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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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Budwick · 70-79, M

I think every believer has their own story. What brought me to Christ is likely very different from many others. And certainly would not be understood by non-believers, especially those that spend time and effort to drive believers away from God.

Years of devoted study, reading commentary, listening to sermons, sharing with friends and most of all a prayer filled relationship with God all help me know that the Bible is Divinely inspired.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Budwick
Years of devoted study, reading commentary, listening to sermons, discussing with friends and wasted prayers all led me to the conclusion that it was no more than a collection of myths and superstitions.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@suzie1960 OK

Pikachu

@Budwick

Well you're right then that one size doesn't fit all.

My own experience was one of seeking but having actually read the bible and talking about it at length, it seemed more and more obviously human in nature and scope.

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Budwick · 70-79, M

@SeymourWeiner Hello.
I never said that I am divinely inspired.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Budwick Amen to that!!

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]Years of devoted study,[/quote]

I seriously doubt that.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 Your doubt doesn't change the fact that's it's the truth.

Pikachu

@suzie1960

[quote]Your doubt doesn't change the fact that's it's the truth.[/quote]

Oh snap.

@GodSpeed63 , she just used your own line on you. How do you feel about that?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]Your doubt doesn't change the fact that's it's the truth.[/quote]

Your own words convict you that it isn't the truth. You may have been studying but you weren't paying attention to it.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]she just used your own line on you. How do you feel about that?[/quote]

Praise God, I'm one of His children. Amen to that!!

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

lol you're not one of his children.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]you're not one of his children.[/quote]

LOL God says different. Whose word do you think I'll believe?

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

You can think whatever you want. Doesn't change the truth that you're not.

Ohhhhhh! There it is again! The unassailable argument!

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu Jesus loves you too.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

Jesus doesn't love anyone. He died over 2000 years ago.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 [quote]Whose word do you think I'll believe?[/quote]
The "voices" in your head of course.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 [quote] You may have been studying but you weren't paying attention to it.[/quote]
Wrong again. Your denying the truth won't change it. All you're doing is highlighting your foolishness.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Pikachu We're all God's children.
Even you.
Some are just ungrateful, little turds that think they are smarter than God.

Pikachu

@Budwick

God isn't real, dude.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]God isn't real, dude.[/quote]

Psalm 14:1tes To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

You can deny it as much as you want. It doesn't change the truth.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@GodSpeed63 The fool says in his heart, “There is a god.”

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]You can deny it as much as you want. It doesn't change the truth.[/quote]

You got that because God still lives and the that truth remains.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@suzie1960 [quote]The fool says in his heart, “There is a god.”[/quote]

You're partly right, I am a fool for Christ and I praise God for it. He abides within me and He's staying.