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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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Liberal corner

The stories and links I put here would never have seen the light of day if not for how liberals react to them.

When these reactions of liberals are no longer news worthy, all that means is, all those when thinking brains has died off.

Not all liberals are the same. The ones I'm referring to, don't even adhere to there very title, of liberal, which means :

3.
of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism, especially the freedom of the individual and governmental guarantees of individual rights and liberties.
4.
favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5.
favoring or permitting freedom of action, especially with respect to matters of personal belief or expression:
a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6.
of or relating to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7.
free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant:
a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8.
open-minded or tolerant, especially free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.

I highlighted the areas these liberals care nothing about.
So you see (i hope) that when a liberal, can't even be what they "say" they are, how can they be reasoned with?

At times, I wish I could think like this, only for a few moments though. That's all I could take.

Liberals do not care about facts, evidence, history, context.
They have no set of rules. They can change
 in an instant and can not be held accountable for what they've previously said.

I'm including this in this blog, because this blog is about words and language and context.
This thinking has entered our churches.
And we wonder why people have lost interest in God's complete Word?


A day will come when liberal theology  will not be news worthy anymore, but a generation of thinking people must die off first.

Till then, they will continue to make there way into government, education, church's.
They will continue to wreak havoc on the private sector, as they take aim on anyone who has a strong belief.

Reasoning with them is out because the only thing that matters, to the liberals I am referring too, is what's in there mind, at the moment we confront them.

It's frustrating.
I just needed a place to vent my frustration, as I daily read news stories, of ordinary people who must have their lives interrupted, due to a liberals reactions.

This blog was started, as a way to encourage church goers to consider reading God's Word through.
When doing so, spotting liberal language, from the pulpit, becomes easier.

Something else that happens is as God's Word gets clearer, this world gets crazier.

I'll limit my frustration to just this one label (on blog)
It's just my way of addressing, what's become a 3 sided coin.

Truth /  Heresy. /  &  whatever it's called, that liberals do.

See if you can spot it in this story I saw today (4/11/16)


http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/04/14/high-school-wants-to-shut-down-off-campus-jesus-lunch.html

or same story :

http://patriotpost.us/opinion/41955

Just for a moment, examine these.


I'm going to post slogans I find here. These are catchy short phrases that make there way into christian thinking, or posts by Christians etc.
We Christians love these things but truthfully,they make no sense, but we Christians love em.
That's why we fell all over that wwjd thing without ever considering, we ourselves world not and could not do what Jesus did.
But who cares? It's a catchy thing and looks good on a bracelet.
There's no winning when confronting  christian jargon.
That wwjd thing is I good example. For us to feel comfortable in our choices, we set the bar unattainable high, that way, when we don't reach it, we don't feel so bad.
Let's take a look at christian slogan  theology.
These are pics I find while browsing.
Keep in mind, I'm doing this as a way to illustrate, how far we've come from God's Word in context. We've traded God's Holy Word for a watered down version of serious passages, and we wonder why communicating with a younger generation is frustrating.



What does that first line conjure up in your mind. Can u believe, we label the gospel as "something"
The way this is said it makes it appear underhanded.
Also, I'd hate to break it too Ya but most of us can sin pretty good without the devil being around.
And that talk about "winning in the end" like it's some game.
People are quick to say "that's not what I meant" but when folks my age spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up this watered down sound bite theology, with their children, it becomes bothersome. These sayings make us feel "special"  and when anyone tries to point to the clear message of God's Word in context (which sure ain't us being special) it gets nearly impossible to discuss anything relevant.
I'm gonna add many more slogans I find on this post, it's not tough to find.


I see lots of these. Can u guess the problem? 
When a Holy title of God ALONE is applied to "us", it's time to begin to worry where our heads are at. 


Try this. Count how many times "I" & "my"  is used in this "prayer."
Makes me wonder who the focus is.
And if a church goer is for real in there seeking understanding.
Try counting the number of times "you" are referred to, in your next church sermon, and compare that to how much Jesus is addressed.
Might surprise ya.


This says it all. - HE IS!

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Read GOD'S WORD IN CONTEXT!

If I can help somebody..

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do we really get this???

Believe then receive

Believe then receive
Believe then receive

Matt 7:15 wolves in sheeps clothing (CLICK IMAGE)

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slippery slope

Remember how, not that long ago, those who knew their Bible's, would say "that's a Slippery slope" concerning educational, political, religious or social issues. We may not be at the bottom but I wonder, how far are we from the top. The purpose of this blog is "context", which means -


->the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.��

Anything taken out of it, is a Slippery slope!

Slippery slope!? (click image)