How well do you really know the bible?
By Aquilis
@Aquilis (175)
March 22, 2009 5:33pm CST
I used to be a Roman Catholic, this didn't really involve doing much except listening to others tell me just how bad a person I was. Recently I started actually reading the Bible for myself and was startled by just how different everything was from what I had previously been told.
This leads me to ask, what other preconceptions out there come from myth rather than actual information. For example, how many people realise that God actually has a name? How many people know where the trinity comes from, and what is the Bibles real oppinion on celebraiting things like christmas?
I was personally very shocked to find out just how different these things were, but also re-asured by the positive messages that have also often been missed out by many main stream forms of christianity. Does anyone else out there have a similar experience of finding something new out about your own religion that came from actually doing your own research?
4 responses
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Exactly. When you read the bible for yourself, you will discover that things aren't even close to what you've been told. You should never let someone tell you what it says. People have a way of manipulating things to get what they want. Its easy to read. You don't need to go to "Bible School" or have some crazy "Bible reading certification." Its in black and white, very simple words. Forget what people tell you it says. Read it yourself. You'll find many things you never knew about. I have read the bible many many times, and I am still discovering new things. Things that make you go wtf? They never told us about that in church.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
23 Mar 09
Yeah. Nothing against catholics, but it just really angers me at the evilness of the catholic church, and how they are tricking them. The things they do are not in the bible, and even blasphemous. You want an antichrist? He is the pope, and all those who lead catholics astray. If you consider yourself a christian, then it would be best to start reading your bible on your own right now.
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@cassije74 (247)
• Philippines
6 Mar 10
Me too, i had been taught about traditions and doctrines by our church, relying on what they had been informed to us. Not until that i learned how to read the bible that i soon realized how big and eager as well as how exciting life can be. There are times that i learn how to defend our own faith just because we stand firm by it no matters what other says. Freedom as well as love for others is what i counted most gift that GOD gives to us....
@urbandekay (18278)
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23 Mar 09
Aye, well the Roman Church mixed Christianity with Aristoteleanism under Thomas Aquinus.
all the best urban
@okkidokitokki (1736)
• United States
23 Mar 09
Congradulations on no longer relying on others. This is a major step in your faith.
I never thought to read my Bible until I visited a church that instead of preaching a sermon the Pastor read from the Bible and gave historical information as well as comentary information. He taught us from the Bible, and then told us to check his information.
It got me interested because I had always been underthe impresion of fire and brimstone, but I learned that that was just part.
There are great online comentaries
http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php
this is one I refer to often, but there are many more and they have helped me to understand better the harder verses.
