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The Bible, God’s Word How do we know that the Bible is devine(supernatural) rather than human in

origin?  Yes, we can know for certain that the Bible, God’s Word, is devine and anyone who denies it is willfully ignorant(II Peter 3:5).

I know, maybe you can tell us what the prophecy in Matthew 27: 9 is. What prophecy in Jeremy the prophet is Matthew talking about. Please quote us the chapter in Jeremiah that would cover this. Oooops!! Or how about more from Matthew: The angel tells Joseph (Matthew 1:22-23) that this is done in order to fulfill the word of the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel." This prophecy is recorded in Isaiah 7:14. There it says: "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bare a son and shall call his name Emmanuel." But for the Jewish reader who knows Hebrew, this also raises problems. The Hebrew word in Isaiah 7:14 that the king James translation translates as virgin is almah. In Hebrew almah means girl, young woman, that can be, or not, a virgin. Therefore the word virgin in Isaiah 7:14 is a wrong translation. The Hebrew word for virgin is betulah, that word is used for instance when the Holy Torah speaks about Rebecca in Genesis 24:16: ".a virgin, neither had any man known her" …..This fact is recognized by many Christian Bible translators, for instance "The New English Bible", "The Good News Bible", and "The Revised Standard Version" have translated this verse in the right way, and not as virgin. . —–The King James translation recognizes this fact too. When we look for instance at Exodus 2:8, and at Proverbs 30:19, there the Hebrew text also uses the word almah, and there the King James translates it with maid, which is a girl or young woman, whose state of virginity is unspecified. And in psalm 68:25 the King James translates almah as damsel, whose meaning is similar as maid. Interesting!! .Nowhere in the Old Testament is there a prophecy that the messiah will be born unto a virgin…. In fact, nowhere in the Old Testament do virgins give birth. This concept is only to be found in pagan mythology. Want more: …But quoting prophecies or conveying happenings from the Old Testament is not really the strong side of the New Testament. Look for instance at the book of Acts chapter 7. Here Stephen is arrested and led before the high court, accused of blasphemy. He speaks there about G.d calling Abraham. Acts 7:4 says: "He dwelt in Charran, and from there, when his father was dead, He removed him into this land wherein you now dwell." Here it clearly says that Abraham left Charran after the death of his father. Who was his father? See Genesis 11:26: "And Terah lived 70 years and he begot Abram, Nahor and Haran."….–So Abraham’s father was Terah, who was 70 years when he begot Abraham.-Genesis 12:4: "And Abraham was 75 years old when he departed from Haran." At this time, when Abraham departed from Haran, his father was 70+75=145 years old. And how long did his father live? Genesis 11:32: "And the days of Terah were 205 years and Terah died in Haran.".. ……. When Abraham left Haran his father was 145 years old. His father lived to be 205 years old. That means that after Abraham left Haran, his father lived another 60 years. (205-145) So how can Stephen say that Abraham left Haran after the death of his father? What did you say about the bible, inspired?? Divine??

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The Bible, God’s Word How do we know that the Bible is devine(supernatural) rather than human in origin?

Easy – first 1)  We apply a bit of common sennse 2)  Then we have no difficulty in realising the bible is a man made thing. 3)  Why would a god rely on an old book to send a message to his flock.  Quite rediculous. 4)  Quoting from the bible to prove the bible is the word of a god is tantamount to lunacy!!!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  Yes, we can know for certain that the Bible, God’s Word, is devine and anyone who denies it is willfully ignorant(II Peter 3:5). I know, maybe you can tell us what the prophecy in Matthew 27: 9 is. What prophecy in Jeremy the prophet is Matthew talking about. Please quote us the chapter in Jeremiah that would cover this. Oooops!! Or how about more from Matthew: The angel tells Joseph (Matthew 1:22-23) that this is done in order to fulfill the word of the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel." This prophecy is recorded in Isaiah 7:14. There it says: "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bare a son and shall call his name Emmanuel." But for the Jewish reader who knows Hebrew, this also raises problems. The Hebrew word in Isaiah 7:14 that the king James translation translates as virgin is almah. In Hebrew almah means girl, young woman, that can be, or not, a virgin. Therefore the word virgin in Isaiah 7:14 is a wrong translation. The Hebrew word for virgin is betulah, that word is used for instance when the Holy Torah speaks about Rebecca in Genesis 24:16: ".a virgin, neither had any man known her" …..This fact is recognized by many Christian Bible translators, for instance "The New English Bible", "The Good News Bible", and "The Revised Standard Version" have translated this verse in the right way, and not as virgin. . —–The King James translation recognizes this fact too. When we look for instance at Exodus 2:8, and at Proverbs 30:19, there the Hebrew text also uses the word almah, and there the King James translates it with maid, which is a girl or young woman, whose state of virginity is unspecified. And in psalm 68:25 the King James translates almah as damsel, whose meaning is similar as maid. Interesting!! .Nowhere in the Old Testament is there a prophecy that the messiah will be born unto a virgin…. In fact, nowhere in the Old Testament do virgins give birth. This concept is only to be found in pagan mythology. Want more: …But quoting prophecies or conveying happenings from the Old Testament is not really the strong side of the New Testament. Look for instance at the book of Acts chapter 7. Here Stephen is arrested and led before the high court, accused of blasphemy. He speaks there about G.d calling Abraham. Acts 7:4 says: "He dwelt in Charran, and from there, when his father was dead, He removed him into this land wherein you now dwell." Here it clearly says that Abraham left Charran after the death of his father. Who was his father? See Genesis 11:26: "And Terah lived 70 years and he begot Abram, Nahor and Haran."….–So Abraham’s father was Terah, who was 70 years when he begot Abraham.-Genesis 12:4: "And Abraham was 75 years old when he departed from Haran." At this time, when Abraham departed from Haran, his father was 70+75=145 years old. And how long did his father live? Genesis 11:32: "And the days of Terah were 205 years and Terah died in Haran.".. ……. When Abraham left Haran his father was 145 years old. His father lived to be 205 years old. That means that after Abraham left Haran, his father lived another 60 years. (205-145) So how can Stephen say that Abraham left Haran after the death of his father? What did you say about the bible, inspired?? Divine??

Response:

The Bible, God’s Word How do we know that the Bible is devine(supernatural) rather than human in origin? Easy – first 1)  We apply a bit of common sennse

What if we are entirely lacking in common sense and prefer to believe in magic? 2)  Then we have no difficulty in realising the bible is a man made thing.

A person under the control of a cult will have difficulty! 3)  Why would a god rely on an old book to send a message to his flock.  Quite rediculous.

If a real god actually showed up some day, it would doubtless put a lot of preachers out of business.  But look at it this way, we live in an inconcievably vast universe with just one god and possibly millions of inhabited planets. God can’t just focus his attention only on earth, he has many other planets needing his attention. 4)  Quoting from the bible to prove the bible is the word of a god is tantamount to lunacy!!!!

Christians don’t mind being fools for God!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The Bible, God’s Word How do we know that the Bible is devine(supernatural) rather than human in origin? Easy – first 1)  We apply a bit of common sennse What if we are entirely lacking in common sense and prefer to believe in magic? 2)  Then we have no difficulty in realising the bible is a man made thing. A person under the control of a cult will have difficulty! 3)  Why would a god rely on an old book to send a message to his flock.  Quite rediculous. If a real god actually showed up some day, it would doubtless put a lot of preachers out of business.  But look at it this way, we live in an inconcievably vast universe with just one god and possibly millions of inhabited planets. God can’t just focus his attention only on earth, he has many other planets needing his attention.

Ooooh no, thats not what the majority of religionists say.  But of course, one must expect a huge element of controversy when one deals with mythology 4)  Quoting from the bible to prove the bible is the word of a god is tantamount to lunacy!!!! Christians don’t mind being fools for God!

You said it!!!!

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