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1 | So when did "evil" start? | Bible general Archive 1 | LisaMarie | 23384 | ||
No reason to be rude. If I took every person's "recommendation" I'd never have time to actually read the bible. No harm, no foul... Can you tell me how many of your friends here are bible scholars, with credentials? Different "authorities" on the bible have extremely different views. The Bible wasn't "born" in it's current incarnation. Different "books" were written by different individuals, a patchwork quilt if you will. Hence the "Eloheim" writings and the "Yahweh" writings. But now "we" have filtered all that out. Purified it and refined it to just God. I disagree with this. I think we should keep it as is. But I'm just a reader. No historian. No credentialed bible scholar. Essentially, in Hebrew history, "Lord" was the highest label one could have so why not call him that? Yes the writing is divinely inspired, but the compilation of the book was still in the hands of man. That's why it repeats itself. The same teachings filtered through different individuals. What you seem to be telling me is that you are in disagreement with any text being added? Such as the Dead Sea Scrolls? Am I correct in this understanding? As for me, I want to know everything I can about my Lord. I love Him and I don't want to miss a single word of text. I have several different versions just to make sure I get it all in. As for your friend in quote 2 - Buddhists hold Jesus in the highest regard. A buddha is simply an enlightened person. There is an ancient Pali text (now believed to be in the Vatican) that tells of Jesus and his stay in Tibet. They know him as Issa. I might recommend books by Thomas Merton (Trappist Monk) and Thich Nhat Hahn (Vietnamese Buddhist Monk). They fueled each others passions in a very profound and moving way. Ta! Lisa |
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2 | So when did "evil" start? | Bible general Archive 1 | 34741 | |||
Hey guys, hope this post isn't too old to jump into... ...anyway, I am very familiar with the Documentary Hypothesis (J, E, P, D sources, redaction, all the rest of the nonsesne) and through my research I can tell you that the Yahweh, Elohim, etc. differences that many "scholars" use to attack Mosaic authorship on the Pentateuch actually support the unified authorship tradition as held by Christ Himself. Also, I think you are stopping short by saying that the writing of Scripture is divinely inspired but the compilation was in the hands of men. Surely, the writing was in the hands of men as well, but thier hands were being guided by the Spirit. How can be believe that God would inspire the writing of His Holy Word only to have it obscured, lost, and polluted in it's entirety? In other words, how can you believe in a god so impotent as to operate in that manner? No, it is clear from even a cursory honest readong of Scripture that very little (if anything) is ultimately in the hands of man. We can be assured that the 66 canonical books of the Bible are the inerrant Word of God in its entirety because God is God. As far as any serious study of eastern mysticism or any other occultic doctrine, warnings abound. The world feeds us lies and decpetions and does it under the guise of "open-mindedness." In all reality (and you don't have to look beyond the Bible to discover this) there is nothing of value to be gained by any "wise" men who don't stand completely and inexorably upon the Bible, the Holy Word of God. |
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