Did The Bible Predict The Way People Think And Act Today?

[goodlife]

You take love my neighbour,? Pray for one another,? Speak kind to one another? Do you think people should have a moal code?

[Zacs-Master]

Many people do have a mo(r)al code. They just don't need a book of fairy stories to tell them how it should be implemented.

[andy-hughes]

Yes - but that is because such things make people decent human beings. You don't need a book to tell you to do that.

I certainly don't.

[Paigntonian]

Blimey.

[Peter Pedant]

did the bible predictt the demise of Prince Philip
I think not

[andy-hughes]

Zacs and i cross-posted, but clearly we are of the same view on this.

Not that it matters goodlife, you never actually want answers, you just want to preach and then go away and write something else.

The notion of an exchange of views is as alien to you as the dark side of Mars.

[Atheist]

Goodlife, I think the examples you give have been around in humans since long before the bible. Of course, I believe that the writings in the bible were written by humans - that's why there is such a variety of 'morals' ranging from "an eye for an eye" to "turn the other cheek".

[Zacs-Master]

'but clearly we are of the same view on this.'

You wouldn't be speaking for me there would you, Andy?

[andy-hughes]

Zacs - //
'but clearly we are of the same view on this.'

You wouldn't be speaking for me there would you, Andy? //

Clearly not, and I am not going to argue that point with you this thread either.

[jno]

PP, Ecclesiastes did note that for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die. The Psalms say the years of our life are 70, or even by reason of strength 80, but of course they did not take the state of medical knowledge into accoutn. None the less, I don't think God made any promise that Greek princes would never die.

[goodlife]

I say if you can see the way world is you never will. Sad indeed.

[andy-hughes]

goodlife - // I say if you can see the way world is you never will. Sad indeed. //

You never will what?

As for your 'Sad indeed' observation, you take the standard view of the fervent - everyone else is miserable because they don;t see the world the way you do.

They are not, but don't let that stop you running your endless superiority complex pity party.

[goodlife]

Jno true
Ecclesiastes 12:13 The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God+ and keep his commandments,+ for this is the whole obligation of man.+ 14 For the true God will judge every deed, including every hidden thing, as to whether it is good or bad.+

[idiosyncrasy]

I think so. At the beginning of the Covid virus people were showing compassion to each other, helping one another. But now I see that has all gone.
All I see is riots, racism and sarcasm.
I read in 2 Timothy 3 v 1 - 5 about the last days and it lists attitudes that people would have. Alright we do not know when these last days will end, but to me, reading those verses is like reading the newspaper and describes people the whole world over.

[naomi24]

Idiosyncrasy, people the whole world over have always been the same. The authors of the bible were recording nothing new. No great revelation there because fundamentally nothing changes.

[goodlife]

A conversation
"but Jehovah, I didn't know about your requriements for survival.
And Jehovah will answer:
I sent my servants to knock on your door, but you would not open.

I had my servants call you by phone, but you would hang up.

I had my servants write you letter, but you threw them away.

I sent my servants to stand on the streets. but you walked by.

I had them build a website with instructions in 900 languages.
but you refused to click
I sent out missionaries, pioneers, and publishers.
Faf and wide.
To the top of the mountains and over the seas, and now you say I did't know.
No, you did not listen.

[andy-hughes]

Another conversation - Jehovah .... Jehovah are you there?

Silence.

[pixie374]

Goodlife, all humans have morals, and as far as I can see- more so than any bible would like.

[fender62]

goodlife, it's all a rather tired arguement, bleating raving.. are you feeling confused, your arguments hold no water under scrutiny, but you probably thirst for ridicule to cement your fervent religious beliefs ever thought you maybe wrong, ever pondered it after all we have free will.. are you afraid you will not get risen when armageddon is supposed to happen, it's not going to happen as according a god of love would want to decimate the earth and all it's beauties.

[goodlife]

Yes, even in Bible times some people were selfish and godless. (Romans 1:18, 29-31; Titus 1:12) However, the Bible foretold that during the last days, “wicked men and impostors would advance from bad to worse.” (2 Timothy 3:13) And just as the Bible predicted, people now display bad traits with a greater scope and intensity than ever before.
And yet the Bible tells us to be happy, why?.

[eve1974]

If everyone in the world lived by the commandments it wld be a wonderful world.

It’s the perfect blueprint.

However.... as humans none of us do