I don't like church. I don't trust Holy books in any religion.?

Yes, the Bible is very realistic. Jesus stood up for the women and put men in their places when they spoke against them. There are many reasons for loving Jesus.

In Luke 7 one of the Pharisees ask Jesus to eat with him. Verse 37: and, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at His feet behind Him weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had asked him to eat thought to himself saying "this man, if he were a prohet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches Him: for she is a sinner." and Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto you, and Simon said, "Master, say on."

Jesus said "There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed 500 pence and the other 50. and when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?" Simon said, I suppose the one who he forgave the most. And Jesus said, You have rightly judged.

And Jesus turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "See this woman? I entered into your home, you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wshed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. You gave me no kiss but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil you did not anoint, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

Wherefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. and Jesus said unto her, "Your sins are forgiven." And the rest that sat at the meal with Jesus began to say in their thoughts "who is this that forgives sins also." And Jesus said to that woman, "Your faith has saved thee, go in peace."

Our Lord set the men straight with these verses. Christ recognized that this woman loved Him more than any and in the Lord's eyes she was special because of what she had done. Christ set her head over heal ahead of the men in that room that day.

Do you remember the one where Jesus was watching the temple offerings as the people were giving? Jesus recognized a poor woman who gave 2 pennies as being the largest giver in the temple because she gave all that she had.

It took Jesus to put the men in their places and He did a very good job of it. Christ sees men and women equal. See, even Jesus saw that the men were looking out for the men and making the women second class citizens as you said and Jesus did not allow it.

Search out the "mysteries of the kingdom of God."

It is okay not to trust the church or the people in the church, but Christ Jesus and His Word, the Holy Bible, King James Version can be trusted.

I've trust Jesus for a long time and He has never let me down. Mankind lets me down every day, but not the Lord.

It just means your getting wiser. Religion should be a way to give thanks to our creator for giving us the opportunity to exist. But, some people don't think that way. There is absolutely no proof that when man put pen to paper, his hand was guided by God. How do we know that all of those things in the Christian bible even happened. If everone was christians and followed the bible, wouldn't we still have slaves? Women were treated like property in that era, is that how it was always meant to be? Maybe I'm hard headed, but I'm not going to believe in something because everyone else does, or out of fear. I don't think men are superior to women or any race is better than the other. Maybe that's our problem in modern society, we do things a certain way, or believe a certain way, because that's how its always been done. At least we have different belief systems out there, that way we can choose what we feel comfortable with instead worrying about burning in a hell eternally or somebody torturing and killing us because we don't believe the same way he does.

I'm sorry you've had such a poor representation of true Christianity...:( Well, right after the part about wives submitting to their husbands, it says that men have to love their wives the way Christ loves the Church-to die for them. Since Christ is the Creator and He came to Earth to let people beat him and put Him on a cross to die for us all-if think about it what it really means is "mutual submission"-giving up each other's rights. God doesn't want the wife bossing her husband around, but He doesn't want the husband to treat his wife like a doormat either. Where slavery is concerned, slavery in Bible days was not like the African slave trade-it was more like prisoners "working" through indentured servanthood rather than going to jail instead-there were strict Biblical rules as to how it could be done. Anyone can twist truth so they can present an untruth, but that doesn't mean truth does not exsist. Churches have been messed up doctrinally but that doesn't mean that God can't one day straighten one or more of them out-I challenge you to read the New Testament for face value and do what it says instead of worrying about what denominations teach, along with praying before hand and asking the LORD what the verses mean-your life will be changed, as was mine personally, and maybe God will use you to bring about the right change that you desire to see. I will research the verses where they are in the Bible and get back to you shortly to post them here. Have a great day.

Instead I will give you a bible passage that says you are correct...but only correct in your own life..

Hebrews: 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

In other words....what you read and what you get out of the bible is a mirror into your own heart and your own issues. This is why so many people see different things in the bible and interpret it differently. The bible is a reflection of your state of mind and tells you more about yourself than the world around you.

I am a woman and I don't feel like the bible is sexist at all, but I do have issue with parts of the bible that speak of divorce and immorality because of sex...because that is MY issue and I know it because it is the part that jumps out at me (I have been divorced twice and was a swinger for a while) - my issue.

Some people only have issue with the parts about "incest" or "killing" because that is THEIR issue....the bible is living and breathing and it is like a mirror into your soul...it tells you where you need to work on yourself, what issues you need to come to terms with.

You would think people would spend some serious time and effort into researching this, wouldn't you. Josh McDowell had a story that told of a lawyer, and expert in evidence, who set out to disprove the Bible. The man eventually became a believer in the Lord Jesus...based solely on the bible text itself. The story always intrigued me, because I thought it would require more that that. Maybe a bible thumping baptist preacher to twist your arm into heaven, or an army of right wing terrorists threatening to burn you at the stake...but no, just reading the Bible carefully, and sifting it for grains of truth... I agree with the answerer who suggested a comparison of "words" of god also...very informative to the truly seeking mind. There is only one true"gospel", or "good news". All others are just that...other gospels. as such, they are "no gospels"....or "bad news"... they negate the free salvation offered in the true gospel, and forfeit all the benefits of receiving it...They also inherit the curses of altering or rejecting the true revelation from God. I know it looks like a narrow viewpoint, but isn't that the nature of truth: if it is true, all other stories have to be false, either partially, or totally. If it could be otherwise, how ?

I can only direct you away from it since you said you hate the Bible.

I can only tell you to stay out of any church since you said you hate going to it.

The more I will find it untrue for you to believe in god but not search the truth in his words which can only be found in sacred books.

Just because people's words found in the bible does not cater to your selfish interests is not reason enough that they take the words out of context as if you knew it well than them.

Women of the past may have been very busy attending to raising their children and making their house a home, feeding the chicken and other fowls, milking their cows or sheep, teaching their daughters on the importance of work and love inside the house which made man who have nothing to do but write after toiling on the grounds for their crops or hunting did not mean that man are trying to be superior over the women.

Even in our present generation, majority of our women are involved in minor operations at home by deciding what to eat and what to be and where to be on weekend gatherings while men are seriously involve in major decisions as to who will win the game of football or basketball, who is good at baseball and who are the people we should vote for without moving up their couches where they slump immediately after a day's work.

Matthew 6:22-23 "Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live spuinty eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!" from the The message- the bible in contemporary language

Maybe you should try a different church.

Look at Ephesians 5:22-33. God puts men at the head of their household for a reason, but it's not to be control freaks over their wives. Wives should submit to their husbands which means respect them and yield to them. And husbands are to love their wives and give themselves up for them. This does not apply to unmarried women obviously. Here's a piece from the passage above:

"(28) In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. (29) For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, (30) because we are members of his body."

I would encourage you to explore your inherited faith on your own terms first. And then to explore the other brands of Christianity. Finally take a tour of the other world religions. After which you will find your way to what YOUR spiritual Truth really is, but based on knowledge and not youthful angst *** parental rebellion.

I hate church. I see where you are coming from.

That means that you are agnostic you believe there is a god, but you disagree with the texts about him

Best of luck to you!