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ou and I simply must talk! We need to understand that belief and empirical knowledge are two seperate realities.
perhaps, however...whatever is intrinsically valid in human behavior
that is perceived as a form of knowledge may...in fact equate to belief.
hmm very interesting argument. i could also argue that point for evolution.....
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What do you mean by true? Is every word chosen by God?
i believe that most of the books in the bible were undisturbed quotes from God himself. but like revelations that was a dream John had, which was not DIRECT. i believe Genesis was from God, because, duh no one was there. i believe Exodus was from Moses, he wrote down everything that occured. see, there are some that are and some that are not.
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Would you say you agreed with the three statements I made above? If so, can you tell me how you believe the books of the bible were chosen, from all the possibilities in earlier centuries?
yes, actually i can. in the creation of the bible, it took so much time and dedication to bring it together, lots of books denied God's authority so were tossed out, why? well hmm i think there were also people who HATED God and his love so they wrote about their hatred. anyway any books that denied God's power, love, and Jesus' sacrificed were tossed out of the bible. it wasnt a simpl "o ok bye bye" deal, it took tons of hard work and dedication to get it rihgt. of course then that makes you think "then its what man has put together not God" this isnt true! God inspired all those books, and man FOUND all the "correct" ones and put them together, with the help of prayer. its simple, all aspects of the bible agree with eachother! there is none that contradict, so i would assume the puzzles fit perfectly fine.
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How so? The bible is a collection of many books, and each one is judged separately. It is possible to believe the Gospel of Mark but to disbelieve the Revelation of John, for example. They are different books, with different authors, about different subjects, written in different centuries*. It would be no different from me putting a non-fiction book and a fiction book on the same bookshelf.
it is because the entire bible was put together so perfectly that if it didnt have ONE single book in it, it would throw off the balance. lets say you wanted to know something about God, one book can tell you, then explain about something else, and you wanted to know that one, but theres no book about that subject becuase the book of revelation was tossed out. NO we need all those books becuase every single one is important to the whole.
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You don't explain your reasoning.
if some of it is fake, then ALL of it is fake!
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