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Read Gods Word in context!

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So, how do we know if we are reading the Bible properly? If whenever your reading the Bible and it bothers you and troubles you and sometimes even makes you angry, chances are your beginning to understand it. Hang in there with reading it because the Bible is filled with amazing blessings but to get to them we must travel through some muddy waters.

I guess I began wondering if there were other Christians raised in the church who one day realized decades later that they never really read the Bible . They have no clue what it says. They only know what someone else told them it says.
A funny thing happens when you read Gods Word as it was meant to be read. In context from beginning to end. Cover to cover. You soon discover that what you were told doesn't square with what it actually says.

This blog chronicles my journey from when my eyes began to open since my first time thru the Bible. I examine how so many passages of scripture get twisted to fit someone's agenda. I talk a lot about "context." Quite often I sound critical and judgmental. This cannot be avoided. My goal is to promote discernment. My goal is to encourage others to research what the read and listen to . So many believers have no idea why they believe what they do.
The main idea of this blog is context. Read Gods Word as a book. Not rocket science. It will take some time. It wont happen over night. Comparing what we "thought" the Bible says to what it "actually" says can be frustrating but the blessing of understanding Gods Word in context is worth the effort.
Acts 17:11b

I recently purchased a chronological Bible that I truly love and I think it could help those who struggle reading the Bible .
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Where'd that come from?

Catch phrases, we Christians love em. Like 'what would Jesus do " or' honk if u love Jesus '.

One thing for sure, to question these things is a sure ticket to grief from those who embrace them

Since when is the innocence of Christian jargon allowed it to escape common sense scrutiny? Man. I'll tell ya, when this stuff gets in your head it's tough to rid yourself from it. The latest catch phrase I'm joyfully free of is everyone's time honored, favorite which is..

"it's not a religion but it's a relationship "
Says who?!

Since the time of coming to understand the proper distinction between law and gospel and that being the main (earthly) catalyst of opening up my eyes to a flood of Biblical insight, I'm surprised I missed an obvious observation concerning that beloved christian quip. I must credit an episode of issues etc, which I'll include here later, in helping to reveal it's deceit.

This christian catch phrase is the liberal evangelical version of dividing law & Gospel.

It makes no more sense than if I were to say about my wife, "it's not a marriage, it's a relationship"
Man, I can't tell ya of the mess thinking like this creates in the body of Christ, but I'm gonna try in future posts. For now I'm just pondering how things like this slip by Christians without a passing glance.

There's no way to adequately convey this. This link to an episode of Issues etc might help.

http://issuesetc.org/2015/02/17/2-responding-to-evangelical-proof-texts-christianity-is-a-relationship-not-a-religion-pr-bryan-wolfmueller-21715/

My personal definition of religion is - man's attempt to reach God, and we see how that's working. If anyone is doing the reaching, it's God to us. It's not.. I call Jesus friend.
It's 'Jesus calls me His friend' and yes, there's a difference. A huge difference.

The problem with sayings like these is it tends to take the focus off the real problem.
That being our sin.
It creates a weird environment that says that if we were to only get closer to God, that this would solve all our problems.

That religion thing many are famous for saying "its not" ?
Well that just so happens to be the thing that reminds us of what so many do not want to be reminded of so they simply remove it.

Next time ya hear anyone say that, "it's not a religion but it's a relationship" ask them "what does that mean."

When you do, your sure to get an idea of what they think about the Bible.

As a middle aged church goer all my lifer, I'm humbled and thankful to somehow, have made it through the quagmire of modern Christianity and upon one by one, ridding myself of thinking like this, get closer to being left with only, God's Word & prayer and humbly approaching both.
Not a bad place to be.

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