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Be honest: when you read the bible what makes you think it is of divine origin? [Spirituality & Religion]

There was a time in my life where i really wanted to believe and i tried hard to have faith and asked with all my heart that god reveal himself to me. But predictably he did not. And the more i read, the more it became obvious to me that the bible was the work of men.
So base and petty and violent. This was not the work of an enlightened being.

So what makes you feel that the bible is of divine origin?

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Harriet03 · 41-45, F

[image deleted]Prove me wrong!!

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GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Harriet03 Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his, in this case, her own mind is a fool, but she who walks in wisdom will be delivered. The Word of God.

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

@GodSpeed63 Cat in the Hat, page 10 paragraph 4! 🤷‍♀️

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 [quote]Whoever trusts in his, in this case, her own mind is a fool, [/quote]
You must be a fool then, because you trust what you believe in your own mind.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Harriet03 You must be right because he hasn't been able to prove you wrong. :)

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

@suzie1960 Indeed hun.. He just quotes from his novel, but hates it when I quote from mine!! 🤷‍♀️

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 @Harriet03 You're both wrong. I quoted from the Scriptures of the only book that holds the only solid truth we have in this world. Not one of you or anybody can refute that. If you're going to tell they have, you'd better come up with solid evidence to support what you say is true. Otherwise, you're just whistling in the wind.

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

@GodSpeed63 [image deleted]🤷‍♀️

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 Your silly book is just a jumble of myths and superstitions that have already been refuted.. You need to come up with some solid, [b]independently verifiable[/b] evidence that your claims are true, otherwise you'll just continue to make a fool of yourself.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Harriet03 Yet these people who claim to believe the bible still say The Invisible Pink Unicorn isn't real. Kinda sad really. ;)

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Harriet03 @suzie1960 Proverbs 18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his, in this case, her opinion. The Word of God. You two have proven once again that the Word of God has always been and ever will be the Truth. God help you both to recognize the Truth.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 [quote]A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. [/quote]
Why do you keep doing it, knowing it shows you to be a fool? That's doubly foolish.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]Why do you keep doing it,[/quote]

Because it's the truth about skeptics who act like fools.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 I expect you've already convinced everyone of your foolishness. There's no need to keep reinforcing it.

Pikachu

@suzie1960

The "fool takes no pleasure in understanding" quote does seem to demonstrate a lack of self-awareness.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]I expect you've already convinced everyone of your foolishness.[/quote]

I'll let God decide whether or not I'm being a fool, not you. His Word already convicts you of your foolishness.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]The "fool takes no pleasure in understanding" quote does seem to demonstrate a lack of self-awareness.[/quote]

Learn from it.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

Right back at ya, champ😁👍

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu Always.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

I can say from my own experience with you, that, that is not true.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]I can say from my own experience with you, that, that is not true[/quote]

I can say from my own experience with you, I'm always learning but from where I stand, I don't see that in your case.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

Well we'll have to agree to disagree on that one lol

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]Well we'll have to agree to disagree on that one lol[/quote]

Fine by me, my friend.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 [quote]Learn from it.[/quote]
LOL! You obviously haven't.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]LOL! You obviously haven't.[/quote]

That's your opinion, not mine or God's.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

How do you know what god's opinion is on whether you're learning from your mistakes? 🤔

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