Refutation to a Bias Suggestion
"Some people suggest that the Bible, being a collection of texts written
long ago by persons much different from ourselves, does not have much (or any)
significance for modern people."
The suggestion that the Bible is invalid simply due to its authors and
era is absurd and bias. This statement is supported by God and all modern day
believers. Almost any Christian you confront with this statement would most
likely give you a blank stare. However, it is mainly non- Christians who would
make such a slanted view of the Bible.
I am an American. The authors of the Bible were not. Why should this
influence my opinion in the least amount? Simply because the texts of the Bible
are old does not void their validity. Although we may not share the same
nationality with the authors of the Bible, we do share common beliefs and faiths.
Taken from a different perspective, non-Christians do not share the same
beliefs, obviously, or they would not make such statements.
Another question one may ask themselves is exactly how different are the
authors of the Biblical texts from ourselves. Is it their lifestyle or career
that makes them so exotic in relation to us? Is it just because they spoke
another language? They are children of God, just as we are. Science today is
still discovering new evidence that proves the existence of a "mother of all
humanity." We all share a common gene pool, we are all descendants of Adam and
Eve.
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