Comments on: How can people believe the bible when it sounds more like a childrens book of fiction?

By: Wally Y

Wally Y — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:51:04 +0000

The distress with most Bible believers is that they don’t want to reckon. They want to believe in something, but when it comes to the Bible they are taught to believe that the words are the words of God. What they don’t reckon about is that even in the Bible it says that Man is fallible(able to make mistakes) and the Bible was written by Men. For some reason I cannot fathom, that reasoning never occurs to them. Also, there is the section where Moses is conversing with God while he is making the Ten Commandments and God says ‘thou shalt have no other Gods before me’. To me, that means there are still lesser gods that one can believe in for small things.

By: j_emmans

j_emmans — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:27:05 +0000

how it seems is not vital, what it means is vital.
example : Do not kill. – this may sound childish but it does mean a lot and is a excellent basis for a society to live by.

By: jamesmom2

jamesmom2 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:58:27 +0000

it is human nature to want something to believe in, and the Bible is a solid thing

By: Annabella

Annabella — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:32:45 +0000

You don’t have to believe what is in the Bible to realize that it does not sound like a children’s book of fiction. Anyway, there are people who believe but who do not take everything literally.
Now, you say that it is like children’s literature and “terribly written”. Maybe you have not read a very excellent translation.
What do you reckon of this, for instance (King James version):

The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:
for thy like is better than wine.
Because of the savor of thy excellent ointments
thy name is as ointment poured forth,
therefore do the virgins like thee.
Draw me, we will run after thee:
the King hath brought me into his chambers:
we will be glad and rejoice in thee,
we will remember thy like more than wine:
the upright like thee.
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,
as the tents of Kedar,
as the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black,
because the sun hath looked upon me:
my mother’s children were mad with me;
they made me the keeper of the vineyards;
but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest,
where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon:
for why should I be as one that turneth aside
by the flocks of thy companions?
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,
go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,
and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

By: eeyeore

eeyeore — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:18:16 +0000

let’s say BIBLE = brief information before living earth.
Nobody ever live long enough to witness the creation from beginning.
I come from Indonesia. Our church ministry once went to remote places, where there are still shaman and witch, who use black magic to disturb the ministries works. The witch can glide in the air, another can crawl on the wall. It’s a fight in faith. Another told tale how a boy with unbalanced feet, grew the bent feet at that moment and make both feet balanced.
Maybe you should join ministries works to witness that nowadays, the unbelievable things are still occur.
I find the website submitted by bend helpful.

By: redunicorn

redunicorn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:45 +0000

I believe the Bible is literature but not fact.

By: rhynokrash

rhynokrash — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:45:21 +0000

fantastic question. well, i know that as a Christian I believe some crazy things. I’m ok with that. in a time when some folks believe we’ve been dropped on this planet by martians, believing a fella was swallowed by a whale or a huge flood knocked out all life on the planet doesn’t seem that crazy in comparison. I guess the bottom line for me is do I believe Jesus was who He said He was. If I do believe that then the rest will fall in line behind it. Not overnight mind you, but over time as I learn more about God. And as a previous answerer wrote, there indeed is a lot of scholarship in the Bible. You simply need to spend time in it.

By: Globetrotter

Globetrotter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:23:13 +0000

Just curious… How much of the Bible have you really read? How much background research have you read about the Bible? Once I know that, I could better answer your question.

Edit: Bible tales which involve overexaggerated events always have a teaching purpose. It comes from oral storytelling and passing it down by word of mouth. What tales from the Bible do you remember the most? It seems like you can easily recall ones with exaggerated events. These tales were around eons before they were ever written – passed down through generations. If Moses is parting the Red Sea, it’s about God empowering him to help out an enslaved people. You have to look at the reasons and the lessons behind the tale. In those days, storytelling wasn’t about accurate journalism.

The Bible is also filled with poetry, history and letters. It has an incredibly fascinating background if you study it further. Try reading Psalms and Proverbs, James, and 1Corinthians. Then see what you reckon.
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By: ultimate_sonic_fan

ultimate_sonic_fan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:54:51 +0000

Hi, thanks for asking…

God becoming man and dying for people who don’t deserve it because He likes them? Doesn’t sound all that ridiculous to me.

There’s a ton of scholarship on the Bible… and I mean real scholarship that makes real sense. If you’re interested, email me and I’ll send you a link.

Or, really, here’s a link. Email me if you want more.

May God bless you.