How Can I Believe The Bible?

Archaeologists have found, and continue to find, artifacts that stand up to scrutiny in regard to the Bible, so I suppose that, historically, there is some truth in it.

I feel the same as you do, because to believe in the Bible, literally, would have to take a lot of faith. There are so many things in it that don't make any sense to me as well. There are scholars, historians and archaeologists who agree that some of the stories in the Bible never happened while there is evidence that some could have happened.

An awful lot of the book is open to interpretation. Some things are metaphores and life lessons. It also has to be understood that the Catholic Church (the root of Christianity), compiled the New Testament. They picked what things were included in the Bible and chose to discount others. That being the case, the church knows the Bible was written by men, not G-d.

There are Christian sects that believe in the Bible word for word. Others use it as a guide, but each tailors it to their own beliefs. There are also Jewish sects that do the same thing using the Old Testament.

Personally, I could never live my life as described in either of the two books. The world and our lives have changed and no longer resemble life that existed in Biblical times. I can only believe what I can see and what can be substantiated. At the same time there are many scientists whose work does not support the ideas in the Bible, but if asked, they will tell you they believe in G-d.

I feel that what one believes is a matter of choice. What suits one may not satisfy another. I also believe that whether or not one chooses to believe in G-d, he/she can live a spiritual and a good life. I wish you well and hope that you will be able find what you seem to be looking gor.

Aaaahhhhhh, it's all about 'faith'. I agree with you totally. I believe in God with all my heart because of personal experiences I've had in my life but I don't believe in the bible which many people will tell you that you can't believe in one and not the other. I've asked the same question as you did and my answer was 'faith', you gotta have it, LOL I'd like a little more to go on. But to me the bible is a book written and rewritten. You should talk to a member of your church or any church, they can help enlighten you better then most of us on here.

The bible is only a writen book. Dont base your whole faith on the bible base your faith on the love you have for God and Jesus. I believe in God and in the bible but I rely mostly on my love for God. Faith = Love.

Like people have said before, the Bible is just a book. However, it is a book that an entire religion is based on: You can choose whether or not to believe it, and even then, you don't have to believe all of it. Many people have done so, choosing to love God in their own way.
Personally, the Bible is a sort of guide, showing you the first steps to opening your heart to God. After that, it is up to you. Because of personal experiences, I choose to believe most of what is in the Bible, and place all my faith in God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

Yes. I do. If you read it and ask God to help you, He will reveal his word to you. I know from experience. People will believe anything they read. But when it comes to the Bible, they are skeptical. Funny isn't it? It is true that the Bible was written by men. But they were God's followers and inspired by God. Some of the Bible was written by men who were actually with Jesus and give an account of his miracles and his life and his death and resurrection. It is revelant for today.

I have to agree with many of the prior comments. And if you do base all of your decisions on the Bible, be sure you find the exact meanings and definitions of the scriptures root languages. For instance, Genesis refers the "The Giants" a few times and that word comes from the word Nephilim which actually means something like "sons of God" or "men from the sky" or something(I don't really feel like looking it up.) Where "Giants" came from, who knows.

Believe on what your heart feel..read the bible for learning and applying..have faith in God and pray to God to clear it to you why you must believe it..

You just got to believe in god and jesus. You should just pick up the bible and read it. Good luck hope this helps!