What does the bible say about Bitcoin?

[jbreher]

The price of the beast:

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[FlappySocks]

Bitcoin will probably speed up Christianity's demise, just like the internet is doing. Bitcoin has the potential to aid developing nations give empowerment to the poor. Better internet penetration, brings better education, and less superstition.

[JackRecher69]

the church is based on lies and satanic rituals, so it's no wonder they don't give a single shit about what's in the bible, but that doesn't make the bible any less true.

If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all. - Geralt of Rivia

[MoonShadow]

To most scientists, it is common knowledge that the atmosphere and the world could not contain enough water to cover the tops of all the mountains on earth. Water does not evaporate into space, so to speak and all the water that was ever contained by the earth is still here in one form or another.

I'm aware of that, and there are other explainations that are more plausible.  There is some evidence that much of the known world suffered a massive saltwater flooding event around 8 to 10 thousand years ago.  That is not to say that I think that this particular story is factually accurate, but it's not necessarily just a story either.

Noah’s family also lacked a sufficient gene pool to guarantee continuation of our species once the ark landed. Even if we assume that they were successful in surviving against these unprecedented odds, could we have all descended from only eight original members? Genetic markers, such as DNA, are excellent timekeepers to determine the interval back to a common ancestor.

Actually, we could have.  Our most recent common ancestor was during the middle ages.  http://www.stat.yale.edu/~jtc5/papers/CommonAncestors/NatureAncestorsPressRelease.html

However, even the bible cannon contradicts itself on whether or not they were the only people to survive.  It's more likely that they were the only people to survive that they considered of note.  Keep in mind that most of the patriarchs of Genisis are there because they were the wealthy leaders of a large "household".  A more recent comparison would be the original owners of Biltmore; whose official household consisted of only three people, but lived inside the largest single private residence in the Western world with nearly 1000 staff members.  Certainly, Noah wasn't the only family to own a boat at the time.

Since delving into the subject in sufficient detail would require a book in itself, just understand that it’s possible to observe the deviation of DNA strands by retroactively measuring them to a common strand. This period back to a common ancestor has been determined to be tens of thousands of years, an age remarkably consistent with the ones established for human civilization remains through previously mentioned dating methods. We do not see the five thousand years that our DNA would reveal if all humans descended from the sole survivors of God’s flood.

I didn't say that I was a young earth advocate.

You're just making up your own religion as you go along.

More precisely I'm reading the bible, cannon and more, and making up my own mind about what parts I agree with.  I don't agree with the doctrine of divine preservation, either.  You make thinking for oneself sound like a bad thing.  You do realize that every protestant religion is founded upon the idea that the other guys had some detail wrong, don't you?

[MoonShadow]

Bitcoin will probably speed up Christianity's demise, just like the internet is doing. Bitcoin has the potential to aid developing nations give empowerment to the poor. Better internet penetration, brings better education, and less superstition.

The Most Evangelistic Generation
They've been called "the social justice generation," and for good reason—Millennials are actively taking up the cause of the poor, the oppressed, the orphan and the widow. Yet the most common critique leveled at this surge in social compassion is that it comes at a great expense. Sure, skeptics argue, they might feed the hungry and free the captives in this life, but what about the next? According to this view, Millennials are elevating physical needs over spiritual needs and forgoing evangelism altogether.

Yet the latest Barna research reveals this is not the case.

In fact, in answer to the question of evangelism on the rise or in decline, Millennials are a rare case indeed. While the evangelistic practices of all other generations have either declined or remained static in the past few years, Millennials are the only generation among whom evangelism is significantly on the rise. Their faith-sharing practices have escalated from 56% in 2010 to 65% in 2013.

Not only that, but born again Millennials share their faith more than any other generation today. Nearly two-thirds (65%) have presented the Gospel to another within the past year, in contrast to the national average of about half (52%) of born again Christians.

https://www.barna.org/barna-update/faith-spirituality/648-is-evangelism-going-out-of-style#.UrkeevbrmFb

And this, from the only generation that can't remember a time before the Internet.  Perhaps you might be projecting?

[Gamer67]

[c789]

The only currency system of the future mentioned in the Bible would belong to the one-world government (therefore, not Bitcoin since Bitcoin is not Fiat).

Also, the currency mentioned in Revelation has a physical connection to each person:

Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. - Revelation 13:16-17

So again, this doesn't describe Bitcoin.

[t1000]

God can make the 21000001st bitcoin spendable. 

If you only had 5 bitcoins and 2 litecoins, you can pay 5000 people some bitcoins and some litecoins each. You can't buy much fish for 2 litecoins (yet), but imagine, 5 bitcoins worth of bread, that's a lot of bread.

Taking $700 as the price of a bitcoin, 5 bitcoins can get you $3500 worth of bread. At $2 a loaf, that's 1750 loaves. If each loaf has 20 slices, every person will get 7 slices of bread, enough for a meal.

[QuestionAuthority]

I'm not clear what statement your making with a dogs butthole. You need to provide a little context to troll properly.

[outofservice]

Yes - I think that's the 7th commandment after the one about owning a Kindle.

God wasn't keen on iPhones either.  Straight to hell if you own one.

+1 LMAO

[byteflush]

Bitcoin is explicitly forbidden in the Bible, you just have to read between the lines.
And if the Bible you are reading is the one I interpreted once in a hotel room - you could clearly read, in between the lines:

"Thou shalt be forgiven if thou donated your BitCoins to the one true address in byteflush's signature"

Written by a dark blue pen.
Mystery solved.


EDIT: Of course, someone may have mentioned this before, I haven't read all the replies, just skimmed through.

[hilariousandco]

I'm not clear what statement your making with a dogs butthole. You need to provide a little context to troll properly.

Can you not see Jesus?

[HeliKopterBen]

If you are looking for one world currency, you might want to look at the $, the current world's reserve currency.  It better fits the bill at this point in time.

When your government decides that you should physically have a QR code, device, or something placed on or implanted in your right hand or forehead to be able to use a currency (no matter what that currency may be), then it is time to run for the hills. They will likely claim that it is for security purposes as a guaranteed way to make sure you can't loose your money or have it stolen, a physical wallet of sorts.  I doubt it will be bitcoin, but likely a government sanctioned digital currency "backed by the full faith and credit" of said government.

Jesus was right.

[kuverty]

Jesus, how come this thread is always in the first page of Bitcoin discussion? There's more relevant Bitcoin discussion going on in the off-topic section. Do you guys live in the Bible Belt or why is this thread not long forgotten?

[QuestionAuthority]

I'm not clear what statement your making with a dogs butthole. You need to provide a little context to troll properly.

Can you not see Jesus?

I can now. LOL

It's a Christmas miracle! Funny that god spelled backwards is dog.

[luqash3]

gabriella I really didn’t understand what you need to say. Kindly elaborate your point of view. And please anyone on the forum mention the wording of the bible that restrict or allow the usage of bitcoins. I shall be looking forward to your authentic response that shall be useful for everyone. Currently in my opinion bitcoins are not against the bible.

[ISAWHIM]

Depends which "The bible", you are talking about, there are thousands and thousands of "The bibles"...

I will assume you are talking about the generic one the "Christians" use, who are most noted for calling their version of "A bible", "The Bible". (I will also assume it includes "Old Testament", and the "New Testament", which is a series of "Things they disagreed with, from the original testaments, and were compelled to change to suit the needs of obtaining more followers/believers.")

To worship "money", is a sin. (This includes any possession that can be bartered, like bitcoins.)

The standard thing that is asked, to show you are not worshiping the thing in question, is to give it away to the church, so it can be given to someone-else. (Someone, who I might add, apparently does worship it, and is wanton/needy for it. But only after they have accumulated enough abundance of your non-worshiped funds, to pay their own bills. It is an expensive operation to run a religious business and convince more people to believe that they need to give them more money.)

Though, I believe you can just randomly give away your money, but that won't get you a tax-write-off, without a legal receipt. Gods are picky about that. Says so in the IRS documentation.

If the thing in question, which is being used as money, does not say, "In God We Trust"... The church may not accept it. Though, they always make exceptions to every rule. Even the first set of ten-commandments, which was actually destroyed, because people just were not able to obey those rules. Though, the second set of ten-commandments were just odd, so you may not even know those. I don't think they actually publish that "new commandments", anymore. They just lead you to believe the first ten, that were actually destroyed, are the current ones. Because they reinforce that you should not worship things like money. (To worship is to "Use and desire selfishly". You shouldn't use what you earn, or desire to be paid, and should always give it away to someone who does worship it, and will use it, and desires it more than you. That's just the rules... Well, the first set, which was destroyed.)

But I digress... BTC is the devil, it hit $666USD several times this month, as proof... near Jesus's birthday... who wasn't even born in winter... but, seems like a great time to celebrate his birthday, so it was changed. He was given gold on his birthday, but I am sure he gave it away.

Don't use BTC or you support the devil. Give it all to me, and I will dispose of it for you, freeing you from potential hell-fire! Use the address in my signature to liberate yourself!

[byteflush]

^^^ That is what the Bible was warning us about! It's the fake Christ, AntiChrist even! Donate all your BTC to me or you'll miss salvation!!

[undeadbitcoiner]

Untill about positive concerns everything is good.
Lets not forget that Even in that time people use to use worldy exchanges of corns and word which in todays world is electronic word.

[byteflush]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAtRCJIqnk

It was on the third tablet. I knew it.