Why do you love or hate the Bible? [Spirituality & Religion]

Grace wasn't available in the day of the great flood. He also gave them multiple chances to repent and the opportunity to get on the boat, they chose not to.

God gives us the opportunity to repent, its not a requirement but a choice. If we chose Grace, our lives are preserved against what we deserve, if not, judgement for what we've done, or not done.

Love that its clear and will go deeper.

I dislike anything that isn't clearly defined. Because it's 'meaning' is open to 'interpretation'. And subsequent abuse from those who think they [i]know[/i] what it means over everybody else.


https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/whats-the-difference-between-various-bible-versions

Not just The Bible, same for any holy book.

I like that part where it orders the believers to give me beer and strong liquor...think it's proverbs 31:6

Love is the most important thing there I think

It's a very boring story book.

Neither hate not love... It's full of rules that may have been applicable to reset dwelling tribes but no longer apply.. And it's full of contradictions...

Looking back If I knew the word and put it into practice I would have never became schizophrenic I would have never broke the first two commandments instead I played with tarot cards and started hearing voices which told me that love was wrong! Until I couldn’t resist no longer and if I was a Good Samaritan I would have never been blind to the undercover decoy who triggered the chase into idolatry which is a sin! I might have known all of this had I read and understood and obeyed the bible, I would have never fallen! And sold my soul! But luckily even then Jesus saw my need and redeemed my soul and died in my place and gave me His life which is a perfume fragrance that gets caught up in my thoughts that guides me in the Holy Spirit! Then I was born again as a living sacrifice to live righteously before the Lord That is when God started inspiring movies called the worlds about my life. when I faced my worlds I started hearing Heavenly Angels sing! Because I followed the map(the bible) To a T

People use the Bible totally wrong. It’s a bunch of stories told by [i][b]People[/b][/i]!! It is a Life for Dummies book. A guide that you can’t take everything literally

You don't have a very deep understanding of the Bible or its message. Someone wants to give you the Gift beyond human understanding and you are not willing to accept it?

I love the bible and believe it is the greatest collection of writings ever written. As far as fundamentalism is concerned, I am a heretic because I believe it contains the Words of God, but I don't agree that it is the "inerrant word of God". There are things that I personally believe should not be taken literally, and there are discrepancies. If it was the "inerrant Word of God" then there would not be the discrepancies and contradictions that are there. Solomon's horse stables and stuff like that...... It still contains the Words of the King, though, and it is as close to perfect as ink put to paper will ever be.

I think it has some value as a means to teach young people very black and white moral rules about theft, murder, the bad sins.

But otherwise it's been pretty destructive. I was a teenager when I started to see all the flaws in it, like how everyone on earth who was alive outside of Israel in the old testament went straight to hell because they'd never heard of God, as they were born in the wrong place. Sucks to be them!

I’m indifferent. I wasn’t dropped on mah head as a baby.

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I'm neutral.

Some people don't believe that flood story, the Bible was said to be created by a bunch of people who chose what should and shouldn't be in it, not by God himself.

the Bible is neutral for me. i only encounter it at hotels. tried to read it once. it's mostly genealogy in the first few chapters, as i remember.

I dont love or hate the bible!

For the same reasons, I hate Bible too

I like it. It is a mess! lol