[broadsword]

I believe the Bible is God's holy complete and preserved word.

Then you believe wrongly, for the Bible itself says that it is not complete, in fact, that there were many more things Jesus did, but if they were written down, all the world could not contain the books.

And the Bible WAS compiled and declared to be sacred scripture during the reign of Pope St. Damasus in the 300s. It's not a liberal belief. It's just history.

[ColdSteelTalon]

The Pope???

Sorry I don't follow the Pope and never would since his office is mentioned nowhere in the Bible.

[D-fendr]

I think we sometimes get into unneeded argument when we confuse the term "word" as used in our religious discussion.

We should be clear when we speak of "The Word" as differentiated from "words."

[ColdSteelTalon]

Then you believe wrongly, for the Bible itself says that it is not complete, in fact, that there were many more things Jesus did, but if they were written down, all the world could not contain the books.

This is a straw man argument and you know it. The Bible has what we need to know to be saved. If you actually believe that in order for the Bible to authoritative and complete that it had to record every miracle. That is ridiculous. The verse you are referring to is the one where they were describing the fact that he performed so many miracle.

Confess, you are just looking for an excuse not to believe.