The Bible has become the most influential book in human history yet barely anyone, not even those who base their lives around it, treat its claims with full honesty. That's because they don't treat the Bible's claims with the same amount of skeptical criticism as they would with any other set of extraodinary claims. If a person claims they were abducted by aliens and spent a month living in an UFO almost everyone would approach the claims critically. But if a person claims there was a man who walked on water, died for our sins, and flew up into the sky almost no one would question such claims for a second.

Never stop learning. To be honest about a set of claims one first must be knowledgeable about the claims. Church groups only provide a filtered selection of knowledge pertaining to Christianity. In order to learn the whole story one must also seek knowledge from secular sources. This site aims to provide some of that knowledge.

 

To be honest you must make truth your number one priority. Many Christians claim that Jesus is the most important thing in life but Jesus holds no meaning if his stories are not true. Take note that calling Jesus "the Truth" does not make him the same as actual truth, verified or indisputable fact based on all available evidence.

When a person worships a claim they are no longer capable of being honest about the claim. Christians may have reason to worship the god Yahweh and his son Jesus but there is never an acceptable reason to worship the claims of their existence or claims about who they were.

One can't be honest when reading the Bible if they do so like an obsessed groupie of Jesus. For example, a 14 year girl who is obsessed with the band The Jonas Brothers cannot give their upcoming CD an honest critique if they have already convinced themselves that "OH MY GOSH THIS IS THE BEST CD EVER!!!!!!" before even hearing it in its entirety. When reading the Bible it is important to do so in an honest and skeptical manner questioning and doubting everything.