Is the Bible incomplete?

Nelson Reviews · Post by **Nelson Reviews** » 25 Jun 2020, 02:24

I Believe the Bible is complete; that is why the author did not change any context of the Bible! But, he puched up plots that read too summarized with his Imaginations in the book of Genesis.

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 25 Jun 2020, 02:42

Nelson Reviews wrote: ↑25 Jun 2020, 02:24 I Believe the Bible is complete; that is why the author did not change any context of the Bible! But, he puched up plots that read too summarized with his Imaginations in the book of Genesis.

Some are elaborations of summarized notes, but some are totally new

Joseph_ngaruiya · Post by **Joseph_ngaruiya** » 25 Jun 2020, 03:31

Sushan wrote: ↑24 Jun 2020, 19:37
Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑23 Jun 2020, 23:41
Sushan wrote: ↑23 Jun 2020, 20:20

That is a fact that many are being taught, and it leads to problems about the accuracy of the current bible
Although the Bible might have some changes, I wouldn't say I find anything wrong with it.
It contains laws meant to guide the reader to live in uprightness.
There is no issue with the guiding that it gives to people, since it guides them towards good

I agree also agree with your statement.

BookLoverMC · Post by **BookLoverMC** » 25 Jun 2020, 09:34

I think that one cannot say that the Bible is incomplete because, first of all, it is to be taken as the literal word of God. Second of all, the Bible can explain almost every single aspect if you just look deeply enough into it.

catss · Post by **catss** » 25 Jun 2020, 10:21

I believe the Bible is complete. God inspired his followers to write and they did. The Bible only tells us what God allows to know. We just have to have faith when wondering about the "blank" spots. We can guess at what the "blank" spots are, but we can't add or take away from the Bible.

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

-Revelation 22:18-19 (KJV)

Becccccca+98 · Post by **Becccccca+98** » 25 Jun 2020, 10:44

Considering that this book is a work of fiction I don't think that it was the authors intent to try and 'complete the bible' I think he used the bible as a guide to create this book. That being said, there is many speculations as to whether or not the bible is actually complete. It is said, that there is a collection of books called the Apocrypha which were considered for inclusion but were ultimately deemed to not be authoritative, and was not written by the Prophets or Apostles. As such they were not included in the official Christian bible.

Hassanah · Post by **Hassanah** » 25 Jun 2020, 14:07

This book is labeled as fiction, so I believe it does not make the Bible appear incomplete.

gayscott · Post by **gayscott** » 26 Jun 2020, 08:11

The Bible is the inspired written word of God. Yes it is complete. There is more written material from this era that has been found but it was not intended to be in the Bible.

Ojaydee · Post by **Ojaydee** » 26 Jun 2020, 08:24

"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written...."
- John 21:25 KJV

This is the statement of one who wrote a section of the bible himself.

If one writer could say this, then what of others?

Come to think of it, even a biography does not include the details of every single day in the life of its subject - we all agree that it would be unnecessary. Very few persons, if anyone, would even want to read a book that large, lol. No, the author simply includes what he/she considers essential to their audience.

The bible is not merely a record of events that transpired since creation; it is a pointer to the history of God and man, the will of God for man, and the destiny of God in man. The bible is a guideline for us, and includes all that God deems necessary for us to live fulfilled lives; lives that reflect His glory.

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV

Since this is the purpose of the bible, then yes, the bible is very complete!

tieman55 · Post by **tieman55** » 26 Jun 2020, 19:28

Sushan wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 10:06 On the other hand, is it righteous to add after-notes to a religious book like the Bible?

No, writing fiction in no way makes a person righteous.

To, commentate on, elaborate on, speculate on, pray on, meditate on the word of God is always good . . . God loves his children to think. And His words never return without profit.

There are countless commentaries on what the words in the Bible mean and most of them are wrong, The fact they are mostly wrong, in no way makes the commentaries not profitable as they made the reader think.

Always be open to being wrong, we are all wrong in countless ways.

BrianCollins · Post by **BrianCollins** » 26 Jun 2020, 19:46

I've known Christians of different sects, some Protestants, some Catholics, and even a Jehovah's Witness. Make no mistake, each of these sects believes that they possess a "complete" reading of the Bible. It comes down to what books are to be included in the Bible, followed by what translation (as the Bible is read in translation a good 99% of the time). I don't think, therefore, that the the Bible is an objectively "complete" book.

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 27 Jun 2020, 09:19

BookLoverMC wrote: ↑25 Jun 2020, 09:34 I think that one cannot say that the Bible is incomplete because, first of all, it is to be taken as the literal word of God. Second of all, the Bible can explain almost every single aspect if you just look deeply enough into it.

Looking deep into it includes analysing details as well as noting down what else could have been there

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 27 Jun 2020, 09:22

catss wrote: ↑25 Jun 2020, 10:21 I believe the Bible is complete. God inspired his followers to write and they did. The Bible only tells us what God allows to know. We just have to have faith when wondering about the "blank" spots. We can guess at what the "blank" spots are, but we can't add or take away from the Bible.

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
-Revelation 22:18-19 (KJV)

That part I have heard. But it is fully valid for the first bible, not for its numerous editions and later versions

VNGeraldin · Post by **VNGeraldin** » 27 Jun 2020, 10:29

Some Catholic believer's said that the Bible is incomplete because some word are missing and I think that is a good sign.The people are very curious to know the whole story, If the people are curious what should they do? They keep on reading and finding the answer. I understand that 1 Maccabee 9:27 says there were no prophets, but so does Psalm 74:9. If God’s Word expands further than my Bible I need to know.

ErikaP13 · Post by **ErikaP13** » 27 Jun 2020, 15:16

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?

I don't know if this is a global thing, but where I'm from, church councils and boards are constantly debating about whether or not certain books should be added onto the Bible or not. As I understand it, there were quite a few more texts originally written as part of the Bible that have since been added and/or removed. As far as how "complete" the current texts of the Bible is, isn't exactly clear. I'm sure that a lot of meaning has been lost through the ages as the texts havve been revised and translated.