Could Christianity Survive Without the Bible?

72 say No 81 say Yes

Here are just a few of the comments I will provide more who say yes and more who say no in future posts...

The following are not necessarily my views, but they are reprinted here, to give you a chance to comment and add your views to the question. Could Christianity survive with the Bible?

A better question might be from my perspective is "Would the congregation you attend survive if you no longer had a church building? You are welcome to comment below on either or both questions.

No by Norma Budden

Christianity could never survive without the Bible. Christianity is based on Christ and the only place we read His story is in the Bible.

Today, while there are a multitude of denominations claiming Christianity, there is one common denominator between them: the Holy Bible. While people may interpret parts of Scripture differently than another, there are several statements which cannot be interpreted in any other way than as they are stated.

For example, the Bible states that, while good works are important, they will not grant us eternal life.

Unbelievers know how to treat people with respect. They help people who are facing a crisis, they donate to charities, they are hard-working, dependable, and honest people.

In summary, they can be all around "good" people but, unless they choose to follow Christ, Heaven will not be their final destination.

If the Bible was removed from the human race, good works may still abound for a while but, without having the knowledge of Someone watching over us, whether we do good or ill, how long do you suppose those "good works" would be in practice?

Humans need a guiding force to help them through the various situations they find themselves in. They struggle and sweat and basically need Someone more powerful than they are; Someone who can see what lies ahead and guide them in making the best decisions for their lives. Humans need Some one to share with. When times are bad, they need Someone to lean on (in secret, sometimes, so their sense of pride can remain in tact.) When times are great, they want to share with someone who understands just how they feel; how much they've sacrificed to get to a certain point, and the person standing next to them may not always fit the bill.

If the Bible was removed from society, Christ would be removed and, without Christ, there is no Christianity. Christ is already being eradicated from many schools and work place environments. Students and workers are not allowed to bring up His name and it's tragic because now we deal with the chain of events which has ensued: children bringing drugs and weapons to school while those around them live in fear, and workers cheating and killing their co-workers, to name only a few consequences.

When we turn on the news, regardless of the network or station, we receive so much bad news because people have gotten away from what is important to a moral existence: they've gotten away from the Christ-child and the Bible is still the number one selling book in the world. Imagine if it went out of production! Fear, pain, heartache, sorrow, sickness, and disease would abound like never before. There would be no faith, no hope, no joy and no reason for triumph. No one would want to live on the Earth ever again because, in essence, it would be a living Hell.

Yes by Ebey Soman

The Bible is the word of God. From the very Beginning God was here, before earth, moon and the stars. In John Chapter one, verse one it says "In the Beginning was the word and the world was with God and the Word was God." Thus it is impossible for the Bible to completely disappear from Earth.

Before the Bible as we know it was compiled, The "word of God" existed in the hearts and minds of the people. Abraham did not have the Bible, yet he was able to find God. So was all the patriarchs and the people that lived on this planet before the

Yes by Priscilla Cruz

My teacher told me that we read the bible because it is food for our souls and that it keeps us close to God and I believe her. Christians need to constantly feed their souls by ready the bible; it helps them grow and better understand God's work and plans. I personally read the bible when I feel alone and need to hear or feel God's presents. When you read the bible it is like being close to God; it is our door way to communicate with God and yes Christians need that or we will be lost. The bible gives christians us guidance from God; he had his followers write this book for us to refer to and study so that we will survve this world

Yes by Melissa Fineout

Of course Christianity could survive without the bible. Lets face it, most Christians today do not even read the bible. When a Christian does read a bible, oftentimes it is because a pastor or priest told them to, or it's the pastor doing it himself. Furthermore, the words of the bible have been skewed so many times by so many people that they hardly matter anymore-Unless of course you are running for presidency. Also, most Christians that read the bible these days are doing it to write their own Christian books, and if that is so, Christians could read those, more interesting books instead of the Bible.

Christianity could indeed survive without the Bible, it already does!

Ok, reader "What do you think?"