what do you think of the Bible Code?
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I think these Bible codes are very interesting and look to be very accurate. It was very good of you to find this. I want to look at this website more often to see other revelations other than the New Orleans/Katrina one which I thought was really neat. Thanks!!!!
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You make some very good points. The bible was written in a time when homosexuality wasnt very common, people read into it much too far and take something out of it that could very well be not true.
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My impression from the Christians on this site (myself included) is that we are trying to at least clear up the confusion about Christianity and the Bible, but whether or not anyone is interested I can't say. \n\n My personal feeling is that if you're going to reject something, say Christ, you should at least know about what you're rejecting.  Some people do understand and reject what the Bible says, but most don't understand at all and have all kinds of pre-conceived notions that they've learned from the culture at large.
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"The Bible Code," as described in Michael Drosnin's bestselling book, is a supposed "hidden message" in the Bible.  By taking the Old Testament in the original Hebrew and looking at every third letter, every tenth letter, or every 208th letter, supposedly one can find hidden messages.  Mr. Drosnin doesn't believe in God, but believes that some 'higher power' put those messages in there.\n\nSpeaking as one who has knowledge of both the Bible and mathematics, Mr. Drosnin's entire assumption is garbage.\n\nThe Hebrew language has no vowels; therefore, nearly any three-letter grouping would make a word.  With thousands of letters making hundreds of thousands of combinations (by taking different 'skip' sizes), sooner or later, simply by random chance, some meaning could be found.\n\nCritics of Mr. Drosnin have taken works like "Moby Dick" and found similar clusters of "prophetic words."  Mr. Drosnin counters by saying that they are there, but they aren't the same combinations as in the Bible.\n\nPeople like Mr. Drosnin need to spend less time searching for the hidden messages in the Bible, and need to spend more time reading the revealed message of the Bible.
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Bible codes, also known as Torah codes, are words, phrases and clusters of words and phrases that some people believe are meaningful and exist intentionally in coded form in the text of the Bible. These codes were made famous by the book The Bible Code, which claims that these codes can predict the future. All of these claims are strongly denied by skeptics and many religious groups.
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I love the Bible.  I am so grateful that God gave us a manual for life and revealed  His love for us in black & white.  "I will hide His Word in my heart so I will not sin against God."
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The New Testament was not meant to be a new law book for us to be put under after being freed from the burden of the old law book. Most Christians say unless your spouse commits adultery, you're stuck with them. If they're an ax murderer, a gang banger, satanic high priest, or as I read on this site recently, a soon to be trans-sexual, thats too bad. As long as they haven't cheated on you. Didn't Jesus rebuke the pharisees on several occasions for putting the written code above love and compassion? And didn't Paul say that God called His children to live in peace? Didn't the Lord command us to judge rightly?\n\nLegally speaking, in God's eyes, there is no such thing as divorce. In fact, in His eyes your spouse isn't the first person you walk down the aisle with, it is the first person you sleep with. Study it for yourself in the Old Testament. By this standard I wonder how many of us are "legally" married.\n\nIn the Old Testament(I forgot exactly where) there was a mass divorce because a lot of the Israelites married pagan women against God's express prohibition against it. These women did not commit adultery and God still hated divorce, but this mass divorce was a neccessary evil. Also, in the Law, the remedy for an unfaithful spouse was stoning not divorce. \n\nChristians are using the Bible as a rule book and completely missing the deep and beautiful spiritual truths it contains just like the Jews did with the Torah. They're reading it with carnal rather than spiritual eyes. God's marriage laws were meant to protect the innocent.\n\nThat all being said, remember that God does hate divorce and so should you.\n\nWalk in LOVE not law.
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I agree that it is out of date, but I don't think that you can just go and arbitrarily change the content.  And by whose standards would it change?\n\nI think that there are many misinterpretations of the bible over the centuries.\n\nI am going to be ordering one that is supposed to be a direct translation from the orginal Aramaic New Testament to see what the difference is.  It is called The Modern New Testament : Translated from the Original Aramaic Sources by G. Lamsa.\n\nHaving said that, I also think that much of the bible directly speaks to that generation's society and political culture and therefore, not a lot of it has to do with how things are in this day and age, although I feel that Jesus taught us timeless lessons of love and acceptance and faith.  \n\nBut I don't believe that Jesus was the only master and that timeless lessons were taught by Mohammed and Buddha and many other masters as well.
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the holy bible is full of prophecies, i suggest you look into the fullfilled and soon to be fulfilled prophecies. It's better than codes, believe me.
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Perhaps not.  But is it okay to ram your personal interpretation (of that which you have learned as dogma) down the throats of others if you never listen to informed critism?\nIf you have never read the old testiment in Hebrew, how do you really know what is says?  If you do not know Aramaic or Greek, do you really have an informed opinion yourself?\nDo you know the exact reasoning made by the men who decided what should be included in the Holy Bible and what should be left out?  Do you know that all of them did not agree with all of the books included?\nA good computer program can be written to look up an answer (or several rated answers) in the text of the King James Version of the Bible for just about any question, but that does not make the program holy.\nJudgment of others based upon whether or not they interpret scriptures in the same manner as you do may be a sin and certainly has lead to the disruption of the Christian religion into smaller factions.\nNo, it is never okay to critize anything that has not been studied.  Sure people do it, but that does not make it okay.
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I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for in an answer here...\n\nIn any case, I more or less agree with you. The Bible is most certainly not an instruction manual. Although, as theologians understand it, it was written by many "guys." But you're on the right track. The bible is not supposed to be taken literally. It is full of metaphors, and honestly, contradictions. People should, as you said, think freely, and interpret the Bible (or any religious text) in the way that makes the most sense to them, and brings them as individuals closer to God. But just as the Bible should not be taken literally, it also should not be twisted around for an individual's own agenda.\n\nTo expand on your ideas a bit, the bible literalists that you disagree with so fervently ought to realize that God is too big for one religion. This number is not exact by any means, but the last time I looked up statistics on the matter, only about one third of the world was Christian. God loves everyone. To say that only Christians are right in God's eyes and that He'll send the other two thirds to eternal torment in Hell does not sound loving at all. These are not the words of God. They are the words of human beings who are afraid of people who are different from them.\n\nI believe that there is a God, but I also believe that there are many paths to Him. Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Wiccans, Pagans, Agnostics... they all view spirituality differently, but none of them are wrong, as long as they do not use God or their beliefs as a way of manipulating or hurting others.\n\nThis includes forcing others to believe what they believe, or requiring them to behave in certain ways. And while laws are important and needed, religion should play no part in them.\n\nI hope I've given you some more to think about on this matter. Thanks for the question.
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They have software no that does it for you, I think the name of it was The Keys To The Bible. It only works with the Hebrew Bible, so you need the software for translation to english. Maybe try Google it, to find software.
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the bible is rewritten a lot\nit was changed a lot\n\nits now FALSE\nif you need evidences \njust contact
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GodShew, could you please enlighten me (and hopefully other Christians) as to what Bible you are referring to when you come up with your questions/answers/comments. Sometimes you Bless ppl in the name of God, and sometimes it almost seems as though you are cursing His Word. Although this comment may seem offensive to you, that is not what I want to accomplish. I just truly want to know, where do you stand on the TRUE Word of God?\n\nWhy do you sometimes speak in "code?" If demons are putting this in your head, you are responsible for rebuking them. Since you know SOME truths about God's Word (even though many times you twist it, as is a characteristic of Satan and his demons), you are responsible for your actions, as it is my responsibility as a Christian to tell you that.
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In an odd way, sweet_shy is right.  Sure, there are translation errors and parts of it may have been added or deleted, but it's still God's work.  It was divinely inspired; the only part that really matters is the message, and do you really think that he would let his message be corrupted?  The rest is just fluff to make it readable.  Now having read the New Testament, I find that what I read is entirely in line with my knowledge of God.  I think the message comes through just fine and there are no errors in it despite whatever stages the actual text has gone through.
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The Book of Revelations is the most difficult Bible book to understand.  I have ALL 12 volumns of this series on a very special place on my library shelf... and since I have read this fictional work... I am able to read the Book of Revelations and understand it much easier... I think it should be on everyone's list of reading material, especially in this time of world events... \n\nI like it all... and I even have other books these two authors have written in their studies...added to my library.  I keep my eye on the world events.. don't you???
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I found the presentation on NGC interesting. While the jury is out on the authenticity of the document, it does present a different perspective held by Christians of the time. Diversity in beliefs and expressions is nothing new to the Church, and we should be open to new ideas based upon new information coming to light.\n\nThe idea of Judas acting on behalf of Jesus is also nothing new, and has been present throughout Christian history.\n\nNew ideas do not threaten my beliefs or weaken my faith.