All or nothing

Originally posted by wolfgang59
well ... you don't have to believe ALL of it.
You could;

1. Choose a bible you like.
2. Assume that passages you find unbelievable are allegorical.

Genesis? Take your pick.
The Flood? Allegory
Resurrection of Jesus? Just a metaphor.

LOL

Take any Bible you want and tell me which passage I find unbelievable.

Originally posted by dj2becker
Take any Bible you want and tell me which passage I find unbelievable.

Jonah being swallowed by a whale (And in whose belly he spends three days and three nights).

Shoot.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Jonah being swallowed by a whale (And in whose belly he spends three days and three nights).

Shoot.

The fact that you don't believe it doesn't mean I don't. I believe miracles are possible you don't.

Originally posted by dj2becker
The fact that you don't believe it doesn't mean I don't. I believe miracles are possible you don't.

Well, it is certainly miraculous you've made it to adulthood. (Well done for avoiding those swallowing whales and talking snakes).

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Well, it is certainly miraculous you've made it to adulthood. (Well done for avoiding those swallowing whales and talking snakes).

Seems there is hope after all if you are open to miracles.

Originally posted by dj2becker
So because some Bibles have more books than others I cannot believe any of them? 🙄

When have I said that?

Your continued lying isn't very Christian is it?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Take any Bible you want and tell me which passage I find unbelievable.

How would I know what you find unbelievable?
🙄

Originally posted by wolfgang59
When have I said that?

Your continued lying isn't very Christian is it?

If you disagree with my 'all or nothing' stance, would you prefer if people only picked out the parts they liked and ignored the rest?

Originally posted by dj2becker
If you disagree with my 'all or nothing' stance, would you prefer if people only picked out the parts they liked and ignored the rest?

There is a lot of that, people pick out the parts they dislike, parts that seem to harsh, and
restrictive, ignoring the parts that don't line up with what they think the scripture should
say, and ignore those parts that reveal short comings. More time is spent judging what
the scripture says as either good or bad, verse allowing it to show how good or bad
we really are.

Originally posted by dj2becker
If you disagree with my 'all or nothing' stance,

I don't.
Try reading my posts.

I agree you should believe in the whole bible.

Let's discuss Leviticus ...........

Originally posted by wolfgang59
I don't.
Try reading my posts.

I agree you should believe in the whole bible.

Let's discuss Leviticus ...........

Sure, anytime. Have you ever heard of the old and the new covenant or is that all Greek to you?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Sure, anytime. Have you ever heard of the old and the new covenant or is that all Greek to you?

You mean the "Get Out" clause which means you don't have to believe in the OT?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
You mean the "Get Out" clause which means you don't have to believe in the OT?

No it means I believe the Old Testament is part of the old covenant.

Originally posted by dj2becker
If you believe the Bible is trustworthy and is God's revelation to mankind it means you have to believe all of it.

All of it meaning all the Books of the OT and all of the Books of the NT of ones own particular Bible.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
All of it meaning all the Books of the OT and all of the Books of the NT of ones own particular Bible.

I have yet to see a Bible with books in it that I don't find believable.