Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
We so often discuss the rightly dividing component of that verse. I used KJV but prefer the NASB..
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 NASB
Don't get me wrong, I think both are saying the same thing but the second makes more sense to me as to how I interpret what rightly dividing means, in this context.
What I find perplexing is that so many seem to have come to the conclusion that the dividing is between the audiences, the Jews or the Gentiles or between the covenants. That doesn't compute, because we are either from the root of Him or grafted into Him. Either way, He came to bring us together. The message is the same, Himself.
It just doesn't make sense to me. However, my desire to find harmony amongst all the scripture is sometimes difficult for me. Not because it opposes itself but because I lack complete understanding. I trust and believe He will bring His revealing.
If we are one in Him, and that we are not to have divisions, why do we think the “rightly dividing” speaks to dividing the family of believers, with regards to what His scriptures tell us, as though a God who doesn't change has different messages, depending on who we are?
Why does rightly dividing mean to you?