All About RELIGION Here

[brownprose]

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isn't religion enslaving in general? an innocent question coming from yours truly.

To me it is. Although there are religions that are more tolerant than others.

When religion imposes compliance to a doctrine that is above the laws of love then that is contrary to reason and conscience. A good example would be, disallowing marriages between persons of different faiths. This is very much a common practice in most religions.

[pinky09]

fast facts about the bible

1. How many books are in the Bible?
The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.

2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.

3. How many books are in the New Testament?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.

4. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."

5. Who wrote the Bible?
The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.

6. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament?
Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.

7. Which single author contributed the most books to the New Testament?
The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament.

8. When was the Bible written?
It was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ).

9. What is the oldest book in the Old Testament?
Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C.

10. What is the youngest book in the Old Testament?
The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C.

11. What is the oldest book of the New Testament?
Probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45.

12. What is the youngest book in the New Testament?
The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D.

13. What languages was the Bible written in?
The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.

14. When was the Bible canonized?
The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ.

15. What does "canon" mean?
"Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship.

16. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe.

17. When was the Bible printed?
The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.

18. What is the oldest almost-complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence?
The Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century. It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome. There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England).

19. What is the longest book in the Bible?
The book of Psalms.

20. What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2 John.

21. What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 119

22. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 117

23. What is the longest verse in the Bible?
Esther 8:9

24. What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
John 11:35

25. Which book in the Bible does not mention the word "God?"
The book of Esther.

26. Who was the oldest man that ever lived?
Methuselah who lived to be 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).

27. Who were the two men in the Bible who never died but were caught up to heaven?
Enoch, who walked with God and was no more (Genesis 5:22-24). Elijah, who was caught up by a whirlwind into heaven (II Kings 2:11).

28. Who does the Bible say was the meekest man in the Bible (not including Jesus)?
Moses (Numbers 12:3).

29. How many languages has the Bible been translated into?
The Holy Bible has been translated into 2,018 languages, with countless more partial translations, and audio translations (for unwritten languages). (This is an enormous amount of translations. In comparison, Shakespeare, considered by many to be the master writer of the English language, has only been translated into 50 languages.)

30. Is the Bible still the best-selling book in the world?
Yes, indeed!

correct me if this is wrong or give some additional info.. thanks...
God bless

whos the author of the bible

[pinky09]

kaila mo sa father ni jesus christ?

[pinky09]

do u know whats the name of jesus christ?

[ashcries]

...because people are so uptight and they REFUSE to understand.

SOME people are so uptight and refuse to understand.
SOME people are confident enough and open-minded enough to welcome other people's ideas and opinions without compromising their own sets of beliefs.
SOME are simply those who don't give a (tae).

[josephdc]

daghan bro...i'll give you two obvious examples:

- The Bible is taught to be the ONLY absolute truth in the world.
- That Christianity/Islam is the only religion that can save.

How is that against reason and conscience, bro?

- Enslaving because religion controls the mind. It imposes fear to those who challenge its doctrines. Example: How many religions today preach that for one to be saved one must be a part of their religion to do so.

Do you mean all religions control the mind? Maybe certain religions do, but not all.

With Christianity, I think that's not necessarily true. I think the opposite is the case. The Gospels after all do teach us to love God with all our minds. Also, I think that the heart of Christianity is all about freedom and joy. Christ came to save us from our sins, so that we may have freedom and so that our joy may be made complete. I'm reminded of that SFC song, "It is for freedom He set us free. It is for freedom He set us free... I'm free!"

[ashcries]

Some people see religion as enslaving because they do not realize that religion is just a blueprint of a blueprint. They take it way too seriously-- forgetting the whole point of why it was created in the first place. Religion is enslaving if you become too much of a moralist forgetting the essence of Grace. I have found freedom in the religion which i belong to which is Christianity. And this freedom does not mean that i can do whatever i want to do in this life. This freedom that i know tells me that it is a joy to submit one's life to an awesome, powerful, merciful, all-knowing and loving God.

[schmuck]

^ lol freedom and submit in the same sentence

[ashcries]

Hehehehe. Yes it may sound funny but that's the way it is for me. I believe in the greatness of God that I don't find it difficult to hand my whole life to Him. And this life is not about me. It's about Him.

[Existanz]

Do we really need religion? The question is, do you really need god?

Does being an atheist changes one's life? What's that atheistic hope they claim?...

Please do begin your sales pitch right here, show us the beauty of the atheistic world..seriously.

Please don't start by highlighting religious or theistic problems nor the problems it gives to the world..start purely in an atheistic point of view.