Refutation To A Bias Suggestion

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.

     Since the beginning of recorded history, religion has had a profound

impact on the p
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