If man says  the Bible is the word of God, wouldn't God have a way to prove or disprove it?
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"amorgan4osu" is a moron. If "God's word" does not have to be proven then one could just as easily believe one thing as another.  If there need not be proof then I could just as easily say I have leprechauns in my back yard.
848400
I disbelieve on the grounds of lack of evidence so short of proof being forthcoming I couldn't say I believed God existed. Convictions or subjective opinions don't come into it-it's purely down to a lack of valid evidence.
660143
If you believe in God, then you believe also that the Bible\nis IS the true word of God. Well, this is one of those things apparently, that God especially dislikes, for he\nsays (get A CONCORDANCE to look up where exactly this is\nstated, that way you'll know how to use a concordance too)\n-and I believe in more than one place- "that this is an abomination (ABOMINATION is pretty serious business), for\na man to lie with a man"... Similarly, women, animals, etc.\nSo draw your own conclusions, just not on the wall.
345476
Its not.  Whether the bible is the word of God is controversial enough, but it was incorperated, written, edited, and translated by man.  Men have a tendency to put their own thoughts, opinions, and assumptions in.\n\nNeed proof?  Ask a question as to what God wants, you'll get dozens of different answers speaking on his behalf.
21279
at the point in time it is truly impossible to say if god is real, a myth or man made. I believe that he is real but his word has been passed down and wrote and rewrote so many times that nobody can truly prove what is real and what isn't
375977
Don't you have that backwards? I've met many people who believe every word in the bible even if you can prove that it is a miss translation, or against known facts. The bible can be used to "prove" anything you like if you take it out of context and add your own spin.
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Nobody can really know how to tell if God exists. It's all a matter of faith. That's what most religions are based on: faith in (a) supreme being(s). The Bible isn't much PROOF, but it does help to strengthen the bonds between God and His people. \n\nAnd no, the Bible is not straight from God. He may have spoken to his people, but he spoke through prophets (special messengers). Many (real) historical figures and prophets have written down their experiences with God in the Bible. Remember, the Bible was written hundreds (perhaps thousands) of years after these evens were said to have occured. Many of the stories in the Bible began as that--stories told from person to person through the oral tradition. \n\nAs far as proof goes, many of the historical facts (such as the dates of battles and kings of nearby kingdoms) have been found true. Names of Assyrian kings have been preserved. Do you remember reading about King Xerxes or the great Phoenician State of Tyre? These things have been proven to have existed at some point, only reinforcing the fact that there IS truth in the Bible. Whether or not you want to believe everything in it literally is up to you.
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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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when you break it all down, nobody can prove or disprove god's existence. \n\ni find it strange that ppl can be so single minded when it comes to this topic. some ppl are perfectly willing to believe in something that has no proof, and when others disagree with them, they cant fathom how anyone could be so stupid. \n\nand others that dont believe in god because theres no solid proof,  they cant fathom how anyone can believe in something that has no evidence (even though theres no evidence god DOESNT exist. the absence of evidence is NOT the evidence of absence)\n\ni mean, i've never seen a billion dollars. prove to me it exists. well, i'm never going to have a billion dollars in my possession, so i dont have to believe in it right? well, that doesnt mean its not out there. and i've read a book about a cat in a hat and some green eggs and ham, but that doesnt make it true. and just because the bible says the bible is true, doesnt make it so. i mean, i can kill someone and then write a book about how i didnt do it, but thats not proof i didnt do it. \n\nbut i think the idea of faith is that you can connect with something you feel on the inside, feeling that you belong to something greater than what we understand in this world. and thats a powerful thing, whether its true or not. its easy to have faith when all the answers are right in front of you, but anyone thats read the bible and really thought about it objectively knows that the bible doesnt give you all the answers. and it wasnt meant to, it was meant to teach ppl how to be good ppl. but thats the whole idea, trying to be more than what we are, trying to be better. having faith takes something inside. \n\nand i can understand that an atheist would reject this idea, because they truly believe theres not a god as much as the god worshippers believe that there is one. so really ,they're doing the same thing, they're sticking to their beliefs and what they feel inside. \n\nbut we'd all be much better off if we stopped trying to convince each other. if we all realized that both sides are doing the exact same things from opposite sides of the coin...... lol, well.... its a pointless debate.
527461
God would not do that. Men created religions and it is the word of men that you quote, NOT GOD.
713917
He didn't discover anything then.   It's still a theory.    \n\nIn contrast, you are trying to compare apples and oranges.   God isn't a circus monkey to do tricks for you on a whim.   Follow the scripture and wrap yourself in the Word of God and miracles and the works of God will unfold before your very eyes every day.   You just have to open your eyes to see them.
412409
The Bible has a lot to say agains those who teach God's Word falsely.
1118712
Depending on how you interpret it, yes, the Bible can prove itself wrong, just as much as it can prove itself right.\n\nNo, the Bible didn't say don't believe anything I say. \n\nNo, you don't have to take every word of the Bible literally. So you don't have to be uptight about a "self-centered" God (as you interpreted it rather unjustly), nor to try to be like God in perfection (otherwise, you don't really need the Bible).\n\nThere's no point to asking your question if nothing exists in this world. I suggest you don't get stuck with that notion in your head. THIS WORLD IS FOR YOU TO LIVE IN. NOT FOR HEAVEN NOR FOR HELL, BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS IN YOU ALL ALONG. \n\nYou found God that was staring at Satan in the face because that was the god you were looking for, thanks to hardboiled, religious fanatics out there who are just as stuck up as their religious/non-religious counterparts. Keep searching. Peace.
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I don't think it's a question of whether or not one believes in the bible.  The bible's existence should not some into question, it does exist, The more important question is how it is interpreted by people.  Is it the actual word of God (a relatively modern concept bought about by the church in reaction to scientific advances of the 18th century, prior to this it was not seen as the true word of God)  Is it human accounts of ture events in history, or is it allegorical stories, written to demonstrate the concepts of the christian faith.  I believe, personally, that it is a combination of the last two.. I am not christian, but I do believe that Christ existed, though I don't know what he was, I do believe that he was a wonderful spiritual man, with many wonderful ideas, but I do think that some bible stories are written to demonstrate the tenets of the christian faith, and may not have been actual events.  I don't think that the bible is the actual word of God, I don't think God would have contradicted himself as much as the bible contradicts itself, and there are alot of human constructs in there, I don't mean this as an insult to anyone's faith, I don't think it lessens the bible's importance, but I cannot believe that it is God's own words.  I believe that some of the things the bible say's are good and true and everyone can learn from the bible, Jesus said some amazing things, and sometimes it seems that the churches ignore Jesus, who said the meek shall inherit the earth, and yet the catholic church is disgustingly wealthy, I don't mean to sound like a religious nut here, I'm not religious at all, but I do have respect for what Jesus had to say, So whilst I don't believe everything the Bible says, I do believe that the bible exists as part allegory, and part history, and mainly as a very heavy book found in most hotel rooms.
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Since the bible was inspired by God, and it says so in many places including the ones mentioned above, then it must be God's word.  He would not inspire the bible writers to write someone elses words.
1046399
Wow, this is an easy question. I think you know the answer already, but basically this is simple combination of ignorance, brainwashed mindsets, and fear.\n\nThrough these qualities they foolishly think the bible is the literal word of god, so they just blindly follow that no matter how absurd out-dated their reasoning is.\n\nhere is a great list of absurdities listed in the bible:\nhttp://skepticsannotatedbible.com/abs/long.htm
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if you refrain from saying God, faith and beliefs when answering this question,then there can be no answer to your question, that is what  the bible teaches.. without GOD there is no hope and without beliefs there is no GOD !! a person has to believe in his heart without scientific proof that there is a GOD and without the bible how can they teach????