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The Jewish Bible (Tanakh) of which the Old Testament comes from is inspired by G-d. If it was not inspired by G-d then I don't know how Christianity could use it to prove their beliefs.
I can't speak to the others but I believe that each group believes their books are inspired by G-d and that gives them merit.
Maybe there are many understandings of G-d, not just one truth.
Says who...the bible??? This is circular logic and you know it. You can't use the bible as evidence that the bible is inspired by God anymore than any other religion can use their holy books to prove inspiration.
The bible is a library. So, to have one book in the library say the rest of the books in that library are inspired is not circular reasoning.
Anyways, a book has to claim it is written by God internally, this is logical. Pick up any book and it will say written by... and you believe it was written by that person. So, a book can internally say it was inspired by God. After that it is tested. And the bible has been proven true historically. Since it is true on the things that we can test, we can trust it on the things that cannot be tested.
The Jewish Bible (Tanakh) of which the Old Testament comes from is inspired by G-d. If it was not inspired by G-d then I don't know how Christianity could use it to prove their beliefs.
I can't speak to the others but I believe that each group believes their books are inspired by G-d and that gives them merit.
Maybe there are many understandings of G-d, not just one truth.
The Tanak is inspired and still inspires us. Unfortunately the Jews have rejected the Messiah that was spoken of in the Tanak. And so now they attempt to reinterpret the Tanak to say what it does not or to reject what it did say of Jesus Christ.
But the day is coming that the Jewish nation will turn their whole heart to God as spoken by Moses.
The bible is a library. So, to have one book in the library say the rest of the books in that library are inspired is not circular reasoning.
Anyways, a book has to claim it is written by God internally, this is logical. Pick up any book and it will say written by... and you believe it was written by that person. So, a book can internally say it was inspired by God. After that it is tested. And the bible has been proven true historically. Since it is true on the things that we can test, we can trust it on the things that cannot be tested.
Not all things in it are true in different senses of that word, so this means other parts of it can be called into question.
The bible is a library. So, to have one book in the library say the rest of the books in that library are inspired is not circular reasoning.
Anyways, a book has to claim it is written by God internally, this is logical. Pick up any book and it will say written by... and you believe it was written by that person. So, a book can internally say it was inspired by God. After that it is tested. And the bible has been proven true historically. Since it is true on the things that we can test, we can trust it on the things that cannot be tested.
Please provide actual evidence of this historical proof....especially of the virgin birth, the slaughter of the innocents by Herod, the walking on water, the feeding of 5,000, the resurrection, etc...I'll be waiting for your historical proof of just these items...and please don't insult me by referencing scripture....provide me with physical historical proof outside the bible...if you can.
The Tanak is inspired and still inspires us. Unfortunately the Jews have rejected the Messiah that was spoken of in the Tanak. And so now they attempt to reinterpret the Tanak to say what it does not or to reject what it did say of Jesus Christ.
But the day is coming that the Jewish nation will turn their whole heart to God as spoken by Moses.
The Hebrew Scriptures were already codified before the Christain Old testamant. It is Christianity that has reinterpreted it to justify their beliefs.
The Hebrew Scriptures were already codified before the Christain Old testamant. It is Christianity that has reinterpreted it to justify their beliefs.
Yep...the Christians think their interpretation of Hebrew scripture is the correct one...afterall, the people who actually wrote it couldn't possibly know the correct interpretation.
I'm assuming you wouldn't be so naive as to make a comment like this unless you'd actually read any of the other religious texts. So, tell me a little bit about your assessment of each of them, please.
Most of the world's major religions have their own holy book which its members consider to have been inspired by, or even dictated by, God. Judaism has the Old Testament, Christianity has the Old and New Testament, Mohammadism has the Koran, Mormonism has the Book of Mormon, Hinduism has the Vedas, etc., etc.
Sould we consider all of these books to be similarly inspired by God? If not which one(s), and why? How does one tell?
I'm glad that I reviewed old OP's ..... read your last closed OP.
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