[Faith-talk] is it wrong to question?

[Greg Aikens]

Couldn't you turn this question on its head and point out that if John meant adding or taking away from the Septuagint, we would be just as guilty for adding the new testament?  

I rather think that John was referring to adding and subtracting to the book he was writing, Revelation.  

-Greg

On Nov 14, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Keep in mind that when the Book of Revelation was written, the only codified books of Scripture in Greek which was the lingua franca of the time were found in the Septuagint and, among them, were the apocryphal books.  So, by taking away those books, were not the later writers guilty of taking them away? Sorry to confuse the issue, but it's at least something to think about. Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
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>> Hi Timothy,
>> 
>> It is not wrong to question the Bible, as long as you do it with a heart and attitude that is right before God. Scripture will answer Scripture, and most questions can be answered by the Bible. There are, however, some things that we won't know until we are with our Lord in heaven.
>> 
>> I'm a little vague as to how the 66 books were decided upon as the complete Christian Bible, but what is there is believed to be inspired by God. Those books left are not believed to be inspired by God, and therefore have not been included. They are considered to be historical, not God-inspired.
>> 
>> As to the belief that God is in all of us, and just needs to be found, that is wrong thinking. God has created us, but God finds and chooses us, not the other way around. That puts the responsibility initially on God where it belongs. Our responsibility is to answer His call to us to be His chosen elect.
>> 
>> John answered well, as did Shiela and Paul. The more you read and study the Bible, the more you'll learn. Be careful what books you read and believe. Anything that adds to the Bible or goes against it, is not to be believed. Read Bible commentaries by Godly men to help you understand it, not novels or the Book of Mormon, or any other book that says it's more that you need to know about Christ or God. The Bible tells us that we are not to add to, or take away from it, and that's the only rule to obey where that is concerned. The Bible stands alone, and it's all Christians need as the final Word.
>> 
>> Blessings,
>> 
>> Linda
>> 
>> At 01:03 AM 11/14/2012, you wrote:
>>> folks -
>>> this is going to get a lot of people hating what i have to say but let me ask, is it wrong to question the bible? most is going to say yes as it's the wholly word of the lord and I agree but why are their missing texts such as the book of thomas, peeter, mary, and more. I have read the devenchy code by Dan brown. it made me question and then a friend sent me a video about the missing texts. why is the texts missing and why were they band from the 66 texts of the bible? because they said things the roman governor Constantine didn't agree with so they disclosed them. well, more and more of the old texts are being found and compiled into the gnostic bible. i know a lot of you believe gnostics are wrong and even evil. what's wrong with researching the truth? now, in defense of our bibles of today the gnostics believe a bit differently. they believe that god is within you waiting to be found.
>>> we accept that god is within us and we search to find the lord within us.
>>> that's the gnostics point of view. the regular bible teaches we must accept god and then after that when we die we will be with the lord. now, here's a thought. we accept god into our hearts according to the bible, so in that case the lord is in us. so, where's the difference between the gnostic view verses the orthodox view?
>>> anyway, these are thoughts i figured i would share with you. maybe it will make you think about your faith. it did for me. i would like to be perfectly clear, this doesn't make me question my faith. i'm doing research for a greater meaning of life and the lord.
>>> Timothy
>>> Your friend in the music industry
>>> http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
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