Like this:

I was reading the Evening Standard tonight on the way back from Uni and stumbled upon this article:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23904135-globe-spreads-the-word-of-god-all-788280-of-them-read-out-over-5-days.do

I like the idea of the Bible being read out to an audience, I really do, but I also don’t think this article presents the Bible fairly.

Describing the Bible as “one of the most significant pieces of world literature” and emphasising it’s “thrilling stories, glorious imagery and incredible language” really makes it sound like an excellent children’s’ book much on a par with Grimm Fairy-tales.

A more accurate description might emphasise that it is a well written history book, faithfully describing events which are also upheld by other historical records of the times. Perhaps mentioning that the surviving translations we use are actually more reliable to the original document than copies of Homer’s Iliad.

This article might also like to mention that it is claimed to be the word of the Creator, that describes the reason why this world is so corrupted, and shows that there is a solution, one that we cannot earn but is given freely to those who believe it. Most controversially perhaps it claims that God himself cared so much about us that he became a human, lived on this earth, worked miracles, claimed he was God, was brutally killed, and came back to life!

Churches read small sections in each service so that they can study it as a group, appreciating its significance and how it is still relevant in the society we live in today and learning how we can come back into relationship with God without striving to follow rules.

Due to these amazing claims, the Bible and Christianity surely deserves investigation and careful thought.

In the words of C.S.Lewis:

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.”

So, just another storybook? or the most controversial book ever written? One which needs careful thought perhaps?

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