Post your favourite scriptures or quotations

Thank you very much Sorry, the link doesn't work - which version of the Bible is it? Would you recommend buying a physical version? (I have the NIV in e book form at the minute).

I checked the link worked before submitting, seems like it disappeared - woops .

I have the NIV Life Application Bible.



You learn something new every day, yes it is available as an ebook now
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Application-Study-Bible-NIV-ebook/dp/B007BH371O

Hope link works

(Acts 28:28)

Not true anymore, mate! That became outdated in 0-30AD!

there's one for the big list of biblical contradictions then

Not really - you heard of time passing? The Bible is linear - starts at the beginning, moves on to the end - don't people know this by now?

so if god says "kill atheists" tomorrow and suddenly changes his mind tomorrow, how can his morality be consistent and how can it be said to be immutable and objectively true when it shifts at the drop of a hat? and if god changes his mind on a matter like this then it simply suggests that he made a mistake the first time around, and god's aren't meant to make mistakes. and if he's simply bowing to cultural relativism then he's not a very principled or noble god, is he? religions aren't meant to be about popularity, they're meant to be about the truth (at least to the followers)

Doesn't God sanction war in the Old Testament?

'To understand this answer correctly, and in context, we must understand that God hates wrongdoing. He cannot tolerate it. The Bible's word for it is sin.

In all cases in the Bible where God allows or commands life to be taken, it is as a consequence of a people's sinfullness. Without exception this is true. God is holy, and pure. All sin is abhorrent to Him. In the very beginning, God warned Adam and Eve, the first humans, that if they disobeyed Him, they would 'surely die'. They did just that, and true to God's word, death entered the world.

So does God counter wrong with another wrong? No, because although death is a dreadful thing, God at times commands people to be put to death, or forfeit their life, not for revenge or out of inappropriate anger, but because God is just and sin cannot continue unpunished. God, the Giver of Life, and the One who takes it away, will at times end a life to prevent the prolonging of wickedness. This can happen to nations, cities and individuals.

It would be natural then to feel that every individual deserves such condemnation. But the wonderful news is that God has acted [since the Old Testament ended] to put away our sin. Sin brings death. The Bible says 'that without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin.' (Hebrews 9:22). Out of love for us, Jesus has come to die as a sacrifice for our sin. The Bible says that 'Jesus came only once and for all, sacrificing Himself...He was offered as a sacrifice once to take away the sins of all time. He can at just the right time to take away all sin of many people...' (Hebrews 9:26-28).

You and I can have freedom from sin, and the punishment it deserves, through the costly death of Jesus. He has exchanged places with us - the guilty judgement was taken off us and laid on Him so that we may be given a non-guilty' verdict. The question is: will we accept this offer by recieving Jesus into our lives?'

so if god says "kill atheists" tomorrow and suddenly changes his mind tomorrow, how can his morality be consistent and how can it be said to be immutable and objectively true when it shifts at the drop of a hat? and if god changes his mind on a matter like this then it simply suggests that he made a mistake the first time around, and god's aren't meant to make mistakes. and if he's simply bowing to cultural relativism then he's not a very principled or noble god, is he? religions aren't meant to be about popularity, they're meant to be about the truth (at least to the followers)

Can I say I don't like your favourite scripture/quotation above

ps. you have got your faiths muddled here. The Christian God says to love your enemies, not to kill them. Remember we have the 10 commandments 'thou shall not kill'.

(Acts 28:28)

Not true anymore, mate! That became outdated in 0-30AD!

so somehow it's not a contradiction to have a commandment that says thou shall not kill but then killing almost every human and every animal in the world with a massive flood? and somehow you should love your enemies but then kill them anyway e.g. witches, homosexuals, fortunetellers, disobedient children, adulterers, non-believers, blasphemers, false-prophets, people who work on the sabbath, etc?

I don't know what century you live in but I'm in the 21st????? Christians are not killing any of the people in the list you have provided.

If you are referring to Noah's flood first of all do you believe it happened? If not then why are you so upset about it?

If you do believe it took place then you will need to do some research to find out why.