Is the Bible incomplete?

Frannie Annie · Post by **Frannie Annie** » 25 Jul 2020, 13:46

I'm pretty sure the common version of the Bible is incomplete. The Catholic Church cut out certain books a long time ago. There's rumors that one contains the story of the Great War in which Lucifer and a third of the angels rebelled against God in heaven, which is why they got cast to hell.

tafta · Post by **tafta** » 25 Jul 2020, 21:27

The bible was indeed longer initially, a longer version is used by some Christians. Fiction gives room to one's imagination to fill in detail as per their perception. One individual's story should not make the inspired bible incomplete.

Leandra81 · Post by **Leandra81** » 26 Jul 2020, 06:57

I believe the Bible is the word of God.
Factual stories written by real men through God. To guide us through our lives. But yes some of the stories are incomplete, but they were probably designed to teach life lessons and not tell a story. These are just my thoughts I guess.

Jerome Gabriel · Post by **Jerome Gabriel** » 26 Jul 2020, 16:17

I would say the bible is incomplete for example,, if Adam and eve never had female children then how did humanity come to a dominant existence??

Francis okorie · Post by **Francis okorie** » 27 Jul 2020, 03:53

It is not right to add anything to the Bible and I beg to differ that the Bible is not complete. I honestly feel the writer tried to create the feeling we got on purpose.

tieman55 · Post by **tieman55** » 27 Jul 2020, 11:45

gurpreetkaur wrote: ↑13 Jul 2020, 14:55 God spoke so many words(*more than stars), and I think, all are not included in the Bible. So, according to my opinion, it is not complete.

The bible is complete in one sense only. It is complete, in that, the Bible is all that man needs to know, to know that they need a savior and who that Savior is.

Ms_Rita30 · Post by **Ms_Rita30** » 27 Jul 2020, 11:58

I believe the Bible is as complete as it needs to be. Anything more than what we already have would be overwhelming.

keiyoshi · Post by **keiyoshi** » 28 Jul 2020, 23:37

I believe the reason for that is because the book is fiction based on religion, thus giving the author the liberty to add or subtract elements parts. This does not directly mean that the Bible is incomplete, though. With that, I don't think we can use Killing Abel as a reference.

underthe_cloudyskies · Post by **underthe_cloudyskies** » 29 Jul 2020, 08:37

Kei Nakagawa wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 23:37 I believe the reason for that is because the book is fiction based on religion, thus giving the author the liberty to add or subtract elements parts. This does not directly mean that the Bible is incomplete, though. With that, I don't think we can use Killing Abel as a reference.

I cannot agree more

Chaka Jr · Post by **Chaka Jr** » 29 Jul 2020, 14:27

AmyMarie2171 wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:12 I don't think the two are connected at all. If the Bible had included every detail about every story beyond what is absolutely critical, then we'd never be able to finish reading it. Since the Bible was put together by councils who chose what would be canon, we know that some of what was originally written was left out. Nevertheless, 2 Timothy 3:16 says that "All scripture is given by inspiration of God," so I tend to believe that what is in the Bible now is complete due to divine inspiration.

This is very factual. Lest we forget the Bible is also a book that focuses on grasping the point, the important elements required for readers of the Bible. Therefore, much like any other book, insignificant parts such as “Joseph drank water” may be omitted from the Bible because they are less significant and have no effect on the main message.

Suzer6440 xyz · Post by **Suzer6440 xyz** » 30 Jul 2020, 09:50

Is the Bible complete? The answer to this question seems to be very complex to me. As a book, yes I feel that it is a finished story, so to speak. However, personally not sure if any “book” is ever complete. There can always be more added. Only the author of the book can feel if their writing is complete

Christiana+- · Post by **Christiana+-** » 30 Jul 2020, 10:18

My belief is that the Bible is complete. The account of happening can't be written word for word probably because of something or the other.

Bugsy135 · Post by **Bugsy135** » 30 Jul 2020, 15:18

The Bible is incomplete in my personal opinion because there are books that have been removed, such as the book of Enoch. I also believe adding or taking away is wrong, because generations from now, people will be reading info that is either not true or incomplete which can mess with the teachings. With that said, the book is clearly stated to be Fiction, meaning it should not be perceived as true.

amelyjcob · Post by **amelyjcob** » 31 Jul 2020, 03:55

The texts might only have been known to few people, or they might have been left out because their content does not fit well into that of the other books of the Bible. Some of the apocrypha were written at a later date, and were therefore not included. The Authorized King James Version called these books 'Apocrypha'.

Leecedar · Post by **Leecedar** » 31 Jul 2020, 07:06

amelyjcob wrote: ↑31 Jul 2020, 03:55 The texts might only have been known to few people, or they might have been left out because their content does not fit well into that of the other books of the Bible. Some of the apocrypha were written at a later date, and were therefore not included. The Authorized King James Version called these books 'Apocrypha'.

When I was in Bible Study and Seminary, we learned that the Bible was put together by examining all the texts that claimed to be scripture. All of the ones that were included were the ones widely in use, and the ones widely in use also agreed with one another. The others were written without Divine Inspiration, because they did not flow with the others, in some cases, completely contradicting the others, which would prove their non-devine authorship. Then, there are other writings which were either an individual's writing, or in some cases, not only non-divine, but heretical. That was the reason for the councils, not to pick and choose, but to protect Holy Scripture meant to be given to man from being defiled by man.