The Bible: The Book of Truth Containing Lies.
It is a mistake to assume that EVERYTHING contained in the Bible is commended, approved or supported by the Bible. The whole Bible is true (John 17:17), but it does…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 4
The fourth obstacle to an accurate interpretation of the Bible is forgetting that the Bible is literature. Many, in a bid to spiritualize the Bible, forget to acknowledge that it…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (iii)
The third question to ask in ascertaining the context of a given Biblical text is 3) What is the philosophical context of what I'm reading? The philosophical context refers to…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (ii)
The third roadblock to interpreting the Bible accurately, we've said, is not reading the same in context. Having examined reading the Bible in its historical context ("what is the historical…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (i)
The third obstacle to understanding the Bible is reading it without respecting its context. Context refers to the surrounding circumstances in which a Biblical text was written. No writer writes…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 2
The second obstacle to a clear understanding of Scripture is ironically, the erroneous belief that the Bible CANNOT be understood. There are some who believe that the Bible is some…
The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1–13)
Matthew 25:1-13 (NKJV) 1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of…
“As a man thinks in his heart, so he is” — Proverbs 23:7
This popular phrase is influenced by the Proverbs 23:7 text — "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he..." (NKJV) This text is a favourite stomping ground for…