Should we read every bible verse as if it applies to us? An example would be Jeremiah 29:11. Just wanting to know your thoughts!
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No.
However, context doesn’t always tell us if a verse applies of not. That is largely the job of the Holy Spirit.
For example, many of the prophecies about Jesus that are recorded in the NT are taken completely out of context, and if the Holy Spirit had not revealed that these were prophesies about Jesus, we never would have figured it out on our own.
So while the context of Jeremiah 29:11 does not fit any of us at all, that doesn’t mean the promise in that verse is not for us. That, however, needs to be determined on a case by case basis by what the Holy Spirit speaks to you directly.
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Scripture points to Jesus, who applies to each individual.
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Everything needs to be filtered through the original audience
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No.
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No that’s narcigesis
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If your reading ot it’s written to Israel. Jer 29 11 written to the house of Judah not us we have better promises theirs were to go back to a land ours is Jesus Christ forever I choose the later
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Yes and no. Every verse applies to us, because Christ runs through the whole Bible from Genesis to the maps. We are His body, the Church, and the lessons of the Bible, when filtered through the lens of Christ, have much more depth than the surface reading we usually give them. It’s dangerous to take a verse out of context (aka cherry picking) and run with it. A good example is Luke 4:7. I’ve heard Christians claiming that this verse proves that the Prosperity Gospel is real. They don’t bother with the context, because that verse says exactly what they already believe anyway. When you look at that verse in its context, you will see it’s not God promising us prosperity if we worship Him. The verse is Satan tempting Jesus.
Here’s an article I found online. It’s an Orthodox Christian approach to reading the Bible, so most Protestants won’t even bother to look at it, but I believe there’s a lot of good things in it that anyone can agree with. Hope this helps you in some way.http://spirituallygrounded.org/2016/06/23/orthodox-christian-approach-to-reading-bible/
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nope
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Directly, usually no! In principle, yes! By extension, yes!
The OT in the letter, no! In the spirit, yes!
For example, we are circumcised not in the flesh, but in the heart. We don’t offer animal sacrifices, because Jesus was one sacrifice for all time, yet we become living sacrifices, in self-sacrificial lives. We look at mere tithing as stingy, and offer God our whole lives, like the widow’s mite. We rest, not just one day a week, but in a Person, and in a spiritual land of rest forever. We don’t just avoid breaking the letter of the Ten Commandments, but turn it to positive “thou shalt’s” by valuing all lives, protecting all marriages, returning other people’s property, and treasuring truth.
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A: No.
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No
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No
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It’s all about Jesus. Every last verse is about the atonement. Types and shadows in the old testament always pointed to the coming Messiah.
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All the promises made to Abraham and his descendants are our promises (Galatians 3:29,14).
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No and yes. Each verse in the Bible may have multiple applications but NOT multiple, accurate interpretations. Written by an absolute Being with absolute meaning.
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No. Must be read in context. Principles stand.
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Heck no
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In context, surely the Father was addressing his exiled child. However, it can be applied to us.
Here’s an example:The parable of the prodigal son. Often used in gospel meetings, we expressed how the Father longed for our return. And as a wayward child, we can return to the fellowship with our Father once more. What a love story that is.
In context however, the focus is on the unhappy older brother. Unhappy with both the Father and the younger brother. The older one is the Pharisees and chief leaders!
This is what I feel about those who says NO:
1. it has the word ‘prosper’ in it. They are anti prosperity.
2. Their lifestyles are anything but good so they find solace in the fact that Jer verse isn’t for them.
3. Those whom are suffering. For some reason, they equate prosperity means ‘no suffering’.Friends, live long and prosper. – Vulcan 3:16
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Jer Her 29:11 still applies to us because it is general and does not violate what we know about both God’s holy nature and also His attitude toward us. I dont don’t know that every promise in the OT can apply to us, but that is your barometer. Also, Scripture can never mean anything to us that it did not mean to the first reader/hearer. Otherwise, Gods word would be flexible/relative, and it is not.
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No , it is all about christ
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No. We must read every verse IN CONTEXT. Not every verse is a promise written TO US. But this one is “my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge”.
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The verse gives an insight into God. And the verse still applies to the present as the nation of Israel is now a nation of persons linked by spirit of God and the blood of his lamb, Jesus Christ.
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We also have to realize that the Bible is a compilation of books and letters combined together by man in what is known as canon. Are they important, absolutely. But if we were to find another letter written by Paul could it have significance in our life today? Absolutely. I believe the books and letters are the inspired word of God. And I’m sure their are more out there.
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