Do you have questions when you read the Bible?
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Many that is where bible study comes in to play, I am very fortunate that my Pastor has studied the bible for a great many years and holds two doctoral degrees from Seminary. And also you can have group discussions regarding bible verses and scripture. God bless
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Give me the BIBLE. Thank You!!
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I'm hearing you!!!\n\nI ask several questions which are of interest to me as they seem to be contradictory to Christian teachings.\n\nI'm not trying to offend, I'm just asking for a little outside the box thinking.\n\nMy questions are met with rudeness and vitriol and are normally answered by way of hurling quotes from the bible at me endlessly - no autonomous thought - just sermons.\n\nGggrrrr - that's why my last few "questions for Christians" have been more of a sarcastic nature.\n\nI figure if I'm not getting any straight answers and am persecuted for my interest, then I may as well just play it for the comic relief
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To be quite honest, (and to my discredit), I haven't read my Bible in a very long time.  Although I enjoy my time in the Word and in prayer, I've failed to make day-to-day time for God, and with Him.\n\nConsider how priceless that is!  Instead of typing out this answer, I could be reading James.  Instead of answering questions on politics, I could be reading about Christ's sacrifice for all of us.  There is no greater gift to us, than God's Matchless Glory...His Son.  What wouldn't I want to spend time reading about Him?\n\nSo here's the bottom line:  We have been given a priceless opportunity to read and study about our Savior in God's Word, the Bible.  The time has come to shut off the computer, and spend time with my Lord.\n\nThank you for your question.  You have caused me to open my eyes, and breathe in the fresh air of heaven.\n\nGod bless you.
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Read it yourself, often, and pray about it.  The truth will be revealed to you as you get to know God's word better.  You should take the Bible literally for the most part.  Use your common sense.  There are parts that are merely symbolic.  When Jesus uses parables to illustrate a point, he tells us that's what he's doing.  I think if you study it yourself you will find that God speaks to us through the Bible and that many of the controversial parts are not as complicated as they seem.
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what is the question? i believe what ever the bible says!
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Hmm kinda makes you wonder about that whole "bible" thing, huh? Is this the first inconsistency that you have run across?\n\nWatch out - they used to burn people at the stake who asked too many questions...
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When I was in elementary and high school I learned hundreds of Bible verses as part of a yearly Bible Memory program all the kids in our family used (with some nice incentives every few weeks if you did it).  I certainly don't regret that (thanks Mom & Dad), but I went on to discover that it's equally important to understand the overall CONTENT of large sections, and how those verses fit in their original CONTEXT.    (I have often witnessed people citing some memorized verses to prove some idea, but they had no idea of how those verses fit into the chapter of book they came from-- their interpretation might be pretty reasonable or way off base, but without the context there is no check.)\n\nSo, I began to try to learn how various books of the Bible are put together -- to memorize an outline of the contents of a book.   That way if someone mentions or I'm thinking of something like "where did Jesus say. . . ?" I have a pretty good idea not only of what he said and where to find the chapter but I'll know what was going on just before and after he said it (the context).\n\nI still think it's important to learn verse and short passages --especially key ones (such as highpoints and turning points in a book)-- and if you can memorize much longer sections, that's great!   But now I have a better idea of the MEANING of the verses that I've memorized or that others mention and can more easily put my hands on related passages (for my own studies or in a discussion).\n\n(By the way, you don't need to have the "perfect" or fullest outline to benefit from this.  I have fairly sketchy outlines for some books, starting with the biggest pieces and major turning points.  For others that I've spent a lot of time in I've come up with more detailed outlines.)
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Yes. It is important to find out for yourself the truth. I prayed long and hard about what I had been taught from childhood. I studied the scriptures and prayed about them. Then answer I got was the most wonderful feeling that everything I read and was taught was true - I KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is true.
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I couldn't say yes or no with much authority, but I can refer you to some sources, and some questions for you to consider, that should lead you to answer your question for yourself. My observations base of the assumption that the Bible is consistent withitself:\nDeut 39:39 (the author of the Bible intended that people understand it => it has no secrets)\nRom 1:18-23 (reveals that everything is plain)\nRev 1:19 (Revelations writes about the past, the present, and the future)\nEcc 12:13 (purpose of life)\nIf you read some of the book of Daniel, you discover that Daniel's dreams prophesied things to come -- Alexander the Great.\nI cannot prove to you if this is the case or not, but all my research thus far has led me to the believe that the Bible is what it claims to be. We still have to use the basic principles of common sense and logic. Its message (including prophecy) can be discovered asking 5 basic questions as we read: 'Who wrote this/who is it written to? Why did they write it? Where did it take place? When did it take place/when was it written? What is the author trying to say.'\nAs does any book, when read in context, answers are found in doing more reading.\nYou could pose another question asking about a particular prophecy you had in mind. I hope your reading is an adventure.
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no, i cant remember reading that in the bible
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Your difficulty at understanding some parts of the Bible is common.\nIn Acts 8:30, Phillip goes to an Ethiopian who is reading the Bible and asks:\n“Do you actually know what you are reading?” \nThe Ethiopian replies: \n“Really, how could I ever do so, unless someone guided me?”\nIT ALWAYS HELPS IF A MORE KNOWLEGEABLE ONE GUIDES YOU.\nFind one.\nGod is not working through individuals. He provided a book ...the Bible.\nProverbs 2:4,5 mentions to what extent we should ardently search/study the pages of the Bible.
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Look at your textbook. I am 14- I have never seen any question asked that is not related to the reading.\n\nBoth believed in similar religions, had similar ways of life, and had similar architecture.
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I do, and I try to find something that I can relate to, not just reading any chapter & verse. God works in mysterious ways. Ask him to guide your eyes and fingers to what He wants you to know. Ask Him to speak to you through this devotion time. AND HE WILL...God Bless
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Dear ES,\n\nI agree with you and I enjoy reading it and giving away copies of the Bible.\n\nLong before I read the Bible from cover-to-cover I intended to re-write the Bible and take out all of the sexist language.  What a joke that was!  When I finally read it I didn't change it but it sure did change me!\n\nOne wonderful thing I noticed was that I had the feeling that it was written directly to me, even though I know it was written long before I was born.  It reminds me of looking at a photograph when it seems as though the subject is looking right back at you.\n\nEven though there have been several translations of the Bible they all say just about the same thing.  However I've seen a few that are not divinely inspired and there is no sense of the Living Word of God.\n\nYes, it is fascinating to look at the prophecies and realize that Jesus was the only person who ever had his biography written before He was born!
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try reading the bible starting with John 3:16 it has all the answers to life's questions
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I read it....plus when you ask Questions about Jesus or God, what do you expect? Christians not to quote the Bible? Do you expect people not to defend themselves?\nChristians beleive in the word of God. \nSo the will stand by that word.\n\nWhen I post a question, that is not even about Atheism, Atheists post their opinion anyway, and it dosent bother me, I still read their contrbution and often apreciate it, when it is constructive. Everybody is entitled to their opinion whatever it may be.