I know a lot of you here hate bible and religious stuff but do you ever look at world events and think:

@LordShadowfire

@ElwoodBlues Fake news. Fisheye lens! Photoshop! Show me the curve! *Screams and foams at the mouth*

@LordShadowfire
If the Earth is flat how do you explain sunrise and sunset?

@TheSentinel And lo, in the city of New York, someone will be mugged, and in Los Angeles, there shall be an earthquake. These are the signs of the return of Sausage Fingers!

@LordShadowfire what about the McRib?!

@NerdyPotato I hear you, but do you ever wonder how a book that's like... more than 2000 years old could be pointing to something that's happening in the present... and also be kinda accurate about it too?

I dunno, it kinda blows my mind a bit 😬

@Fishy It's interesting indeed, but I think it's also confirmation bias for a large part. It's not very specific about the timing and most things mentioned are from all times. It was going to happen in the predicted order shortly after another sooner or later.

@Fishy
If the story had mentioned things like railroads, airplanes, cars, bicycles, telephones, microwave ovens, clocks, equal rights, etc., you might have had a point.

@calicuz
What is your version of the real God?

@Diotrephes

Well, it's not my version, but the God i feel and hear in my heart.

@calicuz
OK, so what does your God do that's different from all of the others?

@SW-User
I agree that the part about the God creature and the Jesus lich and the Jews being special is non-sense but, overall, it is a wonderfully written book that has countless layers. I think the story tellers did an amazing job. If you focus more on the secular parts you may see that it does contain some timeless advice that is useful in everyday living.

The books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom & Sirach are worth reading. They are light on the God stuff.

For instance, the best advice you can ever give a child is found in Proverbs 1:8-19 = https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+1%3A8-19&version=CEV

IMO, that advice is universal and timeless and well worth teaching it to children.