Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A General Overview On The Explanation Of The Bible Scriptures

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By Elsa Noel


It will be an understatement to claim that the Bible is the most perfect and significant book. The use of it in worship, fellowship and even Bible study groups can show just how many rely on the nourishment from the scriptures for solace in their everyday lives. Many assume that explanation of the Bible scriptures is hard but that is actually not the case.

There are many people today who can boldly claim to know the whole Bible and have it all figured out. This may not necessarily mean that they do understand it to a point that they can relay the teachings to someone else. Many can affirm that continuous reading of the scripture can provide one with different interpretations.

The Bible is divided into the Old and New testaments. The writings contained in the Old Testament are full of historical events, stories, genealogies as well as prophecies. On the other hand the New Testament contains teachings, letters and historical counts of Christ.

There are times you might converse with your family, a friend or a neighbor in a conversation involving the scripture and the response might be quite vague. Some of bible scriptures contain teachings that you will have to view with an open mind to decipher. The guidance of the Holy Spirit will provide understanding. The Bible in Psalms 119:11: "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." The understanding of scripture requires the reader to be able to paraphrase it and applying an open attitude and you will be able to understand more of God word.

Present in the holy book are many concepts and words with many with meanings that vary in application and meaning. For instance during the biblical times in the old testament king Jehoshaphat appointed the various chiefs of Israel as well as Levites to be able to solve disputes that were within Gods law. In the New Testament there are also areas of conflict in this scripture. If Philip had not met the Ethiopian eunuch and given him the proper interpretation, he would have gone back to his country still ignorant irrespective of his heart being rightly placed.

Even some of the conservative clergy will pick a random quote from the Old Testament and spurn up a sermon with very little connection or none at all. The pastoral teachings are politically tailored to mirror on success prone interpretations of particular scripture. They aim to make the Bible look more flexible to the modern day world. Manipulation of scripture is a widely practiced in mainstream debates and organizations.

When we take a look at the New Testament especially the epistles, the things that Paul wrote were difficult to understand by simple readers. His words require interpretation that is careful. Back in the Old Testament prominent personalities such as Ezra and Nehemiah organized a huge occasion dwelling on the understanding of the scripture in society back then.

In some old testament excerpt in Isaiah 28:9-13 as well as Proverbs 8:9, there is the general belief that scripture is easy to them that understand, but difficult to other people. In the New Testament Peter even goes ahead to confess that Paul epistles were hard to understand. Jesus also told the Jews to search the scriptures as he was present in them, John 5:39




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