How much of the Bible is true?

Morality is for those who are mortal. God is not mortal and therefore not subjected to the same laws of "morality" that humans are. If you create something, then it stands to reason that you can do whatever you like with it. If I make a pot from clay, would it be immoral of me to use that pot to store water or to hold urine? And does the pot get to have any say in the matter? And if I decided to destroy that pot, is it not my prerogative as well? Should I ask the pots permission? You can call God immoral all you want, but since you aren't the creator and you aren't in charge, you aren't in a position to accuse Him of anything now are you?

i dont think you can really compare making a pot to making life. if he made us in his won image, and refers to us as his children, then he surely has an emotional attachment to us. my point of him being immoral is not only that he is murderous but treats people differently. you have obviously thought quite hard to try and justify his actions to yourself, but if we are all but pots of clay to him then he clearly does not love us, which again brings me back to the point of him being a loving god.

*bangs head repeatedly* IT DOES NOT SAY 'THOU SHALT NOT KILL'!! The word used best translates roughly to murder. It would be rather hard for any human to take someone seriously who said not to kill and then orders you to kill now wouldn't it? Seriously Rhykos, if you are going to take issue with the Torah at least know enough of what you are talking about here to not sound as if you just got out of a 3rd Sunday School class.

i believe also that the entire Bible was inspired by God who used human writers to record His words. in the context of the scripture in Deut, when God was stating not to add or take away from the word that He commanded, he was referring to the laws including the 10 commandments (over 600 individual laws). in Rev when he says if anyone adds or takes away from these things, it was referring to the entire words of the Bible.

I base that on fact. The fact that God is totally perfect. I believe what His Word says and God has proven Himself over and over again in my life and in many other lives as well. I read the Bible everyday. I know God speaks to me thru His Word. I'm finding myself knowing my Heavenly Father more and more as I study His Word. His Holy Word is without flaw. Without error. It is God-breathed. It has been here for over 2,000 years. Many have tried to destroy His Word and have failed every single time. It has been ripped up, burned...and it is still here, changing more and more lives and bringing more people to Christ. I am a child of the living God. I am saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. I have received the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior and I put my trust in Him. God bless you.

you base it on fact?????????????? your idea of a fact is very deluded, i am sorry if i have turned slightly offensive, but if you are not going to give an intelligent input, why bother at all. you are a fundamentalist and i have no time for that state of mind. maybe you are a nice person, i don't know, but your view of the world is far warped away from reality.

springlady-what do you base that statement on? every word of the bible is true? are you a Christian fundamentalist by any chance?

When 2 Timothy was written the rest of the New Testament was not in a compiled form. In fact, all of these letters were written to either a group of people or an individual. When they wrote of 'all scripture' they were referring to the original bible. All of the New Testament came from writings.

"When one really begins to read and study the Bible, it becomes clear that God is not any different from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Even though the Bible is really sixty-six individual books, written on two (or possibly three) continents, in three different languages, over a period of approximately 1500 years, by more that 40 authors (who came from many walks of life), it remains one unified book from beginning to end without contradiction. In it we see how a loving, merciful, and just God deals with sinful men in all kinds of situations. Truly, the Bible is God’s love letter to mankind. God’s love for His creation, especially for mankind, is evident all through Scripture. Throughout the Bible we see God lovingly and mercifully calling people into a special relationship with Himself, not because they deserve it but because He is a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and truth. Yet we also see a holy and righteous God Who is the judge of all those who disobey His word and refuse to worship Him, instead turning to worship gods of their own creation, worshiping idols and other gods instead of worshiping the one and only true God (Romans 1)." http://www.gotquestions.org/God-different.html Oh and welcome to myLot by the way

whats her name you have a rather interesting view of the bible, i disagree with you when you say it does not contradict itself, there are many contradictions in the bible, and if you are referring to the various scriptures , i hope you are including the other gospels, which massively contradict what is in the bible. i would certainly not describe the god in the old testament as a loving god, in fact quite the opposite. gracious and merciful beings do not order murder upon entire villages just because they worship another being. once again i feel compelled to point out, i am not questioning your belief in god, only the concept of what/who god is and the accuracy (and morals) of the bible.

No,Shaddai never killed anyone for belief. He did kill off Sodom and Gomorrah...but that had nothing to do with who they worshiped. Haughtiness, gluttony, laziness, not helping the poor, and committing abomination (which could be many different things). Shaddai never punished anyone for belief in other deities...only actions which they could control. Which is the direct contradiction between Shaddai and the Christian god...as Christianity has god punishing for belief.

Where did you get that info that new testament came from decision of council of nicea? I'll try to look my notes about this council (what had been decided, who were presents, etc).

I've been doing a lot of research into this ever since the Davinci Code came out. I read the Holy Blood, Holy Grail, then I researched Council of Nicea and the Emperor Constantine during the 3rd century. Look at the website Christianity Revealed, which as a lot of information there as well. Thanks...

However, it was first stated in the Old Testament. The New Testament were all letters decided on by the Council of Nicea. A lot of those bishops were corrupt. A lot of scrolls were tossed, destroyed. The earliest manuscripts were not even from the 1st century, which leaves a lot of speculation on how accurate they were. There was a gospel of Mary that has recently been resurrected, plus a few others. Seems odd to me.