How the Bible Invalidates the Central doctrines of Christianity

A pastor once commented that most Christians didn't feel the need to attend Bible study. So, on Bible study day the church is "empty" but on Sunday it is full. He claimed their perspective was that accepting Jesus and being saved and baptized was the only requirement. And yet, if devoted Christians and those who identify with Christianity were asked if they believe in the Bible they will say yes. The question is, how can they believe in that which they have neither read nor studied? Their rationale is based on their belief in the Jesus story. Believing that Jesus died for our sins is the same as believing in the Bible because the Bible is about Jesus dying for our sins. So, as long as they have been saved and baptized, and obey the Ten Commandments, they have nothing to worry about. As a result of this way of thinking, there is an assumption that the details of the narrative in the Bible are all correct but not particularly important.

The problem with this approach is that those who have been indoctrinated in the Christian faith and have read the Bible, interpret it based on their indoctrination. As a result of this, the Christian world believes that Satan disguised himself as the serpent and tempts Adam and Eve, even though the Bible doesn't say so! This is the tip of a giant iceberg. Christians would be shocked if they realised that The Bible doesn't support any of the other core doctrines of Christianity. It does not support hellfire, heaven, original sin, and worship and praise