We are walking in today: Let Scripture Interpret Scripture!!!! PART 2 ENCORE!!!!
Witness done foolishly throughout the Bible: H5528 cakal--to be foolish, be a fool, to make foolish, turn into foolishness
Numbers 12:11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
The Torah ..................…
Genesis 31:28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly H5528 in so doing.
The prophets ...............…
1 Samuel 13:13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: H5528 thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have
established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
The writings .............
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done
foolishly: H5528 therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Proverbs 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Those who hear and follow these seminary-trained Leaders must therefore study for themselves (2
Tim 2:15), lest they too receive the same errors!
Let us now look at a Biblical example of how this studying is to be done.
When Paul and Silas went to Berea, they spoke and taught the Gospel [the Good News] of Messiah Yahushua and His kingdom. But notice what these Bereans did:
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:10-11)
First we note that the Bereans were open to hearing the word of the Gospel, but they did not automatically believe everything they heard. Instead, they "searched the scriptures daily," to see whether or not the words of Paul and Silas were true!
Fiveamprayer, we are to do likewise! We should not simply believe everything we hear from the pulpit — but we are to be 'more noble,' just as the Bereans, and study the Scriptures, to see whether those things are true!
Perhaps the Bereans were told, "Wow! The apostle Paul will be speaking and teaching in our congregation today!"
Fiveamprayer, it does not matter who speaks or teaches! We are called to Beware!
It is significant that the words 'take heed' or 'beware' or 'warn' appear more than 40 times in the New Testament writings. Most of these passages warn us of the many kinds of error that could lead us astray. A few of these passages can be seen in 1 Co 10:12; Col 2:8; 1 Tim 4:16; 2 Tim 4:15; Heb 3:12; 2 Pet 3:17.
Fiveamprayer, if it were not possible for Believers in Messiah to be led astray, there would be no need for the many New Testament warnings!
Let the Believers Beware!
In the same way that we are to study the Scriptures for ourselves, we are likewise expected to interpret the Scriptures for ourselves!
Interpreting the Scriptures for Ourselves
One might ask, "Why is it important to correctly interpret the Scriptures for ourselves?"
The answer to this lies in the fact that our understanding of Scripture is dependent upon our interpretation of Scripture!
When we misunderstand the Scriptures, it becomes easy to embrace man-made substitutes instead. When we practice the man-made 'Religious Traditions' and 'Commandments and precepts of Men,' rather than what the Scriptures actually say, we create stumbling-blocks for ourselves.
When put into practice, these Religious Traditions actually cause us to deny Messiah; that is, they turn us away from practicing the Truth — for they cause us to deny the obedience of Messiah Himself, who lives within us! (See Titus 1:14, 16).
Let us recall from Scripture, that if we have been Born-Again, Messiah Yahushua now lives within our fleshly body, in our spirit. And He desires to walk in the same obedience today, living within our fleshly body, that He did when He lived in His own fleshly body, two thousand years ago!
Our walk [Messiah's walk while living in us] is to be a walk of Righteousness, a walk of obedience to all of Scripture. But there are many stumbling-blocks that prevent us from walking of obedience to all of Scripture!
In Scripture, these stumbling-blocks are shown to originate from the Religious Traditions and Doctrines of Men. These stumbling-blocks come as a result of holding on to a false understanding of Scripture, which comes from Bible teachers having a non-Biblical interpretation of Scripture.
Both Paul and Jude warn us of these stumbling-blocks, and of the teachers who have crept in to our assemblies unawares, bringing false doctrines based on a false understanding of Scripture (Romans 16:17; Jude 1:3-4)
These false understandings of Scripture may come from many sources. Today false teachers, false prophets, and deception abound. Likewise there are many sincere Bible teachers, who unknowingly pass along truth mixed with error. But whatever the source, these false teachings come from mixing the Truth of Scripture with the Religious Doctrines of Men.
The end result is that many Believers today unknowingly hold to error, and continue to practice a vast collection of man-made, religious traditions that have been built up over the centuries, and passed down as truth.
Those Believers who do not study the Scriptures for themselves have simply entrusted their eternal destiny, and their eternal, Great Reward of inheritance, into the hands of their Religious Leaders. Many of these Religious Leaders, however, are spiritually blind, and they are leading multitudes astray.
And so we can now see the great importance of studying the Scriptures for ourselves, and of correctly interpreting the Scriptures for ourselves.
If you, Fiveamprayer, will adhere strictly to the Bible-based Study principles, we will be more likely to correctly interpret the Scriptures, and to become a "DO-er" of Scripture, thus avoiding deception. He will then be able to identify and remove the many stumbling-blocks that prevent us from walking in THE WAY!
Today THE MOST HIGH is restoring the Bible-based Study principles to His people. He is calling all His people to return to the Bible-based Study principles, so that they may correctly interpret the Scriptures. Only then will His people be able to let go of the many stumbling-blocks they have embraced in their ignorance, the religious baggage they have carried for centuries.
If we are to closely follow Messiah, we must correctly interpret and understand the Scriptures!
But how do we find the correct interpretation, so that we might avoid deception?
Shema Selah, in our proper study of His word we find exactly what would Yeshua do and do the same ourselves!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment