Today,
points are shared responding to a question on explaining and
apologizing for things written in the Bible. While the holy writings
provide information that is important for shared communication and
exchange among Christian believers, intimate relationship with divinity
as children of GOD, disciples of Jesus Christ, or trusted servants only
begins and continues through faith. We are not saved by
expressions from our mind or self-will, even such deliberate “works” as
believing, dialog, memorizing verses, and study. Faith is an aspect of
the full divine makeup, and is inseparable from other spirit substance
such as awe, holiness, longsuffering, love, peace, wisdom, and wrath
against sin. Just as the Spirit imparted from GOD to a believer is
intended for their growth, maturity, and sanctification, rather than to
equip them for perpetual battle and conflict, the Bible has been
provided as an unchanging source for guidance and instruction, and is
not provided for repeated argument, debate, and quarrels generated by
education, or logic and reason. Consider the following from the
Scriptures, and the further responses below: 1st John 5: 5-7, King
James Version (KJV): 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that
believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by
water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by
water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the
Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Also,
Galatians 3: 22-27, KJV: 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under
sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them
that believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law,
shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ,
that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come,
we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children
of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been
baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Acts 20: 32. KJV: 32 And
now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which
is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them
which are sanctified. 2nd Timothy 3: 16-17, KJV: 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works. The fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” using
the ID “Henry” (Level 2 with 254 points, a member since November 26,
2015) posted the following:
Not sure if I’m interpreting the bible, or just making excuses for it?
My parents raised
me to be an apologist and I can name dozens of dark verses. These
verses include God stoning someone for picking up sticks on a Sunday,
Lot sending his virgin daughters to be gang raped, and Jeptha
sacrificing his daughter because he promised to. However, my parents
always told me to come up with some kind of explanation for it. Is this
morally possible?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: And you hath he quickened,
who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the
power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of
disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past
in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of
the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But
God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,
(by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2: 1-9, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: A GOD of Judgment (12/01/2015); To Study the Book of
Judges (09/09/2015); Justified for Attacking The Bible? (06/28/2015);
The Words Are Spirit? (06/03/2015); The Scriptures and Perfection?
(10/27/2014); All Who Read Convert? (10/10/2014); Not Told in Advance?
(10/11/2014); The Point of Experiences in the Spirit? (07/07/2014)
“Henry”, the holy
writings provide a divine point of view for examining life experience
among created beings and living creatures, and displays divinity using
thousands of lives and thousands of events over the course of thousands
of years. While the sacred record includes some accounts that have been
used as secular history, through Jesus Christ the Scriptures are
recognized as revealing divine operations, sacred practices, and eternal
purposes. Most Christian believers begin their new life in Christ
having little correct sacred knowledge regarding prophecy, rebirth, sanctification, and spirit (we also say, breath, life essence,
word). Their focus is often their own immediate condition and
continuing experience as carnal, finite, material, and social.
Believers are to embrace permanent changes on multiple levels that are
to be in agreement with unseen aspects of the universe. The believer
must put aside the finite tools of intellect, logic, philosophy,
science, and technology. They must take up tools for recognizing and
applying the authority and power of their own endowment of spirit from
GOD. Thus, through the operations of divinity, water baptism
establishes the death and burial of ones inborn spirit. Trusting GOD,
the believer is born again from divine DNA, so to speak, and must “grow
up again.” The believer is to be a vessel for inseparable spirit matter
from the makeup of Deity. Included are awe (some say, fear of
the Lord, reverence), faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering, wisdom, and
wrath against sin. The mature disciples of Jesus Christ are
forward-looking for they operate focused upon praises, proclamations,
promises, purpose, testimonies, and visions that express sacred law, and
divine will. Those born again will encounter “growing pains,” and must
mature upon the earth becoming perfected for eternal life in terms of balance, completeness, and stability. Consider again the following verses from the Bible:
(1.) John 3:
6-8, King James Version (KJV): 6 That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where
it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of
the Spirit.
(2.) John 5:
24-29, KJV: 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 25 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead
shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son
to have life in himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute
judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this:
for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall
hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto
the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
(3.) 2nd Peter
1: 19-21, KJV: 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto
ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark
place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private
interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
There are many
other verses here that should be carefully considered, correctly
understood, and brought to bear against error. (For example, (4.) John
1: 10-14, KJV: 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him,
and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.) Even so, I trust
this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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