All #ourCOG News 5.0
The Scripture consists of 66 separated books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament, these books were written by about 40 different authors
By kings such as David and Solomon
By statesmen, as Daniel and Nehemiah
By priests, as Ezra
By men learned in the wisdom of Egypt, as Moses
By men learned in Jewish law, as Paul
By a herdsman, Amos
A tax-gatherer, Matthew
Fishermen, as Peter, James and John
A physician Luke and such mighty seers as Isaiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah
It is not an American book, its pages were penned in the Wilderness of Sinai, the cliffs of Arabia, the hills and towns of Palestine, the courts of the Temple, the schools of the prophets at Bethel and Jericho, in the palace of Shushan in Persia, on the banks of the river Chebar in Babylonia, in the dungeons of Rome and on the lonely Island of Patmos, in the Aegean Sea
While the Scripture has been compiled in the manner described, it is not a heterogeneous jumble of ancient history, myths, legends, religious speculations and superstitions
There is a progress of revelation and doctrine in it
The Old and New Testaments are not separate and distinct books—they are the two halves of a whole!
The whole Bible is a revelation from GOD, it is not written in a superhuman or celestial language, you could not understand it if it were
Let Scripture say what it says and not allegorize its meaning
Man-made disaster method of interpreting Scripture that has led to the origin of so many religious sects and denominations
People talk about how to interpret the Bible…
No-no, just don’t do it, GOD has already interpreted the Bible!
GOD sure did, He’s already interpreted it by many quotations He interprets the Bible, we have something in the New Testament that’s quoting an Old Testament passage and interpreting what it means
Who interpreted the Bible? GOD already interpreted the Bible!
Comments