Can I be a christian even though I think bible is human invention?

[Willowwww]

I want to become a Christian because I liked its basic teachings very much. God is love, love your neighbor as yourself, turn the other cheek to someone who slaps you on the right cheek, etc. I really like these teachings. But the story part of religion seems ridiculous, creation, lineage of Jesus etc. So I just want to embrace the philosophical part, otherwise it is obvious that it is a human invention. Do you think it is possible to be a Christian this way? Can I be a good Christian even though I think the Bible is perhaps a human invention?

[strateguy632]

1, Technically the whole thing depends on one miracle, if you don't accept that god revived christ from death (romans 10,9, 1 cor. 15,2 to 4) then that morality wouldn't be a real christian just "humanism".

If you accept that miracle then you are, as you wrote a "good Christian even though I think the Bible is just a human invention". But Christians believe the bible came from holy spirit.

And of all possible examples, the historical style in "lineage of Jesus" is THAT your example of "ridiculous"?

[jshm2]

That's like saying you want to be an American... but follow Chinese law.

You're actually infatuated by Christian cultures, not religions. Yep, there are various sects and offshoot religions based on Christianity.

[Anonymous]

To avoid embarrassment in front of real Christians, you should stay away from it. Some of the rules in the church are very strict, and you can't be goofing off. You're agnostic pretending to be a Christian someone will be able to tell after a while.

[docster]

To be a Christian you have to truly believe Jesus is the sinless Son of God and trust in Him for the full payment of your sins on the cross. No, its not just about being a good person and yes, a Christian believes the Bible is the word of God.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. If you don't believe the Bible is God’s word inspired by the Holy Spirit then you don't have the witness of the Spirit of God within you.

No true christian will ever think the Bible is a human invention.

[KostasKouvalis]

It IS a human invention.

[strateguy632]

But the question was if that counts as a good Christian.

[Kelly6]

@willowwww not a good place to ask this

[Agape93]

Yeap