Over the Thanksgiving break, I'm diving into as much of Isaiah as I can in 5 days. What's crazy is that in my research this morning, I found an interpretation that was just introduced to me last night at growth group.
One friend brought up the idea that many verses in the Bible can and are used out of context but with seemingly good intentions. For example, many people use Jeremiah 29:11 as a source of comfort, when contextually speaking, it was written for Israel, as God's promise of blessing to Israel. I wondered though, due to God's character and fulfillment through Jesus, if that promise of blessing could still apply to us, as God's adopted children? Life and life abundantly right? Hmmm...
So how do we read the Bible? Personally? Historically? Literally? All of the above? Hmmm...
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
2 comments:
He is the great I AM. His Word never changes. We are His people because of Jesus!
I often find it helpful to remember that every Bible verse has 3 possible meanings:
1. Then - the meaning in context at the time it was written; and
2. Always - the meaning it has for all time, across all generations; and
3. Now - the meaning it has for us today.
It is great to hear you are spending so much time in God's Word! It blesses us every time we open it.
In Christ
Martin
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