I'm always stumped when someone says they don't believe everything the Bible says. Like, they believe some parts of it, but they're not so sure about the others.
The first thing I freaking want to ask them (with love of course!) is if they've even read the thing.
One debate I've heard against the veracity of the Bible is that the Old Testament doesn't match the New Testament. Apparently the New Testament is all about love and the Old is all about smiting.
Just try and tell me there isn't any smiting in the New Testament (and I didn't even have to go to the book of Revelations!), and the love in the New Testament was in the Old Testament first.
The God of the Old Testament was an angry sadist, you say? The God of the New Testament is kind and loving? God doesn't change people. He's the same forever and ever, and then after that.
Sure, God's love, mercy, and forgiveness is always promoted, but we can't forget this same God is just, jealous, and vengeful. If we haven't made a decision for Jesus, we can rest assured there's a smiting in our future.
Besides, if you cannot accept the Bible in its entirety, how can you accept any of the Bible at all?
I guess what irks me most is that the person I was talking to today admitted she felt the Bible had its moments where it dragged her to her knees and showed her she needed to repent. For me, that experience alone is always enough to make me accept I'm wrong, and God is right, especially when he's talking to me in Scripture. I don't need to get stabbed with a double-edged sword twice to get the point.
Meh, I can only pray the Holy Spirit can help my friend see what she's saying about the Bible so that she might repent fully and live the life God wants her to. If you read this, and you're the praying sort, I hope you'll throw a few prayers up too.
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