Is the Bible Reliable?

[@varsitycamplife]

This just isn't a good answer to the question "Is the Bible reliable." It's a great answer to "Why I love the Bible..." or "What makes the Bible special to you?" or something like that. But subjective reasoning doesn't suffice when the question asks for objective proof.

[@elhilo1972]

Ma'am, I think you should test its reliability for itself, just like how Harry orchard and the Pitcairn Islanders found it reliable. Research does people as well

[@pszalewski2012]

Yes bible is reliable. I have been talking to spirits. First of all demons were around Christ dying on Cross. Heaven is a subject of spirit communication so Heaven is replying in the spirit world. Book of revelation gates of Heaven. Very accurate description. Devil's talk at the exorcism 2 wars in Heaven are correct. You must understand if you that this question is the sin.. you can't ask an Angel about that 😇.

[@charlesboles9307]

Great ,great point !

[@alissarhodes1171]

theirs something that addresses us and pushes us to decide what to do with it ..wow very true very true

[@claytonm6056]

Cru Summer Theology anyone?

[@stephensoto3642]

Me rn 🙌🏽

[@randyadair5358]

Find ALL the videos on KZbin or materials from Explore God sources and you will tap into some of the best material, conversations, and rational information on the possibility of truth, Bible, and primacy of knowing God (and being known by God). Watch it all before deciding (Heb.10;24).

[@PjotrII]

The answer is very complicated. A few simple thoughts - the historical facts (details) seem to be more reliable in the NT than in the OT, and now we are talking about places, things etc that we can verify. The religious claims are always a different discussion, because they cannot be proven (we cannot know if they are lies, exaggerations, misinterpretations, if they happened partially, mainly or exactly as written). The OT may not be unreliable, but there are many questions open, and the further back in time, the less evidence has been found, at least YET. For example, we do not have any reliable evidence that the Jews were in Egypt as slaves. We do have some suggestions and possibilities, but for now they are speculation, because raw evidence is not clear. We do have a few mentionings of "Israel", but these mainly only tells us there was a country with mentioned cities, nothing more. When we go ahead in time, the closer to our time we come in the OT, the more accurate the data seems to be. The later kings mentioned were there, the cities built were there etc. But if we go back to king David, we do have VERY little data. Shortly, the towns at that time were small, some places were more like villages, not big cities, the population was small, and couldn´t fit some claims (of large armies etc). We do have ONE inscription that seems to mention HOUSE OF DAVID (most scholars think it is authentic, a few think it is a forgery), and some question the translation of the word david (dwd) to possible mean something else. While the evidence is yet weak for the older times, new finds could always pop up supporting the biblical stories. When it comes to towns, villages, details like 5 pillars in a city etc, the NT shows quite accurate data, in other words, it was not a persons "far far away" in another time who made up the stories with inaccurate data. The bible isn´t one book (when we top analyse itś accuracy, itś actually 66 books + some add a few extra texts to their versions). We can´t say that all writers of the books are reliable, some may be, others less. We do not know the cultures, maybe it was culturally acceptable to exaggerate back in the days... at least we know that more and more historians started to try to write history more accurately from around 500 BC forward. In general I would say the NT is reliable, that said, religious interpretations are religious interpretations. A pastor who claims someone was healed from a disease, isn´t evidence that someone really got healed from a disease. They MIGHT have been healed, or the pastor might be wrong.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

If we had original manuscripts we'd be able to answer that question, the fact is we don't so we'll NEVER know. Anyone who tries to tell you different is either dishonest or a conman or both.

[@pszalewski2012]

I will tell you not only negative energy we are able to contact. You can contact God and an Angeles too but the problem is you should know how to ask ....it mean that you should have very good intentions. ..

[@chelleburrell6387]

Historicity?

[@denissutherland3653]

John 5 : 37 " You have never heard HIS voice nor seen HIS form, nor does HIS word dwell in you,for you do not believe in the one He sent."

[@azendaythemanoflove]

When you want something to be true so bad, you'll do anything to make it true. I don't believe in deity but once I did. I wouldn't want someone to believe me, as far as atheism and agnosticism are concerned, based on my words on a site. Many became Christians without researching it first. It was an emotional decision. My challenge to Christians is to question their beliefs and every ill thing in the bible, even by prayer. Ask Yahweh, which I believe don't exist, "why did you permit slavery in the old testament if you are good"? "Why do you expect people to believe without any evidence"? "Why will you send people to hell for not believing"? "Why would you create people in your omniscience, knowing that they would sin and be cast into hell"? "Why didn't you just create those you knew were going to believe?" "Why would you create a devil, knowing ahead of time that he would kill your creation and you would sit by and do nothing for the most part, save for listen to our prayers"? Why do you form blind and disabled people in the womb although you could have made them healthy"?

[@Supreme_Court.]

He's already answered many of those questions in the Bible, logical thinking, and general history. Slavery then was not the same as what you are thinking of. It has taken many forms and different cultures have had different rules about it. In the Jewish culture, it was basically servitude or a type of employment, or what would be done with prisoners of war (and even then they were not to be abused). Creation is the evidence, careful examination of the scriptures would reveal that they hold evidence, millions of testimonies are evidence, the fact the universe exists is evidence... Just because there isn't undeniable proof right in your face doesn't mean there is no evidence. And just because you may not find the evidence there is particularly strong or even reliable doesn't mean it is not evidence. The reason why God doesn't make it completely obvious is because he wants people to trust in him, not in their own eyes and reasoning. God sends people to hell because he is a judge. We have all sinned against him, either by our thoughts, our deeds, or our attitude towards God. The punishment for sin is death, and if someone has not been covered by Jesus' sacrifice, they must take that punishment themselves. God doesn't send people to hell for not believing in him, he sends them to hell because of their sin. If God were only to create people who would believe, there would be no free will, and no display of his mercy and grace. How would God be loving if he only created people who he knew would love him back? What mercy is there if there is no threat to be saved from? God didn't create Lucifer to sin, just like he didn't create us to sin. It was Lucifer's choice to sin, as it was Adam and Eve's, and our's. And Satan isn't killing creation, he is trying to keep people away from God. Our sin is what is responsible for death, as well as disease, and evil in general. If God were to intervene and fix everything, that would mean he would have to then bring judgement on those that have sinned. But he is waiting for more to be saved.

[@samwoj]

What about outsiders who remain slaves for life against their will? As far as freewill is it possible not to sin? I think even if something outside the physical realm was a factor in our total decision making process it wouldn't make a difference as far as free will is concerned. lets say that the spirit does exist for the sake of the discussion. I think we can agree there is the physical World with neurons and synapses and all that good stuff which are a factor for the very first decision you make which we do not choose. There is your first environment, the physical world which is your first input which is taken in and evaluated to the best of your ability , depending on how much sensory information you can potentially collect and process, for instance a deaf person who cant hear doesn't know what a tornado siren sounds like therefor might not make it to a safe place in time, this unfortunate event they didn't choose. is everybody spiritually equal or can people be born spiritually impared or gifted? did you choose your spirit that hears an extra sensory input which then influences your decisions? There Is a spirit that is involved that makes decisions based on experience, the environment and what is instilled in that spirit from the get go, but did you choose that spirit and its capabilities that effect your decision making process? I don't think anybody could. person is born (physical mind and spiritual mind evaluate experience of the environment) First decision is made from experience you didnt choose, input. Creates changes in the environment, output. changes observed by the mind/spirit you didnt choose. Decisions are made from the ability to perceive the new environment and the ability to determine the correct way to react. this goes on and on thousands of times to create the illusion of choice even with a spirit that you didn't choose. An all knowing god would know all of these variables and the ways that they would react, he created the variables. If there is freewill, what variable did god create that which he didn't know the intricacies of how it would pan out that gives us freewill on the first choice? Would it be the mind/spirit? you didnt choose that Would it be the environment? you didnt choose that. Would it be the experience? Thats based off of the mind/spirit and environment all of these as shown above you didnt choose. Does everything go according to his plan? it sure seems like it's a closed system where he knows every variable from beginning to end which would mean he sent everything into motion knowing where everything would finally rest ,and why? It seems because he created it that way. Change my mind.

[@j.gczaricit9446]

I have, through many sleepless nights. I was an agnostic after those nights. However, I changed my view, what if this deity exists in a realm which is equivalent to the universe, essentially a pantheistic view. Also, we won't just send people to hell just for not believing, we just won't send them to heaven, adopting a sort of purgatory. The old testament was still written by humans mind you so their practices would be shown in the bible (slavery, politics, etc.) God also created the human free will which means he allowed humans to do what they wanted. This is pretty much all I have to say but I commend you for your effort.

[@FXHEROS]

People who believe in the Bible require to have 100% faith in the 40 authors of the bible and also have faith in the church leaders who approved and disapproved some books as false and other divinely inspired. There is good in the bible, but there is also the desires of mens own words claiming to be divinely inspired over the 1500 years this is where the Quran comes to the bibles rescue as the original message of Jesus peace be upon him.

[@pszalewski2012]

correct you should not contact invisible world mainly because God takes spirits to Heaven. Some do not like to go there and also demons are ptesent in this world.

[@jontibloom]

Bit of a waste of a $10 million ad. campaign

[@pszalewski2012]

Bible's is Holly Book 📖 I have experience that using spirit box. If you question the Bible you question the God

[@ivanmixo-mari]

I don't like questioning something that does not in any way exist (god)

[@music10095]

It's not true in my heart because the amount of people that are going to burn in hell for eternity for not accepting Jesus horrifies me.

[@music10095]

And they all sit their smiling :(

[@polucovekpolukomarac]

Come on. You could use this same argument to put on a pedestal any religion. Just change Bible to Quran and Jesus to Muhammad and you can make this same video with pretty much same words for Islam.

[@brandonlane4456]

Can someone please find out who paul barger is?...Im starting to think this guy doesnt exist and he is an actor hired.

[@davidr7206]

Is my/our ...FATHER....laws

[@pszalewski2012]

You must understand God is good. If Heaven wants to talk to you it will.

[@hmdchy]

the Bible authors are unknown.. so its RELIABLE *(only because you want to believe in it, not to authenticate it to be from the Creator)*

[@johnellis7614]

BORN AGAIN Angels in heaven are created with the freedom to do everything under the sun except commit suicide. For doing harmful sin kills the spirit and forfeits eternal life. And so, why would angels being careful to not do suicidal sin, show any kind of loyalty or love? Loyalty toward God is the same thing as faith toward God, for it is faithfulness to the will of God. Which is using our time, energy and wealth to act in harmony with his laws and moral requirements such as helping the poor. Surely, loyalty, faith and faithfulness are not love, as they only give back to God a small portion of what he gave us. "We love because he first loved us." Because God gave us existence, life and being, because he gave us everything we are and everything we have, it is impossible to love God unless we give him something he does not have, something he cannot create and something that only we can create. The most painful and mind paralyzing experience known to man, the pride destroying admission that we are not a self-sufficient man that can take care of himself, that there is no way that we could make it on our own. It is the most degrading humiliation of achieving the self-effacing mindset of excepting a debt load of gratitude impossible to repay. Such that never again in clear conscience can you own anything, that everything you have belongs to those who have less and most guilty do you feel it ever you miss an opportunity to give all you can give.

[@SoupEater27]

"Is the bible reliable" well it's on a channel called "explore god" Sooo... Pretty one sided

[@elhilo1972]

You could test its reliability for yourself, Ma'am. Just be open-minded, with a prayer in your heart. If God could touch tough criminals, He could touch you, too.

[@SoupEater27]

mikkel what does this have to do with my statement i'm saying this is one sided as the argument is being answered by only one side of the debate not "atheism is better hurhur"

[@elhilo1972]

You would want to see both sides of the argument?

[@SoupEater27]

+Mikkel Lowe yes

[@ThEuNkNoWn9999999]

+Mikkel Lowe God is going to molest me?

[@lacontrabasse]

Even if the stories in the Bible are historically reliable (some of them are not), there is no evidence that the supernatural stories, or supernatural elements of the stories, are true. The Bible is not revered by Christians because they think it's a reliable history book. They believe the stories about supernatural stuff in the Bible are true. Stories about the supernatural are no more than stories, created by the imagination of their authors. There is no more reason to believe that the Biblical stories of magic are true than there is to believe that the stories of the Lord of the Rings, or Harry Potter, or Edgar Allan Poe, are true.

[@lacontrabasse]

***** "If there be evidence to support the assertion of a "supernatural" event occurring, who are we to say that it did not happen merely because we cannot explain it with our currently level of understanding." You are confusing several ideas. First, what evidence have you seen that supports the assertion of a supernatural event? I haven't seen any. Second, if we cannot explain something with our current level of understanding, that is no reason to default to "it was probably a supernatural event". We simply don't know what the event was. Further information is required. As there is as yet no evidence of the supernatural, the supernatural is the least likely explanation. "What qualifies as "supernatural" anyway?, nothing more than unexplained physics. " Wrong. Physical laws, or regularities, whether unexplained or not, are natural. A supernatural event, by definition, breaks or defies the physical rules of the material world.

[@lacontrabasse]

***** "By a strict dictionary definition, yes, but all I'm saying is that I do not view the "supernatural" as truly supernatural; simply phenomena that have explanation, but evade our current models of understanding." The meaning of words is important, if you want to make a coherent point. If what you are saying is that phenomena that "evade our current models of understanding" can be labelled by gullible people as supernatural, well of course. Only a religious nutter would disagree with that. "I'm just saying that on principle, the claim of a supposedly "supernatural" event should not be dismissed outright as the figment of imagination if there is evidence that supports the possibility such an event occurred, though it be a misinterpreted event." This seems to be your main point, and I don't understand it. Every report of an unexplained event should be taken on its merits, is that what your saying? Well, again, of course. Or are you saying that sometimes there is a trigger, some strange natural phenomenon that can produce imaginative explanations involving the supernatural? That supernatural stories don't necessarily spring directly from the human imagination? Again, of course. The important point is that the supernatural accounts or explanations are by definition figments of human imagination.

[@elhilo1972]

Well, sir, that is where faith comes in. The Bible teaches that we mist believe on the Word of God. You may say that faith is not realistic, but you would be contradicting yourself. Darwinists put their faith in a theory that has never been proven, with geological evidence contradicting its very reliability. We have something better than that. The fact that hardened criminals, like Harry Orchard, has been changed by the words of this ancient book is enough proof for people throughout generations. A Bounty mutineer was changed by its words, educated an entire community, and impressed the British government as it did not have one hospital or prison because of the quality of life there. The reason? The grace of God, revealed through the tested and proven Word of God. That is the power that true Christians seek through the Bible. And, sir, you can truly experience that power, too. "For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart." Hebrews 4:12, HCSB. Faith.

[@lacontrabasse]

Mikkel Lowe "You may say that faith is not realistic, but you would be contradicting yourself. Darwinists put their faith in a theory that has never been proven, with geological evidence contradicting its very reliability" You display your ignorance, Mikkel Lowe. If you really think there is geological evidence contradicting the theory of evolution, the educated people in the world will be astonished to be shown it. If you have such evidence, you will be the first. The fact that you have not said what that evidence is says everything. " Faith." Gullibility.

[@ollieburtonuk]

+Agnes Philomena I'd like to know which Biblical accounts have been verified through archaeology if you please. To my knowledge the empty tomb thing has never been proven beyond doubt, merely said to be potentially probable.

[@freebeing6952]

Playing soft, hypnotic music in the background doesn't help the case for arguing the Bible's trustworthiness. Furthermore, the Bible does NOT work as a cohesive whole. A major reason there are over 30,000 denominations is because the Bible is a self-defeating, grossly inconsistent anthology of books that were never meant to be compiled and pushed on the masses as a unified work.

[@j.gczaricit9446]

yes, it (the bible) was written by 15 people all contributing. You must keep that in mind. However, the only major points that should be listened to and practiced religious wise are the Moses chronologies, new testament, and psalms. Everything else is pretty much just for praising God and grovelling.

[@christrevelation4043]

"grossly inconsistent anthology of books that were never meant to be compiled and pushed on the masses as a unified work." - Says who?... you? God ideas differ from the thoughts of a limited mortal mind.

[@dragonode1]

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DOWITH THE TITLE LOL SO IS HE BIBLE RELIABLE? NO IT HAS CONREADTICTION

[@pszalewski2012]

New Testament is reliable. I am able to communicate with spirits therefore I must say that book if revaluation is extremely accurate. Heaven is for real. ..Archangel Michael is the greatest supporter of God.

[@pszalewski2012]

*****​ Well it is more complicated then that...but in general you are correct 😀 ...it is like do not kill ...but you love that chicken 🍗

[@pszalewski2012]

+Rush Ron talking to the angels about spirits they do not want to go to the light because they think God is going to punish them is not the same too...People who question God not supposed to use spirit box devices. In general you have right. Devil said to to me in my native language play with it. But the problem is I had God on this device when I crossover souls they stuck in my house. You have adudio records on KZbin click on me.

[@pszalewski2012]

+Rush Ron So, if you have very good reason you can talk to Heaven and the Angels. ...but in general you are right Energys that do not crossover are mainly negative. ..so spiritism is not the solution 😊. Personally I believe that any person who rejected the Bible should not practice any form of spirit communication.

[@ivanmixo-mari]

Do you mind asking somebody to find you a psychiatrist?

[@pszalewski2012]

Ivan Mixo Read something abut EVP then wire rubbish

[@evanseklecki9006]

ok. So it makes you feel good and thats what makes it reliable?