Experiment

[Oni]

Lets just use what we have heard, already know, think, and or feel.

Please tell me everything you can think of that the bible teaches.

Examples are...
Life, Love, Sex, women, leadership, punishment, God, Fear, ect. What ever you can think of that you know the bible teaches. Doesnt matter if you are wrong or right.

[Rachael]

WARNING: I am in a bitter, cynical mood, so everything I say will probably sound sarcastic.

Love - The Bible says a lot about love, namely that it's the greatest of all the virtues and should be the most precious thing to a Christian.  The three greatest commandments are "Love the Lord your God with all your mind, heart, soul, and strength," "Love your neighbor as yourself," and "Love one another."  One of the only reasons I still cling to Christianity is its teachings on love.

Life - Life is more or less worthless.  It's basically God's little test to see if we're worthy of Heaven, and our punishment for mankind turning away from God.  We are given one, count ONE life, along with a vague set of rules, all written in a document of dubious authority, to determine our eternal destiny.  This ONE life should be spent following said document to the letter and spreading the name of Christ to all who dwell in the darkness of ignorance and disbelief.

Sex - Despite what the liberals would have you believe, the Bible says that sex is GOOD.  It's the conservatives who have twisted that message, thinking we should all live chaste, sexless lives without the slightest impure thought.  In the Bible, men had many wives and concubines, and it is not shy about discussing this fact.  There's an entire book dedicated to the songs of a man and his lover, and some of the images are quite sensual.  I actually read somewhere that in a part where the English translation says "navel," the original Hebrew was really talking about a woman's intimate parts.  I don't know if that's true, but I wouldn't be surprised.

Women - Although several women are leaders and key characters in the Bible, it's pretty clear about how they should be treated.  Women are expected to obey and submit to any of their husbands whims or desires.  After Christ's resurrection, leaders in the church bar women from speaking during services and from preaching to anyone aside from other women.  Thus, women were oppressed for hundreds of years by the church, and only recently have women begun assuming positions of power within some of the more liberal churches.

Those are the only subjects I feel knowledged enough to speak about.