Fun With the Bible
Do you live your life according to the Bible? Do you think the Bible doesn’t contradict it’self? Do you know someone that works on Sundays? You better kill the fucker or God will get very mad at you and possibly have to send you to hell for eternity!
From the good book written by our Lord and God, Exodus 35:2
For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
Nope, that totally doesn’t contradict anything else written in the Bible eh? I love it when people say lines like “the bible is the word of God and doesn’t contradict it’self”. If the bible really was the word of God, why:
a) would he be using the language of mere mortals? shouldn’t he be using some perfect mothod of communication, fit only for the gods?
b) would there be *any* flaws in what he said? God is supposed to be perfect, so anything he says should be perfect as well, meaning no contradictions.
c) would he need humans to do his bidding? if God is as powerful as people claim him to be, then he should surely be fully capable of killing heathens himself, right?
Incase you didn’t catch the bit about contradiction, I’ll highlight an onscure passage from the good book, in fact, the exact same chapter as the sunday quote; Exodus 20:13:
You shall not murder.
I guess this is one of those gray areas where we just gotta use out best judgement and instead, kill people when we feel like it or something. Since clearly murder is an action condoned by God himself when people blashpeme.
Jul 10, 2007 @ 03:49:27
Does it say who shall put him to death? Does it give ANYONE authority to kill the person who worked?
Further more, the bible is inspired writings from MANY different people about God. No where does it say that it is perfect in the bible, so we are not to assume that it is.
Remember. MAN says the bible is perfect. God does not.
Jul 10, 2007 @ 17:43:34
your thoughts on the bible are one of thousands of conflicting thoughts. there is no unity on this, if god existed, he should at least have given us something good to work with in order to better praise and worship him.
but he didn’t. why? cause man invented god.
Jul 12, 2007 @ 08:59:54
I don’t see what the big conflict is about the bible. Who ever said it was meant to be a flawless instruction manual? It’s a collection of examples and feelings from people who were inspired to write about God/Jesus. It’s really nothing more than that. It gives you ample knowledge about how God wants us to praise and worship him.
You are trying to create something that just isn’t there. Such as conflict. Man is good at doing that.
Misguided Christians made the bible into some super-powerful, all knowing and perfect living book. Yours and many atheist’s conclusions are based on gross exaggerations and stereotypes.
Jul 12, 2007 @ 09:55:38
Have you ever heard of creationists? They believe the bible is literal and the ‘word of god’. You clearly don’t, that is what you call a disagreement, or, a conflict.
I agree with you, the bible is just a collection of stories.
But that bible is no more inspiring that Greek mythology.
If the bible is a set of examples on how to worship god, what’s the moral of the story of Adam and Eve? Eating from the fruit tree, (a.k.a the tree of knowledge) thereby making them aware of the world around them; what a horrible thing, being aware of one’s environment, yeesh.
Want my assessment? The story was meant to teach you not to question the ‘word of god’, instead to be obedient little sheep (there’s another story, jesus and his flock of mindless sheep who do what he says and not think about it first).
Clearly the book was written by men (not god) who wanted more control over their ‘flock’, they used the notion of an almighty and powerful god who would strike you down if you disobeyed.
Guess what, I’m disobeying. God, you know where I am, I’m waiting for you to strike me down.
(no i’m not referring to you, the dummy who’s posting here with the name “God”, which by the way could be construed as blasphemy)
Aug 01, 2007 @ 23:46:49
Isn’t it in the Christian belief thou shall not kill? then would it not mean that it would mean hell for anyone who put someone to death? there have to be some Christians who believe in the use of the death penalty. If I am not mistaken Texas hold is one of the states that kills many people and holds a lot of Christians. correct me if I am wrong
Aug 05, 2007 @ 22:02:29
No no, you just don’t understand Dan! SINNERS ARE NOT PEOPLE. That’s why you can kill them!! Because they’re SINNERS and not PEOPLE!!! And the Bible says we can’t kill PEOPLE!!!! But since SINNERS aren’t PEOPLE, we can kill them!!!!! AND NOT GO TO HELL!!!!!!
I’m sorry, I think I overdid it. But I just want to make sure no one is taking me seriously, atleast in regards to this post.
Aug 14, 2007 @ 22:03:55
Unbelievable! Wake up!
Aug 26, 2007 @ 16:47:12
If that was directed to me, Jurgen, I am completely awake, and was being silly. If it’s not to me, then who?