I mean passages that no one can seem to agree on - Do you rely on your own reason and intellect to interpret such things? For example, Hell - A. a literal burnig hell? B. a spiritual isolation hell? C. no hell, but complete physical, spiritual death?
2006-10-20 13:00:14 · 18 answers · asked by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I attempt to interpret it for myself. You really can't count on any church people to truly try to interpret the Bible. They have all been brainwashed by preachers who were brainwashed by their preachers to think it means something different than what it really means.
It's hard, though, because I know that it was people who decided which books to include in the Bible and which to exclude, so I feel like they're influencing my beliefs even if I don't want them to.
Like - all of the books of the bible were separate books. But Revelation has that one verse in it that says anybody who tries to add to it or take from it will be damned to Hell (or something like that). The people who decided what books to put in the Bible conveniently placed that at the end, so everybody would think that God decided what books to put in and what to leave out and that we're not allowed to read anything else.
It's ridiculous. Sad. Even the Bible has been corrupted.
2006-10-20 13:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by farmgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you tell? There are so many religious fanatics out there who have the ability to present the interpretation of any scripture in such a way that will justify their ridiculous beliefs.
Ask 10 people how to interpret one scripture and you will get 8 different interpretations.
That was Paul's intention in the first place. Deceit was used to gain control over people by instilling fear of hell in them.
2006-10-20 20:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a general rule, I start by understanding it myselfas I read it. However, if somebody else says something about that text,that I did not think about, I may upgrade my thinking if their idea makes sense. I have also learned 'the hard way' that just because somelse interprets a verse to mean 'such and such' itis not necessarily so.
2006-10-20 20:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has a different intepretation of the bible. Frankly, I listen to what others have to say (including my priest), but I normally also form my own interpretation. In fact, sometimes the same passage can have different meanings at different times in your life.
Its all relative
2006-10-20 20:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by aerowrite 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddy, if you do any kind of Bible study, you depend on others to help you come to a conclusion and get an answer to things.
I you do any kind of study, once you refer to the Nelson's Quick Reference Bible Dictionary, you've just depended on dozens, maybe hundreds of people to answer something for you.
Use Strong's Concordance one time, and you just depended on work that took years to compile.
The Bible takes teamwork to learn, understand and enjoy, no doubt about it.
The eunuch had to be explained to. We are no different.
Act 8:29 And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot."
Act 8:30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Act 8:31 And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Act 8:32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth.
Act 8:33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth."
Act 8:34 And the eunuch said to Philip, "About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?"
Act 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.
2006-10-20 20:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible has been interpreted for me in English. I read it and usually understand it. If I do not, I use different translations to determine the meaning. It is understandable.
2006-10-20 21:26:06 · answer #6 · answered by Birdbrain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless one reads it in the original, one is inherently relying on others for interpretation on a certain level, as each translator beings his own subjectivity to the table.
2006-10-20 20:05:39 · answer #7 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do alright with most of it, you need a good bible to begin with, a book translated by someone without an agenda other than the truth. for help you can use the Strong's concordance or pastor Arnold Murray's works can help. I stay away from Hagee & his ilk.
2006-10-20 20:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I listen to everyone I feel is an expert on the matter and then I draw my conclusion to the ones which gives mea better logic to believe in. That is why my truth may differ from yours which I will always respect.
Hell for me is an state of mind that may come true according to what you firmly believe in and I give my myself the benefit of the doubt to which someday reality will finally sets in.
2006-10-20 20:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe in the bible it's because you want someone to interpret things for you.
2006-10-20 20:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by haywire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋