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Although not a Christian, Thomas Paine described himself as a Deist; he believed in a God so he was not an atheist. Paine was, however, extremely critical of the Bible and rejected the notion that one could arrive at truth through revealed scripture. He is sometimes thought of as an atheist by Christians who are unhappy with his views that their religion was "the study of nothing."
One reason might be that Paine had published a work in 1794 called "Age of Reason" in which he criticized the Bible and Christianity, dismissing both as false and calling Christianity fundamentally immoral. In reality, Paine was neither little (he stood 5' 10"), nor was he an atheist. He was a deist, believing that God created nature and that was the end of God's contribution.
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense (1776) The American Crisis (1776 - 1783)The Rights of Man (1791)First Principles of Government (1795)The Age of Reason (1783-1795)Agrarian Justice (1795 - 1796)
Harriet Tubman was only inspired by 'God.' She believed that 'His words' were in The Bible and used that to push for the freedom of others by herself.
No, John Adams did not personally hate Thomas Paine.In a letter to his wife, John Adams wrote that the author of Common Sense (Thomas Paine) "[had] a better hand at pulling down than building." Although he agreed with Paine that American independence from Great Britain was desperately needed, he disagreed with some of the sentiments espoused by Paine's famous pamphlet. Chief among them were Paine's use of the Bible to prove the illegitimacy of monarchy by calling it "one of the sins of the Jews," the way the pamphlet illuded that war with Great Britain would end in a quick victory, and most importantly Paine's vision of a unicameral legislature after the war.Adams did not hate Paine, however, he did disagree strongly with some of the ideas Paine layed out in Common Sense. It is also important to note that Adams, along with most revolutionaries at the time, thought very highly of Common Sense, he even went so far as to call it the "common faith."
Paine's brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments.
Christians believe the Bible is the only inspired Book.
Although not a Christian, Thomas Paine described himself as a Deist; he believed in a God so he was not an atheist. Paine was, however, extremely critical of the Bible and rejected the notion that one could arrive at truth through revealed scripture. He is sometimes thought of as an atheist by Christians who are unhappy with his views that their religion was "the study of nothing."
Christians respect the Bible because it is the inspired word of God.
The Holy Bible was written by men of this earth. It was inspired by the Holy Spirit which is the third person of the Holy Trinity.
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No, The Bible is the inspired word of God. Meaning , God inspired the writers to write what they did. In other words, it is God spreaking to you when you read the Bible.
If the Bible is inspired - then that's how it is. We believe it is inspired - none of the authors have said that they were inspired - that came later, and from other people. If the Bible is not inspired, we wouldn't know. So, nothing would be different.... with the actual book itself What "might" be different is how people regard the book. As it is, many people don't believe the bible to be inspired - and some of them disregard the book, others of them just look on it as a book containing incredible wisdom and life-advice.
no! that's silly
He read the bible, and was inspired.
The title given to God because he inspired the Bible is "Divine Author" or "Holy Spirit." God is believed to have inspired the writers of the Bible, guiding them in the creation of the sacred text.
God is the author of The Bible.