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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 .
(please click the image below to find out more)

more teachings that have helped me tremendously

- I am not one who likes sermon series too much but this is the best and easiest thing to help those who wonder what God said and did and will do.
This sermon series is for those who have no idea what the Bible is all about. This is a lot to listen too but for that rare individual that cares , this series will help.
How I wish more people could lose their current ideas of what they think the Bible is all about.
The series is called Gods plan thru through the ages.

https://enduringword.com/media/gods-plan-of-the-ages/

1) what do you really know about John 3:16 ?
https://youtu.be/8ttu_lbtLvo part 1

https://youtu.be/0oP6EzOlL-8 part 2

https://youtu.be/X91K0qqmNxs part 3

2) here is a sermon from someone you probably don't know. It's off sermon audio. But if you choose to listen to it all and pray, God will begin to open your eyes to what's not only wrong in our culture but in our lives as well

Do we REALLY understand forgiveness?

https://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=1214081811450

3) this is a very good episode of fighting for the faith.
It is worth a listen because it helps to open our eyes to what God intended when He said and on this Rock I will build my church.

http://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/2018/4/i-will-build-my-church

- here is a fantastic chapter by chapter look at a difficult book - Ecclesiastes

http://faithcapo.com/pages/page.asp?page_id=349004&seriesId=36464

This is a tremendous interview that Shapiro did with J. MacArthur.
ya gotta be sharp to catch all this offers

the comments in red are some thoughts I shared with a friend concerning this interview. see if you can spot them.

Multiple good points, too many to list (but I'll try) 1 )the 3 reasons a society breaks down /

2)good question asked around 7 minute mark

3)Morality of leaders

4) American revolution comments

5)persecution & suffering

6)theocracy (22 minutes)

7)enlightenment (26 min)

8) dark ages

9) "spiritual but not religious (33 min)

10) slavery (39min)

11) homosexuality (44 min and Ben is getting annoyed

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12) MacArthur seeks to offend everyone

13) Old Testament is needed to believe the New Testament ...…

.. Shapiro appears unnerved (while holding fast to his belief) as MacArthur maintains control of this interview. He preaches to him towards the end.. Not many people can keep Ben silent that long. I kept thinking of Ben's manager (or whoever sets up these interviews for him)... does he still have a job

If nothing else it got Shapiro to thinking.

Here is yet another concept that we don't understand. Our culture can't comprehend it and the modern church doesn't know how to address it.
The concept is "slavery."
The reason it is misunderstood is because our Bibles mistranslated the word "slavery"
Once Christians get this aspect of our relationship with God , their eyes will open to so much truth. But getting there aint easy.
These 3 sermons give us an idea of where we have missed this major aspect of us being "slaves" of God.

1) slaves or servants
https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/GTY129/servant-or-slave

2) slaves of Christ
https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/GTY112/slaves-of-christ

3) whose slave are you ? (Washer)