There are many passages in the Bible that are often abused, misused,
privately interpreted, and twisted to teach some ungodly or incorrect
doctrine. This arises from disobeying the rules that God has set forth
in "interpreting" the Bible. God has given mankind certain rules for how
to "interpret" His word in such a way that the Holy Spirit will give us
understanding in it. If we do not abide by these rules, the Holy Spirit
will not lead us into understanding His word.
Rules of interpretation:
Rule #1: Do not "interpret" anything (Gen. 40:8, 2 Pet. 1:20).
Rule #2: Believe what you are reading, have faith in it and do not doubt
its authority. Receive it as the word of God, not the word of man (Heb.
4:2, 1 Thes. 2:13, 2 Pet. 1:21, Tit. 2:15).
Rule #3: Take heed to the Bible "as it is written", do not spiritualize
or philosophize the words of scripture. Christ and His ministers
preached the Bible plainly as it is written (Matt. 26:24, Mark 1:2, 7:6,
9:13, 14:21, Luke 2:23, 3:4, John 6:31, 12:14, Acts 7:42, 15:15, Rom.
1:17, 2:24, 3:4, 3:10, 4:17, 8:36, 9:13, 9:33, 10:15, 11:8, 11:26, 15:3,
15:9, 15:21, etc.)
Rule #4: Do not alter the words of God by subtracting or adding to them
nor be ashamed of them (Deut. 4:2, Prov. 13:13, 30:5-6, Jer. 23:30,
23:36, Mark 9:38, Luke 9:26, Rev. 22:18-19).
Rule #5: Rightly divide the Bible, acknowledge the proper divisions that
exist throughout God's differing dispensations/revelations to man. Put
God's dealings in there proper order (2 Tim. 2:15-18).
Rule #6: The Holy Ghost teaches the person that compares scripture with
scripture in order to understand it (1 Cor. 2:13, John 6:63).
Rule #7: Handle the word of God in sincerity and honesty. Do not handle
it deceitfully, which is "proof texting" and reading what you already
believe into the Bible (2 Cor. 2:17, 4:2).
Every heresy in the world of "Christian" religion originates with a
failure to obey these 7 rules of Bible study. Those are the rules that
the Holy Spirit has set forth in His Book and those are His requirements
for you to obey before He will guide you into all truth (John 16:13).
Here are some examples...The Baptist Briders will show you
John 3:3 to teach that people were born of the Spirit before Calvary
and Acts chapter 2. The Brider will ignore scripture rather than compare
scripture. If you compare John 1:12-13 with John 3:1-8 with John
7:38-39 the Baptist Brider theology falls apart. The Holy Spirit was not
given until Jesus Christ was glorified at the right hand of the Father,
those believers in the Gospels were only given the power to become the sons of God, it was not instantaneous like it is under the Grace dispensation (Eph. 1:13). Another example....the "Church of Christ" Campbellites
will read their baptismal regeneration beliefs into Romans 6:3-4,
Galatians 3:27-28, and Colossians 2:12 to teach that water baptism puts
you into Jesus Christ. However, they do this by ignoring the context of
the passages and not comparing them with other scriptures. The baptism
that puts you into Jesus Christ is done through the faith of the
operation of God, performed by God the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:12-18,
Col. 2:12). They also ignore the rule of taking the word of God "as it
is written", the Campbellite spiritualizes the words "baptized in Jesus
Christ" and says that it is really a figurative way of saying that we
are baptized into water.
--Eli Caldwell
King James Bible believing (Ps. 12:6-7) Gospel of the Grace of God (Acts 20:24, 1 Cor. 15:1-4) Faith Alone (Eph. 1:7, 1:13, 2:8-9) Pre-Millennial (Rev. 19-20) Pre-Tribulation Rapture (1 Thes. 1:10) Mid-Acts Dispensational Right Division (2 Tim. 2:15, Eph. 3:1-9) anti-Darwinism (Exod 20:11, 31:17) one baptism (Eph. 4:5, 1 Cor. 1:17, 12:13) no signs for today anti-Charismatic (1 Cor. 13:8-13) against the sinner's prayer (John 9:31, Isa. 59:1-2) against the Flat Earth Hoax (Isa. 40:22, Job 26:7)
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