Reply to Poll for Bible readers: Do you take the Bible literally?

Forum Index » Religion

Reply to "Poll for Bible readers: Do you take the Bible literally? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I take the bible literally.  I am a non-denominational bible-believing Christian.

Notice how that the more people turn away from the bible, the more society seems to decline with more shootings, murders, rapes, and thugs running about as they do in Britain.

Also, the ability to get gay "marriage" acknowledged by law also corresponds with a decline of people taking the bible literally.   There is a direct correlation between bible-believing and righteousness, for without the bible where shall we learn to be righteous?  You do not learn righteousness without the Bible, you  do whatever "feels right" to yourself.   And then you get idiot politicians bemoaning those people who "cling to Religion", meaning, not clinging to the soft, lukewarm vomit religion of "I feel good so we are all good" but the SALT, the vibrant and living Word of God that convicts one of sin unto repentance.

When you abandon the Word of God, which is there for reproof and for teaching righteousness, then all that is left is listening to somebody in a pulpit tickling your ears to make you feel good. And because that person has no foundation in the Word of God, that person is easily led astray to a dead end where faith is lost, usually after losing a lot of money thinking sending in money will get you a fast track to God's big blessings.

The bible says at the time of the end there will be a great falling away.  The first step to falling away from the faith is to stop reading the bible, and to stop taking it literally and instead accept "blind guides" telling you the bible is just a metaphor, as if "Thou Shalt Not Steal" is some kind of metaphor.

People are no different today than they were 2,000 years ago.   Nothing has changed.  A sinner in a chariot is no different than a sinner in an airplane.  The bible is just as relevant for today as it was back then, even moreso as many liars are about doing their best to try and convince everyone the bible is untrue and irrelevant.

I listen to none of these people.  Anything anyone tries to teach gets compared to what is in the bible.  If they do not match, that person or textbook or whatever,  is out and completely disregarded.

Since the previous attempt to separate people from their bibles by killing them failed, the new tactic is for the evil people with an appearance of intellect and learning to look down in condescension upon "that old book written by goat herders" so as to shame people from taking it seriously, to make false claims that "science has disproven it" --certainly not! and other such tactics.

[/quote]

Thank you, there are 3 of us in the poll.
I am highly educated and reading of the Bible is one of the most difficult things I do. The Bible is by no means an easy, allegorical fairytale. It's a complex, divine message, which is very clear and precise in its instruction. Reading and knowledge of the Bible are indicative of the discipline, something that easy-belivism shirks. I could put my money on the fact that over 90% of "believers" don't read and study the Bible regularly.I am very suspicious of "pastors" and "priests" transmitting their "knowledge" to anyone. I have the Bible. I do not need anyone to teach me.
[i]And Jesus answered and said unto them, “Take heed that no man deceive you." Matthew 24:4[/i][/quote]

Yes!  Well said, and well done quoting Jesus (how can you know what Jesus said if you do not read the bible?).    If you know what the bible says, and you are obeying the commandments, loving God wth your whole heart, mind, and soul, the deceivers and false teachers cannot get a hook into you.  Without the bible, you cannot put on "the whole armor of God" to defend against the evil ones.

The bible is called "the sword of the spirit".   The best way to defeat someone is to take away their weapon making them unable to strike back.   This is why today, as it has always been, why the enemies of Christ do their best to get the bible out of the hands of believers.

The bible is a weapon to be used against false words of deception, to "cut the Gordion knot" of excuses and vain explanations to categorize a sin as not-a-sin, such as homosexuality.  Without the bible, a person cannot discern the difference between truth and error.

Ephesians 6:11
[i]
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and[b] the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:[/b]
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints[/i][/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics