Why arn't these things in the bible?

by sleepy 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  sleepy

  I just been wondering recently about the bible and it's content.
  There are certain things that seem to be basic principles that humans have gradualy built up an understanding of through the ages and have advanced mankind in numerous ways.
  So if the bible is Gods word to man why didn't he mention these things earlier.

  1.Germs. Humans have only recently come to understand the concept of germs and what they do and how to get rid of them.
  Imagine the suffering that could have been releaved through the ages if humans had been taugh by god about germs or bacteria .The black death need never had happened.
  2 Logic. why didn't he teach about how to come to logical and sound conclusions when confronted by an argument?
  He could have taught how to do experements or how to test our theories.
  Then humans wouldn't have had to stumble through history with incorrect logical systems and the resulting confusion when looking at this world.
  3 Truth. Why not just say i am a trinity or not or this is the true religion these are its tenets instead of leaving it to get confused through time.If a prophecy has a double meaning or fulfillment why not just say it?

  I cant see how anay of these things would give mankind an unfair advantage in the battle of love of Jehovah over Satan.
  Whats the point of laws about love for humans etc when some practical points could have saved a lot of suffering through human history.
  Think of the oppertunites Jesus would have had on earth to point things out to his diciples. When on the mount of olives he could have said "see that olive falling off that tree , thats gravity"
  or when on a fishing boat at night " look at those stars they're millions of miles away and only a small part of our galaxy which is a tiny part of the universe and by the way the earth goes round the sun"
  wouln't have taken five minuets to say it .
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  logical

  I think in quite a few places in scripture it is stated that JAH alone is God Almighty. The Bible is very clear on this, its only silly men with silly ideas who twist things toward a trinity. But this is not based on logic, just silly thoughts.

  As for germs, gravity, planetary orbits etc... well, of course these are all part of everything, but in all honesty, what really does it have to do with the ransom of Christ and the Divine will?
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  funkyderek

  As for germs, gravity, planetary orbits etc... well, of course these are all part of everything, but in all honesty, what really does it have to do with the ransom of Christ and the Divine will?

  Not necessarily anything, but if God had bothered to provide us with some information that could not possibly have come from human sources, and then told us what he wanted clearly and succinctly, it would have saved a lot of arguments, holy wars, etc.

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  Those who can induce you to believe absurdities can induce you to commit attrocities - Voltaire
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  logical

  Dont blame "holy" wars on God... these are entirely down to men misled by false religions warring with other misled men controlled by false religions.

  Christ taught a gospel of LOVE and LIFE, yeah, AS IF JAH would sanction "holy" wars. Come on, figure it out, its ENTIRELY DOWN TO MAN, enticed by wicked spirits.
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  Skeptic

  AS IF JAH would sanction "holy" wars.

  Uh, have you ever read the OT? Need I say more?

  Richard
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  funkyderek

  Dont blame "holy" wars on God... these are entirely down to men misled by false religions warring with other misled men controlled by false religions.

  Agreed, but if God had made his intentions clear, there would be no possibility of being misled. As it is, it's easy to interpret the Bible, the Koran or other "holy" books in ways that sanction evil behavior.

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  Those who can induce you to believe absurdities can induce you to commit attrocities - Voltaire
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  SlayerLayer

  The point that you are missing Logical is that these wars need not have happened if God had been a little clearer in his word. So in effect, he is to blame. Had he been straight forward with everything, then there would be no confusion leading to being mislead.

  As for germs, gravity, planetary orbits etc... well, of course these are all part of everything, but in all honesty, what really does it have to do with the ransom of Christ and the Divine will?

  
  Nothing. But isn't this book suppose to be a guidebook of sorts? Wouldn't it make sense to actually warn of these things that were a danger?

  SlayerLayer---
  
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  bboyneko 2

  AS IF JAH would sanction "holy" wars. Come on, figure it out, its ENTIRELY DOWN TO MAN, enticed by wicked spirits.

  here is some words from your kind loving god:

  1 Samuel 15
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  This is what the LORD Almighty says: `I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt.
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  Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy[1] everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.'"

  Joshua 8
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  Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.
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  You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city."

  2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5
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  Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;
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  so David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" The LORD answered him, "Go, for I will surely hand the Philistines over to you."
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  So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, "As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me." So that place was called Baal Perazim.

  2 Kings 3
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  But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and fought them until they fled. And the Israelites invaded the land and slaughtered the Moabites.
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  They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.

  Deuteronomy 32
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  In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. Young men and young women will perish, infants and gray-haired men.

  Psalm 137
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  O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us--
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  he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

  Isaiah 13
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  Whoever is captured will be thrust through; all who are caught will fall by the sword.
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  Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives ravished.
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  See, I will stir up against them the Medes, who do not care for silver and have no delight in gold.

  Yeah I completley agree with you that god dosent sponsor holy wars against unbeleivers. :)

  -Dan