Literal Interpretation of Scripture Removing all Danger of Human Error
All world religions have their own sacred scriptures. They all teach
that the world and the universe was created, that the universe is not
meaningless and that it has a purpose as do humans. This is explained
in the bible and all sacred literature. Often people ask 'is the bible
reliable' and 'was it just made up'.
Many Christians believe that the bible is the direct word of God and
believe every word of the bible. However, to me this seems hard to
accept, since the bible is made up of 66 books and was written over a
period of 3000 years by many different authors who believed that God
communicated with them, but how do we come to believe the word of
these different authors. The Bible is said to be God's Word to man. In
this book, God discloses everything He desires man to know concerning
Himself, His workings in the past, and His plans for the future.
Nothing in the Bible is extraneous to divine revelation. The whole of
it comes from God.
On the other hand, it could be said that inspiration does not mean
that God merely assisted man in the writing process. He actively
caused and inspired those men to write what He willed them to write.
What was written in scripture is there because God wanted it there.
Second, God did not "approve" the work of the inspired writers of
Scripture after they were finished. In other words, God didn't review
what St. Paul had written and decide that He would approve it because
it was correct. Third, the human authors of Scripture were not mere
scribes, passive recipients of revelation. They did not engage in
"automatic handwritin...
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.... Some argue that certain stories of the Bible, like the
creation story, or Noah and the flood, taken from Genesis chapters
1-11, are not inspired, but merely popular narration's borrowed from
ancient cultures.
Most liberal theologians, the Bible is not inerrant. They believe that
its books were obviously written and edited by human authors: with
limited scientific knowledge, who promoted their own specific belief
systems, who attributed statements to God that are immoral by today's
standards, who freely disagreed with other Biblical authors, etc.
If scriptures contain human error, then who is qualified to declare
it? As man is fallible, who should be trusted too make such a decision
as to which parts are of error. If God allowed confusion to be written
in His work, does this not in effects make God full of errors?
The Holy Bible is the main essence of Christianity especially the New Testament. There are many parables and lesson learned in the Gospels in the New Testament. In the bible there is a Golden Rule found in (Matthew 7:12) which is, “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Jesus also touches on the importance of the Golden Rule throughout the bible. In Wicca there is such a Law that is very similar to the Christian Golden Rule called The Threefold Law. The Threefold Law is a cause and effect concept or whatever you do to others it will be done to you. (Dragonsong) So essentially the way an individual treats another should be reflected on how they want to be treated. For Wiccans
Gordon Fee, along with other well-respected theologians would disagree with Grudem’s interpretation for several reasons. Fee remarks in Discovering Biblical Equality, “This is both its [κεφαλη’s] first occurrence in Paul’s writings and its only appearance where “the body” is not mentioned or assumed. Later when Paul speaks of Christ as head it is not a metaphor for lordship but for the supportive, life-giving role that... the head was understood to have in relationship to the.. body.” Fee goes on to paraphrase Cyril who discusses how by nature, we are of our prospective head. Also here Paul is not directly discussing the church, but individual men. To Fee, the needed elements to read κεφαλη as authority over are not present, so it is open to reinterpretation.
It contains sixty-six smaller books, and those books are divided into two different parts, called the Old Testament and the New Testament (“Fast Facts about the Bible”). The Old Testament has thirty-nine books, and even those books are divided into sections. The first five books of the Bible make up the Pentateuch, which contains the laws that the early Israelites had to live by. The next group of books are the Historical books, which tell the stories of many different people that Christians look up to. After those come the books of Poetry, and the Major and Minor Prophets. In the New Testament, there are twenty-seven books, which are also made up of different parts. The first four books in the New Testament are different accounts of the Gospel of Jesus, which tells of His life and ministry on Earth. Those are followed by the Church’s history, and Paul’s letters to the churches from that time period. And, the last book of the Bible is a part of its own theme, the prophecy. It depicts the future events of the world, and what will happen during the end
Sophocles' famous play, Antigone, can be perceived as a conflict between individual conscience and state policy. Yet the issue of the play goes beyond that conflict and touches the universal conditions of suffering, religion, and loyalty. Through Antigone's character--which represents the spheres of family loyalty, divine law, and human suffering, Sophocles conveys the idea that a law of man that violates religious law is not a law at all. He expresses this idea by having Antigone dutifully bury her brother's body although it is against King Kreon's ruling. Antigone's action is not only an act of family loyalty but is an act of piety demanded by the gods.
Although the New Testament has twenty-seven books, I choose to do this research project on the book of Revelation also called Revelation to John. Despite the fact that many people avoid this book, saying that it is confusing, or perhaps even frightening, in my opinion it is the most intriguing and interesting book within the New Testament. The book of Revelation can be quite difficult to understand, there for it often raises more question than answers. However by concentrating on the structure and the symbols within the book, it becomes less difficult to understand. Choosing the book of Revelation for this research paper will give me the opportunity to gain a better understanding of what is in my perspective is one of the most important books in the bible.
The Christian View of Revelation Revelation by definition is the disclosure of facts or theories through religious events that have previously remained hidden. For Christians revelation is mainly associated with the revelation of God to his people throughout the ages. God has made himself known to us but we have to consider that he has also presented himself to us, with the choice up to us whether we accept his love. God has not pressed Himself up us.
In the two millennia since the Christian Church has existed, different leaders and sects have often argued over giving canonical status to the extra-biblical books known as the Apocrypha. The books in question are as follows: 1stand 2nd Esdras, Tobit, Judith, the Book of Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, the Song of the 3 Children, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, the Prayer of Manasseh, 1st and 2nd Maccabees, and additions to Esther. These books range in literary character from the historical to the apocalyptic and contain many stories and wisdoms.
The Holy Bible: the 21st Century King James Version: Containing the Old Testament and the New
To begin, before a person can debate the validity of anything, they must first understand the topic they are debating. So is the case here. A person must first understand the Bible and its origins before they can try and prove or disprove it. The Bible itself is composed of 66 books divided int...
Even though humans wrote the text, translating it and passing it down from generations to generations, God’s truth is unchanging. Debates of the inerrancy of the bible cannot usurp God as the King of grace. Instead of focusing on the inerrancy of the Bible, individuals who wish to seek a life of faith should focus on the inspiration God is showing them in his word. These revelations should move them into applicable, daily life changing implications from what they have learned. God shows revelations of himself through the Bible, and his character is revealed time and time again throughout scripture. Any faulty facts or discrepancies in grammar or data, should not take away from the value that scripture holds. When we read scripture we bring new meaning of interpretations of the truths God shows us, since new eras and environmental factors will be influential on how we process information. The bible is not just a fact book, telling humans stories of the past, but instead the bible is inspired instructions for how we can deal with spiritual and ethical encounters we
To forsake a God-given gift is not a good idea. God gave his word to the world. From Scripture, his word, comes revelation and understanding of not only who he is, but also who we are in him. Living without the knowledge and wisdom of Scripture would only lead to an unscrupulous and impure life. God gave his word to the world for a reason, and that gift should not be taken lightly. Through it he reveals the desire he has for the lives of his people. Because it is God’s word, Scripture is a guide that his people need to live by.
A response to the interpretation of Acts 4:32–36 as an endorsement of a type of communal living as being normative for the Christian church.
The Bible is the bestseller in many English speaking countries today. The reason for this is especially the US, whose founding base still lies behind religion. The first efforts of translating the Bible into English began about two millenniums ago. Partial translations of the book can be traced back to the 7th century. There are many manuscripts written in Old English, Middle Age English and the language we use today. When we sum up all these, we reach a number like more than 450 different copies of the biblical writings.
The Hebrew Bible is studied, analyzed, and worshiped by millions each day, it gives insight into the teachings and laws of God. The article “Pentateuch”, obtained from The Zondervan Pictoral Encyclopedia of the Bible by Merrill C. Tenney, deeply examines the authorship of the Pentateuch and displays two compelling arguments of weather the Pentateuch is of Mosaic authorship, or written by authors other than Moses. The Pentateuch is the bases of the entire Bible, it contains the first five books, including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, thus the literal meaning of “five volumes”. Theses five books make up the Old Testament and are roadmap to God’s teachings. The two views of Pentateuch authorship are Mosaic authorship