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Also, we are told to test all things and hold to what is good in 1 Thessalonians 5:21. Thus, be like the Bereans in Acts 17:
11 The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
11 The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
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Looking at the verse in context, that makes sense. But part of the verse is about our own personal study of the word. How can we know or discern what another person says if we don't study or if we study only particular parts?
I've heard a lot of different takes on this. I've heard some say that we just need to study the New Testament, others have told me that we should study starting at Acts 28, and others (along with myself,) say that we should study the entire bible.
I've heard a lot of different takes on this. I've heard some say that we just need to study the New Testament, others have told me that we should study starting at Acts 28, and others (along with myself,) say that we should study the entire bible.
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Do you think that rightly dividing has to do with dividing things within the word itself as well? Something that I notice in my own studies, is with any particular study from Genesis to Revelation, there are different aspects to that subject. I've always seen that as being part of rightly dividing as well.
I don't think that ignoring any scripture at all has anything to do with rightly dividing.
I don't think that ignoring any scripture at all has anything to do with rightly dividing.
I'm in agreement with you here, study the entire bible. But that doesn't mean that everything in the bible applies to us directly. But the NT was given to us, God's Church of today, as our model. And that's not to say that the OT doesn't give us insight on how to live our lives, for it certain does. The OT sheds like on the NT and visa versa.
Well yah, if I understand you correctly. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of tree of knowledge of good and evil. Today we have no such tree. But now the application is now we are born fruits of this tree. And we should never confuse the shadows, types, and anti-types of the OT with the substance that fulfilled these things, namely Jesus Christ. All books of the bible were written to a particular people in their epic of time, but we can gleam all the instructions, insights, truths and make applications for our own journey. Thus the bible was written to them, but for us.
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Well this might be not discerning the word whether twisted or not, this "out of context" scripture is actually stating dividing the truth. Truth cannot be broken into false and correct teaching, truth is truth. So what does it mean by dividing the truth? What does it mean to prune a vine?
To rightly meditate and apply the pruning of your learning, and dividing it, could even mean dissecting it, getting into deeper detail of understanding it. You can't understand anything by just staring at it, but study and dissect the truth with wise understanding to apply to your life.
To rightly meditate and apply the pruning of your learning, and dividing it, could even mean dissecting it, getting into deeper detail of understanding it. You can't understand anything by just staring at it, but study and dissect the truth with wise understanding to apply to your life.
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He is saying we have to make effort to be prompt or earnest with intense study with diligence into God's written word.
That its something we have to work at.
Rightly dividing means basically ;
to analyze in minute ( smallest ) detail; so that a Christian can explain systematically what they are learning in detail . It leads to correctly understanding something. Without confusion.
To relate a orderly thought or procedure in a rationale step by step way, to understanding God's Word.
If we do not take that approach , then we will end up being a disappointment and a shame in the end. Perhaps because we were mislead by someone or we mislead someone.
That its something we have to work at.
Rightly dividing means basically ;
to analyze in minute ( smallest ) detail; so that a Christian can explain systematically what they are learning in detail . It leads to correctly understanding something. Without confusion.
To relate a orderly thought or procedure in a rationale step by step way, to understanding God's Word.
If we do not take that approach , then we will end up being a disappointment and a shame in the end. Perhaps because we were mislead by someone or we mislead someone.
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I used a Strong's Concordance to help me out. I looked up all the words basically to give me a good overall view of that sentence.
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Yes, but the essential Christian doctrine of salvation through grace by faith alone is so easy to understand that a child can understand it, but the other non-essential doctrines are complex enough for a theologian to drown in it. We need not make so hard to understand to receive salvation that it would or could prohibit a new potential convert from receiving it. I don't believe God is looking for technicalities to keep people out.
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I see the need for that, for people who are just learning about Christianity . But after that, all of God's words are essential .
Christ said we live by every word of God. A apostle said, all the words of God are given for edification in righteousness. We should not water down God's word, to appease people. As 2 Timothy 2:15 states here.
God said, my people are destroyed for lack of Knowledge . If we try to dumb Christ teachings down, to appease people. Then Christ will say, get away from me, I never knew you. To those claiming to be coming In His name.
And we see what that approach has done. Do to lake of study, confusion and deception creeps in, and people divide from each other. For years watering and muddying of the Truth, have done major damage to believers .
A Christian will be totally happy with all of God's/Christ teachings, and will not be offended by them. Salvation is good for some one just learning the first principles of Christianity . But after that, its written, we have to move into the meat of God's word.
As Hebrews 5:10-14 (KJV) records
If Christ only taught Salvation, it would be much smaller book. And I believe God did not have time to waste, for people to take the attitude of not getting into the meat of God's word out of fear it might offend people . That's not how Christ or anyone in God's written word taught .If they did, they were not around for very long.
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