Author	Thread: Believe or Interpret
Admin	Believe or Interpret Posted : 6 Feb, 2010 07:43 AM Does Scripture encourage us to believe or interpret? Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 7 Feb, 2010 10:15 PM dear phillip. yep phillip i agree with you there. i pray one day we all will be on the right page together.. wouldnt it be so nice.? ole cattle Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 8 Feb, 2010 09:54 AM PhillipJohn, The Bible teaches us to study His word and to have faith. There are so many scriptures that deal with this. Here are just a few. The Bible also teaches us to "Rightly divide the word". This means to interpret properly. 2Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2Peter 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, Pro 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, Pro 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Heb 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. Heb 5:13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. Heb 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Rom 15:4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Heb 4:2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. Rom 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Blessings! Walter Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 8 Feb, 2010 08:35 PM Okay Walter are you telling us that scriptures, you posted justify interpretation Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 12:25 AM PhillipJohn, Don't you think these scriptures are referring to "interpretating"? 2Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2Peter 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation NKJV Blessings! Walter Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 03:48 AM No I do not, but when I accept them as the truth, i can walk in agreement with the lord and his word and the holy spirit, and we can be as one, Do you you suppose college students get a college professor's approval in their study's when they give him an interpretation of what they believe, His word will illuiminate us, will guide us as we obey the lord in studying, and meditating in the word. What I commonly see happening is people using the word interpretation to put there own twist to scriptures, which is clearly devilish. My Jesus wants us to believe him, and be as one. We the church need to quit the childish games of strife (division). Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 12:22 PM Maybe, but that's only something God can do. The bible says that at the end God will call all His people together, but I don't think it's something we as humans can pull off. I would not sacrifice my beliefs for anyone or anything except the bible. So unless someone can show me how my beliefs are wrong using the bible(our lamp), I'm not going anywhere until God decides to lighten my path more. :peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 02:10 PM Is that what scripture says? Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 04:34 PM Uh...yeah...revelation 18. What it's saying is...at the end, right before Jesus comes...God's people will be living in confusion(Babylon), and God calls them out into His truth again before the 2nd coming. I think it started with Martin Luther...and we're still not there yet...obviously. All the reforms we've been having over the last...what...800 years...have been trying to pull us back out of the "darkness" of the "dark" ages. Paganism had a supreme hold on the christian church, and we're still trying to get rid of it. I mean really...for a long time the catholic church wouldn't let anyone except priests read the bible...who knows what twisted logic would come from that? Praying to idols, claiming sinlessness for a human, claiming God's throne and power on this earth, allowing people to buy forgiveness, burning anyone that disagreed, hoarding earthly treasure, torturing "heretics"...it was pretty bad...and there's a lot more. I'll keep my mouth shut, but you'd probably be surprised at the amount of paganism that christians still hold onto. It's like someone had a contest to see how much paganism they could blend in and still call it "christian". :peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 06:52 PM My choice is to keep my eyes on the lord, why would you want to boast about Satan and his work, I believe Jesus is greater and Satan has been defeated. Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Believe or Interpret Posted : 9 Feb, 2010 07:23 PM *sigh* ok....was just trying to point out the point of the last couple posts...don't need to get high and mighty on me. Yes, Satan already lost, but he's still trying to take as many with him as he can...if you don't notice that you need your eyes checked...it's not completely over yet, or there would be no evil left... :peace::peace: Post Reply

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