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Reply to "Is The Old Testament Still Valid In The New Testament Churches?"

Bill, the errors in the Bible lie in its origins. As I detailed in a previous post, the book is a Medieval compilation which was completed as a written work over several centuries.

Look, here is what I said. "From about 1200, BCE, the Old Testament was carried on in oral tradition until about the second century, CE when the stories began being committed to writing. That the texts were edited for conformity, is beyond doubt. That the early Catholics compiled these texts is without question. That the Catholic Church throughout the Dark Ages used its power and authority over its minions is without doubt. And the fact that the church preached conformity to the Bible (its book), or spend an eternity burning in a hell fire, is beyond doubt."

The very act of compilation and editing to get the stories straight is where the error lies. The error is in the lack of truth. Of the ancient manuscripts that have survived, there are many inconsistencies. But the canonization process reconciled the differences.

Come now, admit that the Bible was not handed into the hands of the early Catholic Church. Face the truth that the Church itself compiled those chapters it thought relevant, and discarded those it did not. What about the Book of Judas? They didn't like the man, so his story was left out. They didn't realize, that if one believes anything about the characters surrounding Jesus, they would know that Judas was in all actuality Jesus's instrument to move history forward toward the fulfillment of the Law. But they didn't like Judas, and he got booted. (This is, if you believe in the inspiration of the Bible... which I don't.)

Why, Bill? You must know that I say the truth about the origins of the Bible! You simply choose to ignore these facts, pretend they were never written, and go about your days in a state of religious delusion.

I have nothing against you personally. I truly don't. But your non-reasoning rigidity does you a great disservice. If you would simply admit to yourself that your faith is based on how you feel, and stop pitching at the windmills of reason, you and I could get along fine.

All the best, Max.

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