It has been written and re-written and translated many times. A lot of it was supposedly recorded by word and passed down as truth through the ages. Just like urban legends.
Quoting from the Bible can be appealing and may have a nice ring of truth to it, but it does not mean it's issued from the mind or mouth of God. Typically a devout scholar.....maybe.
Secondly, my beef is that most people who use the Bible as their walking stick are the ones who mostly denounce and judge people from their own lack of experience. Most people STILL don't get the general idea of who Christ really was. And they don't act like He would.
Let's go to the Ten Commandments first.
Want to start with "Thou shall not kill" ?
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The Bible is not the Word of God
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- Pacifism in a nutshell
- Interesting.
- Well? Does the Bible have it wrong? (n/t)
- Yes, actually.
- So Christ was wrong and Bush is right. Interesting. (n/t)
- Odd. Wasn't aware that Bush had invented the concept of self-defense. (n/t)
- Bush's concept of self-defense: Do unto others with shock and awe before they can even think of doing to you---if they have oil. (n/t)
- Artful dodge.
- Don't act like you're an idiot.
- re: "Don't act like you're an idiot." But Bowser is type cast for the role. (n/t)
- The Bible is not the Word of God
- The Koran was dictated by the Angel Gabriel.......
- "Thou shalt not commit murder." is the correct translation.
- Curious, is the "correct translation" you refer to from the Greek, or Hebrew, or Latin?
- Hebrew.
- nice font (n/t)
- It's a gif file. (n/t)
- nice font (n/t)
- the Hebrew, as far as I know (n/t)
- Hebrew.
- re: Now I understand why Europeans are fewer and fewer going to church (n/t)
- accurate translation, and fair comment
- True. However . . .
- Curious, is the "correct translation" you refer to from the Greek, or Hebrew, or Latin?
- Those who claim to be "Christian" would seem to be adopting a clear set of principles.
- Don't act like you're an idiot.
- Odd. Wasn't aware that Bush had invented the concept of self-defense. (n/t)
- So Christ was wrong and Bush is right. Interesting. (n/t)
- Yes, actually.
- Luke 6:29
