Sorry Linda, but talking about anchoring something in the past does not suddenly make it "outdated". If something is the truth, it stands. Truth does not change with the times simply because you or I or anybody else says so. The word of God as it is, is timeless. I do not believe that sin suddenly becomes "in" because of the times or acceptable because it's fashionable. It is easy to go that way because the world tends to do that, but according to Christ the road to Heaven is narrow and few who are who travel it. In fact, the history of the bible speaks of very similar behaviours in the long distant past. As in the times of Noah, so will it be when the Son of Man returns. NOah was laughed at back then for similar reasons. I can almost imagine him getting "oh get with the times Noah, sin is outdated". There are worldwide flood accounts in over 250 cultures. And many of them have not even seen or heard of the bible! Interesting. It is also compelling that the stories are almost identical, differing due to culture. E.g. a big boat, one family of 8 that was saved and headed by one man who was loyal to God to the end "noah". Now how does this happen? When these cultures have not even heard of the bible? Yet their ancestors have obviously (who survived the flood) passed down what happened.... Interestingly enough, a lot of these so called legends can be traced back to actual events. It is not all "story telling". Far too many to be just "fiction".

There are many bible interpretations that are extremely close to the ancient scrolls. People are free to walk away from it or accept it. Those that decide to change it to fit in with their new age philosophies will never be able to get rid of the original texts no matter how hard they try.

I dont believe that something like this becomes old fashioned becuase it simply does fit with the current godless lifestyle. What Pope John Paul the II called "the culture of death".

If one does find other mis- interpretations then they jump on that and say "well it can't be true because it keeps changing".... For me and any other true Christian, the bible (the closest interpretation) is the truth. INspired by the holy spirit, with the old and new testament written before and after the time of Christ by faithful inspired but not necessarily sinless people, e.g. Moses, David and Paul (who were all murderers who reformed their lives). passed down through the ages.

I feel as a believer that the bible (the word of God) can indeed be relied upon. Both in prophecy and in history. I do not feel that God's laws are privvy to man's interference. Like it or not, the bible has been around a long time and I dont think it's going away anytime soon.

Linda, I'm a Roman Catholic by the way. Just thought I'd throw another bone in there to chew! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />