Do you think people from Nicaragua or Sierra Leone interpret it in the same way, as well?
Do you think you interpret the Bible the same way as the ancient people who were its first readers, the audiences that the authors wrote for?
How do you think the interpretations may differ?
How would you know?
What if the interpretations are very different? Which interpretation deserves more credit for correctness?
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2007-01-26 16:12:01 · 15 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People tend to interpret the Bible through the filter of their own culture and society. That is a mistake because the ancient texts need to be interpreted through the contextual cultures and societies from which they were written.
2007-01-26 16:24:14 · answer #1 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you don't understand is that there are many Satanists that go incognito as Christians for the purposes of gaining seats of power by which they can mislead men. If you see a man wearing a Rolex watch telling you on TV to donate to his church so that he can help the poor, don't believe him. Read the Bible yourself or with a friend and simply pray for God to give you the holy spirit. Your relationship with God is a personal relationship. You will receive new understanding every time you read the Bible. People can interpret the same verse differently simply because they are at different stages of growth. Christians follow the teachings of Christ and this path leads them through spiritual growth to develop their understanding. It's quite possible that two different interpretations are both correct. As in the case of eating food that was offered to idols. If a newly joined brother was weak in the faith and believed that eating such food was a sin, then it would be better not to eat it than to mislead the brother into thinking sin was acceptable. So even though the stronger in faith understood that it really was okay to eat the food, it was not okay to eat it when a brother objected. It's better to turn the other cheek than be divisive.
2016-05-24 04:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by Grace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that they interpret it in a different way. Every person interprets a reading differently based on their experience with the subject, experience with God, other people, etc.
It is impossible to interpret a passage, be it in the Bible or the newspaper, in the exact same manner as another individual. Because we don't have the same life experiences, we can never be certain about how a person perceives anything.
For example:
When you read the phrase "Man eating duck" you might think of an enormous vampire like drake, or you might think of a man sitting down at a table dipping some tasty meat in duck sauce.
2007-01-26 16:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The scriptures are not open to private interpretation. Scripture interprets Scripture. Besides, God said He would preserve His Word Forever. If they're saved/ born again believers, they have the same Holy Spirit guiding them as I do. Salvation is something NOBODY can disagree about from the Bible and still call themselves a Christian. It is only as we come to Jesus, who was virgin born, repenting of our sins, trusting in His atoning work for us on the Cross, His death burial, and resurrection from the grave, that we can have eternal life. While certain denominations can disagree on things that are NOT pertaining to Salvation and still be Christians, they cannot become a Christian any OTHER way; whether they live in China, America, Canada. Africa, etc.
2007-01-26 16:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The interpretation varies depending on the culture and the time period. People pick what that want to believe and then search for it in the bible. We could easily interpret the bible to be constantly killing gays, and sacrificing humans and animals but we don't anymore. That was only in the middle ages. About 100 years ago, we were burning 'witches' in the name of God in the USA.
2007-01-26 16:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by Robby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are all different with different needs.It would be hard to preach a message on being materialistic in a third world country.Yet I would imagine that we all suffer a like in some way or another.I am confident our Lord with all His Mercy and Wisdom is able to interpret the scripture as needed for whosoever.
2007-01-26 16:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Real Christianity is to receive Gods Holy spirit in the Name of Jesus no matter were you are and that spirit will interpret his word to you! Now there are many who claim to be Christians but they are not because they have not received his HOLY SPIRIT like Jesus says we must do in John 3
2007-01-26 16:18:25 · answer #7 · answered by bungyow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they would.
The cultures of the Chinese are very different from American culture. Because of this, many of the symbols used in the bible have different meanings.
The snake that tempted Eve and Adam for example, symbolized temptation and sin to Western culture. In China and other Asian culture, the snake is a symbol of wisdom.
There are many small and not so small differences in symbolisms that would cause the stories to teach different lessons.
Website with list of symbols in the bible: http://www.prophecycode.com/symbols.asp
Chinese symbolism (there are much more than this):http://www.shensgallery.com/site/site.nsf/50314422da1f444788256874000f6421/d2d4e3bb2fcbaf8e8825688e006aceae!OpenDocument
2007-01-26 16:22:28 · answer #8 · answered by sir_camm 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nope
no one ever interprets the bible the same way, but some things are still common to the gospel.
Jesus was resurrected and the promise is given to all of us.
2007-01-26 16:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Considering most of the "ancient" texts are in Hebrew, I doubt it the English translation/interpretation is correct.
2007-01-26 16:45:58 · answer #10 · answered by AWeirdly 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋