Bible Question:
I believe in God and I believe in heaven. But I've recently finished reading the bible for the 3rd time and I can't help feeling it just isn't true. God kills so many people and demands others to kill in his name. God's 10 commandments says murder is a sin and punishable by death, yet right after Mosses wrote that down he murders half of his people just for worshiping a golden cow (that they didn't know was a sin since Mosses hadn't come down with the commandments yet) And then there are so many contradictions. I just don't know. Can someone help me understand this? Do I NEED the bible to love God? Or can I just love God without it? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Adien... I would join in welcoming you to the forum! One cannot differentiate what God says from who God is. His Word is living and true (Hebrews 1:1-2; John 1, etc.). Christ even states that those who have the Word and obey the Word are the ones who love Him (John 14:21). If I have learned anything in my Bible study over the years, it is this: It is more important for a person to be attentive to what they DO understand in the Word than what they do NOT understand. I hope that these brief thoughts may augment the advice given you by Ed. In Him, Doc |
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