if the bible is to be read literally , why most christians say i have to study it??

Question

do they mean read it and learn it by heart???
what kind of study must i do if i have to read it literally???

hey christians please...why dont you all start saying the same??? now you say not literally and others literally...what crap of religion is that when not even their members agree??

Answer 1

Study of the Bible for a Christian is to get to know the nature of God, to find out how to serve Him, and to be brought closer to Him.

as for reading the Bible literally you have to understand what that means (many Christians don't) i will try to explain:



1. Read it , allowing yourself to belive that what the Bible decribes actually happened.

2. Read it , allowing the Bible to explain itself. Read it in context of the chapter and book you are in.

3. Read it, with understanding of the time it was written, who it was written to, and why it was written. for example, leviticus was written during the exodus. It was written by moses under the direction of God as a practical guide to wilderness and spiritual survival for the Jews.

That is what is meant by reading the Bible literally. answer #3 is the beginning of bible study.

Answer 2

You regrettably do no longer understand what you're speaking approximately. Catholics have respected continuously the Holy Bible. it incredibly is the Catholic Church that has fairly defended the Bible. 3 is a clarification why you utilize an abbreviated version of the Bible - it wasn't because of the fact Catholics further any. Secondly, the Bible did no longer advance out of a vacuum. the recent testomony sprang out of the the living and respiration Church, no longer any incorrect way. It exchange into the authority of the Church, given by Christ himself, that the Canon of the two the previous and New Testaments have been discerned contained in the 1st place. the situation with in simple terms examining the Bible actually and not in context of the full of the Bible, Divine Revelation and stable hermeneutics, is that it leads to chaos. it incredibly is why there are literally hundreds of different interpretations of strictly literal interpretation. besides, while Catholics actually interpret John 6, it incredibly is the Bible in simple terms crowd that starts making issues up.

Answer 3

The Bible often has multiple meanings for one verse/ parable/ prophecy. "Study" it means read it, get a good grasp of what it REALLY says, not just some wierdo's version of what it says on an obscure website, and try to decipher personal meaning from it.

What would you say if someone said to you "This Algebra book is to be taken literally. You need to study it." Obviously, with the Algebra example, you would have to read the book, practice the problems contained within, and find situations to put its practicality to use. Same with the Bible.

This really is a no-brainer question.

Answer 4

I personally read what is written and I take it with a grain of salt; partially because we don't necessarily know if it may have been translated in slight error as meanings/intent from one language to another vary slightly -- plus we don't necessarily know what the meaning of the word was in that day.

Just like to day "bad" can mean bad or it can mean good (perhaps a bad example?).

Otherwise, I'd try to read it as it is written; I also consult various translations like NIV vs King James vs etc...they are not identical.

You can go to www.biblegateway.org and compare some verses there.

Also, www.religioustolerance.org has some good essays on the variations per the belief of any given sect.

Answer 5

Because the most adored translation was done at the time of Shakespeare and while it chants well, many of the references are no longer available to educated, much less barely educated, people. For example, the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica mentions repeatedly that the ages of the long lived people was considered to be the ruling time of the family of that ruler and discusses textural analysis which most Christian churches refuse to acknowledge is even possible.

Answer 6

Revelation 9:17
An thus I saw the horses in a vision.......

A majority of the bible was written out of visions, which pretty much means symbolic to Chirstians. If you can understand visions, than you will definately be able to understand the gospels. The meaning of visions is something that can take people their whole lives to learn.
Because I am a person who understands visions, the gospel is literal to me.

Answer 7

Methinks you are being a bit pedantic.

There was no figurative language or metaphors in my algebra text book, but I still had to study it to understand it.

Answer 8

I think when christians ask you to study the bible, they mean you should read the bible and interpret it as they do.

Answer 9

Who told you that you need to read the Bible literally?

Pastor Art

Answer 10

The bible is as valid and should be taken as seriously as any other comic book