Defining Terms

One of the parameters that must be defined for this blog is how I use the words 'God' and 'bible' or 'His Word.' When I make reference to the bible I am referring to the King James Version or one of it's derivatives; New International Version, Revised Standard Version, New Living Translation, etc. The particular version is not as important as the ability to access the text in it's original languages, Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew. With online sources and software this is easily done. I have a healthy scepticism of 'religion' so I will not be arguing from the perspective of any particular one. I will be reasoning from the bible. When I speak about God, I am speaking about the God of the bible, who He says He is, and how scripture describes His character, attributes, and acts. This must be the criteria used as the foundation for this discussion. There must be some common ground to start with, if we can't agree here then a site that deals with apologetics might be a better place to start.