Ever since I was a little kid I was fascinated by the Bible. My interest is what made me an easy target for the JWs in my teens. I'm still as fascinated by it now as I ever was and regulalry read parts of it. Posts from here often get me opening it up. I think its easy to slip into the practice of worshipping the Bible itself though. I enjoy reading it these days and still have this gut feeling that it contains some dark secrets.
Do you still read the bible?
by JH 33 Replies latest jw friends
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jaffacake
Yes, from time to time I read from the New Testament, but very rarely the old, unless I'm after something specific.
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unbeliever
I don't even own a bible.
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Narkissos
These days the Bible topics on JWD are about my only reason to open the Bible again once in a while. And I still enjoy it. Apart from that I probably wouldn't read it again, but it's always in the back of my mind whatever else I read (or write).
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Elsewhere
Not very often... I read about all of the atrocities I can stomach by reading the news.
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greendawn
I read it occasionally when I study specific subjects often in an anti JW vein, usually I read from electronic editions on the internet.
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Kaput
I read it occasionally when I study specific subjects often in an anti JW vein, usually I read from electronic editions on the internet.
Ditto.
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Mary
I do. Makes me feel better when I'm down.
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THE SHOOTIST
Having researched the history of the Bible carefully for the last few years, I no longer accept it as a valid guide. I consider it to be fiction with a few historical facts woven in the fabric. I consider fiction books like (The Davinci Code) to be more worthy of consideration and a lot more entertaining. The Bible isn't worth my time and I only use it on rare occasions to discredit its supporters.
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Carmel
Only to try to figure out how Christians, or at least those that call themselves such, think!
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