As a Christian, i believe the Bible is the spine of Christianity... and it is essential to it's belief. The Bible is God-breathed and i believe this. But the thing i believe many fail to realize is that being a Christian isn't about just reading the Bible and being legalistic... it's a personal experience. You can have one Christian who has his "quiet time" and reads the Bible 30 pages a day every day and meditates on it... and you can have another person who simply does a study every once and a while. To read the entire Bible is an accomplishment, IMO, but it is not essential to the Christian formula.

Yes, the Bible is the Word of God but just because someone doesn't believe a story or two in it, doesn't eradicate their belief or invalidate it. Again, i believe Christianity is a personal religion as much as it is a protocol and step-by-step guide to living. Each person experiences it differently but Christians are still united under one common belief. My .02

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"We laugh at honor and are shocked when we find knives in our backs, we follow those who cheat and steal. Look in my eyes, you won't find your way back. Our only compass smashed under our own heels, under our iron will. The abolition of man is within the reach of science. But are we so far gone that we'll try it?" - Dustin Kensrue