Is the Bible incomplete?
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Re: Is the Bible incomplete?
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The book is fiction. The author uses the Bible as a backbone for an imaginative story. In my opinion, the Bible is complete, since it's meant to be as it is.Sushan wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 10:06 The author gives additional descriptions, which are not found in the original Bible, to the story from creating Adam and Eve, up to the worldwide flood. Most of who has studied the Bible must have had his/her own thoughts regarding these lacking parts. Does this mean that the Bible is incomplete? On the other hand, is it righteous to add after-notes to a religious book like the Bible?
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I think the Bible is complete. This book is a work of fiction so there is no comparison. I also agree that we should give more important to the significance of the Bible rather than its completeness.Officialboluwatife wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:04 Seeing the book is presented as fiction, I see no reason for the comparison. As Christians, I don't think our mind should be after the completeness of the bible. Rather it should be about the significance of the bible we have at hand in our life.
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I think the Bible is complete. This book is a work of fiction so there is no comparison. I agree that we should give importance to the significance of Bible rather than its completeness.Officialboluwatife wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:04 Seeing the book is presented as fiction, I see no reason for the comparison. As Christians, I don't think our mind should be after the completeness of the bible. Rather it should be about the significance of the bible we have at hand in our life.
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One thing, My fair lady Creech. It also says in several places in Deuteronomy that you shall not add to nor take away from God's Word and His Commandments. So for the sole purpose of argument, wouldn't that make the entire New Testament a violation of God's Word, since it was written after the Old Testament was completed?
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That's an excellent question, Lee. I don't believe the New Testament is a violation of God's Word because in the Old Testament they were under the law of the land. Christ had not arrived yet. In the New Testament, since Jesus had come and is the ruler of the world as Christians we live under grace. We no longer have to live under Old Testament laws such as never entering the temple and having a Priest take our prayers before God. After the crucifixion and the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom we are now allowed to approach God ourselves. The laws changed due to Jesus fulfilling His reason for coming to earth. That doesn't mean we don't have to obey regular laws, I am just talking about the difference in the laws for Christians in the Old Testament vs the New Testament. So I don't believe the New Testament is a violation, I believe it is also the inspired word of God just like the Old Testament. Sometimes I have difficulty explaining my thoughts clearly, so I hope I made sense!Leecedar wrote: ↑25 Aug 2020, 16:20One thing, My fair lady Creech. It also says in several places in Deuteronomy that you shall not add to nor take away from God's Word and His Commandments. So for the sole purpose of argument, wouldn't that make the entire New Testament a violation of God's Word, since it was written after the Old Testament was completed?
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