Hi Sean,
The bible is the inspired word of God - if we do not have that to rely upon, then what is left? Since this is our foundation. Those words are from the witnesses to Jesus Christ and His life on earth. Each prophecy in the bible, so far, has been 100% accurate. Now, if you can't trust that, what is left for faith in a Christ that you can't trust even His word or His witnesses? Or the book that our faith stands upon?
Yes, you will get some who will try and discredit the bible, but who are you going to believe? The witnesses to Christ and the word of God that has prevailed for 2000 years or someone who comes along saying it's a bunch of bull, or certain aspects of it are?
Sean, I can't do much more but to witness from the word itself. If you feel there are holes in it? So be it. Since this book and the words contained are the foundation of Christianity, and a tried and tested document that has remained faithful in interpretation from the originals and have continued to this day, there is every reason to stand strong in faith.
One must always strive for truth, and I happen to trust His word completely. So far, it's never faulted, never altered. The only slight changes in interpretations are due to different languages. But even then, it has remained extremely loyal to the originals. And thank God for that!
It's not so much about "religion", it is about truth. God's plain truth, straight from the prophets and witnesses. If you wish for Christians to respond to your posts to give opinions, then how can we do so outside of the word of God where our Christianity comes from?
Sean, I am not trying to turn this into a "war", my intention was to answer your post as well as I could and if you can see within that post what I did to attack or deserve the response I got? Let me know.
Remember too, Jesus told us:
“Do not think that I come to bring the peace upon earth: I came not to send peace but the sword. For I come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and the man’s enemies shall be they of his own household. He, who loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he, who loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me. And he, who does not take up his cross and follow Me, is not worthy of Me” (10: 34-38).
Jesus knew that the cost of truth, and following Him, for some, would mean a terrible back lash and division, even within ones own household. Because many would be those that would hate us for Christ's sake and would not wish to hear the word of God. Rather, most prefer to hear about worldly things, secular things, not Godly things in case it prickles our conscience and causes us to consider sin, our sin.
Let's consider what happened to Christ for standing strong on truth. He was crucified for for it. Now, Jesus could have compromised, kept quiet and simply told them what they wanted to hear....but had Christ not kept strong on the truth and gone through with the consequences - from whence would our Savior come? Since the Father of all Lies (Satan), is quite happy for people to compromise the truth and tell oneanother what they want to hear, so long as it leads one away from the truth, away from the light that is Christ. All the better if it results in final and eternal separation from God. Since his interest is the destruction of souls. Such compromise, in the face of strong truths, even ones that we may not wish to hear is NOT the way of God and it is not "true peace".
It is not my intention to cause wars on here Sean, but if that is the result of holding up God's holy word? Then I have no reason to be ashamed, unless I revert to personal insults/attacks. I do not apologise for standing strong on Christ's word and I will continue to do so - straight from the book itself!
Take care
God bless you.
