This is what I learned. If you want to understand the bible, understand the rules.
It is a sad affair when I can’t even set you at ease in the fact that at least I am aware of how to read the bible. So people always say it to you, well if you know how to do it, and you always hear it, then try it for yourself. God tells us in
Ps 119:99-104
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Your precepts. I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word. I have not departed from Your judgments, for
You Yourself have taught me. How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.[a different gospel]
A different Gospel can be the same bible, the same scripture that you and I read, however only I am proving how I am listening to Him. I recognize that the bible is the authority, and I will test whatever is taught by seeing if it fits with the rest of the bible. Is it in harmony.
You can test their teaching by applying what they say about the scripture by comparing it against other scripture. I will let the word of God tell me what the word of God means. I can tell you that if you do a key word search for book in the bible, you will get 175 results. If you look up the word scroll you will get 35 results. This is proof by using scripture, that book in the sense of the term that God uses it, means His word. I will prove it below.
Because
2Peter 1:21:For the prophecy came not in the old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Proof:
Jeremiah 36:2
“Take a **scroll **of a **book **and write on it **all the words that I[God] have spoken **to you[Jeremiah] against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day.
This Verifies 2Peter 1:21:God spoke, and Jeremiah was moved by the Holy Ghost.
The following verse tells us how the actual word was written down. This is another proof so we can believe that every word on the pages in our bible is FROM the mouth of God.
Jeremiah 36:4
Then Jeremiah called Baruch[his assistant most likely] the son of Neriah; and Baruch
wrote on a scroll of a book, at the instruction of Jeremiah,
all the words of the LORD which He had spoken to him.
Daniel 12:4
“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and
seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
**Daniel 12:9 **
And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
This is the same book that was opened in Revelations
Revelation 5:2
Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?”
Revelation 5:5
But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”
It is the same language, thus we can apply it to the book talked about in Revelation
Revelation 22:18-19
For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
book in this sense means the word of God. All of the word of God is given by prophecy, if anybody tries to change that, they are sol. I am not doing that, I am applying spiritual things to spiritual things.
Tell me Michael, how many teachers have you known to show you this type of information. It is all in there, yet what happens is we only look at what our teachers show us. Well I would really like to show you that the bible is actually capable of interpreting itself, and that once you realize this, and start to really study it, then you can “DISCERN” truth as you read it as it will ring true in your heart.
Code:
Rule1:Compare Scripture to Scripture.
Is 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.
Is 28:13 But the word of the Lord was to them, “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little there a little,” That they
might go and fall backward, and be broken and snared and caught.
1 Cor 2:13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Code:
Rule2:The Word is given as parables.
Ps 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old.
**Matt 13:34 **All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
Matt 13:35 that is might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
“I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Mark 5:33 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.
Mark 5:34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
Luke 12:41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord do you speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”
Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food
in due season?”
Ps 119:99-104 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Your precepts. I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word. I have not departed from Your judgments, for You Yourself have taught me. How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
