Created 2001 - Updated Monday, Aug. 4, 2008
This page contains the links to pages dealing with understanding and interpreting the Bible. Contrary to common belief, it is not quite as simple as you would think. Therefore, I have written these many articles to prove my points. I would recommend reading all of them to get a thorough treatment of any one of them.
How to Interpret the
Bible This one might
surprise you. The best article ever written on the subject. Aren't I
modest? : )
Post-Apostolic Writers on
Interpreting Scripture Its not just me or the Bible
saying it. Writers of the early centuries of the church say the same
thing. See for yourself!!!
Why We Can Trust the
Bible Only You need to know
why!
Is the Bible
Easy to Understand? Many think the Bible should be
easy to understand. But I don't think so! Think again!
The Conscience and
Individual Thinking This
is as much about the conscience in general as it is proving that we
should think and interpret for ourselves rather than inherit or
adopt a set of beliefs from an organized
religion.
The Psychology
Factor This explores how
our psychological makeup is often what corrupts or disrupts our
ability to interpret the Bible or deal with others and why there are
so many different Christian beliefs and opinions.
What is Being
Spiritual? This article discusses the meaning of the
words spirit and spiritual in their many uses. Important if we are to
get the right understanding of God's word.
The Great
Apostasy Many Christians
do not even know about this. How could they miss it? It is probably
the biggest topic in the New Testament.
Lying Signs and
Wonders Since this comes
after the Great Apostasy and explains things brought up in that
article, it is only appropriate that it appear here. What do bigfoot,
ghosts, and UFOs have in common? Find out!
Christian
Discipline Can we
realistically expect Christians who disagree to be very polite to
each other? How do we deal with Christians who violate God's rules?
What are the procedures?
The Passover
Controversy - Eusebius writes of the Great Passover
Controversy that threatened to divide the Eastern and Western
churches of the day (400's AD). There is a lot to learn from it. This
relates very much to Christians Discipline and
Requirements.
Christian
Requirements These are
the real basic doctrines that Christians should enforce and require
of others and nothing more. This will continue to be a work in
progress.
Christian
Community Christians
have lost their sense of community. They are all selfishly pursuing
their own independent courses, swept up in the everyday cares of life
and making a good living. But community is vital and necessary. See
why.
Christian
Test A test for
Christians that tries to discern if they hold the Bible to be the
only source of authority for doctrine and living. Many actually
believe that there are other sources as well such as their church or
leaders or the spirit, itself. But those sources are all unreliable
and dangerous.
God's Institution - The
Nation of Israel This is
really a story of how we got the Bible. The nation of Israel played a
big part in that, of course.
Church
Beginnings This shows
how the Apostles were critical to the start up and maintenance of the
Church and how it would suffer without them. Baptism and gifts of the
spirit are covered, too.
Every Christian's
Mission! We all have the same overall duty to God.
What is it, you ask? Check it out!
Teaching and
Learning Two very important subjects for all
Christians. We all need to be the best students we can be and be the
best teachers we can be as well.
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