drekmed said:
wasn't aware that god actually wrote anything in the bible,
Well, drekmed, if you would have thought before you answered, you would have realized that God actually wrote TWO things in Scripture Himself:
- The Ten Commandments - (Exodus 20)
- The Handwriting on the Wall - (Daniel 5:25)
In view of the fact that God took credit for writing Scripture - (2 Timothy 3:16) - He also accepts the blame for it. And since God is perfect, so is His documentation.
it is just men writing things they percieved as being from god.
uh-huh
it has been changed several times, this is covered in other threads.
It sure has - for preservation purposes. As the language changes, so does the documentation. From Autographs, to Scriptures, to Gothic, to English. If He hadn't of done that, we'd all have to learn Hebrew and Koine Greek just to know what the Scriptures say. I'm sure you're grateful to God for that.
this proves that it has been changed at least once
Try seven - (Psalm 12:6)
that is most likely only in the english translation, and it probably isn't by accident or divine influence
uh-huh
i asked how exactly did god endorse paul's words, i dont see the answers you gave as being able to answer that, since it could be man endorsing paul's words.
now if you said because god has spoken to you personally and told you that everything you read in the bible is true, that would be an endorsement.
however, it has to be god actually saying these things, not a feeling you have about the accuracy of the feeling you had.
It would be an affront to God to demand He "prove" His documentation in Person, I'm sure you can appreciate that. Try that at work when the boss sends a memo around and see how long you remain employed.
In Luke 16, when the rich man realized the reality of Hell, he asked Abraham to allow him to go back and witness to his 5 brothers. Abraham said NO because they have the Scriptures available to them. We can learn from others' tragedies, can't we?
i guess what im saying is there is no way (besides god coming back, physically, and telling me, in front of many witnesses and video cameras, that paul was right) that i will think the bible is anything more than an old work of fiction.
Like I said, see if your boss will appreciate your "validation skills" at work.
but if you believe god is all powerful, it shouldn't be much of a stretch for him to do just that. right?
What makes you think, drekmed, when He wouldn't even let Moses see Him, that He'll let YOU see him?
Exodus 33:20 = AND HE SAID, THOU CANST NOT SEE MY FACE: FOR THERE SHALL NO MAN SEE ME, AND LIVE.