In order to properly understand Scripture we have to apply some commonsense rules to the reading of it !!!
1.
Take the writings in the Bible at face value, as literally true.
Remember the #1 key to understanding, YOU are reading the Word Of God. Do YOU think that He could have made a mistake or is it YOU that has a need to grow and learn what He actually and literally said?
How many "religions" can you name that originated from a MAN who explained what God said to him.
2. Don’t take Scripture out of context.
Read what comes before and after the passage you’re looking at to get a clear picture of what it is actually saying. Don’t do “proof” texts, which are usually isolated verses taken out of context. Much false doctrine comes from taking Scripture out of context and mixing it with human reasoning. You can “prove” just about anything you want to by taking Scripture out of context but that doesn’t make it so and it really doesn’t prove anything.
3. Do cross-references.
Look at other passages on the same subject or event, compare them and see what they say together. Compare Scripture with Scripture. This will give you a much clearer picture of what you are looking for.
4. Ask some questions about the passage you are reading:
A. Who?
B. What?
C. When?
D. Where?
E. Why?
F. Who is speaking?
G. Who is he speaking to?
H. What is he saying?
I. What event or thing is he talking about?
J. What is he doing, and
K. Why is he doing it?
L. Where is this event, taking place? And why?
M. What is the occasion?
N. When is this happening, or being said?
This is called BIBLE STUDY and Finding the answers to these questions will help shed more light on what you are reading.
May I say to you that all religions are based on some sort of works, earning your way to heaven. What do Isaiah and others in the Bible say about that?
Isaiah 64:6........
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
1.
Take the writings in the Bible at face value, as literally true.
Remember the #1 key to understanding, YOU are reading the Word Of God. Do YOU think that He could have made a mistake or is it YOU that has a need to grow and learn what He actually and literally said?
How many "religions" can you name that originated from a MAN who explained what God said to him.
2. Don’t take Scripture out of context.
Read what comes before and after the passage you’re looking at to get a clear picture of what it is actually saying. Don’t do “proof” texts, which are usually isolated verses taken out of context. Much false doctrine comes from taking Scripture out of context and mixing it with human reasoning. You can “prove” just about anything you want to by taking Scripture out of context but that doesn’t make it so and it really doesn’t prove anything.
3. Do cross-references.
Look at other passages on the same subject or event, compare them and see what they say together. Compare Scripture with Scripture. This will give you a much clearer picture of what you are looking for.
4. Ask some questions about the passage you are reading:
A. Who?
B. What?
C. When?
D. Where?
E. Why?
F. Who is speaking?
G. Who is he speaking to?
H. What is he saying?
I. What event or thing is he talking about?
J. What is he doing, and
K. Why is he doing it?
L. Where is this event, taking place? And why?
M. What is the occasion?
N. When is this happening, or being said?
This is called BIBLE STUDY and Finding the answers to these questions will help shed more light on what you are reading.
May I say to you that all religions are based on some sort of works, earning your way to heaven. What do Isaiah and others in the Bible say about that?
Isaiah 64:6........
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”