Scripture Interprets Scripture?
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Let's take the topic of prayer for an example of scripture proving scripture:
Jam 4:2 "Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."
Jn 16:34 "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."
Mk 11:24 "Therefore I say unto to you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Lu 18:1-8 "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men always ought to pray, and not to faint. Saying, there was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: and there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward thought within himself, though I fear not God, nor regard man; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he have faith on earth?"
Phil 4:6, 7 "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made unto God and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
Jam 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
1 Jn 3:21, 22 "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then we have confidence toward God and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."
Prayer that gets results begins with asking for a particular request. Is the prayer according to the Lord's will? Its using Jesus' name, our authority. Its striving to believe until the mustard seed of faith grows into a tree. Its maintaining a clear conscience by devotions in the Lord's word. Its wearing the Lord down with our continual coming to him with the prayer being requested. Its making those requests with thanksgiving in our heart. Its making the request with a fervent heart. Its persisting in striving to believe for that request as the Lord tries our faith that we might learn to persevere unto the obtaining of the promise.
So, scripture interprets scripture by taking the full council of God regarding a particular topic into account to obtain a clearer understanding of that topic; such as praying effectual prayers: in which all of the various scriptures, taken together are in agreement with ones viewpoint. And even then; 1 Cor 8:2 "And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know."
Maranatha!
Jam 4:2 "Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."
Jn 16:34 "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."
Mk 11:24 "Therefore I say unto to you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Lu 18:1-8 "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men always ought to pray, and not to faint. Saying, there was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: and there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward thought within himself, though I fear not God, nor regard man; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he have faith on earth?"
Phil 4:6, 7 "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made unto God and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
Jam 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
1 Jn 3:21, 22 "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then we have confidence toward God and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."
Prayer that gets results begins with asking for a particular request. Is the prayer according to the Lord's will? Its using Jesus' name, our authority. Its striving to believe until the mustard seed of faith grows into a tree. Its maintaining a clear conscience by devotions in the Lord's word. Its wearing the Lord down with our continual coming to him with the prayer being requested. Its making those requests with thanksgiving in our heart. Its making the request with a fervent heart. Its persisting in striving to believe for that request as the Lord tries our faith that we might learn to persevere unto the obtaining of the promise.
So, scripture interprets scripture by taking the full council of God regarding a particular topic into account to obtain a clearer understanding of that topic; such as praying effectual prayers: in which all of the various scriptures, taken together are in agreement with ones viewpoint. And even then; 1 Cor 8:2 "And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know."
Maranatha!
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This comes about when a verse can be interpreted to mean different things.. Usually there are other verses in the Bible that will disprove one of the interpretations of the verse.. You will see it often in discussions in this and other Christian forums where someone will post a verse and from just that one verse develop a doctrine conclusion.. Then they will get responses from others who may quote 2 or more verses from other parts of the Bible that clearly show that the interpretation and doctrinal conclusion of the first poster does not line up with scripture.. This should end in Everyone concerned aknowledging that the first verse must have another true interpretation..
Of course sadly human pride sometimes gets in the way of people giving up on their interpretation and acknowledging their error..
Of course sadly human pride sometimes gets in the way of people giving up on their interpretation and acknowledging their error..
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For example:
"If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God."
1 J 4:15
Now some hinduist or Hare Krishna and similar pagans can come to you and try to convince you what the son of God can mean in their opinion. But what it means in 1 J4:15 is interpreted by other places of Scripture, like:
"And the angel answering, said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One being born will be called the Son of God."
Lk 1:35
"If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God."
1 J 4:15
Now some hinduist or Hare Krishna and similar pagans can come to you and try to convince you what the son of God can mean in their opinion. But what it means in 1 J4:15 is interpreted by other places of Scripture, like:
"And the angel answering, said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One being born will be called the Son of God."
Lk 1:35
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."
In John 7:38-39, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit..
In John 4:10, Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
In John 4:14, Jesus said, "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
In 1 Corinthians 12:13, we also read - ..drink into one Spirit.
In John 7:38-39, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit..
In John 4:10, Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
In John 4:14, Jesus said, "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
In 1 Corinthians 12:13, we also read - ..drink into one Spirit.
In Genesis 1:1 the Word of God says that "God created the Heaven and the earth."
Okay . . . it says God, so if asked Who created the world the answer would be God . . . and that would be correct. Right?
But, is there more? Is it enough to simply state it was God? Along comes the Apostle Paul who was blessed to be God's agent to reveal the mysteries of the prophets. According to Paul, there is more. Speaking of the preeminence of Christ, Paul adds . . .
"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist" (Colossians 1:15-17).
Now, there are some that teach that there was no Christ until that day when He was born in a manger in Bethlehem. Nope! He is before all things, and HE is the CREATOR of the heaven and the earth.
Further,
"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 3:9).
Here we are told that Jesus was God's agent in the creation.
Scripture interprets Scripture
Okay . . . it says God, so if asked Who created the world the answer would be God . . . and that would be correct. Right?
But, is there more? Is it enough to simply state it was God? Along comes the Apostle Paul who was blessed to be God's agent to reveal the mysteries of the prophets. According to Paul, there is more. Speaking of the preeminence of Christ, Paul adds . . .
"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist" (Colossians 1:15-17).
Now, there are some that teach that there was no Christ until that day when He was born in a manger in Bethlehem. Nope! He is before all things, and HE is the CREATOR of the heaven and the earth.
Further,
"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 3:9).
Here we are told that Jesus was God's agent in the creation.
Scripture interprets Scripture
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation" (II Peter 1:20).
This means that no doctrine in the Bible can be established on a single verse of Scripture, such as ". . . he that endureth to the end shall be saved" (Matthew 10:22).
Folks like to pigeon-hole the verse to prove that one can lose their salvation. Where is it's supporting verses?
However, it speaks to those in the Tribulation period and they will only be saved (survive) this holocaust if they 'endure to the end.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows . . . And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved . . . When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand. Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" (Matthew 24:7-8, 12-13, 15-22).
What is the biblical mandate for this?
"At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death" (Deuteronomy 17:6).
Scripture interprets Scripture
This means that no doctrine in the Bible can be established on a single verse of Scripture, such as ". . . he that endureth to the end shall be saved" (Matthew 10:22).
Folks like to pigeon-hole the verse to prove that one can lose their salvation. Where is it's supporting verses?
However, it speaks to those in the Tribulation period and they will only be saved (survive) this holocaust if they 'endure to the end.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows . . . And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved . . . When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand. Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" (Matthew 24:7-8, 12-13, 15-22).
What is the biblical mandate for this?
"At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death" (Deuteronomy 17:6).
Scripture interprets Scripture
Every correct answer will open the door to another truth.
Let me rephrase this to make it more understandable...
Every correct answer will be a stepping stone to the next
experience with God.
One wrong answer will cause you to be lost
and it is rare to ever find your way back.
Once you leave the Spirit of truth.
Let me rephrase this to make it more understandable...
Every correct answer will be a stepping stone to the next
experience with God.
One wrong answer will cause you to be lost
and it is rare to ever find your way back.
Once you leave the Spirit of truth.