Who has actually read the Bible?

[classically.trained]

Yes, I have read the bible. Not the whole thing, but many of the books. And I have to disagree with your (Whiteflamingo) statement that Christianity is based on the Old Testament. I believe that really the basis of Christianity is in the Gospels which are in the New Testament. The New Testament is what sets the Bible apart from the Torah for instance. I tend to think of the Old Testament as providing context for and preparing us for the Gospels. And what happens in the New Testament (Jesus dying for our sins) makes it so that we don't have to follow much of the Old Testament laws like not eating shellfish and pork and stuff. The thinking is the Old Testament laws were part of covenants God made with men such as Noah and Moses, but when Christ died for us a new covenant was made by his blood that replaced the earlier covenants. Anyways, that's just my stance on it. Thanks for reading, this has been Christian Theology with Bethany..thank you and goodnight. (lol )

 

[3skulls]

I have been Reading the bible. Its such a huge book so I'm not finished with it. I believe in the book as truth. And to all those who disagree with my beliefs tha its fine. I hate and judge Nobody. Its not my job to do so. I'm just going to tell you up front to not to respond to me negativity because you are just going to be wasting your energy for I will not respond to negativity.

 

[kayleee]

I've read a children's bible does that count

 

[enchilada]

I've read a children's bible does that count

i mean yeah but you should get your own bible, i think they give them out free at church. would save you the trouble of having to borrow that kid's bible everytime you want to read it.

 

[Kaleidoscopes]

No, I've never read the Bible and I don't plan to. I'm honestly sort of on the fence about my opinion of religion. I can respect people that keep religion to themselves and there are people out there that are genuinely better/happier of a person because they found religion, but at the same time I know that as long as religion exists that there will always be extremists that discriminate and harm other people who don't follow their beliefs; all because of something that may or may not even be real.

People that act condescending or pitiful towards people that haven't found religion raises a big red flag for me to never associate with that particular person. I've lived with someone who felt superior because of their religion and would preach/force their beliefs onto my family constantly and she was just absolute scum.

 

[visibleghost]

I'm not a christian but I have read parts of the bible. I owned a children's bible when I was a kid (my family is kind of christian I guess) and I read the stories from it. I know a lot of stories from the bible, but I'm not christian and I don't follow the bible. I haven't read all of it either.... so I don't really know what to vote in the poll haha ;w;

 

[Envy]

I've read enough of it. I've read enough of it to know that it isn't anything special, and should have been left back in its own time.

 

[skarmoury]

No haha o: Though we did read the Book of Job for English, I don't think that's counted heh.
I've almost never had religious classes so I'm not well-versed at all with the Bible, but I'm really amazed with people who do memorize or are knowledgeable with the Bible. ^^

 

[Chris]

Parts of it. Interested in reading it in full though, despite being of different beliefs.

 

[Celestefey]

I've read parts of an actual bible, but never the whole one. I've read my 500-or so page children's bible with 30 words per page at max a few times though

- - - Post Merge - - -

it's sad seeing more and more non-religious people..

Some non-religious people may have read the Bible or other holy scriptures, too. Besides, how is it necessarily a bad thing if someone is non-religious? It's your own belief, you're entitled to it, and that's okay, provided your beliefs aren't harming anyone. Not to start a debate or anything... Since I know "discussions" of any sort on this forum tend to go out of control.

Case in point: I've read parts of the Bible from when I was younger but I'm an atheist. I guess I was just curious to read some of the stories and learn more about it, but I know Christianity doesn't really resonate with me as a person, and neither do other religions.

 

[himeki]

its just a book of fairytales lol

i think i actually made a collage from the childs bible i got in primary school

 

[namiieco]

Even if I were Christian I probably wouldn't read the bible because it would be a waste of my time.

 

[focus]

i dont even know what i believe anymore tbh. but to answer your question no i haven't and i never will as i was born in a muslim family/country but idk im gradually losing faith if that makes sense

 

[Honeybun26]

Yes, I've read it. Do I disagree with the bible and it's teachings? Yes. However, I don't regret reading it. I feel like I can understand where people are coming from with their beliefs. It's an eye-opening experience. One thing does annoy me on this type of subject though, and it's people who disagree with the bible but have never read it. It just blows my mind that people can actually disagree with something that they have never read before. To be honest, it kind of screams immaturity when those same people criticize the bible and those that follow it, yet they have never taken the time to read it. I disagree with the bible, but I would never put down other people because of their faith. As long as they aren't harming anyone, then I see no problem with it. And it saddens me that other people hate people of other belief systems because it isn't their way of thinking. Anyways, I'm sorry for the rant. I just had to let some stuff off my chest.

 

[Brackets]

My mum would read bits to me (we're atheists but my mum likes the cultural/traditional side of it) and I had to memorise some passages for my religious studies exams. But other than that not really

 

[device]

i dont even know what i believe anymore tbh. but to answer your question no i haven't and i never will as i was born in a muslim family/country but idk im gradually losing faith if that makes sense

oh no you can't lose faith in allah otherwise you will be hung/whatever muslims do to people who are non believers anymore but anyway OT: No but I would like to read it and I don't understand why people hate on those who read it, and I'm saying this as someone who doesn't believe in religion however I don't fully disbelieve as I do think some parts of the bible are true but changed a little bit by people over time

 

[Mints]

i like the story version. (little kid books) c:

 

[Bwazey]

I like to study religion in my spare time. After reading the bible numerous times and studying it, I'm not a huge fan of wht it tries to teach people.

But it's interesting nonetheless.

 

[Katattacc]

hahaha no. There are indeed some good christian teachings but the bible has been rewritten so many times by so many different people, each changing little things to better suit their beliefs. So if I ever did read it, I would take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Dim]

No. God didn't give us life just to waste it on reading a book the whole time.