology as each person sees it.
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There is some evidence that there are hidden messages within the bible.  Primarily, however, we should always take the attitude that what the bible says plainly, is truth.\nThose who study it daily, find they agree more with others who study it daily, also.  It is the casual reader who finds a novel interpretation and doesn't evaluate it in light of other scripture, considered proper hermeneutics, that there is a problem.\n\nhttp://www.bible-researcher.com/biblical-interpretation.html
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Being brought up as an anligcan I was always allowed to take a very open interpretation of this text , and I read the whole thing cover to cover before i'd turned 13 I even at that age noticed these stiffling contradictions , There are probably three issues at play here , 1. THE BIBLE IS NOT THE WORD OF GOD , (unlike the Koran or The Book of The Law the bible wasn't dictated to a human from a higher entity) . It is a a bunch of texts grouped together in order to furfther a specific agenda ( That of the Holy Roman Empire).It is as much a work of propaganda as it is a religious text.  Many christian holidays are also of this nature , attributed to the same dates as various pagan festivals in order to over-ride the significance of these days with Christian propaganda , \n\n2. The Bible was written by hundreds of authors over a period of thousands of years , if we look at any other book which has the Bibles status , they have been written by one person over a period of several years, the original texts of the bible also had their base in many different languages , Aramaic , Greek , Ancient Hebrew , and many others.\n\n3.The bible was compiled by humans a Bishop and a council of his followers decided back in the 1300's if my memory serves me correctly , on what books were to be included and excluded , those interested in the true basis of christian belief may want to read the apocrypha or the corpus hermeticum , which are a complilation of Christian writings based on Gnosis and have as much validity as the bible if you've only read the books of the bible you only have been given half the information.
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Some people do not believe in God because of the numerous interpretations of the bible. Others simply want to live life without depending on some idol that has been seen in many forms and perceived in different ways.
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Well Its to bad they don't understand. I don't like to see any walk in darkness. What they should understand is there has been a steady attack on the scriptures for as long as they have been around and by much better scholars than most or maybe any who have ever visited this site. Higher Criticism subjected it to all kinds of scholarly attack along with most of today's "institutions of higher learning". No book has been examined more closely than the Bible and no work could ever stand under that kind of attack. Yet the Word stands and carries on and the old saying that the shovel always verifies the Word remains true.
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Yup I do and its funny in a weird sort of way how people will adapt what is in the Bible to suit their own needs. The book hasnt changed in a few thousand years I doubt its going to any time soon. Its all a matter of personal interpretation I guess but it shouldnt change every time you read it or speak about it to someone if you are a person of your convictions then it will stay the same.
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the bible isnt flawless period. alot was lost in translation, misquoted and alort of politics were involved with its writing, thats why people shouldnt go by the bible word for word but just get the main message of Jesus which is to love one another and be peaceful
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Because people dont actualy read their Bibles. Sad.
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Because they need their values to be reinforced by like-minded people. Perhaps they are merely misinterpreting what is written in the bible. Perhaps it's one-too-many misquotes from the bible, or even the teachings of a poisonous priest, pastor, minister, or sect.\n\nIt's interesting the verses you chose... If these are, in fact, the correct references (I don't know, I don't own a bible), let's look at them:\n\nLev 19:18 - Basically, "don't seek revenge or hold a grudge against people" then "love your neighbor", followed by a "Why? Because I'm GOD and I said so, that's why!" Correct?\n\nEcc. 6:12 - My understanding of this passage is that no man knows his purpose in this life. His search is in vain. The answers won't be known to him (as a shadow). 'After all, who can predict what tomorrow brings'.\n\nMatt. 7:1 - Clear as a bell. Probably one of THE MOST POPULAR references in the Bible. And HOW often is it adhered to? Go anywhere and sit for an hour or two and observe the answer!\n\nMatt. 7:12 - While I believe this to be the "Do unto others..." verse; the verse actually reads like "Whatever someone does to you, do it to them". It's the law... Quite the reversal of meaning...\n\nWhen you look at it, especially as you may have seen in the verse above, the bible is open to interpretation.  I think that, more often than not, people use it to hide their true, "earthly" intentions and use it as it suites their particular situations.\n\nHomophobes use the bible to condemn. Homosexuals use the bible to teach, defend, and correct homophobes.\n\nIt really is a "Battle of the Bible Verses". I can almost hear the TV commercial in my head:\n\nSUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!\nIt's BATTLE OF THE BIBLE VERSES: THAT BATTLE FOR YOUR SOUL (echo "soul" 3-4 times)...\n\n\n(only on pay per view)
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again i must say, that people pick and choose which parts of the bible they want to use to reinforce their own beliefs instead of basing their beliefs on what the bible truly says.
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Most of the Bible is not read in public, and most of it is ignored, even by people who say they love the Bible.
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Regardless of what the more religious people might say, the Bible has been badly understood and misinterpreted since it was written.  Wars have killed many millions over the different ideas people have had and we, to this day, have many different churches believing in the same book yet not agreeing on it because interpretations have been passed down through generations and the children of these people have been force fed the supposed knowledge.  So we end up with a very one-sided debate with religion which we are supposed to respect, but unfortunately has lost much of it's respect.
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You are very right.  When people cut things out of the Bible, they start with Rev  22:18.  ; )  But almost everyone actually just chooses which things to follow, there are VERY few groups that obey everything in the Bible (keeping kosher, not eating shellfish, not allowing men to have long hair, treating their slaves well, etc.).  Really it's all just a buffet.
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definetly... you cant pick and choose which parts of the bible to believe. it's an all or nothing game and the old testement is part of the bible.
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I'm sure this is tongue in cheek, but obviously one can be christian and not think that the bible is meant to be read as literal truth in every word.  you'd go crazy reconciling the contradictions.
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Just because Bible doesn't mention other humans prior to or alongside Adam and Eve does not mean other people didn't exist.\nIt makes sense for others to be there.  \nI know this opens a whole other can of worms but it is an interesting thought.
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It is not the words, or their source, that matter but their understanding by the person using them.  Today you have people quoting words of peace and brotherly love while inciting the followers to a "holy" war, for example. The books of the Bible suppose to teach us the golden rule--love your neighbour like yourself--but some people react to the Bible's words as if they were drinking whiskey--they get violent and abusive.