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The Bible: Is the Author God, Man or Both?

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05-10-2012 9:38 AM 		Reply to: Message 28 by jar
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Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
surely God has to commune with humans in some way. He is fully able to pay us some mind. To suggest that He does not is basically killing Christianity as a religion and as a philosophy.
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11-11-2012 9:38 AM 		Reply to: Message 22 by jar
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Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
jar writes:
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Shouldn't we also consider the possibility that Reverend Dodgson was influenced by God in what he wrote, or Mark Twain, or Kipling or Dawkins?
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Why does God connecting directly to us involve anything to do with the authorship of any of the various Biblical and extra-Biblical stories?
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I would question the motive behind the writings. If a piece of writing is inspired..this..to me..means that the only motivation of the author is to instruct, edify, and encourage readers to reflect,behave,and take to heart what is written. Any motive that would help a human cause leads me to conclude that the writing is not inspired from God...unless of course God also wanted to help that human cause.(unlikely)
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11-11-2012 10:35 AM 		Reply to: Message 128 by jar
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Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
im never gonna read the Bible in a scholarly way...im not out to learn about the culture of that time so much as to find inspiration in order to navigate the culture i live in.
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What causes other than human causes could there be?
God Himself speaking to me. Its not impossible, you know. Though I am but an ant, He will find a way that I can understand, in my belief.
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11-11-2012 10:52 AM 		Reply to: Message 130 by jar
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Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
why cant the words simply be God speaking to humanity?(Using our language)
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11-11-2012 11:11 AM 		Reply to: Message 132 by jar
11-11-2012 10:56 AM

Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
They could.
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The message needs to be tested using what we know or think we know about what God would say.
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11-12-2012 10:04 AM 		Reply to: Message 134 by jar
11-11-2012 11:14 AM

Re: The author, editor, redactor and compiler is Man
perhaps I have not thought deeply enough on my belief. Of course, you would correctly argue that the God whom I want is not likely the One whom actually may exist.
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And that bursts my bubble.
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