Cogitation V: Is The Bible God’s word?

Posted on October 14, 2018October 15, 2018 by Leke Alder

The Bible is not a dictation. Unlike the books of some other religions it has a different concept, and the concept is very radical. It’s rather an inspired collection of history, instructions, philosophical thoughts, letters, poetry, rap and prophecies. It also contains a cosmological narrative, as well as information on the extradimensional that seems like a Marvel other-worldly movie. It is important we recognise the CONCEPT of the Bible. The Bible has a concept. It’s kind of avant-garde. The Bible is like one massive movie production. Imagine a movie production over a long period of time. But the sets are in multiple locations, some out of this world. The compilation of those film reels over some 6000years is what the Bible is. We’re of course discounting the timeline in the first two chapters in Genesis. That spans billions of years; actually stretches all the way back into timelessness. […]

Groupthink

Posted on July 22, 2018July 20, 2018 by Leke Alder

About three decades ago it was considered a sin for Christian women to wear trousers, at least in Nigeria. That belief persists in some Christian circles but wearing of trousers by women is largely a non-issue in Christianity today. […]

What If The Bible Never Existed?

Posted on July 2, 2017June 30, 2017 by Leke Alder

What if the Bible never existed? Well, obviously there will be no documentation of all the stuff we know, but that won’t really alter the right of God to adjudicate the lives of men. But we seem to be getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s back up a little. The Bible is four things. First, it Read more about What If The Bible Never Existed?[…]

How Did We Get The Bible?

Posted on December 4, 2016December 8, 2016 by Leke Alder

Urban Legends examines widely held myths from a Biblical perspective. The highest selling book of all time is the Bible. Sold 5 billion copies already and selling at the rate of 100 million a year. This minus digital downloads. “Bible” literally means “the books.” The word comes from Koine Greek, Biblia. The Bible is not Read more about How Did We Get The Bible?[…]