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)




Law and Gospel (cont ) a "must listen"





This subject of Law and Gospel and rightly understanding it, is so important to me that I am going to add this link of an episode of Fighting for the faith and I am giving it its own page here.
The host of this program is Chris Rosebourgh and I will admit, it does take time to get used to him but what I have found is , that he is very solid , when it come to rightly understanding law and gospel.

I am including this link for those who think there might be something to this Law/Gospel thing, but are not sure what it is.
I can guarantee you that if you listen to this entire podcast , it will go a long ,long way in understanding what has been taking place for a long time in many of our church's.

This podcast is long. Its 2 hours and 45 minutes long. Yes, that's long.
The first hour and 34 minutes is the best explanation ( of law and Gospel) one will find anywhere.

Then , at the 1:34 :00 point of the podcast , this program allows us to listen to a sermon.
This sermon is a typical sermon preached Sunday after Sunday , in many church's across this country.

Trying to explain the confusion between law and gospel is hard, but , when a person can hear with their very own ears , from language they have been subjected to for decades, this is truly eye opening.

If a person can set aside, just for a moment, the idea that if someone critiques another mans words , that this is somehow offensive or overly critical...

if they can set that aside and focus on the content of what's being preached and what's being said  in response to that preaching , that might help them in finding a clearer understanding of what is being presented here.

The point to all this is to encourage others ,  to pay closer attention to what they read , watch , and listen too. Take note of how things are said and where the emphasis is most often placed and ask yourself "is this the correct way to say this?"


Before clicking on this link...Pray!  Ask God for wisdom. You are not reading this post by accident.
I know how hard it is, questioning things I once trusted.

Here's the podcast :

http://www.piratechristianradio.com/fftf/F4F011711.mp3



The link that's above was done maybe a year or two ago. The link I'm about to add was recently done
The link above is somewhat complicated in the beginning and the example (in 2nd half) is more subtle in its deception but this link I'm about to add also has side by side teaching of the same passage. One teaching mis handles the passage and the other teaches it correctly.

The deception that's seen in the first half of link /podcast is as clear as a bell. If anyone listens to this entire episode they will understand why I'm including it. 
I learn a lot from comparing things and this episode does just that. Learning how to recognize manipulating speech helps in so many areas. We soon recognize it in the media as well as in Hollywood and even in print or lyrics.
Please pray before listening.

http://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/2018/2/rightly-understanding-genesis-22-through-a-christ-centered-hermeneutic







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Read GOD'S WORD IN CONTEXT!

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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!

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