is it realy hard to understand the purpose of every relegion(s) and what we call holy book(s)??
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First what is a Holy book and what makes it Holy? Can mankind just say a book is holy and that is it? Is that national law, international, universal law, or is it some greater law of a greater area greater than the universe? \n\nDon't mind me I am always confused for I at times don't have any idea what is really being considered but I don't want to offend anyone. Maybe I should just stand by so others will think I am wise but us stupid people do like to show it and ask questions to affirm it.\n\nI may be wrong but I think that a Holy book is holy cause one says or thinks its Holy. I have two books that I want to use as a comparison. One is a Holy bible cause the word Holy is printed on the cover and the other is not cause the word holy is not printed there. As far as contents both have almost identical words and do cause the same thoughts to come to mind when I read them one at a time or compare them side by side. Of course it ain't over till its orer so I will just wait. Maybe that Holy book will eat up that other book or make that other book just disappear - who knows. It seems all things do in their time occur and Mr Murphy says if it can it will. So I will be patient.\n\nI do respect another who wants to have a Holy Book - that is his choice and I only ask him to respect my position of not doing so and I will respect his position of his choice. Please no war and let us do reason together rather than fight insisting one or the other is wrong or right. Does it really matter anyway?\n\nReally is it the fact the book is considered Holy or is it in the fact of how one does radiate the effect of the book to others? Is it not in the glow of a lamp that does provide the light so one can know the lamp is turned on and of value or not of value for those who want to stay in the dark.  Again I am just making comments and might be wrong again. so just take it as a value if such is to you. If not just ignore it like most other things that do exist all around to be used or atleast observed.\n\nI personally do see a light far away if I am in the dark but in the light some times I have a hard time seeing for sure if the light is on or not. Yes I do wear glasses so maybe that is the reason.\n\nAll of this is to say in my opinion that the word Holy is not the issue or fact. It is how others relate relative to one another whether considered brothers.\n, created, evolved, christian, muslim, or from another named or unnamed division or classification. Why not learn to reason together and let each follow his own Holy Book or not holy book and try to understnd it takes all the unique snow flakes to make a snowman. Ha Ha but a little heat from the sun will make him a puddle of water so the grass can grow after the cold if such was or is on schedule by the One in control if in fact one does accept there is one in control.\n\nIn conclusion In my opinion its not the book that is hard to understand and religion will never be understood. Its in the words the books put on display and the ways they are used that seems to present this hard to understand factor. A baby is very self-centered at birth and that is what the book called the bible says. Likewise all things will pass away and that is what the bible says as I read it. See its simple without those big big words like religion, spiritual, belief, position, Holy, and all that complicated stuff. Learn to be in a manner like a baby knowing if it does seek and seek it will in one way or another get a return. [note I did not say be self-cantered or exactly like a baby] So keep it simple and one will find the simple stuff in understanding. Don't take the simple and twist it all up in a complicated never to be understood package and for a new religion. Seems there is enough of that and enough Holy Books.
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Most people don't understand the Bible because they are interpeting it theirselves. \nThere's only 1 Bible and 1 Religion(Eph.4:4-5; 5:27) people should know this. \nThe Bible tells us that God will tell you what it means; if you let the Holy Spirit (2Peter 1:19-21)guide you into truth. \nDoes anyone do that? NO
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Many people may not see it this way but i think that all these new bibles NIV,nasb, and more are a taktic of satan. you know in the end times every one is going to be of one religion and every one changing to these new bibles i believe is the changing of religions. i use the King James Version AND I LOVE MY GOD.
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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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No it isn't a good plan since it probably wasn't God's plan to begin with. The Bible was created by the church and by religious leaders. So the way God reaveals himself to humans is through personal experience with each one. Of course most of us won't realize that He is doing so.
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There is layer after layer of meaning in the Bible, especially in the Torah. The surface level contains a lot of valuable truth, including everything you need to know to find salvation and live a holy life. Underneath that, though, are some very profound truths about the nature of God and our relationship with him and each other. Gematria and Kabalah and other forms of Jewish and Christian mysticism try to get at some of those truths, but I think they all miss the mark at least as often as they hit it.\n\nLately I've been thinking a lot about the Temple and the various things in it, especially about Exodus 25 and 26. When you read Ezekiel 43:10-11, it is clear that there are hidden meanings in the design of the Tabernacle and Temple. "You, son of man, declare to the house of Israel, the temple house, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. And let them measure its size. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, the form of the house, and its arrangement, and its exits, and its entrances, and all its forms, and all its statutes, and all its forms, and all its laws, make known to them. And write them before their eyes, so that they may observe all its form, and all its statutes, and do them."\n\nI believe that the Temple and its articles is a pattern of God, of our relationship with God, of ourselves, and of our relationship with each other, especially within the family.
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Humanity has yet to fully recover from the Christian movement. While the Bible does contain a lot of good messages for people to care for one another, other parts of it are a bunch of garbage. I mean think about it, assuming God exists, why would he only grant "authority" to some administration centered in the Vatican? It's A Scam. We don't need fancy stories or mundane, repetetive procedures every Sunday. We need love and respect for one another.
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Dude, I don't know where you get your views, but they are not a reflection of God as revealed in the Holy Bible.  Have you ever read it?  Ever had a serious discussion with real people who have also studied it and could have dismissed it all as bunk, but instead they "bet the farm", their lives, reputations, livelihoods on it.  Talk to some real Christians in person.  Anonymity on a yahoo answers forum is not going to get you the real answers you're seeking.
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For those who believe, the Bible is a living book.  Which means that the words today are as true as they were yesterday, today, and tomorrow.  When you find new understanding of the scripture it is a little of both going on.  God knows that no one can understand everything all at one time, and he knows that we all learn in different ways.  When scripture messages are "revealed" to you, that is a revelation that God sent to you in a way that you needed to understand it at a time you needed to understand it. Now if you interpret, and it is not God's will, he will find a way to "reveal" that too.  Because if you believe and are truly faithful, God will always provide you with the tools and the information you need.  So, even if you interpret (yourself) and it is a wrong interpretation because you got in the way of your own understanding, God will reveal it to you when you need it.  That is why being a Christian is a journey.  If we all had the ability to read, understand, and apply absolutely everything, then the journey would be over. So, sometimes you will be confused, sometimes you will stumble...but if you are a believer and you ask...he will pick you up when you fall. Just be open and accepting of your revelations as they come and keep studying. Good luck and God Bless.
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1. No, It contains all the recorded words of God that He inspired to be passed down orally and then later put into written form. It contains what God wants us to have, that gives us pertinent information to allow us to live holy and godly lives.\n\n2. No, There is no other need for additional or supplemental material to be classified as "holy scriptures". With the closing of the book of the Revelation of St. John the Divine. no more scriptures have been or will be added. \n\n3. In the Bible is all the doctrine we could want if we as true born again Spirit filled Christians would live and this completely to the fullness of God. The doctrines that are found and established therein are there because controverseries arose in the early church and hereseys were beginning to creep in. So the epistles were birthed. The reason for the gospels was that those who were first witnessed to Christ were aging and the Spirit inspired them to put their account into written form. These were later copied with minute precision to which the errors that we have found do not undermine a single doctrine noted there in. \n\nEventhough there may be writings found, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls the rule that made the books of the Bible into a canon, that none other books have met the criteria. These were to have been written by an apostle, or someone known by the apostles (Luke, Mark) or have a high spiritual content (like the book of Hebrews), or to have been agreed upon by the original founding fathers of the church by AD 100.\n\n4 The Bible pertains to all needs to grow in grace in all holiness, godliness and fear of the LORD, to lead each succeeding generation of followers into greater and rewarding light that in each and every generation there is enough scripture to produce revival in every generation - if only we believe wholeheartedly in the word of God.\n\n5. References\n\n2 Timothy 3:15-16 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scripture which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness  so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped  for every good work\n\nHebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrows; it judges the thoughts and intents of the heart. Nothing in all of creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.\n\nRevelation 22:18-20 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues that are in this book. And if anyone takes away from this book of prophecy God will take away from his share in the tree of life and in the holy city which are described in this book.\n\nSee also 2 Tim ch.s 3 - 4
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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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just because we want to know it all . so we act as if we do, besides it is part of the human nature. and if you are relgous you would defently find the answer in the holy book . as it mostly explanes the human nature.
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Nothing is difficult to understand, if you know what you are reading! but, if one is reading a fiction book such as this one, and try to find truth in it, then it becomes a problem.  The problem we must understand and separate the fact from fiction, and when you take a book mix the fact with the fiction, some will Wonder where does the fact ends and the fiction begins, and visa verse!\nThe Dead Sea Scrolls were found by young boy, not a scholar by accident, and it has nothing that speaks of the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalen.\nSecond, the architecture and painting are inaccurate.  There are many mistakes, and the reasoning behind what some of the architectures means, for example PS, is actually SP, refers to Saint Peter, not the Prier of Sion.  The rose line, the roses etc. to many to mention them all.  But, the point is, when you miss information, a person who is not knowledgeable of what they read may not know, what is the truth! per say!\n\nNothing is so difficult, only if you know and don't get taken in a ride.  "If you repeat a lie long enough, and repeat it as often, people will not be able to differentiate between the lie and the truth!".  The key is to know what is the illusion, and what is not!  Our weakness is we are weak, and we question and always tempted to find the truth.  However, somewhere down the road, we get astray away with fictions that we tend to even remember what was we were looking for in the first place!\n\nHope that somehow helped, or I might have added a bit more for you to ponder upon.
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What you are not entertaining, is the other possibility, that they CAN be reconciled, and you aren't seeing it, or not letting yourself.  It is not hard, it is right there.   The reference you give supports itself within the bible.  I don't see the problem, sorry.  Perhaps, your bible (Catholic Bible), could be off?    Do a study of the Christian cannon, and how the books were chosen to be included, or left out.  It is fascinating and eye opening.  Don't just assume the catholic church has it right, study for yourself.
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Each book of the bible was written with a purpose.  Matthew and Luke were specifically interested in establishing the parentage and lineage of Jesus.  Mark, John and Paul were interested in other things.  John even addresses this at the end of the gospel when he writes that all the books in the world would not be enough to contain all that he wanted to say.  In other words, his book contained what it needed to fulfill its purpose.\n\nFor example, I have several cookbooks that do not talk about ovens, how they work, and how to repair them even though you need an oven to bake.  Why?  The authors know that this is covered in other books. The same is true with books of the Bible.
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No....we are not bound to what we can/cannot read/see. Better we read and talk about it then say so without reading. Unless you rather not have such things in your head.  I have not read it, but my SIL has and she is a Christian.\nGod judges us by His Law not man made laws. His law is the Ten Commandments.  Nothing should/could persuade us otherwise.\nWhat unsaved people do not realize is we have no boundaries of what we can/cannot do. We have convictions that warn us of the consequences of doing what would be sinful in God's eyes. \nFar as I am concerned:  this book is just another way of trying to make a fool out of Christ.  I don't have to read/see it to know a devil when I hear of one.\nWe have been warned by Godly people.  Even if you do read/see it, mature Christians know the truth.   \nIt is SAD that people will be led down the wrong path that do not yet know the truth.\nNew Christians may just get confused as they are still in the learning stages of growing in Christ.  Better IF they see it to search for the truth as they read their Bible.\nSatan is the author of confusion.  So we already know who is behind it.
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Of course it's rediculous. The pastors of the different churches have to make some excuse as to why there are over 600,000 different christian denominations though. Those pastors of the churches wanted to be able to "guide" what their following believed in. Only by proclaming the bible is perfect, and themsevles, the pastors the most educated (supposedly), were the best ones who could interpret the scriptures to what they "really meant". This is why so many christian believes change all the time throught history. Also why those believes are the most popular of the day. If the pastors weren't the sole interpreter of the scriptures they wouldn't be payed so much. \n\nIronlicly you'll never find the word "bible" in the scriptures either. The word mean a collection of books. \nMost christians will scite Rev 22:19 to you. They fail to realize that the "book" the scriptures is talking about is the book of revelation, not the bible. John (who wrote revelations) hadn't even written the Gospel of John yet when he wrote revelations. According to christian doctrine then the book of John would not be allowed. Of course christians also don't realize that the bible was not put together for several hundred years after the apostles died. \nThere is a like scripture in Deuteronomy 4:2 "ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the lord your God which I command you".\n\nIf christians interpreted this the same way as they did revelations all books, revelations, everything would end after Moses. Of course they don't interrept it that way, that would be rediculous.