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Is the Bible still relevant?
Fox News.com ^ | September 19, 2013 | Kelly Wright

Posted on 09/23/2013 8:21:33 AM PDT by Kaslin

Skeptics scoff at it. Atheists denounce it. Agnostics question it. Scientists debunk it. Religion debates it. The faithful value it. Yet, all agree it has an impact on the world. The Bible.

There are many books in the world ranging from fiction to non-fiction. There are autobiographies of great men and women, wonderful bestselling fictional tales from Shakespeare to "Harry Potter," from "50 Shades of Gray" to "Lord of the Rings."

However, the Holy Bible continues to be sold more than any other book on the planet. The Bible is still the most widely published and distributed book in the world. It continues to be the world’s bestselling book, with billions being sold.

It is a book hard to ignore. It is filled with riveting stories about life and death, tragedy and triumph, war and peace, love and hate, fear and courage, sadness and joy, darkness and light, good and evil, heaven and hell, God and Satan, destruction and salvation; sin and redemption. It is a book that is never short on topics addressing our human existence.

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1 posted on 09/23/2013 8:21:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

when it becomes irrelevant enough, it will then re-assert itself, and a pendulum will swing in the direction of making it relevant BIG TIME, once again.


2 posted on 09/23/2013 8:22:56 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Kaslin
Any book that is believed in by hundreds of millions of people is relevant.
3 posted on 09/23/2013 8:24:11 AM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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only a complete folking idiot would pose such blaphemy


4 posted on 09/23/2013 8:24:26 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: yldstrk
from the article!


"But be advised, the Bible will cause you to think and to act. It gives a description of itself in Hebrews 4:12- “For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.
5 posted on 09/23/2013 8:25:46 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Kaslin

....Yet it is still the #1 best selling book of all time.


6 posted on 09/23/2013 8:28:05 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Kaslin

I wonder if the family and friends of the victims of the massacre in Kenya wished the attackers were Bible thumpers.


7 posted on 09/23/2013 8:30:51 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Kaslin
I’m interested in what God has to say, so yeah, I'd say it was still relevant.
8 posted on 09/23/2013 8:31:54 AM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Kaslin

Strange piece for the foxes to tackle. They as much as any are front and center in tempting God. Sodomy still has the same outcome as it did when it was first denounced by God Himself. And then Christ said Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

This modern age of liberalism, has deceived itself ‘they can do things better’.


9 posted on 09/23/2013 8:32:52 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Kaslin

This article reminds me of the “news stories’ we used to make up as knobs at the Citadel. We were supposed to read a newspaper every day and relate stories at mess for the entertainment of upper classemen and learn how to carry on a proper dinner conversation. Freshman didn’t have time to read a paper so we’d often just pull something out of the air to talk about. Looks like the author had a dead line and needed to do the same.


10 posted on 09/23/2013 8:34:22 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: Biggirl

If only it were also the most read book. Far too many sit collecting dust...


11 posted on 09/23/2013 8:34:28 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (Mahound delenda est)
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To: Kaslin

It’s always amazing and sad to see that even many who profess to love the Bible, do not even capitalize the word.


12 posted on 09/23/2013 8:36:55 AM PDT by b9 (II Timothy 1:7)
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It’s always amazing and sad to see that even many who profess to love the Bible, do not even capitalize the word.

I'm guessing that's a function of poor education rather than disrespect; how many students in government schools learn capitalization rules of proper nouns these days?

13 posted on 09/23/2013 8:40:11 AM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Kaslin

YES!

It is, always has been, and will always be.

Everyone will know this 100 years from now.


14 posted on 09/23/2013 8:40:49 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: MeshugeMikey
Love that verse. Like other versions better: For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Living being the key word.

We were looking at it in SS class yesterday; reading the book, The Transforming Word, by Pastor Tony Evans. (Excellent series, BTW)

15 posted on 09/23/2013 8:40:52 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Kaslin

Scientists “debunked” the Bible? When did that happen?


16 posted on 09/23/2013 8:41:10 AM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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To: madison10

Amen.

Some bozo posted a thread asking whats bad about Jesus on a forum SOMEWHERE on the internet.

I considered educating the poor soul, but realized that to take the bait would be throwing pearls before swine


17 posted on 09/23/2013 8:46:25 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Kip Russell

True, but it’s not A bible, it’s THE Bible. Even many supposedly educated writers do not seem to know the difference.

That’s the first clue of sincerity for me.


18 posted on 09/23/2013 8:47:55 AM PDT by b9 (II Timothy 1:7)
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To: subterfuge

... muslim scientists and “athiests”

Lets see if we can find one Nobel award given to a muslim for a hard science.
From all the billions they have to choose from, youda thunk they could have generated one!

What failures!


19 posted on 09/23/2013 8:48:49 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: yldstrk

Actually the article is very good. If someone wanted to at least get people to look at the Bible seriously it’s a start.

The author is an ordained minister and Gospel singer, not that that actually means anything these days.


20 posted on 09/23/2013 8:49:26 AM PDT by madison10
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