While I am not the most educated about the bible, I'll give my general opinions on each of the verses and you can correct me when it comes to context and all that.
First up, 2 Timothy 3:1-5. Well, yeah, some people have a distorted form of love. Its been like that for, like, ever. Some people love themselves selfishly, you can see this in just about every culture and mythological canonology going beyond the Christian age. I mean, look at the Greeks! And they wrote down their myths around 700 BC- 700 YEARS before the death of Jesus (supposedly). The bible takes place during the Roman era, who's culture arose in part from the Greeks (as seen from their mythology). So who's to say one of the many writers of the bible didn't find inspiration in the Romans or other civilizations?
As for the book translation bit, I actually must admit how many languages the bible has been translated into. It is pretty astounding. But, can't just about any book with current technology boast the same thing? Humans are social creatures, so we try to communicate as best we can with others. Because religion is obviously such a large part of culture and society, isn't it true that religious texts would be the first to be translated?
Also going back to my Simpsons analogy, there can be one or two hits among many misses. How do you think psychics stay in business? They focus heavily on the hits and try to excuse the misses. It's hard to find an exact number of prophecies in the bible online, so if you know, can you tell me? And can you tell me how many of those have come true exactly? Nothing vague. I should clarify that when I say "vague" I mean something that could fit any circumstance if elaborated on in that context.
And as a side note and not a debate starter, who do you believe will be saved in the end times? And would people like myself have a chance to repent when it happens, or am I basically screwed?
