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Zenswim, I am curious. Are the statements you made from the book you mentioned? The statements made sound to discredit what the bible says. God calls the bible his inspired word. (2 Timothy 3:16) God our creator...not man. God is "Immanence", "Omnipresent", "Omniscience", and "Omnipotent." Do you believe that God would call the bible "His inspired word", "The living word of God" if it had errors or if man was adding or taking from the scriptures?
I have not read the book you mentioned, so I can not speak on it.
All through time man has tried though to discredit Jesus, the bible, the crucifiction and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If a book sets out to discredit the bible then red flags go up for me.
Dan Brown for example, wrote to discredit Jesus in his book the DaVinci Code. There have been men who did their homework to show that the book attempted to do just that: "The DaVinci Deception", By Erwin W Lutzer, for example.
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To touch on some of the things you mentioned, I am listing some verses. ( To post the whole verse would be lengthly.)
Titus 2:11-12, Titus 1:9, Colossians 2:6-8, Matthew 7:24-25, This one concerns adding or taking verses from the bible: Revelation 22:18-19
A man named Lee Strobel USED to be an athiest. He set out to prove that the bible was inaccurate and that Jesus is not who he said he is. Since then Mr. Strobel has turned his life over to God. His goal in life now is to tell others about his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Here are a list of some books from men who have done extensive research on the bible, Christianity and a faith in God:
1)STROBEL, LEE. "The Case For Christ". Grand Rapids, Mich.:Zondervan,1998
2)Edersheim, Alfred. "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah". McLean, Va.:McDonald,n.d.
3)Little, Paul, "Know What You Believe." Wheaton, Ill.:Victor, 1987
4)Elwell, Walter,ed. "Topical Analysis of the Bible." Grand Rapids, Mich.:Baker 1991.
5)Lucado, Max. "God Came Near." Portland, Ore.:Multnomah Press, 1987
6)McDowell, Josh. "The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict." Nashville: Nelson Reference, 1999.
7)Rhodes, Ron. "The Heart of Christianity." Eugene, Ore.: Harvest House, 1996.
8)Tozer, A.W. "The Pursuit of God." Camp Hill, Penn.: Christian Publications,1982
9)Zacharias, Ravi. "Can Man Live without God?" Nashville: Word,1994
10)Mears, Henrietta. "What the Bible Is ALL about." Ventura, Calif.: Regal, 1997
With love and respect,
Jules