when did God write the bible.....

[StormyOne]

A person once asked, "When did God write the bible?"

that is a good question... one I had never thought about.... if (big if) angels are recording the deeds of people in "books" to be reviewed later, and obviously there is a heavenly library because there have been over 6 billion humans who have lived, then why didn't the God who commissioned all of this book writing, take a day out of his schedule and write a book and hand deliver it to the humans he created? There would have been less confusion....

thoughts?

 

[RC_NewProtestants]

The answer is that God did not write the Bible. It was written by humans and reflects the time and place of the writers and to the people it was written to. Including the writers current knowledge and biases. Inspiration of people is what God brings to the Bible, inspiration in the stories as well as the people who are willing to open up to God and allow Him to inspire them as readers and thinkers. And one of the things about an inspirational story is that it can inspire readers to different things or in different ways.

 

[Pythons]

The Bible is a book of religious Truth written by humans who were inspired by God to do so. As RC_NP says, it addressed certain issues to certain people at certain times. There are timless truths in Sacred Scripture and that is why it is of value to use all Scripture for teaching.

 

[StormyOne]

The Bible is a book of religious Truth written by humans who were inspired by God to do so. As RC_NP says, it addressed certain issues to certain people at certain times. There are timless truths in Sacred Scripture and that is why it is of value to use all Scripture for teaching.

religious truth? timeless? really, examples please....who made it "sacred?"

 

[Pythons]

religious truth? timeless? really, examples please....who made it "sacred?"

Not sure how to answer that Stormy, the Bible is "loaded" with religious truth that can be applied to any time be it prior to Christ or a million years after. You want me to list some examples in Scripture?

 

[AndrewK788]

Referring to your first post Stormy, if God even had hand-delivered the Bible, would it really have lessened the confusion? Or after several thousand years, do you think we'd just be arguing over whether it was really from God or some false prophet nutcase? lol I'm not trying to derail this thread. I'm just pointing out the fact that the critics will always find an angle to disvalue and disprove whatever they choose, no matter how credible it may be.

 

[StormyOne]

Not sure how to answer that Stormy, the Bible is "loaded" with religious truth that can be applied to any time be it prior to Christ or a million years after. You want me to list some examples in Scripture?

sure a few examples please of truths that would be truth a million years from now....

 

[StormyOne]

Referring to your first post Stormy, if God even had hand-delivered the Bible, would it really have lessened the confusion? Or after several thousand years, do you think we'd just be arguing over whether it was really from God or some false prophet nutcase? lol I'm not trying to derail this thread. I'm just pointing out the fact that the critics will always find an angle to disvalue and disprove whatever they choose, no matter how credible it may be.

perhaps but its clear that God did not write it, so why do people worship the bible?

 

[AndrewK788]

perhaps but its clear that God did not write it, so why do people worship the bible?

Well, as Christians we believe it was written bu humans through inspiration of God. The Bible in and of itself, as a book, should not be worshiped. But what and Who it points to, should be. God.

Is that what you meant?...or did I completely miss the mark?

 

[Pythons]

sure a few examples please of truths that would be truth a million years from now....

Ok, from the hip.

"Love your neighbor as yourself" / 'A brave man dies once, a coward thousands of times" in fact much of Proverbs. More?

 

[StormyOne]

Ok, from the hip.

"Love your neighbor as yourself" / 'A brave man dies once, a coward thousands of times" in fact much of Proverbs. More?

those are principles? Explain how you determined them to be so...

 

[StormyOne]

Well, as Christians we believe it was written bu humans through inspiration of God. The Bible in and of itself, as a book, should not be worshiped. But what and Who it points to, should be. God.

Is that what you meant?...or did I completely miss the mark?

you did not miss the mark....

 

[sentipente]

Ok, from the hip.

"Love your neighbor as yourself" / 'A brave man dies once, a coward thousands of times" in fact much of Proverbs. More?

Those are not religious truths.

 

[sentipente]

Awhy didn't the God who commissioned all of this book writing, take a day out of his schedule and write a book and hand deliver it to the humans he created? There would have been less confusion....

He did, actually. That book is called nature.

 

[sentipente]

The Bible is a book of religious Truth written by humans who were inspired by God to do so.

You cannot show that to be true. There is no evidence that the book was commissioned and no evidence that the work of everyone who felt the need to write is included in the book.

 

[Pythons]

those are principles? Explain how you determined them to be so...

To be principles they would first have to be "Truth". A principle is a fundamental "TRUTH" that is used in deciding conduct or choice.

I hold "All" of Sacred Scripture to be an Axiom. You are suggesting that principles are not truth?

 

[Pythons]

You cannot show that to be true. There is no evidence that the book was commissioned and no evidence that the work of everyone who felt the need to write is included in the book.

A Catholic can;

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto good works". 2 Timothy 3, 16

This would mean since New Testament Authors quoted directly from what Protestants call the Apocrypha (being that those Books were in the Septuagint Christ and the Apostles used) they would be Scripture. Also, since it was the Catholic Church who determined which books would be in the Christian Bible in the first place the same Holy Spirit who guided the Apostles in Acts 15 would have guided them in the Canon questions.

 

[sentipente]

Pythons, those assertions are unfounded. The Catholic Church may have determined what the Canon is but they did not do the same for Scripture. Scripture has never been defined by man.

 

[Pythons]

There were 'many' books floating around that some wanted to be in the Bible yet were not included in what we have today. How do you figure The Church did not do the same for Scripture?

 

[sentipente]

The God did not give to anybody the blueprint for Scripture.