I spent a great deal of time talking to (mainly Baptist and Lutheran) pastors, and I always asked some questions that they'd never heard before.

If the Bible is the Word of God, written by mortal men who the Lord actually spoke to and were told to write the Bible out according to His specifications, then will there be any NEW additions to the Bible before the coming of Christ? I know most everything is covered up until the end of mankind, but new additions could try to save more souls by saying, "THIS is the event foretold in the Book of Whatever, and next we will be seeing THIS." The Bible was written by men that were chosen by God to do so, why wouldn't there another man or three to add onto what's already there? The Bible didn't come out all at once like a novel or something, so why not continue the story (though I KNOW it's pretty much finished, there's still plenty more that could be said).

The Baptist pastor said that the Mormon Church took the bible, and added a false book to the end of it, and believed that the Bible was finished as is. The Lutheran pastor said it was definitely a possibility that some sort of disciple would come forth in a time of chaos and add more words from Christ himself to help bring back some order when we needed it.

This raised many questions in my mind, Do you think that there is more Bible yet to be written?

Wherever there are people willing to eat bullshit, there will be a man with a bull.

Wherever there are people willing to eat bullshit, there will be a man with a bull.

Bravo...well played, sir.

well played.

Bravo...well played, sir.

well played.

How is that well played? I have to stretch to make it have anything to do with the original topic.

Anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him. – Leviticus 24:16

^ new additions wouldn't hurt

Since a group of Bishops (The Council Of Alexandria, I think it was called, I could be wrong) got together and decided what was in or out. After that revelation's closed.

To my mind, Judaism said revelation was closed following the destruction of Jerusalem, or slightly prior. That's why Maccabees (which occured slightly prior to the Roman occupancy, considering Gnaes Pompeius Magnus intervened in it) is in there.

The Bible is a work of science fiction, it is NOT the word of your lazy and selfish Xtian god. Please get a grip man.

Since a group of Bishops (The Council Of Alexandria, I think it was called, I could be wrong) got together and decided what was in or out. After that revelation's closed.


Yeah, the Archbishop of Alexandria codified the canon in 367, I forget the guy's name.

Back to topic--no more additions are needed--if anything, it should have all the irrelevant stuff edited out--which would make it maybe ten pages long.

I agree, the important ideas in the bible are damn simple. It does not need to be so long.

Ugh, I'm almost done reading the books by Moses. There's so much pointless crap. Damn tabernacle instructions, so damn hard to visualize.

look man if you're the hand of zek (whomever the fuck that may be) don't get your mind clouded with these pop culture icons that think they know what you're thinking. go out and FIGURE IT THE FUCK OUT FOR YOURSELF. would you rather be a lion or a fucking sheep? because it's better to be a lion for a day, than living a lifetime as a lamb.

The Bible is a work of science fiction, it is NOT the word of your lazy and selfish Xtian god. Please get a grip man.

thank you, thank you; i couldn't have said it any better my damn self.

The Bible is a work of science fiction, it is NOT the word of your lazy and selfish Xtian god. Please get a grip man.

I think you are half right--there IS a lot of fiction, but precious little science.

On the other hand, there's that thing about Ezekial and the UFO. .. . .

But then again i agree with what you have stated, the substance of scripture can hardly be considered direct, or substantial, i don't need to work this tired point.

The Bible is a work of science fiction, it is NOT the word of your lazy and selfish Xtian god. Please get a grip man.

Isaac Asimov, was science fiction.


And, I'm not going to waste my time pointing out your ignorance, because your mind will be completely closed to the possibility that you could be wrong.





It always disappoints me, to see just how ignorant some people can be.

God, did not cause your angst toward the church.

Fanatics did that. They make it harder for good, spiritual people to talk to, and share wisdom with, others around them.

Wisdom comes from many places, and any true athiest will tell you, that the Bible, does contain wise teachings. They just don't believe that those teachings came from an all powerful God.


Ok, so I have spent time trying to enlighten you, but don't confuse my post as an attempt to convert you. I'm just trying to say my peace.

... because it's better to be a lion for a day, than living a lifetime as a lamb.

I remember a verse.

Says something along the lines of:
If your eyes betray you; pluck them out. For it is better to be blind in the kingdom of Heaven, than to have sight in the land of Hell.

Paraphrasing, of course. I don't know the exact verse.

I spent a great deal of time talking to (mainly Baptist and Lutheran) pastors, and I always asked some questions that they'd never heard before.

If the Bible is the Word of God, written by mortal men who the Lord actually spoke to and were told to write the Bible out according to His specifications, then will there be any NEW additions to the Bible before the coming of Christ? I know most everything is covered up until the end of mankind, but new additions could try to save more souls by saying, "THIS is the event foretold in the Book of Whatever, and next we will be seeing THIS." The Bible was written by men that were chosen by God to do so, why wouldn't there another man or three to add onto what's already there? The Bible didn't come out all at once like a novel or something, so why not continue the story (though I KNOW it's pretty much finished, there's still plenty more that could be said).

The Baptist pastor said that the Mormon Church took the bible, and added a false book to the end of it, and believed that the Bible was finished as is. The Lutheran pastor said it was definitely a possibility that some sort of disciple would come forth in a time of chaos and add more words from Christ himself to help bring back some order when we needed it.

This raised many questions in my mind, Do you think that there is more Bible yet to be written?

The current bible doesn't actually have all of the books in existence in it from what I understand theres quite a few more that have to do with Jesus's life and other things that just didn't make the cut to get into the bible.

Thank you to those that answered my question/contributed to original discussion.

Having said that, this forum fucking sucks. I make a thread about the possibility of more books being added to the bible (without even stating I'm Christian, and that I believe what it says [which I don't]), and almost immediately it turns into a Bible bashing fest by those that don't think the Bible really is the Word of God. What's wrong with y'all? You grab EVERY chance you see to spout your opinion (that no one asked for), and belittle the beliefs and faith of others.

What ever happened to tolerance, and <3?

The Baptists that I've meant say that the Bible is complete, and that nothing should be added to it or taken from it. They use Revelation 22:18-19 of the Bible too support their claim.

According to those verses Joseph Smith and various other people who have added or taken from the Bible should have suffered from plagues.

Whether or not the Bible could do with new additions is I suppose subjective; some things removing the justification of antihomosexual prejudice would be nice.

look man if you're the hand of zek (whomever the fuck that may be) don't get your mind clouded with these pop culture icons that think they know what you're thinking. go out and FIGURE IT THE FUCK OUT FOR YOURSELF. would you rather be a lion or a fucking sheep? because it's better to be a lion for a day, than living a lifetime as a lamb.

Depends.

The bible cannot have any new additions to it, for it is the inspired word of God and is sufficient. To claim that more will be added is contradictory to the bible itself.

I applaud your sincere searching, but I would advise that you look to find professors of the nearest bible college or spend time with more local pastors, seeing as most people on this website want to have nothing to do with God or Christianity (as you can probably tell from many of the previous posts).

Pray to God for an answer, He is not a pagan God, you'll get one.

Thank you to those that answered my question/contributed to original discussion.

Having said that, this forum fucking sucks. I make a thread about the possibility of more books being added to the bible (without even stating I'm Christian, and that I believe what it says [which I don't]), and almost immediately it turns into a Bible bashing fest by those that don't think the Bible really is the Word of God. What's wrong with y'all? You grab EVERY chance you see to spout your opinion (that no one asked for), and belittle the beliefs and faith of others.

What ever happened to tolerance, and <3?

Can anyone say 'Word'?

*Holds up fist, Black Panther style*

Word.

And now, I'll contribute to the original direction of this thread.

The Bible can not have books added to it, because it is complete as is.

Ok. Maybe not complete, because chapters were taken out for whatever reasons, but Revelations leaves no room for another testament. It describes the apocalypse, and gives signs and warnings, so we can see the end of days coming if our eyes are open to them.

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Why can't you just stick a chapter between Revelations and the one before it, or just into any appropriate place. This thread reminded me of a documentary I saw on the Discovery channel about finding The Gospel Of Judas, people were apparently lobbying to put it into the Bible because it documents that Jesus had a conversation with Judas and that he knew Judas was going to betray him but wanted him to go and tell the Romans anyway. This chapter sheds a whole new light onto Judas who is usually viewed as a "backstabber". Nonetheless they didn't end up including it, so to answer the question, even if a chapter should be included in the Bible, it won't be.

Could someone explain to me how what's in the Bible got there. I know others have mentioned it briefly already but I'm really interested in how it was put together, who decided what to put in it and to not put in it, etc.

Maybe there's a website or sumthin to save you trouble typing it all out?

I can see and agree with your view on the matter OP, but the way the church is today and how it has become so fucked up I don't think there will be anyone to come forward and say that they have something to add to the bible. For one, the church would probably call blasphemy on them, and the rest of the world would likely think they are crazy for thinking god came to them and told them to add stuff to the bible...

Which arises another question... why is it that jesus is supposed to come back yet everyone who claims to be the reincarnation of him, is labeled crazy or house invaded and shot?