How can I believe what the bible says?

Question

If the bible is open to interpretation then it can't be factual

Answer 1

Anyone that has read the Bible and has half a brain doesn't believe it.

Answer 2

The Bible says what it says. There's nowhere in the Scriptures that tells you that you should interpret it.

Long ago, when the Catholic church was the just about only formal church, few people other than clergy could read Bible, which was written in Latin, and everyone was forced to agree with the Catholic interpretation.
But, men who disagreed with the Catholic church's interpretations and addendum protested, a.k.a. Protestants.
Soon afterwards, the Bible was translated into various tongues that the average person could understand. The result was people could make their own conclusions about what they read; this is called Priesthood of the Believer.

Interpretations don't change the text of the Bible. Interpretations can be wrong. The priesthood of the individual simply means you can look and decide for yourself. Christianity is based on choice, the choice to accept Jesus' salvation. Salvation cannot be forced upon anyone. That's why the Bible should be free for everyone to read, to interpret, even if wrongly.

Answer 3

The Bible is true, split into two major sections old and new testiment. Old testiment is factual, however it is chunked full of types and shadows of Jesus Christ. The new testiment is factual and fortells the future ( rev, 1st and 2nd thes. ) just to name a few. The old test is the Law, where blood sacrifices were needed to cover sins. The new test is the grace age Christ was the ultimate bloood sacrifice. Faith is key. The Bible is the living word of God because you can get so many meanings or should I say issues from the same text. Read it dwell on it pray about it, but most of all have faith that it is Gods word. Just make sure you have the right kind of Bible. King James Version 1611. Dont be fooled

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Answer 4

For the most part, the Bible details man’s, more particularly, the Hebrews’ and the Christians’ exploration into the divine truths. It is a journey from ignorance into ever increasing understanding. While the Biblical stories provide interest and color to the divine teachings, the Bible is not so much concerned with facts and figures that change with time as with the divine principles that change not and are true in all situations, places and times. However, the teachings in the Old Testament have to a great extent already been upgraded and superseded by Christ’s teachings in the New Testament. Learning is progressive and continuing without end.

When we were younger and unable to reason for lack of adequate experiences, we had to accept what we were told by our elders without question. But as we grew older and wiser, we learned to think for ourselves. Today, so much of the old teachings have become obsolete and are no longer applicable.

So therefore, now is the time for us to test and question the old beliefs. We should accept as valid only those teachings and principles that test true in light of our own personal experiences and reject all that do not. We should not just rely on the opinions of others, not even recognized authorities. Instead, we must think for ourselves. This is the only way forward to the realization of Truth.

Answer 5

That is not the case. Although many uninformed people will say .."thats your interpretation..." meaning that theirs is different is very common. There is one and only one interpretation to scripture. Unfortunately most people miss it. I miss it myself often. The average reader can interpret much of scripture correctly without much training. But without the right kind of training we will always misinterpret the hard parts. There about 8 different types of literature in the Bible. There is poetry, prophecy, historical narrative, personal letters, metaphor, apocryphal, and so on. Then most important there is the context of the matter. One thing for sure-it is factual- that you don't have to worry about. Many people disagree with and do not believe the Bible, but that does not make it 'not' factual. Actually interpretation is a complete science by itself. Its called 'hermeneutics'

Answer 6

If we knew exactly how to interpret the Bible, there wouldn't be much motivation for us to believe in God. If you do a bit of research, you can find out that some things have been proven by science that were in the Bible (the Bible says that Jesus will return to Earth and the place where he returns will split in two. Science tells us that plates in the earth are moving apart from each other where He is supposed to return to Earth, so it will probably split in two eventually, just like the Bible says).

Answer 7

Personally, I really dislike that phrase. It implies there is nothing clear and it all depends on what the reader wants to see. The Bible is very factual and it is very solid. Consider it like this, when your first saved you read it and get a basic knowledge of what God is and how he works. As time goes on you read the same thing but realize that there is more to it than the simple things you first understood. As more time passes your read it again and a realize it's as much about others as it is about you. It isn't interpretation as much as growing and learning.

Answer 8

I suppose Shakespeare is open to interpretation too, and would make him turn over in his grave listening to the interpretations coming out of some mouths. As for the Bible, whether you believe it or not is irrelevant if you don't read it. You have to read it to make an informed and intelligent answer.

Answer 9

Anything is open to interpretation: The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Bible, even Harry Potter books.

I can tell you the sky is blue, and I can even tell you why the sky is blue, however if you are color blind or just plane blind it is open to interpretation.

Just because something is open to interpretation that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be believed in.

Answer 10

Ding, Ding, Ding. You win the prize. The Bible is a work of fiction with some parts that may be factual but on the whole not factual.

Answer 11

It's only open to interpretation because we no longer live in the times in which the books were written. This is why biblical STUDY is so important.