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Post date: Sep 27, 2015 6:14:15 AM
What can I learn from a GPS instruction "turn left now" if I don't know the speed direction and goal of the vehicle when the instruction comes?
Furthermore, why did Garmin send me on the gravel road and not the highway?
The point is, taking Bible verses out of their context does not increase your understanding of God. In fact quite the opposite. You need to make every effort and understanding the context.
Example:
Jesus is talking to circumcised Jews.
He is talking about what they should have done in the past.
Jesus is referring to what they should have done while they were still under the Moses covenant (The Law).
It is therefore not an instruction to Christians, even though Jesus spoke it in Matthew .
Difficult ? :)
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Matthew 23:23
You will never understand the Bible if you only read. You must also study.
Always take the Bible in its plainest simplest meaning. Even if this seems a bit strange to you. Don’t look for hidden meanings
Make sure you understand the context.
Good basic exegesis.
· Who was the book written to?
· Who wrote the book?
· What covenant where the readers under at the time?
· What where the readers doing right and what where they doing wrong in the light of the covenant they were under at that time?
· What behavior was the writer trying to encourage and what behavior was he trying to discourage?
Failing to answer these questions leads to HAVOC Theology (Half A Verse Out of Context), and with HAVOC theology you prove absolute anything you like. HAVOC Theology is not good exegesis.
Never use one text to contradict others. Rather continue prayerfully believing ALL the scriptures even if they seems to contradict each other initially.
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