If man, who is inherently prone to sin and extremely flawed, wrote these collections of books, how do we know that there was no other hidden agenda, or slight additions? For example, the difference between the two Gospel accounts of what happened when Jesus was asked about a place in Heaven. Was it the disciple or the mother who asked the question? Another example can be found in the Old Testament. Why are there such strict rules and regulations on clean and unclean animals/food? Did it really have to do with what God wanted for the people, or was it more about human survival, given that if these foods were not properly prepared, they could cause severe illness and/or death? Even looking at more recent examples in history, it is nearly two centuries ago that the Bible was used to both support and abolish slavery. Who decided that that was to be part of religion, part of the Christian Faith? Was that really something that God wanted, or was that slid into the Bible by man? It has become public opinion that the reasons for abolishing slavery were that we are all humans and that the colour of someone’s skin should not violate basic human rights. So collectively, when most people read those parts of the
If man, who is inherently prone to sin and extremely flawed, wrote these collections of books, how do we know that there was no other hidden agenda, or slight additions? For example, the difference between the two Gospel accounts of what happened when Jesus was asked about a place in Heaven. Was it the disciple or the mother who asked the question? Another example can be found in the Old Testament. Why are there such strict rules and regulations on clean and unclean animals/food? Did it really have to do with what God wanted for the people, or was it more about human survival, given that if these foods were not properly prepared, they could cause severe illness and/or death? Even looking at more recent examples in history, it is nearly two centuries ago that the Bible was used to both support and abolish slavery. Who decided that that was to be part of religion, part of the Christian Faith? Was that really something that God wanted, or was that slid into the Bible by man? It has become public opinion that the reasons for abolishing slavery were that we are all humans and that the colour of someone’s skin should not violate basic human rights. So collectively, when most people read those parts of the