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This web-site seeks to eliminate the confusion surrounding the Bible.

Much confusion comes from perceiving the Bible as a mystical collection of random spiritual writings, generically written to no one in particular.  As such, the Bible is unfortunately read and understood in a variety of ways, and the meaning is whatever one gets out of it or reads into it.

Such a nebulous perception contradicts the nature of the written word, in that it assumes there is no specific intent on the part of the author.  Would God actually inspire men to write indefinite, spiritual verbiage that could be taken by so many - in very contradictory ways - leading to huge disagreement and argument?  I don’t believe so.

How do you read and understand the Bible?

* The following article gives the guts of the unconfused perspective,  recognizing that God wrote His Word with clarity and intention.  It also   deals with the nebulous perception some have of the Bible, and how  that leads to confusion, debate, and denominationalism.

* The itemized Bible studies deal with the confusion that comes from  failing to read the Bible in a common sense sort of way, taking the Bible only for what it actually says.

Each study begins with:

• a statement of doctrinal ‘confusion’
  • what is taught when the Bible is not handled honestly
• and a statement of doctrinal ‘clarity’
  • what the Bible actually says concerning a subject

The Bible and Confusion

(What an unfortunate association!)

One would think that an all-knowing God would write to man in a clear, easy to understand way.  Yet, how many people believe the Bible is at least difficult, if not impossible to comprehend!  How many  completely disagree in their understanding of the Bible, arguing in a demagogical manner from their education, experience, and illumination?  

Did God mess up in writing the Bible?  Is it inherently confusing, devoid of definitive thought, and lacking specific meaning?  Does it allow for and invite a variety of subjective and indiscriminate understandings?   

Or has man messed up in reading and understanding the Bible; has man stopped reading and understanding the Bible as God plainly wrote it?

I believe God has written the Scriptures in a forthright, normal, and understandable way.  He has used standard written language forms as is commonly and usually used in human writings.  These include histories, narratives, poetries, prophecies, epistles, and dissertations.

“Preposterous!”, you say. 

No, I believe man has made God’s Word difficult to understand by generalizing it, and treating it as non-specific.  Some have sought to remove the Bible’s normal meaning and replace it with a devotional or allegorical meaning, rendering the written word as ‘vague and uncertain’,  and so in many churches today, pastors often say that the whole Bible is for us to practice regardless of the identity of the author, his intent, his audience, and the occasion as inspired by God.  

I believe anyone can read the Bible in a simple, straight-forward, common-sense sort of way, and understand it - just as God purposed when He inspired men to record His Word in ordinary human language.

Consider the following basic concept:

God wrote the Scriptures intentionally, not randomly nor casually!  

God wrote with specific purpose to certain people at a given time.

  The Word of God was not written to no one in particular!
  The Word of God was not written about nothing in particular!
  The Word of God was not written to be used no way in particular!

   --> God meant what He said and said what He meant to whom and for whom He wrote His Holy Word.

Here’s an outrageous opinion:

“I observe that some approach the Bible like they’ve been abducted by aliens, been lobotomized, and can no longer read with understanding. They fail to grasp the meaning of the words on the page when God indicates that He is now working with a different people, at a different time and in a different way.”

*We ought to read and understand the Bible just as we would read and understand a newspaper, a textbook, or a letter.

God inspired 38 Jewish men to write each of the Bible’s 66 books:
(These items comprise the critical context of every book or letter)

• with a purposeful intent
• with a definite message
• to a specific audience
• in light of a certain occasion
• in association with a relevant age

In other words, the Bible is not a collection of general writings, to be regarded as generically applicable to anyone, anywhere, at anytime.

That is not how God wrote it and that is not how we should read it!  It is not to be read or applied irrespective of it’s inherently significant context.

If God would have wanted to write a generic Bible, He certainly could have penned it Himself, in the heavens, to no one in particular, and airmailed it to “General Delivery, Someone, Someplace”!  

But instead, He chose to use select individuals, in certain circumstances, to write particular messages, to specific audiences, on certain occasions.

  --> God wrote each book with specific intention!

If we ignore the context, we marginalize God’s inspirational act whereby He accomplished the writing of His Word.  If we ignore the who, the what, the where, the when, and the why of how God inspired a particular Israelite to effect the writing of a particular book - we lose the distinctive meaning of each of those books in His Word; we lose His specific intent.

If we ignore the context, we handle or use God’s Word contrary to His design and intention, and we errantly decide to understand God’s Word without His built-in distinctions.  That is a ‘Big Bible No-No’.  We ought to understand the Scriptures relative to and for whom God wrote each book, according to His intention, not according to our indiscrimination!

Really, nothing is general or without specific distinction concerning God’s written Word.  God has written most of the Scriptures to the nation of Israel and some of the Scriptures to a Gentile tribe and a Gentile city and to the Gentile dominated Church, the Body of Christ.  

• Therefore, we must respectfully read and appreciate each book for whom it was written.  All of it is for our information and understanding. 
• But certain books have been distinctly written for the nation of Israel for their faith and practice. 
• Certain books have been written to us Gentiles in the Age of Grace, with specific application to our faith and practice.

Of the 66 books included in the Scriptures, 50 were written to the Jews containing information regarding God’s workings with Israel = to reclaim the dominion of the earth; this is God’s purposed Jewish program.

• He addresses the Jewish nation              [Genesis - Malachi]
• the unbelieving Jewish generation           [Matthew - Acts]
• and the believing Jewish remnant            [Hebrews - Revelation]

{These books were specifically written to and for the Jews, containing all things pertaining to their faith and practice}

{These books were not written to the Gentiles, that is, for our faith and practice, but were written for our understanding.}

3 books of the Old Testament and 13 books of the New Testament were written to Gentiles with specific content for them.  

• 1 to Edom, 2 to Ninevah [Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum]
• 13 to the Church, the Body of Christ [Romans through Philemon]

{Three Old Testament books were specifically written to a Gentile tribe, nation, or city with respect to their relation to the nation of Israel.}

{Thirteen New Testament books were written to the predominantly Gentile Church, the Body of Christ, for the faith and practice of grace age believers.  In these thirteen books, God reveals His purposed Gentile program = reclaiming the dominion of the heavens.}

  --> God meant what He said and said what He meant to whom and for whom He said it

  --> That’s the way God inspired and wrote His Word and that’s the way we should read, study, understand and teach His Holy Word!

The Jewish Scriptures contain Jewish instruction concerning Jewish program doctrine and practice. 

The Gentile Church Scriptures contain instruction concerning grace-age program doctrine and practice.  

This is just obvious, ordinary, matter-of-fact, fundamental, genuine, simple, common sense Bible understanding.  We read God’s Word as written with intention.  

If you understand the preceding information,
you are on your way to Biblical clarity!