I can testify right here on this blog that the Bible is indeed a spiritual book. Whether or not it was written by God is irrelevant. It was obviously inspired by God & should be revered as a holy book. You shouldn't take it literally because it is a book of messages & revelations that has been dictated by God to various writers throughout the centuries. That is what I truly believe. Now, how can I offer you any testimony that can prove that the Bible is the Word of God?
Well,let me relate a little true story to you. I dated a guy who was studying to become a Muslim & he believed wholeheartedly in the Holy Koran. Now, he was not adhering to the strict practices of the Muslim faith at all. He smoked so much weed that he probably would have faired better if he was contemplating the Rastafari religion. But anyway, he sold drugs as well. This dude was full of contradictions & his attempt at seeking true spirituality was half-hearted at best. The day I decided to get rid of him,we got into an argument about a lot of things. During our heated discussion, he started talking about being a Muslim.
He lived with his mother who was a Christian. On her coffee table, she had various reading materials which included The Holy Bible & The Holy Koran. I am also Christian in my beliefs. For some crazy reason, he decided to pick up the Bible & then he flung it across the room. This guy was freakin' nuts! Then, he says that the Bible "ain't shit" & proceeded to denounce the Bible & compare it to the Koran. Nothing happened immediately. But, the next day I found out that this guy was in the hospital fighting for his life!
Remember that I mentioned that he was a drug dealer? Well, he was a dealer with no turf to deal drugs on. He knew guys that had a spot where it was cool for them to sell drugs at. Apparently, the dude that I dated was given permission to sell his stuff at a spot by someone he knew. Whoever told him that wasn't running shit, though! After we had got into our little dispute, he went to sell drugs. Once he got to the dope spot, he got robbed & was beaten to a pulp. He wound up going into a coma where he had a 50/50 chance of surviving this brutal attack. And to make a long story short, I prayed at his bedside daily.I recited the Psalms from the Holy Bible to him.After two weeks, he emerged from his coma. Do you know what he told me? That he had heard nothing but my prayers during that whole time. He never really recovered from the attack
but he stopped selling drugs. The last I heard, this guy was singing gospel songs & had become a Christian. Now, that's the power of Scripture.
I can't say what made him decide to become a Christian. What has always puzzled me & kept me in awe of the Bible is how events transpired after he cursed the Bible & threw it! Not even 24 hours later, this guy seemed to have received the wrath of the God from his insulting actions. I don't know every writer that took part in the composition of the Holy Bible. What I am certain of is that God inspired the words that they wrote. I would never desecrate any book that has been deemed holy. You wouldn't catch me picking up the Holy Koran & cursing it. These are books that God inspired people to write. It's not something to be scoffed at or taken lightly.
So, calling the Bible a "Book Of Jewish Fairy Tales" is outlandish. But, it's how Bill Maher & others feel about it. They say it has no relevance in modern society. Well, I beg to differ. Here's an excerpt from an article about this very subject:
"Bill Maher, on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," frequently refers to the Old Testament of the Bible as the Book of Jewish Fairy Tales. The description might anger the pious and the fundamentalists, but guess what? Maher's close to the truth.
A visually stunning two-hour special edition of "Nova" examines decades of archaeological studies that contradict much of what is in the Bible. The entire Exodus story is debunked, as is the idea that the Israelites were monotheistic following the contract made between God and Abraham. It turns out idol worship was common through the reign of King David and right up to the Babylonian exile.
Is the Bible the word of God? Only if God dictated it to dozens, maybe hundreds, of different writers, each of whom wrote and modified stories using different patterns of language over a period of centuries." (END OF EXCERPT) Read the entire article by following the link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081117/tv_nm/us_television_bible;_ylt=ArqimNGxKb1wshdm3mKYEIxxFb8C
