How does one sum up bible in a few words? Read my poem, If I didn't, can you?
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I must say you have a pretty weird avatar.\nAs if I were seeing ........\n\nAbout the question...summing up the whole Bible.\n\nHow about this:\n\nJesus came in the flesh.\nHe died and rose again in the third day.\nThe same Spirit that ressurected Him\nwill revive all those who believed in Him\nunder the grace of God\nthrough His Holy Spirit\nThe saints to reign with Him forever more.\nWhen the heavens has passed away like a garment\nto the end of the world.\nJesus is the same -\nYesterday, today and forever more.\nUntil a new heaven and a new earth...\nTHE CONSUMING FIRE!!!!Refines!\nAnd Satan crushed and thrown to the lake of fire everlasting-\nHis saints will rejoice, whose forefather is Abraham...\nAnd God is to dwell in the midst of them and be their portion for all eternity.\n\nTo the Most High God be the honor, power, dominion and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Check out the Bible the best source i know.
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I read many regardless of length. However the ones that appear to be cut and paste I'll skip.  You will find this is the case in many bible related questions. The respondent will sometimes just paste a bunch of biblical verses in an effort to support their point.  It doesn't work. I don't waste time reading them.
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Read the Bible.  Help someone in need.
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Get yourself a Bible that is easy for you to read. You will stall out with the old English of the King James Bible. Just read as much as you want every day. If you only have time to read one verse, then so be it.  Just do it every day. Start at the beginning and put a book mark in after each reading. Don't worry how long it will take. Just enjoy it.
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The best way you can find out what the bible says in "real terms" is to read it in Hebrew. That is the original language  it was written in. I find it useful when reading to have The Exhaustive concorance of the Bible near by.
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LOL!!! Hey, if it is in the bible, it is God's words right?
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I'm glad to be on the bottom of this mess. So many people who know so little about the Bible, and say soooo much!\nIt isn't what God thinks---as though he owed you anything. It's what he did! creation is over with. Your a new comer.\n\nRead your Bible and discover the truth. There are those who can help you to understand what your reading, and alone, you will be led astray by interuptions, wandering mind, all forms of things you forgot to do. Even sleep. All Satan's tools to keep you from finding the truth in God's word.\nA literal place-Heaven? Jesus said there was. Hell, meant for Satan and certain others but not for mankind in general.
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In one answer you say you "Take the Bible literally".\nThen you answer lots of questions with the nice phrase "You are an idiot".\nDoes the Bible tell you to do that?
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I dont know, perhaps but you would have to talk to the person who wrote said verse to find out what they were talking about.
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The total of the reading which I have done in this particular bible amounts to somehwre between 35 and 45 times for The New Teastament and about 11 times for the Old Testament.  This does not count looking up some very small specific sections in the Old Testament, perhaps the best part of 1000 times.\n\nI read in quest of spiritual truths and continued after making great progress, but not necessarily by way of the Bible, although it greatly helped.  God can answer your questions in many ways not involving more Bible reading.  The best Answers from God apply to your place in the NOW.\n\nI have a blog if this sounds interesting:\n\nhttp://www.spaces.msn.com/members/up-escalator
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I do. I like it, it gives you another  way of viewing scripture. The same meaning in most of it, just worded differently
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Well as a writer of poems and short stories, take this into consideration.  Most of my poems I draw inspiration from either past life events or my g/f.  Now did my g/f write those poems???  No!  She inspired me to write them.  So pretty much to say, inspiration does do the bible some justice.  However it lacks credibility in just so many ways.  There are stories of the flood that predates the story of Noah by thousands of years, stories of a man-god, who just like Jesus, born of a virgin, born in a cave, fed the hungry, healed the sick, made the lame walk, died by crucifixion, and rose on the third day.  And to add to all this.  The earliest gospel was written 30+ YEARS after his "death" or after he "rose to heaven".  And to add to this, the coucil of Nicea was convened to discuss what books out there fit the bill.  In my view religion is a creation of man so they don't feel so ignorant and fell all special.  It gives them a false hope into thinking that if they follow it, they can live forever.  I could jot down all the beliefs out there on a piece of tissue paper and wipe my backside with it, for that's all it's good for.  Look at all the crap that's going down in the world!!!  Wars, famine, bigotry, hate crimes.  Religion was the beginning of the fall of civilization.  It turns normal people into fanatics.  They'll die for their beliefs cause they are right and just.  But they are just as human as me, same two eyes, arms, legs, ten fingers and toes, and organs.  They are no more special than the person living right next to them.  So if a person tries to tell you that you need religion, you can politely tell them to go away or just tell them to fuck off.  Me, it depends on my mood that day.  Hope this helps and sorry for ranting on like a complete nutcase.  Later....
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Actually the only one I can understand (surprisingly) is the King James' Version.  I cannot understand the NIV, or similar versions period.  I feel like it takes away from the authenticity of it.  Perhaps it's because I was raised reading hte KJV, but in comparing it to the other versions I've read, I much perfer that interpretation of the words.
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I am reminded of Mark Twain's statements: "Its not the parts of the Bible I don't understand that bother me, its the parts I do."\n\nOften the Bible is so simple that we need help to misunderstand it.
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Post the poem or at least a link to it, and be more specific about what you need help analyzing.
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what chapter in 2nd kings i see you have verses 23-25 but i need the chapter\n\nhttp://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Rsv2Kgs.html