The Bible is a wonderful thing. Tech...

The Bible is a wonderful thing.  Technology is a wonderful thing.  Put the two together, and you get two wonderful things.  They don't really go together.  What I mean is that technology can't improve on the Word of God.  Technology is imperfect and constantly changing and improving.  I wanted some improvements to my iphone and low and behold some of the great folks at apple made the changes for me.  Now my iphone is improved with some great new features.  The Bible never changes, but it is constantly teaching me new things.  We call it the 'Living Word of God' because no matter how many times you read a verse there is something new to add to your understanding.  Technology is made by man and is under our control.  Man did not make the Bible, God did.  Do you believe that?  Man cannot change the Bible; the Bible changes man.

I know what all the unbelievers are saying.  The bible is a corrupted work that has constantly been changing through translation and translation and copier to copyist throughout history.  In fact there is evidence that the bible we have in our hands today matches what was found in the 'Dead Sea Scrolls' and Qumran discoveries of decades ago.    Think about, the men who created new translations are very devout people.  Why else would they spend years of their lives pouring over a document unless they intended to be as true to the original as possible?  It was no small work for a medieval monk to copy a large text onto animal hides by hand.  Don't you think he would have been diligent and dedicated to getting it right?  The same with any translator.  These were the experts in their field whose goal was to spread the Word of God around the world, to fulfill what we call the great commission (Matthew 28:19).  Why is there no controversy over the Iliad?  It's as old or older than most of the Bible.  It's because the Bible is special.  It's human nature to be defensive and attack your accuser.  Think about when someone accuses you of wrong-doing.  Do you simply listen to your conscience and admit that you were in the wrong or do you become defensive and attempt to justify your actions?  In this case the Bible is the accuser.  Christians are not perfect.  In fact, Christians are among the few who would readily admit they are not perfect.  That's the whole point.  Jesus lives.  He lives in you.  Consider that advanced Christianity.  

I can't prove any of this with words.  Faith is a circular argument.  For now just think about this:  God exists and He loves you.  This is a good starting point.  I have to tell you though, once you take the first step, your whole life will change forever.  It's not about religion, it's about life.

I don't read the bible as often as I would like, but a new reading system given to me by a friend will hopefully change that.  You read ten chapters a day, each from a different book of the bible.  It is amazing to see the themes unfolding over and over again across the new and old testaments.  With the system you end up reading the most of the bible several times a year (the denser parts like Isaiah and other prophets only 1-2 times a year); you get through acts and proverbs once a month!  It is simply amazing.  If you don't read the bible every day, try this for a couple of days and it may encourage you, like it did me, to start reading the Word every single day.  Check it out on facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46416541831&ref=mf