Posted by rayww on September 3, 2004, at 12:09:28
In reply to THE bible?-need imput plse, posted by crazychickuk on September 3, 2004, at 2:28:02
Faith is the antidote to fear. The signs of the times are clearly stated in the Bible, but are understood through the spirit. For instance, the world does not always mean the earth. It could mean worldliness, man-made not god-made, etc.
Just as art and poetry is of the spirit, so is the Bible. If you look at it as only words, that is all you may see. You must read it through (the right) spirit if you want to understand. The Old Testament is laced with prophesy in Ezekiel, Daniel, Isaiah, Genesis, and many other books. The New Testament is prophesy fulfilled, and instruction for how to govern the churches and live our lives.
There are many versions of the Bible and all are similar. The Catholic Bible includes the "Apocrapha" but these extra writings are questioned by some other faiths. I use the King James and prefer http://scriptures.lds.org/ because of the cross-referencing on the Internet, which makes it fun and easy to study and research by topic, word, etc.
There are many things that have to take place before the end of the world, according to prophesy. There is good news. Righteousness in all religions is now growing faster in the earth than evil can destroy it. God is winning, and that has to be exciting, isn't it?
The important thing to remember is if you have faith you have no need to fear, which leads to the age old question, "what is faith?"
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