Truth About God's Word
Our Bible can be one confusing book to read. In one area, we read of Jesus’s unwavering love and commitment to us and just a couple books back, we read about the Father’s anger toward the Israelite people where it appears that He turns his back on them. So, how do we combine those two drastic themes into clarity? What are we missing? How does our translation skew our perception?
Most of the problems that people run into when reading through scripture, is not understanding how to interpret it. Although I’m not a biblical scholar by any means, I have been taught how to interpret in a way that’s relatively easy to learn and apply.
Before Opening Your Bible
Here’s the thing I believe is the downfall to most Bible reading. People… just… start… reading. And that works for the most part. Until you run into something that doesn’t make sense… or seems to contradict something else you read… or makes you question everything you thought you knew about our Creator.
Here’s a couple of things that will set you up to be more interpretative of the text, rather than just taking it at face-value.
My Upcoming Articles
Here’s a quick look at the articles I’m going to be releasing soon! Stay tuned!
What is the Author’s Intended Meaning?
What’s the Context?
Is it literal or figurative?
Recent Articles
Literal Vs. Figurative
I’m a writer who loves to write about the world in my imagination. But when I write stories, I want people to understand that it is not an autobiography but a version of a reality that I know personally or a combination of real stories that I’ve put together. It’s...
The Kingdom of God (according to Jesus): Part Two
So, what did Jesus define the Kingdom as? We know that God has been wanting to in a sense return us to the Garden so that we can walk and talk with God daily. How does that relate to the Kingdom? Here’s where it gets a little tricky- so I’m gonna try to slow things...
Beneath the Translation Infographic
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