Why is it that every time the bible's truthfullness is called into question, the rebuttals inevitably includes quotes from the offending document?

As to why god would allow suffering, well, that falls under the idea of free choice. This should fly with all of you "there is no spoon" people. If there is a predetermined fate, then there is no choice. If there is choice, there is suffering.

But my question to the practicing christians out there. If we're to take the books as THE WORD, would the other works not included count also? Other diciples wrote of jesus, would they're words be any less true?
RamblerGambler Reviewed by RamblerGambler on . The Bible contradicts itself too much How can anyone, in this day and age, believe that the Bible is the Word of God or even the inspired Word of God when it clearly fails to live up to those expectations? The God described in the Bible does not and can not exist. The 3 important attributes of God (omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence) contradict each other. Jesus claims, multiple times, that if you pray for something, and you truly believe, your prayer will be answered. In the history of recorded time, God has never Rating: 5