response 7

• Related to expectations, I like to think for myself. Christians are not very bright. They think the universe was created in 6 days and is only 10,000 years old. How could I have intellectual integrity and believe in something like that?Christians follow the Bible like it’s, well, the Bible or something. I would have to say I believe in a book that is full of contradictions. A book that is filled with violence and hatred towards anyone who is not a Christian.We have evolved so far as human beings that what they wrote thousands of years ago can’t have any real relevance today. They don’t know what we know now.

The idea of a 6- 24 hour day creation is not the center of the Christian faith. The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the central event. There are plenty of Christians who are PHD scientists who make connections between the biblical creation accounts and use accurate scientific method. Probably the most prominent organization is Reasons to Believe. Most Christians who are scientists would have a modified view of creation called “theistic evolution.” They claim God created the universe and he set within it the natural means to continue the creation. Neither viewpoint has a “6-day” creation theory in place.

Whether the Bible has contradictions or not, it is not the main claim of the Christian faith. Jesus is God and he was physically resurrected from the dead is the absolute. Now, I don’t find contradictions in the Bible if you actually mean “contradiction.”

Contradiction- Two statements are given in the same context.
One is true and the other is false.

There are differences expressed by different authors reporting on events, but these are not contradictions. Yet, even if the Bible were filled with contradictions, Christian faith is based on the resurrection, not the veracity of the rest of scripture, and so these so called “contradictions” would be meaningless to the central tenant of the faith.

If you think God commands believers to kill unbelievers you simply haven’t actually read the book. It is quite the opposite. From the Old Testament caring for the alien in your midst to the New Testament’s “love your enemy,” the message of the Bible is to reach out to those who disagree with you.

If the Christian claim that Jesus is the source of inspiration behind the writing of the Bible is accurate, then one who is not limited to our space/ time dimensions is quite capable of making sure that everything he desires to be accomplished by his Word will be, regardless of the generation reading it. A simple, but thorough, reading of the Bible will reveal the remarkable consistency of insight into human thought and actions which is not limited by time.