Does the Word of God make sure all Christians always understand the same thing when they read the Bible?

Answer 1

It is not enough just to read it. It must be studied.

Answer 2

The Spirit of God does.

There is a discrepency when Christians have different interpretations of the Word of God. The Bible says:

Philippians 1:27
"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"

If there is orange juice in a glass and there are a certain number of straws coming from the glass, each person that drinks from their straw should taste orange juice. However, it is impossible for one to taste Gatorade, another to taste Mountain Dew, another to tast Mr. Pibb, etc.

The Holy Ghost reveals the Word to the Christians and causes them to understand in one accord. Pride and high-mindedness has caused the diversity you see today. The longevity of a doctrine can give excuse to its' validity, but it ought not be so. I was a part of a certain denomination for a long time until I realized differences between the doctrine and the Bible; I then realized what I am saying to you now.

Bottom-line, prayer and opening your heart to the leading of the Spirit will end confusion. The gnostics tried to introduce their seeming sound heresies into the Church as did the Montanist, but the Spirit that was in (and still is in the minority today) the ancient Church thwarted it's advance.

The Bible is a Spiritual book for Spiritual Christians. Once intellect, worldly wisdom, and pride intrudes on the soundness of the faith, you'll see the mess we have today. Funny thing is, it will only get worse being that no man sees himself in error.

God bless you.

Answer 3

"The word of God is powerful, living and active - sharper than any double-edged sword"

Read Hebrews! The fact is when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, the exact same scripture can mean different things to you at different times in your life depending on your circumstances. That is why the Hebrews writer called the word "living and active and powerful" - you unbelievers have a very hard time understanding this I know, and that is how it is meant to be.

The Bible is a parable for the saved, not a textbook for the damned.

Answer 4

No, we have to apply what is said in how we are to use the Bible as a plumb line, as stated in:

(2 Timothy 3:16) “16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness. . .”

THE SEARCH for the truth needs to be as diligent as the Physician and Bible biographer look exercised in writing:

(Luke 1:1-4) “. . .Whereas many have undertaken to compile a statement of the facts that are given full credence among us, 2 just as those who from [the] beginning became eyewitnesses and attendants of the message delivered these to us, 3 I resolved also, because I have traced all things from the start with accuracy, to write them in logical order to you, most excellent The·oph′i·lus, 4 that you may know fully the certainty of the things that you have been taught orally.”

--AND AS noble minded as the Beroeans :
(Acts 17:10-11) “. . .Immediately by night the brothers sent both Paul and Silas out to Be·roe′a, and these, upon arriving, went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now the latter were more noble-minded than those in Thes·sa·lo·ni′ca, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.”

SO THEN it takes sincere effort to find & follow the truth!

Answer 5

No, it doesn't. This is where denominations come from. One group interprets scripture one way, another interprets the same scripture differently and a divide is created.
Take, for example, Pentecostals and Baptists. Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit and is relavent to our current lives. Baptists believe that speaking in tongues was reserved for the apostles and is not a spiritual gift of the current generations. Just one interpretation difference between denominations.
Jehovah's Witnesses are another example of an interpretation discrepancy. The scripture verse telling gentiles to "abstain from blood" the JW's interpret as blood transfusions being wrong, while most other Christian denominations believe that blood transfusions are okay, and Catholics go as far as to say that the communional ceremony actually becomes the blood and body of Christ as they drink and eat it.

Answer 6

Jesus, the Word of God (see John 1), usually taught with figurative language (see John 16:25). Sometimes he purposely kept his meaning ambiguous ("He who has ears to hear, let him hear").

One reason is that he wanted people to think long about his answers--and we are still thinking about them 2000 years later. Another reason is that people were looking for a good excuse to kill him ("To others I speak in parables, so that, 'though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand'").

Jesus called a group of 12 disciples to travel with him and learn by asking him questions. Most of Jesus' teachings do not appear in the Bible (John 21:25). Jesus appointed these men, led by Peter, to be his interpreters and the leaders of his Church after he returned to the Father (Matt 16:19; 18:18).

The leaders of the early Church were charged to teach the gospel to all nations (Matt 28:19). Their most important job was to preserve Jesus' teachings, and not to make up a false gospel (say, minus the requirement of good works) that might be pleasing or attractive.

Naive readers of the 2000-year-old biblical texts cannot understand them as did the disciples who lived with Jesus and plied him with questions. That is why we must look to their teachings, and to the teachings of the disciples of the disciples--the Fathers of the Church--to understand what Jesus meant.

If you are interested in reading the most authoritative commentaries in the history of Christianity, read the Fathers of the Church.
http://www.catholic.com/library/fathers_know_best.asp

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 7

I asked a similar question earlier today and I got a whole lot of different answers from Christians so I feel pretty confident saying "no" to this question.

Answer 8

The Word of God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. It is, however, able to relate to our own circumstances in life. The Word of God is alive.

Answer 9

when we read the bible we knew all about the got and we realise about the god's words.
we can save our feature by reading bible.

Answer 10

Apparently not.