Wisdom?

[WAB]

If you think God viciously comdemned everyone for the sins of one man, and then had to have himself tortured and killed before he could forgive...YOU'D BETTER HOPE YOU'RE WRONG!

I would love to assume that you were acknowledging the Deity of Christ in the above, as well as His torture and death as payment for the sins of at least one man, (Adam).

No doubt you are aware of the biblical position that declares that all of mankind inherited a sinful nature from the progenitor of all of the human race; again, Adam. Actually, God does not condemn everyone for the sins of Adam, but for their own sins.

Using the Ten Commandments (the prologue to the Mosaic Law), along with said Law (or more accurately Laws), as the standard by which God judges as to whether or not one is a sinner, do you know ANYONE who can say they do not qualify as a sinner? That is of course excepting the One we call Jesus.

Again, the last part of the 24th verse of John chap.8... "...if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

P.S. God is not a tyrant. He would not "viciously" condemn anyone. But He IS righteous, and so He made provision for everyone and anyone (including you and me) to be reconciled to Himself by putting faith in the finished work of Christ on Calvary's cross.

 

[WAB]

So your credibility has taken a hit too.

MY credibility is not at issue... at issue is the credibility of the Scriptures, and I believe them to be ABSOLUTELY credible.

I make mistakes just like anyone else, God does not!

 

[Gracchus]

MY credibility is not at issue... at issue is the credibility of the Scriptures, and I believe them to be ABSOLUTELY credible.

There is some wisdom in them, and some malicious foolishness. Even a bird is smart enough to pick the grain out of the cowpie instead of eating the whole thing.

I make mistakes just like anyone else, God does not!

The word of God is written in the stones, and the stars. Your Bible was written by men. There is some good in it and some evil. The evil will make you sick. You will find yourself dropping bombs on babies.

KJV Matthew 7:17-18

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The Bible, like the world, is an orchard. Be careful not to eat from the wrong tree.

 

[WAB]

There is some wisdom in them, and some malicious foolishness. Even a bird is smart enough to pick the grain out of the cowpie instead of eating the whole thing.



The word of God is written in the stones, and the stars. Your Bible was written by men. There is some good in it and some evil. The evil will make you sick. You will find yourself dropping bombs on babies.

KJV Matthew 7:17-18

The Bible, like the world, is an orchard. Be careful not to eat from the wrong tree.

The scriptures you quoted are right on! And a corrupt tree, with which you are comparing the Bible, cannot bring forth good fruit in any amount. And of course the opposite is true as well. A good tree (the Bible) cannot bring forth any evil/bad fruit.

 

[Gracchus]

The scriptures you quoted are right on! And a corrupt tree, with which you are comparing the Bible, cannot bring forth good fruit in any amount. And of course the opposite is true as well. A good tree (the Bible) cannot bring forth any evil/bad fruit.

Did you miss this?:

The Bible, like the world, is an orchard. Be careful not to eat from the wrong tree.

The Bible is an anthology, a collection of books. Some are poetry, some are history, some are fiction, some are law, etc. They were written for various reasons, and reflect different viewpoints, some of which conflict. Some of them are compilations from various authors, and we don't know for certain who wrote any of them. So each must be analyzed individually.