Why do many people have their different interpretation of the bible?

Question

Is the bible God offended by this?

Answer 1

It is just a preference in understanding. Some Christians look at different versions as sinful while others do not. Usually those who think different versions are sinful swear by the King James Version
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Answer 2

Is the Bible the "pillar of truth" in the Christian religion? No. According to the Bible Itself, the Church is the "pillar of truth" (1 Timothy 3:15), not the Bible. Some "Bible" Christians insist that a "pillar" (the Church) was created to "hold up" another structure (the Bible). They claim the Bible is the structure being held up according to this passage. Well, if that is the case, how did the early Church "hold up" the Bible for the first three to four hundred years when the Bible Itself didn't even exist? Also, even if the Church is only a "pillar" holding up the Bible, doesn't that mean that the Church is the interpreter of Scripture rather than the individual?
Is private interpretation of the Bible condoned in the Bible Itself? No, it is not (2 Peter 1:20). Was individual interpretation of Scripture practiced by the early Christians or the Jews? Again, No (Acts 8:29-35). The assertion that individuals can correctly interpret Scripture is false. Even the "founder" of Sola Scriptura (Martin Luther), near the end of his life, was afraid that "any milkmaid who could read" would found a new Christian denomination based on his or her "interpretation" of the Bible. Luther opened a "Pandora's Box" when he insisted that the Bible could be interpreted by individuals and that It is the sole authority of Christianity. Why do we have over 20,000 different non-Catholic Christian denominations? The reason is individuals' "different" interpretations of the Bible.

Answer 3

Jack (above) nailed this question to the wall, tanned the hide, and framed the pelt. I strongly urge you to choose his response as best answer.

Let me reiterate some of his important points. First, the New Testament of the Bible is a collection of early catholic-orthodox writings selected by the Church Jesus founded. It includes four well-researched biographies, a history of the early church, many letters teaching Christian theology and ethics to the scattered congregations of Christianity, and a mysterious revelation in coded language.

The Bible is a very ancient book, written by ancient people in their ancient languages. Anyone who imagines he can pick up the Bible and read it like the newspaper is foolish. An intelligent reader must either know the languages and history of the peoples it describes--or have an authoritative interpreter to help with the many difficulties. The only serious candidate for interpreter is the Church who wrote and authorized the New Testament.

The short answer to your question is that most Bible readers lack the knowledge of languages and history to understand many texts, and they do not listen to the Church. They prefer their own erroneous interpretations, often because they justify their current behavior.

There was essentially one interpretation and one Church until Martin Luther, John Calvin, Henry VIII, and other skeptics began to invent their own religious organizations beginning about 500 years ago.

Here's my prescription for Christian unity: Go back 1500 years and accept the original interpretations of the Fathers of the Church. Both Catholics and Protestants would lose some of their pet ideas. But Jesus, who prayed for Christian unity the night before he died, and who is gravely offended by the splintering of Christianity, would approve.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 4

Because they start out with different presuppositions. The main one being:

The Bible is the word of God = Every single word in it is literally true.

To which a liberal replies "Not so."



"The Bible is intentionally vague and ambiguous. It's interpreted by the clergy in whatever way is self-serving at the time and the peasants eat it up."

As for that, how many of the fantasists on here have actually been in a church just lately?

Answer 5

Because everyone has a differentr background, and different situations in their lives that the Bible can be applied to. Someone who has an addiction to pornography might have a different take on a particular verse than someone who is an alcoholic, though both interpretations would be equally valid.

And Lisa E, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were alive at the same time as Jesus. All but Luke knew Him personally, and their lives have been traced historically so that we know generally when and where they were born, as well as when, where, and how they died.

Answer 6

The Bible God? Who's that? Or were you referring to the One and Only God?

To return to your question, it's because LANGUAGE is ambiguous. Take a simple sentence like "This is my body" or "Thou shalt not kill" and see how many people STILL fail to understand exactly what these simple, four-word sentences mean. Sometimes the misunderstanding is due to simple ignorance, but there are other times when people are deliberately obstinant. That's where sin and stupidity are to be found, nestled side by side.

Answer 7

No, God is not offended if everyone has a different interpretation of the bible because everyone who seeks God is at a different stage on their journey toward him. It is the progress we are making on our journey and our willingness to change and develop spiritually which are important to God, not how good we are at understanding it right now.

Dogmatic folks take note!!!!

Answer 8

People are trusting the scripture more than God,distrusting the truth of the Holy Spirit.

Is God offended? No, but blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the eternal sin, which will only be overcome when they know Him.

Answer 9

There are categories to experience diverse human beings. no longer anybody can undertand some variations, such because of the fact the King James version and locate it very complicated to comprehend - whats the element in having a bible in case you dont comprehend it? - in case you supply somebody a sparkling international version bible then that's a lot less complicated for them. diverse church homes use differents varieties to experience them. E.g.: a Methodist church might desire to apply New King James a Pentecostal church might desire to apply New residing Translation a Church of england church might desire to apply English regular version. it is an analogous message that Christ taught us some years in the past, merely translated into 'nower days words so as that we are able to nevertheless use it.

Answer 10

Never a consensus among carnal minded people;
Who endlessly play the blame game of law vs law.
And even different spiritual things require comparing:
Comparing spiritual things(laws) with spiritual(grace).

The word of God divides assunder soul and spirit,
first man Adam was a soul, the last Adam a spirit;
then also exhorts to "try (test, compare) the spirits".
For one spirit is true, another spirit is the antichrist.

It's allegory-ic mystery, to solve in time, lest all perish.
Think of it as if the ultimate matrix to navigate through;
Make it to the end alive unto God, so that none perish.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 11

Because there are so many ways to interpret it. It was written by humans. Yeah...people say God wrote it THROUGH humans, but it's a 2000 year old book that was written my MANY people over a long period of time. Even those who wrote it, had different interpretations of what went on. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John weren't even alive when Jesus was.