I have quite a strong position on the matter, because my line of work pays so well that I could be a millionaire (pound millionaire which is better than dollar) by some stage in my 40's, but I have elected not to, because I don't think it's right to be rich.

Instead I give the excess to charity but I like the idea of starting up a trust fund and I know someone who could run it, too.

OK thanks well the message seems to be unequivocal: You lot believe the Bible is the Word of God, no question.

I can't understand why this United Methodist guy was wriggling so much, he refused to state his opinion either way, instead preferring to throw passages and parables at me which did not give me an answer to this simple question!  I even pointed him to 227 web pages written by United Methodists where they stated the Bible was the word of God and asked him if he could find a dissenting opinion anywhere?  But still he refused to be drawn.  I was puzzled because this question seems to be rather central to the faith so every devout Christian should have an unequivocal position on the matter!

Mind you, the guy is none to bright.

Has no-one else got an opinion on this rather central matter of faith?  

hokey, all clear now!!

And strangely enough I am not a norse deity really, I'm Swedish and quite interested in Viking mythology, not that I believe it.

So are there any on here who believe the bible is NOT the word of God in its entirety then? Old and New testaments of course because they're both part of the Bible. And if not why?

Hello, on one of the forums I hang out in of the posters is an avid United Methodist, yet he seemed totally unable to give a straightforward answer to this rather central question, despite me pointing him in the direction of hundreds of UM websites that stated unequivocally that the Bible was the word of God!

So do you think the Bible is the undisputed word of God?  Please give reasons.