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These are probably my biggest reasons for not trusting the Bible
1) Why is there a whole book of the Bible filled with sexually explicit narrative? I don't have a problem with the Bible talking about sex, but Song of Solomon seems to be written in a way to stir desire more than to inform/teach. It reads much like a literotica would. These is very troubling for me because Christianity very strongly condemns pornography.
2) Why is Song of Solomon, a book that is supposedly about healthy intimacy in marriage, written by a man who had a ton of wives? I get it, everyone's a sinner, but God didn't let David build a temple because he was not a man of peace. Why would God let a promiscuous man write a whole Bible book about this subject?
3) Why did Mary, a YOUNG teenager, marry a man who was probably 30 or so? And if it was just a cultural thing, why do Christians get so incredibly upset when an older man initiates a relationship with a teen? Like they send men to jail for doing that. Why does it bother Christians so much if it was how God chose to be born?
Sorry for the nature of this post. It is not a topic I enjoy. But it makes me very angry because I do not understand it and makes me seriously question God.
1) Why is there a whole book of the Bible filled with sexually explicit narrative? I don't have a problem with the Bible talking about sex, but Song of Solomon seems to be written in a way to stir desire more than to inform/teach. It reads much like a literotica would. These is very troubling for me because Christianity very strongly condemns pornography.
2) Why is Song of Solomon, a book that is supposedly about healthy intimacy in marriage, written by a man who had a ton of wives? I get it, everyone's a sinner, but God didn't let David build a temple because he was not a man of peace. Why would God let a promiscuous man write a whole Bible book about this subject?
3) Why did Mary, a YOUNG teenager, marry a man who was probably 30 or so? And if it was just a cultural thing, why do Christians get so incredibly upset when an older man initiates a relationship with a teen? Like they send men to jail for doing that. Why does it bother Christians so much if it was how God chose to be born?
Sorry for the nature of this post. It is not a topic I enjoy. But it makes me very angry because I do not understand it and makes me seriously question God.
There has been lots of great replies on here.
One thing i would add is that by today's standards SOS is very tame.
Another point, the bible is a real book about real people, is shows up the best
and worst of them, the culture of the day, their emotions, thoughts,
the way God dealt with them.
Its not a glossey editorial, it doesn't seek to paint a better picture of the charecters
in the bible. It's real. It shows how realible the bible is, that it is the inspired
word of God.
Most other religions have books which try to give only a positive view and dont
dare imply people, saints, phophets what ever they may call them, get things wrong.
Whereas the bible puts it all out there warts and all.
What would you prefer, the truth, or a sanitised politically correct version all nice
and shiny.
Sos is an usual book, it's one of those that every time you read it, you get
something new out of it. Best thing is to follow Solomons example and
ask for wisdom when you read it.