What is your favorite story from the Bible?

[norwegen]

Idiotic choice, then.

Why? It stumps all of Christianity. Bar none.

Because stories without resolution are dumb choices. Who gravitates toward such meaninglessness? Besides you, I mean.

And it doesn't stump all Christianity, bar none. It stumps fundamentalist/evangelical Christianity, and even then, not entirely.

It sure stumps you, doesn't it? Otherwise, please explain it. And which denomination can explain it? What's their explanation?

No, it doesn't stump me. Earth - 'ge' - referred to the land; earth - 'kosmos' - to the world, or better, to everything the Hebrews knew. Their cosmology.

When Daniel says in chapter two of his book, for example, that certain kingdoms ruled the earth, or would rule it (Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, Roman, whatever), he obviously didn't mean the whole world, as no kingdom ever has (no 'earthly' kingdom).

Sadly, many Christians read the Scriptures like a textbook.

First of all, you're off topic, so why are you responding?

Secondly, you have to move the goalposts for the bible to make any sense to you. Hmmm.

I thought you might quit the conversation on a friendlier note.

I hoped you might.

 

[Bonzi]

I love flawed people too in the Bible.
Jonah, Paul, David some seriously messed up people

 

[norwegen]

Then this is not a choice at all.

But that story is in the original bible manuscripts, that some noob further down the line took it out matters little.

It is not a part of the Bible. It is not a choice.

The bible was edited by men more than several times, so it should be there and is still my second fave story.

You are the who determines what should be in the Bible.

And nobody told me?

So why does the guy who took that story out of the bible get to decide what's in it or not?

What story of E.T. was in the Bible?

 

[Taz]

But that story is in the original bible manuscripts, that some noob further down the line took it out matters little.

It is not a part of the Bible. It is not a choice.

The bible was edited by men more than several times, so it should be there and is still my second fave story.

You are the who determines what should be in the Bible.

And nobody told me?

So why does the guy who took that story out of the bible get to decide what's in it or not?

What story of E.T. was in the Bible?

So you admit that you're ignorant. Good on you.

 

[norwegen]

It is not a part of the Bible. It is not a choice.

The bible was edited by men more than several times, so it should be there and is still my second fave story.

You are the who determines what should be in the Bible.

And nobody told me?

So why does the guy who took that story out of the bible get to decide what's in it or not?

What story of E.T. was in the Bible?

So you admit that you're ignorant. Good on you.

Yes. I do not know what story of space aliens was edited out of the Bible.

Please tell me.

 

[miketx]

I have to say my favorite is a toss up between The Book of Ezekiel and Revelations.

When God got tired of everybody's crap and drowned them all.

 

[Sunni Man]

The Philistines and the Ark of the Covenant .....

I Samuel 5:1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by (the large statue) of Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was the idol Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was the idol Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.” 8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?”

And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away.

 

[hobelim]

"It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."

 

[Taz]

The bible was edited by men more than several times, so it should be there and is still my second fave story.

You are the who determines what should be in the Bible.

And nobody told me?

So why does the guy who took that story out of the bible get to decide what's in it or not?

What story of E.T. was in the Bible?

So you admit that you're ignorant. Good on you.

Yes. I do not know what story of space aliens was edited out of the Bible.

Please tell me.

Google it, I won't do the story justice.

 

[featherlite]

This one is a keeper. The story itself isnt very exciting but the message is solid.

41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worriedF)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-25406F" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

 

[Votto]

I hung this verse in my child's room

Proverbs 30:17 “The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.

Their behavior improved overnight.

I just love the Bible.

 

[tyroneweaver]

I have to say my favorite is a toss up between The Book of Ezekiel and Revelations.

I was separated from my brothers at birth and have never met them
So the story of Joseph hasbeen my favorite

 

[Vastator]

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NAB
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.

That is a good one. Getting a trophy wife has never been easier. These fake Christians now a days have really diminished the faith.

 

[deanrd]

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NAB
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.

I like that one ... take responsibility for your actions.

Nothing as responsible as making a woman marry her rapist.

Right wing logic. And these people are running the country.

 

[JoeB131]

My favorite story was when the Prophet Elisha called upon two bears to maul 42 children who were making fun of his bald head.

God isn't just the Hair Club President, he's also a client!

 

[RodISHI]

I hung this verse in my child's room

Proverbs 30:17 “The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.

Their behavior improved overnight.

I just love the Bible.

I love the whole too. I was trying to get some paperwork done one day and the grands were being rowdy (years ago). Anyhow I had asked them at least a half a dozen times to please try and play quietly long enough for grandma to finish her work and that wasn't working. Finally unable to concentrate on what I needed about twenty minutes to finish up I told them loudly first, "That's it, I've had it!". Then nicely asked them "can you pretend God is watching every move and hears every sound you make? What would you be acting like then?" They were quiet as church mice until I told them, "I'm finished now we can go downtown and get some treats".

 

[Votto]

My favorite story was when the Prophet Elisha called upon two bears to maul 42 children who were making fun of his bald head.

God isn't just the Hair Club President, he's also a client!

If only Trump had such powers. The world would be OK.

 

[Likkmee]

My fave story is the flood, because nobody can tell me how Noah got kangaroos from Australia and back again.

Well. Being you're an idiot your statement makes perfect sense . Ya see the entities that created our dumb asses were/are masters of genetic engineering. We are a modification of the cave dweller ( we made man into our own image). It was a fuckup. Noah was told to take two of each KIND into the arc. Mammalian, reptilian, bird etc. All he needed was a lil DNA to regroup

 

[Taz]

My fave story is the flood, because nobody can tell me how Noah got kangaroos from Australia and back again.

Well. Being you're an idiot your statement makes perfect sense . Ya see the entities that created our dumb asses were/are masters of genetic engineering. We are a modification of the cave dweller ( we made man into our own image). It was a fuckup. Noah was told to take two of each KIND into the arc. Mammalian, reptilian, bird etc. All he needed was a lil DNA to regroup

Was it the same alien species that modified human DNA that also modified animal DNA?

 

[xotoxi]

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NAB
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.

I'm sure Harvey Weinstein can scrounge together 50 pieces of silver.