Can churches accept the Bible without accepting the God of the Bible?  What does this result in?
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:}\nThe Bible is G-d's word.\nI guess you are saying can one accept the Bible as an allegory and not as the word of G-d.\n\nThe answer is: They can and do!\n\nMany liberal churches today, do not believe in the literal accuracy and inerrancy of the Bible but pick and choose which parts are to be understood as literal and which as allegory\n\nThey have a form of righteousness but deny the power thereof.
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That depends upon your definition of "missing." There are a number of "books" which were deliberately excluded from the Bible and which many people now call "The Apocropha." These include such rejected "books" as The Book of Thomas and the new-found Book of Judas. Most of these books were rejected were because the leaders of the Catholic Church decided they contained "hereises" which contradicted what the church wanted people to believe.
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"...can it be backed up with scripture?"\n\nCertainly not; it's not Scriptural.  It's a pseudo-religious phrasing of an old conservative attitude.
787473
None if your reading the KJV.
811412
Isn't this the same logic used to deny the God of the Bible?
1047062
Ok get this... God said that it wouldn't happen until the good news of the kingdom were preached throughout the entire inhabited earth, ok? THEN by that reasoning, all the people you're asking about will have learned of it and had the chance to accept or reject it. So then they would be done away with if they rejected it :)
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hmmm seems intresting, how can one worship both satan and God though, seems a bit contradictory.  the "not harming children"  yes, but as for the church of satan being added to any type of Christian beliefs seems to be contradicting the Christian faith all together.
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I'm a christian, and I don't because its not in the Bible. It seems that I've read this particular belief came about when trying to convince idol worshippers to convert to christianity. Since they had trinities we had to have it too. I have no idea how to find a church with everyone so mixed up and believing men instead of God.
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One of the founding fathers of the U.S. said "if there is no God, man would have the need to invent one".  The fact is it does not matter what the religion is you accept God only as a matter of faith. It is faith that makes God so wonderful.  Reading Gods word will help you with many answers, however remember hat you will not understand things from the Bible before it is your time to understand them.  I know that is a strange concept however as you will go through the Bible it will make sense to you.  My faith in God is what tells me that there is a God, however it is something each of us has to learn for themselves.  The Bible gives each of us a blueprint for living life.  Proving there is a God is not a possible thing to do, only by faith will you understand that.  I would rather live my life having faith in God and at the end of my life find out that I am wrong than not believing and finding out there is when it is to late.
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yes.i accept God because i need to believe a power to ask help from when nobody could help me.if you do not accept God so you do not accept the other world.so what will happen after you die.
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I have to disagree with everyone else.  I believe you can.  \n\nBy definition, a Christian is someone that believes that Jesus was the son of God and that only through him can you find salvation.  \n\nThe bible is secondary.  That majority of Christians find their faith through the bible, but you can be a Christian (by definition) and not believe in the bible.\n\nSo, if you are someone who is Christian by definition (see above) but do not believe in the bible... you could hold whatever belief you find to be the most true in your own heart.
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No but some christians do have the bible so far up there ass that they can see anything else. I am a christian but I do not believe in pushing my beliefs on someone else or got all irate about how someone else believes or acts. I am only responsible for myself and can only make decisions for myself.
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Catholicism is a branch of Christianity.  Not believing in the Bible defeats the purpose of Christianity.  You can't claim to be a Christian yet not believe in the one book that Christianity is all about.
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Any book that denies or trys to change or add to the written Word of God is a danger to read.  Stick with the orininal Bible It worked in peoples lives for 1000's of years so why try to change it. Is it becuase people in the 21st century think that they know more than God?
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You answered your own question.  God would never contradict Himself, therefore, the book could not have come from Him.\n\nIt is a good rule to compare things said to be of God with the Bible.  If they don't agree 100% with the Bible, then they are not from God.
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I don't believe in God! Why would I?\n\nBesides the true intention of the church was a place to convert sinners and non-believers to christianity. It was never intended as a place to gather and worship just for the christians. If you believe in a god then you are not required to attend services. The idea of required visits on sunday began with the issue of ties. You know, chances are if your not there you won't give your 10% So of couse the church wants you there.
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I don't believe in the man made doctrine's of the Trinity. There's no Bible basis for the Trinity.