How to Explain the Bible to Atheists

[Brakelite]

Most Christians have such a warped understanding of the character of the God they profess to love, it is a gargantuan miracle anyone comes to Him at all as a result of some Bible studies I've seen. God often simply by passes the teacher and convicts the person of sin despite the often erroneous opinions emanating from the would be converter.

 

[Desire Of All Nations]

I find it exceedingly laughable that you say the process of seeking truth matters while lying about the OT supposedly being a tragic story about people trying to keep the letter of the law. The thing that truly makes this idea an outright lie is that Paul stated in Heb. 8 that the problem with the former covenant was the people's willingness to obey God's commandments, not the commandments themselves. It only goes to show that Catholics and Protestants are in no more of a position to explain the Bible to atheists when they don't understand it either(Matt. 15:14).

The best part about this theological train wreck is that OP doesn't realize that the God who gave the 10 commandments is none other than the One who became Christ, and they were to be observed so peace and harmony could exist among all human beings. The multitude of evils that were recorded in the OT happened because of human beings' refusal to live by those commandments. This is especially true today in a world where human beings have access to weapons that are exponentially more dangerous and barbaric than anything that was used in the OT period.