Many of the quotes (from whatever source u had, bcos there are so many versions of Bible) may sound little more than crazy to the neo world.
NTM, the Bible even has an answer to that. I Cor 14:33, "For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."
The one thing we are assured of is that the 100's of versions are confusion. God did not author all those versions. This was also why I respectfully pointed out when Pride made the quote that contained the word "prostituting", and the fact it is not in the Bible. At that time, I was only be subtle about the confusion that is produced by man, and why it is the ones that have chosen the atheistic view have made God, his Word, and the things of God a laughingstock.
After saying all that, let me get back to the original point. Every version that has come out since the original King James version has watered down the original content of the Bible. The King James Version is what produces holy living. Rev 22:18,19-- "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book." Within the context of what we are talking about, any violation of that is a crime (spiritually speaking), because once again, it only adds confusion to God and his Word, and then you have all the God debates on the internet.
Let me give you an example of the above. I John 3:9-- "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.:
All you have to do is read that and know what it is saying. The nominal religious world will scream that is your interpretation. They will get out their versions to try and dissuade what the Word of God clearly teaches.
This brings me to another point. There is so much confusion authored by the religious minds in the religious world, because they want to feel good about doing things their way. Basically, all someone needs is support for their evidence, whether true or false, and that is all they need to feel good about what they are doing. These cults, and Pride mentioned many of them in those quotes, specialize in making people feel good, regardless of what they teach or live, and this is why that even though I totally disagree with the atheistic mode of thinking, the one that said religion is the greatest evil in the world is so right.
God still is able to appeal to the conscience of man to show man he has the perfect way and the perfect solution for all of mankind's problems. Jesus said in Matt 11:28-- "My yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light." In other words, it is the best life, the most peaceful life. It's a wonderful life! It is also beyond all this confusion. That's what God can do.
I used to attend Meditation classes and in one of the sessions, there was a crap guy who usually cling on to the mic to lecture us with full of useless views...once he said, that once after bath we all shud wipe the water in back of our chest first. The reason he gave for this is that bad omen attaches in our back and we shud wipe that out first. I was abt to vomit after hearing that.
[B]You got to love this, but the Bible even has an answer for that: Mark 7:7-10-- "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."
One of the things I mentioned earlier was the principles the Word of God teaches. What you just described (I know it already made you vomit, so your answer is going to be easy.), how is that going to help you live right? What principle is there.
These vain traditions are very common in the secular religious world even here in the USA. Catholics have the ritual of confessing sins to the priest, praying to Mary, abstaining from meet on Fridays, praying people out of purgatory. The Protestants have rituals like baptizing babies, man made methods of joining their church, some use a jibber jabber they call tongues, and say they are talking to God. They have all have false methods of raising cash for the institutions like spaghetti feeds, ice cream socials, yard sales, and bingo parties. This is because they refuse to teach the Bible method of tithing. Those things are not wrong of itself, but it is an evil thing to use to fund their organizations, when God already teaches the proper method in his Word.
I could also go on and on with these examples. That coincides with the example you gave. II Tim 3:5 says, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." I am very convinced that this is still what many people are searching for today. They don't want some inundated form in their lives. They want real power in their lives. They want power to live godly. They want a solution for life's problems. By the very conversation we are having, they sure don't want or need religion in their lives. I promise you God has those answers. Not gods, but the one and only living God as mentioned in Heb 9:14, "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"[/ B]
Believe me that there are so many non-sense, in the name of religion out there.
There are extremist views out of the same religion which killed millions of jews. There are so many killings happening even now in the name religion.
Exactly! This is why the only safe way is, "Let God be true, but every man a liar"-- Rom 3:4. All God requires and gives the grace for is to live holy. He's clear, and shows us exactly how to do it. Anything other than that is extreme views that develop in many of the fanatical views, or goes the other way in compromise and permissiveness; therefore, that develops so many doctrines, viewpoints, versions of the Bible, devisiveness, chaos, and everyone is claiming they are doing the work of God.
Another thing that is certain is that it is not the atheists fault that God is run through the ground. I think we can tell where the fault comes in at. It is by the myriad of people who claim to believe in God. This is also why even the Bible says, "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble"--James 2:19. In other words if their profession is not back up by holy living they are no better than the devil. Yes, this is another reason all these religions are corrupt and is a great evil.
I read somewhere that there are 60% of non-believers from ur country (i guess US). What do u think the reason for this number to grow and ever growing...is it bcos of outdated views scriptures, which wud never ever apply to the neo world?
This depends on how you look at it with regards to that percentage. Go back to the scripture just quoted, and it shows there is no virtue in just believing in God. The last statistics I saw was that 86% believe in God to some degree, but claim they are okay in the eyes of God.
The number is diminishing of people who attend a church somewhere on a regular basis. There is also an increasing anti-God sentiment, even among those that believe in God. They want to wipe God our of the entire consciousness of our society.
Part of that is the reason I described. Most atheists develop their mindset because of a bad religious experience in their lives. All these false and corrupt religions that claim to be Christian and otherwise are the number one cause in developing atheists.
At least here in the USA, there is also so much to keep a person busy that takes their mind off their real need which is God. People are running and going to excesses in looking for happiness and peace, when the real and only answer is God.
I'll give you a personal experience of mine. I'm 55 years. I was 17 years old when I was thinking about forsaking all the "god-nonsense" and taking up with the atheists. My parents raised me to be religious and go to church everyday. I heard all the stuff that God does not care how we believe, and all churches are okay, etc. Yet, I also noticed these religious people not being any better than my atheist friends at the time. They both were out doing their sinful things on Saturday night. The only difference is the atheist stayed home on Sunday morning recouping from a hard night, and my religious friends went to church with their piety. I had to ask myself, "What is the greatest evil?"
I was glad that I had a foundational belief in the Bible and the principles espoused. Later I found what God's church is. It is his people, not a building, that live free from sin. They are a people that are not two-faced. They have peace, joy, and happiness. Just to cut to the chase (at least for now), I did as the Bible instructed, and that was confessed and repented of my sins and God saved me. He gives me the power to live out the Word of God in my everyday living, which includes in the 4 walls of my home. That sure is much better than the religious hypocrisy, forms, and traditions that every reader knows about.
Last but not the least...are there any GOD for animals? Why do u think that we alone humans who have created this?
