If the bible were never written then the following things would not be known worldwide:
- The history of the Israelites
- Jesus’ life and teachings
- The Acts of the Apostles
- Paul’s missions and letters
- Revelations
- Other various books of the bible (I will not name them)
Although, along with all these important Christian documents, the most important thing that would not be around is the Word of God. This is instrumental for the Christian faith as it provides encouragement, direction, hope, teaching and the life, death and resurrection of our Lord.
Without the Bible, Christians would be lost.
February 18, 2009 at 8:13 am
Well Done Stephen, I really like the way you have numbered things in your blog, they make it eye catching. One point that I would like to make is, you state, “If the bible were never written then the following things would not be known…” I was wondering won’t it be possible to pass down such events by using other means, such as – story-telling???- Just like how aborigines have passed down their own faith. From your perspective, if a bible was never written, effects would it have on individuals, and communities?
Once again Well Done!
February 19, 2009 at 5:35 am
Thanks for the comment Tanuj. In answer to your question about the story telling, it would most definitely not be as accurate as written down facts. Think of a game of Chinese whispers and how easily such a small sentence can be changed by word of mouth to something completely different. Also all the historical things that are written in the bible would take an extremely good memory to take it all in. Although you do still have a point, I don’t think that it could have all could have been passed on.