Monday, June 1, 2009

Scripture Being Twisted

In my reading today in 2 Peter 3 I came across a scripture that sadly, is exactly what is happening in today's church.

2 Peter 3: 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

One concern you should have as a Christian is whether or not scripture is being interpreted the way it should. If there is anything that you have heard taught that didn't sit right with your spirit; right down the passage and read before the verse and after the verse slowly until you understand the context. Then put yourself in the seat of the writer and try to understand what he was trying to say in the context of the rest of the scripture around the verse. Look for symbols, themes or even irregularities. For example 1 Corinthians 14: 34, this scripture has been used for centuries as to why woman should be silenced in the church, but many biblical scholars have disagreed on this issue. If you read the entire chapter ever verse relates to speaking in tongues or prophesying but :34 and :35. The context can then be said to be woman should not be permitted to speak in tongues or prophecy not that they should not speak at all, and it can be further interpreted that maybe it was just in one incidence at the church or Corinthians. Because this one scripture is to hard to comprehend it isn't wise to base doctrines off of it.

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