There are many opinions as to the validity of the Bible, which can in itself be used to support nearly every argument including the arguments which claim to prove that the Bible is not valid.

The Bible has been misquoted on many occasions. In fact, the Bible is misquoted every time that a verse from the Bible is quoted to support any point of view, or argument, or basis of a religion.

There are verses within the Bible which directly oppose one another, which many use to support a view that the Bible itself has no basis as a valid text, spiritual or otherwise.

Many believe that the Bible is book, but the Bible is a not a book in itself. The Bible is a collection of history books, spiritual texts, and other works, written over the course of a millennium or more and artificially placed together, to become the basis for a number of religions.

The books which form the Bible are a collection of books that were agreed by consensus and compromise, at various points in history, which is why for example, different versions of the same book, the Gospels, were all retained within the Bible.

At other times in History the texts within the Bible have been standardised and adjusted to reflect political agendas, and/or also the personal view points of individuals in power.

In addition to the intentional changes to the original texts which were bought about by agreement, political agendas, and personal bias, further alternations have been made during translation and ‘modernisation’ of the Bible.

Documenting all of the changes, contradictions and other errors within the Bible is not the purpose of these observations. Detailed information highlighting the changes, contradictions and other errors within the Bible is available from many sources for those who wish the pursue the information.

In addition to the specific contradictions and errors of translation, there are many contradictions between the principles contained within the Bible, and the rules contained within the Bible.

When viewed with an open mind, it is apparent that the principles within the Bible are from spirit, but the rules within the Bible are very definitely the product of man.

Interestingly, it seems that most of the times when a verse or verses from the Bible are used to support an argument, or a position of religious dogma, it is a quotation of rules rather than a quotation of principles.

When the rules, which are the contribution of man, within the Bible are used to support an argument or a position, it is usually with the purpose of bending others to will of the a few, or an individual.

All things considered, it would seem that the Bible cannot be trusted to guide to our spiritual path, but this perception is incorrect.

The key to the Bible, which is the true ‘Key of David’ is the manner in which we read the Bible. If we read the Bible with our mind, we focus on the rules within the Bible, but if we read the Bible with our heart, we draw on the principles within the Bible.

When we are drawn to read the Bible, we need to allow ourselves to not think about the words that we are reading, but to feel the meaning of what we have read when we have finished reading.

There are those who will argue which interpretation of the Bible, or passages within the Bible, are correct, but in truth no interpretation of the Bible is correct for any, other than the individual who has interpreted the passage of the Bible.

There are as many correct interpretations of the Bible as there are individuals who read the Bible, and each individual interpretation of the Bible is correct for the individual, but not for any other.

The interpretation of an individual soul who reads the Bible for the first time, is no less valid than the interpretation of the experienced Bible scholar. In fact, some misguided or unbalanced cult leaders have been very knowledgeable Biblical scholars.

The next time that we read the Bible, we need to read the Bible with our heart, and not with our mind.

We need to remember that when God talks with us, God talks to our hearts and not to our mind.

We need to listen to God’s words, as we read God’s words, with our heart.