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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: khgraff Ordered by Date |
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1 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | khgraff | 4150 | ||
I'm not trying to put you into a corner, but it is a broad question that you ask. The Bible is always authoratative, and always literally true. I think that we always have to ask those questions, but we must be careful what we are willing to fall on our swords about. If you are thinking about tongues or the role of women in the church then those are good questions. How we interpret them has to be done in the light of history and the broader, overarching concepts in scripture. None of it is "merely" history. All of it has purpose. Sometimes it is not so much doictrinal as it is illustrative. The church in Corinth serves as a blatant example of a church in chaos, a church lacking in discipline and order. God is a God of order and love. From that we can deduce good interpretations and applications which hopefully lead to good, fruitful practice. All of it applies to us, but some of it more specifically that others! |
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2 | Why can't we take the Bible literal? | Bible general Archive 1 | khgraff | 4137 | ||
I can't speak for God, and I know you're not claiming to either. To be honest, I haven't found any significant situations that I haven't found a way to understand in a good sense. God's message is perfect, but we aren't. He spoke to a church that was developing, and by extension to us. Sometimes His audience was more specific than other times. I am not trying to beat around the bush, but I don't think that the problem is so much in God allowing seeing contradictions as much as it is man's pride, ignorance and conceit that leads to much of what divides us as believers. Because of those qualities, we will never be able to perfectly comprehend a perfect God who is above us in all ways. We must be responsible with what we have, and learn to handle the Word well. |
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3 | Predestination vs free will--a thought.. | Bible general Archive 1 | khgraff | 3921 | ||
Who is in charge then? Are you making God respond in a certain way then? If it is only foreknowledge that He bases His decision on, then essentially we are telling Him what to do. God is then not in control, but He is reacting to our choices. What do you think? | ||||||
4 | chcking scripture context | Bible general Archive 1 | khgraff | 4005 | ||
That is a starting point, but you really have to take the whole counsel of scripture into account. Paul, for instance, doesn't disagree with himself, and if you believe that the Bible as a whole will not contradict itself then you must use as broad a context as is necessary to resolve any issues or questions. Getting familiar with the original languages is the biggest help that I have found! Often times they will clear up an emphasis, or refine a meaning to where we can better understand the context! There are some good user friendly tools out there that will allow you to do some basic exegesis, (always have a good commentary around too!), and though it takes time, you will become much better equipped to handle scripture, especially in a critical way, if you take the time to dig in. |
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5 | Must all the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | khgraff | 4135 | ||
What are you specifically referring to? Some of these instances depend on the context of a particular passage, others are open for debate! | ||||||