Bible Question:
If the meaning of the Bible "cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - Matthew 19:4-6 (ESV) He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, [5] and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh'? [6] So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." "Compare Gen. 1:27; 2:23-24. Observe in Matt. 19:4-6 Jesus' confirmation of the Genesis narrative of the creation" (New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967). - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hank: Your post is excellent. In addition to what you have written, I urge readers to consider the above, as well as the following. Radioman2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Avoid allegorizing the Bible "Avoid spiritualizing or allegorizing the Bible. This is that which gives to the Bible some kind of mystical meaning. In other words, what is on the surface is not the meaning, but what is hidden becomes the meaning. This is very popular. Allegorizing means to say that the historical meaning is not the real meaning, and in fact may be nothing but a fabrication. The historical meaning is not the real meaning, the real meaning is the spiritual meaning hidden beneath the surface. "And once you say that something in the Bible is an allegory, that is, it is only a symbol of the reality, you have just made it impossible to know what that reality is because if that reality cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" (from the radio message: "How to Study Your Bible: Interpretation" by John MacArthur on Grace to You broadcast) |
Bible Answer: Lets look at what God had to say, look yp Rom.8;6, then 1 Cor.2;14, all scripture is true, we have the carnal knowledge of history in the scripture to trace important events as they have occured and also as things progress. Just as in the case of the battle of Gog and mayGog which is to take place with the carnal knowledge of scripture we can use todays maps to track what modern countries will attack Ireal. But also to decern the scripture it self we hafe to look at what God said, "But the natural man does not recieve the things of the spirit of God ,for they are foolishness to men nor can he know them because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Cor,2;14. An unbeliever according to God cannot understand the spirtual meaning of scripture,Sometimes people try to make understanding the Bible so hard.Paul said that he came not with great swelling words, final thought look at 2nd Peter 2;18 |