Biblical Flaws? August 2, 2008
Posted by atheismandhappiness in Religion.Tags: Bible, Catholic, Christianity, Flaws, Inaccurate, Wrong
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This may be nitpicking, yes. Still, I found these interesting:
DT 6:5, MT 22:37, MK 12:30, LK 10:27 Love God.
DT 6:13, PS 33:8, 34:9, 111:10, IS 8:13, LK 12:5, 1PE 2:17 Fear God.
1JN 4:18 There is no fear in love.
PR 30:5 Every word of God proves true.
2TH 2:11-12 <- Heh, well, not every. (More: 1KI 22:23, 2CH 18:22, JE 4:10, JE 20:7, EZ 14:9 )
MT 16:28, MK 9:1, LK 9:27 Jesus says that some of his listeners will not taste death before he comes again in his kingdom. This was said almost 2000 years ago. (They have all tasted death)
MK 16:17-18 A believer can handle snakes or drink poison and not experience any harm. (Note: Many unfortunate believers have died as a result of handling snakes and drinking poison.)
Note that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John along with some other books are all included above…
The Pope is supposed to be divinely guided. Popes have made many mistakes. (See: Crusades, Inquisition, et al) The Biblical authors are supposed to be divinely inspired. The Biblical authors have made many mistakes. Not only have the authors made mistakes, though, but also the group that chose which books were worthy for the Bible itself. Further, I’d wager that at least some of the innumerable copyists who edited the Bible over thousands of years have written some things incorrectly. I also think that if there were inspired gospels, it is highly possible that some might not even be in the Bible for the reason stated above.
So what to do when part of the Bible is wrong, part is missing, and another part is up for debate over its interpretation? Read it for ideas about how to believe in god yourself, if you do believe in god. Don’t cling to it and look to it for reasons to condemn gays, smoking, gambling, and wearing earrings. Form opinions and stances for yourself, and don’t be afraid to be different than the book or even the church itself. I’m sure an all-loving and compassionate god would understand, given the circumstances.
The Pope thing is funny. Papal infallibility is the Poep is right… but only when he makes a specific type of declaration. And has the hat on. And his fingers crossed.And the faithful have done the most glorious ritual of the wave… okay… that would be funny though.
So far they have only used “infallibility” for the Virgin Mary. Yes- they are antisex and antifun that much.
As for the bible changing… “accidentally” isn’t the word. The words unicorns, dragon and saytar have been editted to be beast to make it sound more sane.