#Autors of the Bible
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When you replied to a message that "personally I don't care who
wrote it" you made a very good point. It doesn't matter who wrote it
as much as what was written and how after all this time the Bible
still impacts our daily lives. The accuracy of its prophecy is
unequalled and its clear principles for effective living are still
unchallenged. As Mark Twain said, "it's not what I don't know about
the Bible that bothers me, its what I do know." If all of us,
especially those of us that call ourselves Christians, would read it
from cover to cover and really understand it and live it, the world
would be a much better place.
By the way, some philosophers and "modern" theologians have used
circular reasoning to deny the resurrection. They say, "a
resurrection couldn't happen, therefore it didn't happen, therefore
the Christian faith is not valid." This is not based on an
intellectual study of the facts, but rather a dismissal of something
they'd rather not look at too closely. It might reveal flaws in
their way of thinking and living. Lawyer Frank Morrison in "Who
Moved The Stone?" wrote one of the most thorough and revealing
examinations of the facts surrounding the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. Anyone dismissing Christianity without a thorough
intellectual examination of the facts and a thorough reading of the
Bible has simply not given it a fair shake. jf – lamplight
productions ~~~sailing on autopilot~~~
The only impact the Bible has on my daily life is when religious folks
try to draw me into discussions about it. I feel pretty much the way
Mark Twain felt about it. For more in-depth comments than the one you
quoted, I highly recommend "Letters From the Earth".