Do you believe that the Bible is infallible and that salvation can be found between its covers?
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1) Not infallible.  That's making a Paper Pope out of scripture.\n\n2) Salvation can be found there....that is the ONLY purpose of Scripture.\n\n3) Scripture, Tradition and Reason are the ultimate moral guides.  Equal parts of each is the right recipe.\n\nAs for pedophelia....do a Google search.
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Absolutely.  Read the bible and then watch people try to dispute it.  If you don't read it first you will think they know everything when they are actually lying to the world.
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How long do you think it will be before a person or group successfully reassembles the bible to include recently discovered religious texts that they feel better suit modern times?\n\nNever.  For all practical purposes, the Bible as now been “set in stone.”\n\nWhat do you think about this?\n\nI believe that those who tend to be the loudest on this topic have either done the least amount of study or have very extensive time invested in their current belief.  Most claim as articles of fact pieces of information which are not true.  Less than one in one billion (if any) could give me that actual names of the men who met to determine which books and works were included in either Testament.  Yet they propose that these men were inspired by G-d to make these choices for all time.  They are seem to ignore that most works which were not included were systematically searched for and burned as heretical.  The mere fact that any remain after 2000 years is a miracle.\n\nWhat will the cultural/spiritual ramifications of this be?\n\nA continuation of our current position.  As beautiful as the KJV is to read, it is flawed.  This fact has been shown over and over again by scholars who do know the languages involved.  Yet look at the number of supporters that it has.  The sad part of this is that many who claim to understand the meaning of the KJV of the Bible (which is a very serious and metaphysical work) do not understand and cannot follow a simple Shakespearean play (which is light entertainment) that was written at about the same time.  What does this yell you about the ignorance of humans?  And ignorance is bliss.\n\nIf God is really solely responsible for the bible's contents why does he have hundreds of millions of Christians using different versions?  And how would a new version be any worse?\n\nThose humans who claim to be privileged to the plans or purposes of Divinity are deluded.  No human has that capability.  Only Divinity is perfect.  Humanity is arrogant, not understanding that the message is important, not the delivery of the message.  Those that must quote scripture for every answer (especially those claiming that it is the Word of G-d) are probably idolaters.  They have worshipped the written word instead of Divinity.  Each believing that they are right and all others wrong.  They are the cause of the fragmentation of the Church and people like them are usually too stubborn to see their own sins.\n\nA new version of the Bible is not needed.  These recently discovered and translated works should be made available to the widest reading audience for study and debate.  At least by those who are capable of understanding that Humanity did not have the message right then and still is lacking in understanding.  This is human nature.  Divinity is the only proper judge; and Divine Judgment, unlike human opinion and understanding, IS perfect.
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Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -2 Peter 2:10\n\nIf youre going to believe in eternal security than youre going to have to believe that the Bible was written by men like Peter that were of limited inspiration that just didnt understand salvation. However I believe the Bible was sufficiently inspired to understand the idea that salvation IS a gift from God but like any gift, it can be taken back under certain conditions! Was not Satan once in Heaven? What happened to him? Was Satan once saved always saved or can we still blaspheme God?
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I walk in the faith that the Bible is a load of codswallup. Especially concerning the parlor tricks of the New Testiment. 1Peter 2-24 included.\n\n-SD-
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Actually, I think it would be quite difficult to "understand" the Bible as each concept that is presented is contradicted by another.  It's hard to understand a book that has no clear message.
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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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I'm daring.....\n\nThe Bible is bound to contradict itself, IT WAS NOT WRITTEN BY GOD but by men!\n\nGod's inspiration cannot contradict itself
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No. There has been too much lost in the numerous translations. And I would question your statement about the book being in existence for 'thousands' of years. The new testament and the gospels were not instantly assembled upon the death of Jesus of Nazareth. The old testament was passed on by word of mouth long before the books were written.  Compound these necessary flaws with the council of cardinals who decided which books were going to be part of the bible and which books were not, and the church's practice of censoring anything that did not agree with doctrine, and you have a less than perfect product.
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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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i think the bible is a good book yet fiction, religion is a money and war machine IMHO.  on the other hand people need hope and that is where many find it, we're best off never knowing
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Looks like you answered it yourself. However, my personal opinion is that I really don't care what it says, because I don't believe in it anyway.\n\nThe bible is all I need.
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I agree with you and have said the same thing myself many times.  From my point of view the bible is much like Grimms fairy tales.  To be used as and example of right and wrong.
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The Bible is not the silver bullet, of course. I do believe in God and in Jesus's ressurection, however, there are parts of the Bible that sound like pure nonsense to me while other parts contain great, true wisdoms everyone should live by.
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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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Yup I do and its funny in a weird sort of way how people will adapt what is in the Bible to suit their own needs. The book hasnt changed in a few thousand years I doubt its going to any time soon. Its all a matter of personal interpretation I guess but it shouldnt change every time you read it or speak about it to someone if you are a person of your convictions then it will stay the same.
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The Bible shows that people can lose their salvation. Take a look at these scriptures.\n\nHe that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white rainment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life,...   Revelation 3:5\n\n...He that endureth to the end shall be saved.  Matthew 10:22\n\nAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.  Exodus 32:33\n\nWhen the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.\nBut if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.  Ezekiel 34:18-19\n\nAnd if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life,... Revelation 22:19