I guarantee there will be disagreement on this one. I already have a response, and most won't side with me on it.Yeah, lots of people do it. Then they teach and deceive others. How does one know which interpretation is right? Or maybe I should start a new thread for this. But I'm scared it will turn into useless bickering.
The only way out is to humbly accept the fact that communication originator is perfect and communication receiver is imperfect! Us getting scripture wrong is not a problem of Holy Spirit.. So the question "How Holy Spirit conveys interpretation differently to each one?" is an absolute invalid question! Because Holy Spirit is not conveying differently.. We are receiving it differently.. Though it might sound like a simple semantics, it is the absolute truth..I guarantee there will be disagreement on this one. I already have a response, and most won't side with me on it.
I'm sure God does have good plans for us, but we're not who He was talking to.Jeremiah 29 (NLT)
This is what Jeremiah’s letter said:
4 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: 5 “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”
8 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, 9 because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the Lord.
10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
Context is vital.
Consider a popular verse within its context:
I'm sure God does have good plans for us, but we're not who He was talking to.
Satan loves this verse to blame God for when there's problems in one's life:
Yeah, lots of people do it. Then they teach and deceive others. How does one know which interpretation is right? Or maybe I should start a new thread for this. But I'm scared it will turn into useless bickering.
Even though I agree with you that scriptures can be taken out of context, but couldn't this verse uplift a person who may need physical strength as well? I guess I am referring to more like Samson? In Judges 16:28 Samson calls upon the Lord to strengthen him (physical strength). This glorified God to have his enemies defeated therefore I believe that in this day and age people can use strength to glorify God and we can do everything through our Lord and Savior.For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13 NLT)
What about the verse before this one.
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. (Philippians 4:12 NLT)
This is about being content with what we have, not about weight lifting. I see this one out of context. Google the images related to the verse and you'll see what I mean.
I do not think that we all see scripture differently as a bad thing. Jesus used the things of this world to describe spiritual truth so man could get an understanding of how His eternal Kingdom works. He used faith as a seed, faith is not a seed it is only like a seed, so, Jesus described truth different than what it really was. In mathematics there are many ways to up with the same answer and they all would be correct. The important part is not in how we see truth, but the outcome we all come up with. They should be the same.The only way out is to humbly accept the fact that communication originator is perfect and communication receiver is imperfect! Us getting scripture wrong is not a problem of Holy Spirit.. So the question "How Holy Spirit conveys interpretation differently to each one?" is an absolute invalid question! Because Holy Spirit is not conveying differently.. We are receiving it differently.. Though it might sound like a simple semantics, it is the absolute truth..