21 Mar '12 14:32>
If man wrote the Bible and was not inspired by God then why would they put this in the Bible: 2 Thessalonians 3:10b "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
Originally posted by RBHILLSince I have been on this Forum we have never really had a good discussion about what Inspiration of the Bible really means. There are a number of different schools of thought on what it means to say the Bible is inspired by God.
If man wrote the Bible and was not inspired by God then why would they put this in the Bible: 2 Thessalonians 3:10b "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
Originally posted by jaywillVery good comment.
Since I have been on this Forum we have never really had a good discussion about what [b]Inspiration of the Bible really means. There are a number of different schools of thought on what it means to say the Bible is inspired by God.
I fear that most skeptical posters assume this means inspired the way a work of art or a play or piece of classical mus ...[text shortened]... consume. Does that really require divine inspiration to say "Hey, get to work lazybones!" ?[/b]
Originally posted by RBHILLMaybe the writer of Thessalonians was a hard worker and hated lazy people [and did not care about the disabled, the insane, etc.].
If man wrote the Bible and was not inspired by God then why would they put this in the Bible: 2 Thessalonians 3:10b "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
Originally posted by SwissGambitThe church in Thessalonika was a young church with many young believers in Christ. They were excited by Paul's teaching about the second coming of Christ.
Maybe the writer of Thessalonians was a hard worker and hated lazy people [and did not care about the disabled, the insane, etc.].